MINUTES OF THE MCCPTA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Thursday, December 1, 2005 at the Carver Educational
ATTENDANCE:
Officers: Victor Salazar, Liz Wheeler, Juan Johnson, Shirley
Brandman, April Keyes
Area Vice Presidents and
Cluster Coordinators: Ted Willard,
Jim Keenan, Jane deWinter, Lilo Mitz, Suzanne Weiss, Carley Lee, Deborah
DeMille Wagman, Linda Kuserk, Karen Smith, Deborah Steven Panni, Steve Crowley,
Susan Joyce Thomas, Mark Rother, Kristen Trible, Alies Muskin, Ellen Paul, Sally
Taber, Chris Barclay, Deanne Marino, Victoria Campbell Carter, Allison
Morrison, Pam Moomau
Committee Chairs: Kay Romero, Marney Jacobs, Michelle Yu, Diane
McHale, Vicki Rafel, Meredith Walters, and Patti Twigg
OPENNING BUSINESS:
Call to Order: MCCPTA Vice President Shirley Brandman called the
meeting to order at 7:37 PM.
Agenda: A requested addition to the agenda by Michelle Yu,
Community Outreach chair, to discuss a proposal to purchase a table for the
Martin Luther King celebration was approved.
Patti Twigg made
a motion to approve the agenda as amended. It was seconded and passed on a voice vote.
Meeting Minutes: The November 3, 2005 executive board meeting minutes
were distributed.
Linda Kuserk made a motion to approve the minutes as
written. It was seconded and passed on a voice vote.
The minutes were approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report:
Juan Johnson said that
nothing much had changed since he distributed the MCCPTA’s, Inc. Treasurer’s
Reports of September 27, 2005 through October 24, 2005 and October 25 through
November 2, 2005 at the last delegate assembly last week. He distributed a list
of MCCPTA dues received for 2005-2006. As of November 30, 64 schools had cards
mailed. Juan is calculating the insurance payment. A request was made for a
written statement to instruct PTAs to not pay directly to schools, but instead to
vendors by using invoices. Juan stated that these instructions are found in
“Cash Encounters” which treasurers should have. Juan met with the auditor last
Wednesday. The auditor is in the testing phase. Juan will meet with him again
next week and the audit should be done in the next week or two. The treasurer’s
report will be filed for audit.
OFFICERS’ REPORTS:
Reports were not given
tonight to allow for time for the review and vote on the bylaws and additional
agenda items.
AGENDA ITEMS:
2005/2006 Blue Books: Blue books (MCCPTA Directories) can be picked up
tonight. Please sign for your copy. Please
initial if you are picking up a copy (or copies) for others.
November Delegate Assembly
resolutions and motions: (3 listed
below were distributed in writing)
Motion to move business
items to the beginning of the Delegate Assembly:
Blair
Wilson made a motion to amend the agenda from this day forward to always have
business conducted prior to any and all visitors and other speakers. It was
seconded. It passed on a standing vote.
Discussion of this action,
what it means and how it affects our programs (including speakers) and business
included: the understanding of the proposal by officers that we open business
with action items, therefore, the program could be at 7:30 (as already
scheduled) with business following at 8 PM starting with voting items; the
previous understanding was not shared by all executive board members; how to deal with programs already scheduled;
should we schedule additional meetings specifically for programs; keeping programs shorter, tighter and limiting
presentations; cutting program questions isn’t fair to speakers and interested attendees;
moving meetings to 7 PM was voted down at the Delegate Assembly, so could it be
a voluntary 7 PM start; why do we have programs; if only 7 Delegate Assemblies and average of
only 6 hours to conduct business; take these issues back to delegates and let
them decide if they want no programs at all or to start programs at 9; and cutting
short programs. The January program with Shelley Johnson (MCPS) is already
confirmed at 7:30 for career and technology and academies. The question of moving
it to 6:30 or 7 PM was supported by a show of hands for starting the January informational
program at 6:30 and the Delegate Assembly at 7:30 as a compromise. This
decision will be brought back to
Proposed amendment on the
resolution on a new magnet high school
(from David Lechner):
Whereas in-school programs are generally more cost-effective and can be made
open to all students willing to meet entrance requirements and pursue the more
rigorous curriculum, and
Whereas there appears to be no “very large grants from the Federal Government”
available to create a new upcounty program (like there was for the Blair
program when originally created), and
Whereas retention of highly capable High School students in
their own home schools will help to ensure that the home schools have better
MSA Test Scores to meet Adequate Yearly Progress goals per NCLB Act, and
Whereas an International Baccalaureate (IB) program provides a
standards based and world-wide recognized curriculum in a challenging program
for highly motivated and capable student using a criterion referenced grading
system, and
Whereas program opportunities in upcounty High Schools will
open up additional program “slots” at the Blair Magnet program for all MCPS
students to apply towards;
Therefore:
Be it Further Resolved:
1)
That MCPS should
alternatively consider creation of IB programs at all upcounty high schools,
and
2)
That MCPS shall
additionally create or maintain complementary program components that focus on
Science,
Computers,
and Mathematics at these High Schools, and
3)
That such new
programs shall be open to students at those schools and from any other
able
to meet the program entrance criteria and provide their own transportation to
the school or one of the bus stops supporting those schools.
