Iowa ASCD Board Meeting - November 12, 2014

Iowa ASCD Board Meeting - November 12, 2014

Agenda

Iowa ASCD Executive Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

2nd Floor -  Olmsted Building on Drake Campus

4:30 – 8:30 P.M.

with Light Supper Served at 4:00 P.M.

Location:    Drake Campus – Olmsted Building – 2^nd Floor – in same room that the conference is being held

Dress: Comfortable!

RSVP:  Regrets only to Lou Howell at LouHowell@mediacombb.net or 515.229.4781  Remember we need your participation to assure we have a quorum.

Preparation for Meeting: 

• Complete, if needed, any goal/event committee/team meetings no later than November 7, 2014.
• Share Update for Committees/Events for which you are responsible.  Send Digital version to Lou Howell at LouHowell@mediacombb.net by November 10.
• Review documents, including the draft of updated strategic plan, prior to the meeting.    You can access the digital versions at Iowa ASCD Home Page.

Directors:  Diane Campbell, Allan Eckelman, Jason Ellingson, Lou Howell, Rita Martens, Becky Martin, Ottie Maxey, Leslie Moore, Sara Oswald, Susan Pecinovsky, Elaine Smith-Bright, Kym Stein, Cindy Swanson, Veta Thode, Kevin Vidergar, Pam Vogel, Jeff Watson, Chris Welch, Jan Westerman-Beatty,  Amy Wichman, Amy Whittington, Sue Wood, Pam Zeigler

Directors Not Attending:  Cindy Swanson (out of state), Pam Zeigler (Bond Issue meeting), Lou Howell (may attend virtually)

Directors Who May Be Late:  Allan Eckelman (State Volleyball Tournament)

Focus on Our Group Norms:  Listen for Understanding, Speak to Be Truthfully Understood, Confront the Tough Challenges, Come Prepared, Have Fun, Start on Time and End on Time, Value Diversity, Honor Confidentiality

Agenda – November 12, 2014

Networking:  4:00 – 4:30 P.M. with light supper available.

I.   Welcome (4:30 P.M.)  (President, Kevin Vidergar)

• Share name/role and provide an idea for increasing membership in Iowa ASCD

II .    Business Meeting (4:45 P.M.) (President Kevin Vidergar)

• Approval of September Board Meeting Minutes (Leslie Moore)
• Approval of Financial Update (Jeff Watson)

III.   Value-Added Opportunity – 24/7 (5:00)  (President Kevin Vidergar and Patricia Adams of CenGage/Gale)

Patricia Adams will provide a virtual 30-minute overview on how to access the 30 titles and all the things that we can do.  We will have access during the remainder of November and December to access them ourselves and be able to share with members the benefits of this opportunity.  Members will receive access on January 1, 2015.

Please first copy and paste to your browser:  Galepresents.com/patricia  

• This allows Pat Adams to share her screen with you.  Note that you do not need the http://
  

Please then access http://galesites.com/menu/urba62315#

• This allows you to see the Iowa ASCD page for our 24/7 opportunity.
  

IV.   Ensuring Learning (President Kevin Vidergar)

• Intended Outcome:  1) Continue to build common understanding of what it means to “ensure learning,” 2) Share updates on Strategic Plan, and 3) Explore “Value-Added” for the directors and the members

• Strategic Plan Action 1:  Innovation and Leadership in Teaching and Learning
  • Overall Update (Allan Eckelman and Cindy Swanson)
  • Fall Institute (Lou Howell and Elaine Smith-Bright)  For Information Only 
  • Fall Academy (Veta Thode) - For Information Only
  • Grade-Level Conference (Kym Stein, Cindy Swanson, and Becky Martin)
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy (Pam Zeigler and Sue Wood)
  • Summer Institute (Kym Stein and  Lou Howell)
  • Higher Education (Jan Beatty and Elaine Smith-Bright) - For Information Only
  • Partnerships/Sponsorships (Jason Ellingson) - For Information Only

•  Strategic Plan Action 2:  Membership, including Communication

• Member Relations and E-Learning (Amy  Wichman) For Input, Discussion, and Action

• Action Plan Update
• Membership - Retain, Renew, Recruit
• Flyer for Membership Drive

• Technology, including Social Media and Mobile App (Chris Welch)

• Mentoring

• Curriculum Leads (Lou Howell)  For Information Only, No Discussion Needed

• Emerging Leaders (Kevin Vidergar)

• Strategic Plan Action 3:  Advocacy and Influence (Susan Pecinovsky and Pam Vogel)

•  Update on Strategic Plan (for discussion and action) and Biennial Plan for information only) (Lou Howell)

• Strategic Plan Update (Lou Howell) (For Discussion and Action)
• Strategic Plan
  
• Biennial Plan Update (Lou Howell)  For Information Only
• Biennial Plan
• Nominations for 2015 (Becky Martin) 
• Please share names/contacts of those with great potential for the board.  We need elect a new President-Elect (must have served on Iowa ASCD for at least 2 years) and 2 members at large. (Do Amy and Sara want to run again?  Are there others that would like to run?

• Plan for Final Evaluation of the Executive Director (Allan Eckelman)

• Plan for Final Audit of Finances (Allan Eckelman)

• Update on ASCD Annual Conference in Houston (Lou Howell) For Information Only; No Discussion Necessary

IV.  Next Steps

• Next Meeting:  February 11, 2015 –  Hotel Savery  Financial Update, Minutes, Actions 1-2-3 of Strategic Plan Updates, Final Approval Updated Strategic Plan, Final Nominations for 2015, other.
• Expenses:  Complete Expense Form – Share form and receipts with Jeff Watson for timely payment

V.  The Challenge – Your Goals (8:20 P.M.)  (President, Kevin Vidergar)

VI.   Adjournment (8:30 P.M.) (President, Kevin Vidergar)