December 3-4, 2005 MINUTES Present: Nick Michelli, Carol Wilson, Greg Bernhardt, Van Dempsey, Ada Beth Cutler, Leroy Kemp, John Anderson, and Ann Foster The meeting followed the session for potential new NNER settings. Budget for this session was approved by the governing council and participants were from Seattle University and Seattle Public Schools, California State University at Stanislaus and Modesto Public Schools, Pennsylvania State University and State College Public Schools, University of Washington at Bothell and Bothell Public Schools, Washington State University and Pullman Public Schools. The executive board members attended this meeting prior to the board meeting in order to participate in the session, serving as facilitators, presenting examples of local setting work, and leading question and answer sessions. Follow-up from Potential New Members’ Session Debriefing: The setting participants included a university and school district partner. The executive board recommends that if the NNER has additional sessions for potential new settings, that each brings a tripartite team. Additionally, the board suggested that the potential new settings’ sessions be continued strategically as the NNER can support the growth. The executive board agreed to plan future sessions for potential new settings if additional ones are needed. It was suggested that the executive board develop a set of guiding questions for the session and address the following:
This will be reviewed at the June meeting to determine long-term plans for the potential new setting sessions. Review of the governance document for accepting new settings. The NNER must sponsor leadership sessions for new members. The summer symposium will be held: regional and/or setting sponsored leadership sessions will be held if there is interest. In addition, the potential new settings will be encouraged to bring teams to the NNER conference. The Summer Symposium Will Be Held in July or August Action: Greg and Ann will develop some options for dates and send out possibilities from which the executive board can select. Greg and Ann will send out options for the executive board meeting in June. The executive board will provide a draft agenda for the summer symposium and present it to the governing council in January. The executive board received copies of the summer symposium that the IEI held two summers ago as a guide to the planning for this session. Conference Update Maintain three complimentary registrations. 2005 The data on who received the complementary registrations for the 2005 conference might not accurately reflect the distribution as many settings paid for large numbers of participants from COE, A&S, and schools and the three complimentary registrations were assigned to individuals. 2006 Action: Tripartite Council leaders will decide on meeting times and agenda. This year’s feedback was that more time was needed. The tripartite leaders will develop the agenda and schedule and forward the times to the planning committee. One suggestion proffered was that the tripartite group will meet on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. 2007 The location is still to be determined. Charleston and Morgantown are being considered. The Paper Clip Project is a possibility to address prejudice and bias. The issue of stereotyping West Virginia was raised as an equity issue. There was discussion regarding perceptions of the “other.” The issue of geography in determining where the NNER conferences are was raised as an equity issue. The 2005, 2006, 2007 conferences are all on, or close to, the east coast.\ Executive Director Salary The group recommended a 7% raise retroactive to October. The proposal will be forwarded to the governing council. The governing council chair will draft a letter to the IEI indicating the proposed raise for the NNER half of the salary. The IEI will determine the IEI portion of the salary.. Tripartite Council Debriefing The tripartite council leaders agreed that more time was needed for the group this year. Equity was a clear focus and the recommendation is that the NNER work on this aspect of the agenda. The issue of policies that promote discrimination was raised as antithetical to the NNER and the Agenda for Education in a Democracy. The executive board agreed that the NNER must address the areas of conflict between our values and our actions and what next steps need to be taken. We need to highlight the equity-related information in the annual reports. Recommend to the governing council that a task force be appointed. The charge is to formulate wellcrafted specific questions related to how to address issues that are not recognized as inequities. The questions will address policies that address specific discrimination issues, whose needs are being served, and address settings not institutions. The motion to begin this process needs to specifically address the charge and the expectations. Action: Ada Beth, Nick, John, and Leroy will craft a motion to form the task force that will address this need. The motion will be written and edited to include the charge, processes, and background. The task force will include tripartite representation and executive board membership. Ada Beth will do the first draft and will send it to the executive board by January 5, 2006. Greg and Ann will get the feedback incorporated into the final motion and will return it to the executive board for a final read by January 15, 2006. The motion will be distributed to the governing council by January 15, 2006. The question of Hawaii and the possible equity session will need to be addressed in conjunction with the equity talk force work. Annual Reports Action: Hard copies will be sent to Greg, John, and Nick for review. Not for Profit Background: The NNER and IEI have been interrelated since the NNER began, currently the NNER is a branch of the IEI 501(c)3. The NNER needs a long-term plan of action and goal setting. Examples of the long-term planning needs: Where does the organization want to be in five years? What does it want to look like? What does it want to accomplish? Action: Approval will be requested of the governing council to conduct a long-range planning session at the meeting in January. The executive board June meeting will be an expanded session to include the long-range planning session if it is approved by the governing council. Action: Greg, Carol, and Ann will plan the session, identify a location, and get information back to the group. Research Committee The research group met prior to the executive board meeting. The group included co-chairs Cindy Onore and Van Dempsey and the following researchers nominated by the executive board: Brian Cobb, Bill McDiarmid, Jason Stephens, Tom Bellamy, DeBorah Zackery, and executive board member, Carol Wilson, and executive director, Ann Foster. Van provided an update from the meeting. Action: Van will get feedback from the committee on his summary of the meeting and proposed next steps and will provide a report for the web page and newsletter. The governing council will receive the proposal prior to the meeting at AACTE. Arts and Science Meeting Update John Anderson noted two areas that the A&S group identified as needed next steps to encourage and support A&S involvement; a tripartite journal and a manifesto that makes the AED part of the NNER institutions’ mission. Action: John and Ann will draft an action plan for the June meeting. Partner School Grant Update The partner school grant update included that there were many applications for the two cohorts— principals and teacher leaders—and planning is proceeding on the curriculum and details for the first sessions being held in December and January. |
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