The
resolution was seconded. It will be referred to the January meeting and David
Lechner agreed that the operating budget committee will work with him for
factual accuracy.
Discussion of this action to
put IB programs in all upcounty high schools included: why should MCCPTA
support putting IB in schools that aren’t asking for them; need to hear from
specific PTAs, not a blanket proposal; recommendation that our Gifted Child
committee survey schools; comment that this proposal doesn’t necessarily
represent the local PTAs or the cluster; that the maker of motion did not
notify the locals of this proposal; and that it will brought back to delegates in
January.
Executive
board interim steps discussed included: executive board going on record against
this because of not having the grass roots support; support and options of IB
programs; upcounty magnet resolution and how does this proposal jives with that
if we oppose it; this is in opposition to the Gifted Child committee
resolution; Gifted Child supports expand access; Gifted Child committee will
work with maker on proposal; did it come from local PTA or individual?; take it to CIP and Operating
committees, too, but probably say don’t throw programs around without
consulting the individual schools; and to include other higher education
programs – not just IB.
Vicki
Rafel made a motion that MCCPTA executive board express its opposition to this
resolution for the reasons as stated by Jane de Winter. (See above). It was
seconded and passed on a show of hands.
The executive board would
like for Diane McHale to work with David Lechner to discuss our concerns. In addition,
Operating Budget and CIP committees will share their concerns at the next
Delegate Assembly.
Proposed amendment to the
resolution: (from Paul Wechstein)
WHEREAS:
The teaching methodologies used in magnet programs, and in particular the use
of sustained student inquiry into real-world matters, would benefit all
students and have been shown to result in major boosts in achievement across
all student groups and to correspond to both adult intellectual achievement and
the way the human brain builds new knowledge.
MCCPTA
RESOLVES That MCPS should establish and begin to implement a plan for ensuring
that the pervasive use of sustained student inquiry into real-world matters
through projects and other methodologies used in magnet programs for the highly
gifted not be limited to the students selected for the limited seats in those
programs but instead be provided to all students in MCPS.
The curriculum committee has
agreed to work with Paul on this. We are not acting on this now. It will be on
the agenda for the January executive board meeting and the Delegate Assembly.
Council Bylaws review and
vote: (color coded copies
distributed)
Shirley Brandman thanked
Vicki Rafel and her committee for their work. Additional color coded copies
were distributed to aid in differentiating between mandatory, new or
recommended language.
Vicki Rafel, on
behalf of the bylaws committee, moved that these bylaws come to the executive
board for
review
and approval for referral to the delegate assembly for action.
The color coded copy left out
1 article (article 10 from our current bylaws stays the same as it is in the
book now), so the black and white October 26, 2005 is the actual official
document that Vicki moved. Review was done Article by Article:
II.
Purposes - original mandatory language
III.
Basic Policies – mandatory; sections H and I have been dropped from this format
although they previously have been mandatory for both state and national; they’re
included until we have clarification because it’s important language
IV.
Relationship with National PTA and Maryland PTA – mix of newly required and
previously required items
Section 6 – explicitly exclude
electronic and absentee voting
Section
10 –“A PTA member shall not serve as a voting member of this PTA council’s
board while serving as a paid employee of, or under contract to, this PTA
council.” This was in previous bylaws. This is an IRS regulation.
V. Purposes of MCCPTA –
Section
1 b –everything black is language that was under purposes and everything blue
is highly recommended language
Section
2 – mandatory for what MCCPTA can’t do with regard to locals
VI.
Officers and their election – more new recommended (blue) language from the
state
Section
4 c - the green is new from the bylaws committee changing the treasurer’s term
from five to three consecutive terms
Ted
Willard made a motion for Article 6 section 4 c to change the treasurer’s term
from three to five consecutive terms. It was seconded and failed on a vote by a
show of hands.
Discussion
included the recommendation being prudent from a financial standpoint, the organization
being better served, and it being easier to detect fraud.
Section
4 b – “All officers shall have served at least one (1) full year as a local PTA
officer or full year on the PTA council board of directors.” It’s recommended,
but not required, so discussion included not previously having this
requirement, and the state wanting this language for qualifications. Vicki
thought that if the organization wants to change it later then it would be
easier to sell the amendment to the state.
Delegates are not considered officers, so that needs to be clarified
since some locals elect delegates rather than appointing them.
Ted
Willard made a motion to amend Article 6 Section 4 b by adding “or one (1) full
year as a delegate” to the second sentence in Article VI Section 4 b, so that
it reads -“All officers shall have served at least one (1) full year as a local
PTA officer or delegate, or one full year on the PTA council board of directors.”
It was seconded. The motion failed on a show of hands.
