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August 2006 Executive Committee MinutesAugust 2, 2006 – Knowledge Services – Castleton Area (These minutes are considered a draft until approved at the next scheduled meeting.) MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Adams (President), Pam Wright (President-elect), Cindy Pittman (Past-President), Vendetta Gutshall (Treasurer), Gary Collings (Secretary), Larry Bass (SW), Jim Murray (C), Cheryl Corning (SE), Patti Kem (NC), Lynn Gosser (E), Pat Pierce (NW), Mary Beth Hamilton (NE) NEW DIRECTORS: The following new directors attended the morning orientation session: Amy Roberts (Alexandria), Martha McFarland (Carmel), Mary Rodimel (Daviess-Martin), Liza Bates (East Central), Becky Jackson (Jennings County), Betty Sparks Bullard (East Chicago), Melissa Lancaster (South Central), Tom Barth (West Central) I. Approvals A. Minutes – Tom Adams called the meeting to order, welcomed new members, Larry Bass and Mary Beth Hamilton, and requested a motion to approve the June 7, 2006 minutes. MOTION: Patti Kem moved the minutes be approved. After a second by Jim Murray, the motion was approved. • Treasurer's Report and Claim Docket – Vendetta Gutshall distributed handouts for the Financial Report. The July 2006 Docket was presented in the amount of $25,983.45. MOTION: Pat Pierce moved to approve the Docket as presented. After a second by Lynn Gosser the motion was approved. Vendetta's report showed $10,818.42 of the $167,650 budget had been expended to date. The 2005-06 budget was closed out with expenditures totaling $92,812.48 offset by revenue of $195,074.96. After transferring $9,000 to the CASE Indiana Fund, the Scholarship has a remaining balance of $1,760.31. Profits generated during 2005-06 by four roundtable topicals (NW, SE, E, NC) totaled $10,577.97 with 50% of the proceeds distributed equally to the four participating roundtables. C . Membership Committee – Vendetta Gutshall distributed the packet from the July 26-27 retreat of the Membership Committee and explained the contents. Brady Smekens and Vendetta Gutshall facilitated the retreat. She introduced two new brochures, Membership and Patron, which were constructed at the session. Members endorsed these two products for use at the Fall Conference. Vendetta sought permission to purchase a digital camera. MOTION: Patti Kem moved for the purchase of a digital camera. After a second by Pat Pierce, the motion was approved. Vendetta noted the Patron membership will need to be initiated at the roundtable level, which is necessary for grass roots recruitment for such membership. Vendetta is seeking co-chairpersons to oversee the Membership committee and its subcommittees of Products, Web, Newsletter and Patron. ACTION: She asked that each roundtable name a member for both the Electronic Newsletter and Patron subcommittees. Vendetta proposed Brady move forward with web site redesign as discussed at the retreat. Members agreed and asked that Brady demonstrate the new set-up at their meeting on October 19. Vendetta noted the membership forms for 2006-07 will be included in the August issue of the Cable along with the Fall Conference registration. D . Roundtable Topical Proposals – Larry Bass confirmed Southwest will implement a topical on November 11 (10:00 – 2:00) on the subject of collaboration between general and special education. He will file the application with the board and prepare a registration form for the October issue of the Cable newsletter. E. Strategic Plan – Tom Adams and Pam Wright reviewed the retreat with Executive Committee members, invited Past-presidents and Liaisons as held on June 13-14, 2006 at the ISEAS office in the Hamilton-Boone-Madison building. Cindy will have a briefing for members at the Business Meeting of the Fall Conference. Overseers or “nags” (Cindy Pittman, Tom Adams, Lynn Gosser, Vendetta Gutshall, Pam Wright, George Van Horn, Gary Collings) for the new plan are to meet on August 18 th at the ISEAS office. Lynn Gosser reported Pam Hilligoss and Jan Dunham have volunteered to work on the needs assessment aspect of the plan. F. Midwest Educational Leadership Conference – Gary Collings thanked the Executive Committee for its state sponsorship contribution to the MELC. He noted eight of the 16 Indiana directors in attendance were granted Indiana CRUs under the auspices of ICASE. Pat Pierce distributed a preliminary compilation of information collected from Luann Purcell (CASE) regarding states with their own executive directors. Gary Collings is to do a follow-up contact with each of these states to gather additional information. II. Reports: 2006-2007A. Conferences/Activities 1. Fall Conference 2006: September 27-29, 2006 – Tom Adams reviewed the registration and agenda, which will be in the August issue of the Cable. Pat Pierce relayed an offer from Monica Conrad for Bose McKinney to sponsor the September 28 cookout dinner for conference attendees. The dinner would include a roast/toast of Marge Bannon Miller, who is retiring. Members were pleased to accept the offer. Tom Adams is to follow up on details with Monica. 