ICASE Executive Committee Meeting

September 26, 2007
French Lick Resort

(These minutes are considered a draft until approved at the next scheduled meeting.)

MEMBERS PRESENT: Pam Wright (President), Tom Adams (Past-President), Gary Collings (Secretary), Larry Bass (SW), Margie Labelle (C), Cheryl Corning (SE), Jan Dunham (E), Mary Beth Hamilton (NE), Donna Krol (NW), Patti Kem (NC)

MEMBERS ABSENT: Lynn Gosser (President-elect), Vendetta Gutshall (Treasurer)

I. Approvals

A.  Minutes: Pam Wright called the morning meeting to order and requested a motion to approve the July 31, 2007 minutes. MOTION: Jan Dunham moved for approval. After a second by Donna Krol, the motion carried.

B.  Treasurer's Report and Claim Docket - In the absence of Vendetta Gutshall, Pam Wright distributed the financial report showing a remaining balance of $230,201.90 in the  $242,000 budget and a docket in the amount of $5,745.65. MOTION: Patti Kem moved to accept the financial report and approve the docket as presented.  After a second by Cheryl Corning, the motion was approved.

C.  Strategic Plan (2006 - 2009) - Pam Wright distributed an updated draft and asked that the lead persons report on the components of each goal at next month's meeting as noted:

I. Supporting the Membership
A. Master Plan - Lynn Gosser
B. Communication - Cheryl Corning
C. Staff Development - Patti Kern

II. Promoting the Organization
A. Internal Marketing - Vendetta Gutshall
B. External Marketing - Tom Adams

III. Advancing the Organization
A. Structure - Pam/Lynn/Gary
B. Fiscal - Mary Beth Hamilton
C. Legislative/Policy - Tom Adams
D. National Connections - Tom/Vendetta/Gary
E. State Partnerships - Margie Labelle

Each lead person is to develop an action plan for his/her assigned component.

D. ICASE Constitution Revision - As parliamentarian, Gary Collings reported that the changes are so extensive that the revision represents a new set of by-laws. In adopting a constitution, consideration of the revision by paragraphs is the normal and advisable procedure. The revision can be "perfected" by amendments that are not limited to just the "points of change" in the proposal. Gary commented that voting (unified) members would be given an envelope to raise by hand vote as appropriate throughout the business meeting.

Pam Wright noted that she would first seek a motion to adopt the revision, which opens the document for debate. Pam reviewed how she would present the revision by sections and call for any debate or amendment to each in order. Once all sections are considered, she will declare the entire document open to amendment. After such action, she would then call for a motion to accept the revised constitution with the adopted amendments as the final action.

E. Membership Committee - July 1 is the opening date to pay dues to renew ICASE/CASE/CEC memberships. Forms have been transmitted and have been included in the August and September issues of the Cable newsletter.

F. Committee Appointments 2007-08 - Although the appointments have been tabled pending the constitutional revision, Pam Wright asked members to be thinking of candidates for chairperson of the three new committees. Each chairperson would become a member of the Executive Committee.

G. Roundtable Topical Proposals - The topical schedule is as follows: Fall 2007 (Central), Spring 2008 (Northwest), Fall 2008 (East). Marge Labelle outlined Central's proposal for Erica Lembke (University of Missouri) to present on the topic of Curriculum-based Measurement as a Foundational Element of Response to Intervention for Secondary Students on November 20 at the Pike Performing Arts Center.

II.  Reports: 2006-2007

A. Conferences Activities
1. Fall 2007 Conference: September 27-28, 2007 - Pam Wright reviewed the program agenda, reception, dinner and RT meeting spaces. CRU sign-up sheets are to be exchanged at the registration table for the certificate of attendance.

2. Spring 2008 Conference: February 27-29, 2008 - At last month's meeting Lynn Gosser noted that the program will have Article 7 as the centerpiece along with legislative related activities for the conference to be held at the downtown Indianapolis Radisson Hotel.

3. Fall 2008 Conference: September 24 - 26, 2008 - At last month's meeting Lynn Gosser reported that she had scheduled the 200S Fall Conference at the Fort Wayne Conference Center on September 17 - 19 when the full block of rooms would be available at the Fort Wayne Hilton.

4. CASE Leadership Institute - Tom Adams reviewed the highlights of the CASE Summer Institute, which he, Joan McCormick, Lynn Gosser, Cheryl Harshman, and John Hill attended on July 15-1S, 2007 in Washington D.C.

B. Standing Committees

1.  Porter Scholarship - Cheryl Corning has invited the two scholarship recipients, Sara E. Maze (IU Southeast) and Kathryn Pierce (IU South Bend) to be recognized at the conference.

2. Recognition/Awards - MOTION: Tom Adams moved to grant Jan Rees honorary membership with an ICASE contribution to the Scholarship Fund in recognition of her retirement. After a second by Mary Beth Hamilton, the motion was approved. Jan will be recognized at the February 2008 conference.

3.  Past-Presidents' Council - No report.

4.  Nominations - No report.

5.  Roundtable Activities - No reports.

C.  Article 7 Work Group - Tom Adams reported that the group has been subdivided into  smaller groups for various sections to develop position papers. Members discussed the need to have representatives assigned to sites for future State Board of Education hearings.

D.  Division of Exceptional Learners - No report.

E. Public Policy and Legislative Committees - Tom Adams acknowledged that both Senator Becker and Kelli Waggoner will be recognized for their work on the bill to re-instate emergency permits in the area of communication disorders.

Members discussed the proposed APA Model Licensure Act revisions to strip nondoctoral school psychologists of their title. The window of opportunity for the public to respond is August 1 - October 31. See the link at <www.nasponline.org/>.

F. Liaisons - Pam Wright noted that in the past the liaisons were selected by the President.

Pam proposed that each liaison assignment be linked to a member of the Executive Committee, if possible, to enhance the communication. She asked for board members to volunteer for the liaison assignments with the following response: lAPSS/ISBA (Margie Labelle), INCEC (Jan Dunham), ASK/IN*SOURCE (Patti Kem), University Forum (Cheryl Corning), Medicaid (Tom Adams), IASPrincipals (Larry Bass), IASPsychologists (Cheryl Corning), ISHA (Mary Beth Hamilton).

MOTION to ADJOURN: Kem/Hamilton

NEXT MEETING: October 18, 2007 (8:30 AM) - DOE Grissom Room