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The Grove Hotel
Boise, Idaho
Monday, March 5, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 a.m.
Members Present:
| Director Rep. | Staff Rep. | Parent Rep. | Friend Rep. | |
| Alaska | Pam Gingue | Kris Moore | Not Present | Not Present |
| Idaho | Fran Schofield | Jay Thurber | Blanca Quiroz | Edward Black |
| Oregon | Ronnie Herndon | Shari Shell | Not Present | Yvonne Roberts |
| Washington | Suzanne VanOrman (present on 3/6) |
Diane Hollstrom | Marty Varela | Not Present |
Guests Present: Debbie Ellis, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and Cari Olmsted, Early Childhood Training Center, Portland State University.
Call to Order: Meeting was officially called to order at 9:37 a.m. by Shari Shell.
Meeting Minutes: Yvonnne Roberts motioned to approve the November meeting minutes with the addition of Diane Hollstrom in attendance. Pam Gingue seconded, all approved, motion passes.
Financial Report: Jay Thurber presented the Financial Report. He had not sent out for Regional Dues yet, but will be contacting State Presidents soon. Discussion was completed by moving parts of the financial report to unfinished business for tomorrow.
NWREL Contract: A sub-committee met to discuss the contract with NWREL. They decided to continue with the $5000.00 amount with services remaining the same. They also discussed having NWREL house the regional scholarships, with a decision to discuss this with Debbie.
Election Report:
| Results for Region X are as follows: | |
| President | Suzanne VanOrman |
| Vice President | Shari Shell |
| Treasurer | Jay Thurber |
| Secretary | Kris Moore |
Results for NHSA Reps. are as follows: |
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| Parent | Marty Roberts |
| Director | Ronnie Herndon |
| Staff | Jay Thurber |
| Friend | Yvonne Roberts |
Calendar for 2001: Reviewed the calendar. Informed Alaska that they would be 2004 host for Regional Conference.
Conference Update: Cari Olmsted was present to give conference update.
Discussion followed regarding Award Presentation.
NWREL Report: Debbie Ellis gave report on NWREL activities for the Region X Board.
Financial Statement: The Financial Statement was reviewed. Cash on hand is $48,266.95.
Meeting Adjourned. Will recess until Tuesday morning. Board members will meet at 2:00 today in the Ivy room to stuff packets.
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
Calendar: The calendar was reviewed.
State Reports: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska gave their state reports. Representatives from each state will share their state reports at the conference lunch on Wednesday. The order is as follows: AK, ID, OR, WA.
National Report: Yvonne distributed a packet of information and updates. With new administration we need to continue to educate. An impact study is to be done beginning 2002 and ending 2006. We all need to work on Public Relations—create relationship with media. We were provided copies of drafts of current Senate bills.
Conference 2002: The Washington Theme for the conference will be discussed when the Washington State Association meets next week. Concerns from the State include: what do we want to do? Ronnie stated it depends on concerns. He can make recommendations from issues and where to take them. Suzanne clarified that we are responsible for going back to our state and advocating for strong leadership and state associations. Push for change. Strengthen influence at state to counteract current issues.
NHSA Dues: There is no line item in the budget for dues. We need to help increase NHSA membership by advocating in our state the benefits of becoming a member. Marty will develop a letter (flyer) to send to state associations. To be developed by August. Will include building awareness and involvement in the voting process and responsibilities. This process will be added to calendar—visit in August.
Take back to states NHSA membership—talk about possible payroll deductions Year 2001 budget add two line items to budget: Misc. $500.00 and NHSA dues $100.00. Pam Gingue motioned, Shari Shell seconded, all approved, motion passes.
Strategic Planning: What do we want to do in the future? Continue to be a support to States and training conferences, workshops on lobbyist and what they provide and how it works.
Next Meeting: Dates of next meeting will be August 2 & 3 in Southcenter unless notified. November 15 & 16 will also be at DoubleTree where we will set future meeting dates.
Items to be discussed on the August agenda include:
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting minutes respectfully submitted by Kris Moore, secretary.