2. CEC/CASE Board Update – Vendetta Gutshall, Tom Adams, and Pam Wright attended the July CASE Leadership Institute in Washington D. C. The session allowed them to visit with congressional legislative assistants to briefly discuss full funding, NCLB issues, and Medicaid. Vendetta distributed a CASE handout of talking points on NCLB. B. Standing Committee Reports • Porter Scholarship – Cheryl Corning announced the following two recommendations to receive the Porter Scholarship and its $1,200 tuition reimbursement award: Rachel Fender (IU – School Psychology) and Audra Erny (ISU – Special and Elementary Education). Members of the scholarship committee included Jim Murray, Patti Kem, Bev Garrison, and Lisa Beneker. 2 . Recognition/Awards – In recognition of the retirement of Marge Bannon Miller, who has served the special education community as a DOE Division of Exceptional Learners consultant and attorney with Bose McKinney, members were pleased to recommend her for recognition at the Fall Conference. MOTION: Lynn Gosser moved to grant the Distinguished Service Award to Marge Bannon Miller. After a second by Pat Pierce, the motion was approved. Cindy Pittman is to arrange presenters to the various recipients excluding scholarship awards to be coordinated by Cheryl Corning. Distinguished Service Awards are to be presented to Mary Jo Dare and Marge Bannon Miller. Honorary Memberships are to be granted to Irene Rivera and Ron Myers. The Past-Presidents Award will be presented to Cindy Pittman. 3. Past Presidents' Council – Invitations to the September 27 dinner with members of the Executive Committee will be sent by Cindy Pittman, who is responsible for the after dinner program. 4. Nominations – Tom Adams commented on the need to review the nomination and election process as discussed at the Strategic Planning Retreat. Members concurred on the need to clarify the current process and consider revisions. Pam Wright volunteered to survey the Directors via the listserv and asked that roundtable representatives solicit suggestions from their respective groups. 5. Roundtable Activities – Most roundtables have not met over the summer and will reconvene at their organizational sessions during the Fall Conference C. Report: Rule 26 Task Force – Pat Pierce said she has received no input to date and will send out a reminder. Cheryl Corning remarked this committee has three remaining meetings to complete its work. D . Report: Division of Exceptional Learners – In the absence of Bob Marra, Vendetta Gutshall reported on the Indiana General Supervision and Enhancement Grant as a member of its steering committee. This committee, chaired by Sheron Cochran, has a diverse membership and is reviewing areas of both Part B and Part C. Its intent is to seek ways to blend Part C evaluations with Part B. In behalf of the Northwest Roundtable, Pat Pierce inquired about the status of the Special Education Service Delivery in Indiana study completed by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Gary Collings responded the final draft dated May 31, 2006 should be available through the CEEP website <ceep.indiana.edu> or by telephone request at (800/511-6575) with Terry Spradlin as the contact. A second phase of the study is to be initiated by CEEP on August 11 with an advisory team made up of Kristen Schunk, Hank Binder, Denise Bashore (Northwest Cooperative), Gary Collings (ISEAS), Denny Costerison (IASBO), Lisa Tanselle (ISBA), Tammy Ummel (North Central Cooperative), and Pam Wright ( Johnson County ). Pat Pierce noted the concern of directors from the Northwest about the trend toward premature due process settlements by both insurance companies and school corporations. It was suggested this would seem to be a topic of interest for the IAPSS Special Education Committee for which Pat serves as the ICASE liaison. She also expressed the interest of Northwest directors in becoming better informed about the training curriculum and program for independent hearing officers. Members of the Northwest Roundtable were also seeking more information about the Sarkine Autism Center based at Riley Children's Hospital. Cheryl Corning commented three of her teachers had recently participated in a week long training institute there and characterized it as excellent. Gary responded he and Naomi Swiezy co-chair the DOE Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force http://doe.state.in.us/exceptional/asdtaskforce/ on which Ann Schnepf serves as the director (not ICASE) representative. At Riley Hospital for Children, Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., HSPP, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry as well as Clinical Director of the Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center (317/274-8162), and Program Director, of the HANDS in Autism training program www.iupui.edu/~psycdept/autism . E. Report: Public Policy and Legislative Committee – Tom Adams commented this committee met this summer at which time Kelly Waggoner (KWK) encouraged members to consider moving some viable action for its membership during this upcoming legislative session. Tom paraphrased a recent conversation with Bob Marra about emergency permits for SLAs being in jeopardy and suggested this may be an issue to pursue. Premature settlements by insurance companies and certification of educational interpreters were other suggested topics. III. NEXT MEETING : September 27, 2006 (8:30 AM) – Merrillville Radisson Inn
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