MD
PTA local bylaws don’t have anything to do with council bylaws. There’s a new
state person for bylaws chair. Vicki stated, that the directions we’ve been
given are to stick as closely to that template as we possibly can. Victor added
that our charge is to advise and train local officers, so we need to have that
experience. Jane’s suggestion of clarification of an officer is a good one. Cluster coordinator would be eligible because
they sit on the board of directors.
Karen
Smith made a motion to strike the entire sentence (“All officers shall have
served at least one (1) full year as a local PTA officer or one full year on
the PTA council board of directors.”) because we don’t need it. It was
seconded. The motion failed by a show of hands.
Discussion
spoke to the difficulty of recruiting volunteers to serve. This sentence isn’t
mandatory, but is recommended language.
Board of directors is the
term that is used for what we now refer to as the executive board. It has the
same function as executive board now. Non-profits use the term board of
directors.
VII.
Duties of Officers –
Section
3 – Ted Willard’s recommendation to amend section 3 to replace recording and
corresponding secretary with delegate assembly secretary and executive board secretary
will be held until the end of the draft since it significantly changes the
draft; bylaws committee addressed this issue, too
Section
4 – “#have checks or vouchers signed by two people, the treasurer and one other
authorized officer;” but Article 16 Section 4 states, “…any two of three MCCPTA officers so
appointed as authorized signatories on the deposit accounts of MCCPTA.” It’s
not contradictory because you need to have three people who can sign and one is
a back up. Article 7 says the treasurer. Juan said that you can actually have
up to four signatures on an account. For Article 16 Juan would like to amend
that to read “any two, one being the treasurer.” Consistency
Biggest
change for the treasurer in Article VII is submitting annual report to MD PTA. Locals
do that now anyway, but it’s new for us.
Section
1 President – “…shall review banks statements monthly with the treasurer;”
Section
4 Treasurer – “…review bank statements monthly with the president;” Is this a
restrictive requirement of the president’s job? MD PTA wants it.
Suzanne
Weiss made a motion to change the wording from “monthly” to “periodically” in
both the president’s and treasurer’s job descriptions. (“…shall review bank
statements periodically with the treasurer;” and “... review bank statements
periodically with the president ;”) It was seconded. The motion failed.
Discussion
included electronic review, initialing and passing on the bank statements.
VIII. Board of Directors –
Section
8 – Removal from Office – “The board of directors shall notify, by certified
mail at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting of determination, the member
of their right to appear before the board of directors.” Please, change “their”
to “his or her right” instead of “their” to make it grammatically correct.
Please, do this consistently for correct grammar.
Section
3 – “immediate past president of the council” added because long standing
practice that occurred from an error no one had bothered to correct; benefit of
experience;
Section
3 – “…subject to approval by the executive committee” Why is the approval from
the executive committee and not from the body? Executive committee approves
committee chairs. Parliamentarian is usually appointed by the president in
recommended language. We can appointment a non-voting parliamentarian because
Robert’s Rules allows it. Removal from office can be done by the board of
directors under Robert’s Rules now. Congress can remove members.
IX. Executive Committee – all new language, with some
required and some recommended
Section 1 – executive committee is
what we refer to now as our elected officers;
Elected
officers have always met once a month to set agenda, plan meetings, (but no
business) etc., but it was never in writing, so now it is codified;
Area
Vice Presidents and Cluster Coordinators are not elected county wide, so they
aren’t members of the executive committee according to the law. National PTA
faced the same issue with Vice Presidents.
Section
5 – Duties of the executive committee shall be to:
b. elect standing committee
chairmen;
It’s
no longer an appointment by the president, but is approved by the larger
executive board. The executive committee instead would vote on committee chairs.
The
executive committee should know who has skills, would make a good team and if chairs
are geographically distributed.
The
executive committee quorum is 5.
The
executive committee should divide and delegate responsibilities.
This
eliminates Area Vice Presidents and Cluster Coordinators from voting on the
committee chairs.
Marilyn
Ryan from MD PTA stated that you are a committee chair until you are replaced.
Plans
for committees should focus on time and responsibilities.
There
is an open process for recommending or nominating or self nominating for
committee chairs. The designation of open meetings was discussed.
Suzanne
Weiss made a motion to add the same section to the executive committee that’s
in the board of directors, so that a new section 7 Article IX will read, “Regular
meetings of the executive committee shall be open to all members of local
PTAs.” It was seconded. The motion failed by a show of hands.
Section
6 – “The executive committee shall take no action in conflict with any action
taken by the board of directors.”
Suzanne
Weiss made a motion to amend Article IX Section 6 to read, “The executive
committee shall take no action in conflict with any action taken by the board
of directors or the general membership.” It was seconded. The motion failed by
a show of hands.
Discussion
included not looking at this retroactively,
X.
Area Vice Presidents, Cluster Coordinators, and their Election – unchanged from
our current bylaws where it is article 12
XI.
Committees – state PTA recommended language doesn’t change much about how the
committees work
Section
2 – “The board of directors may establish such committees as it may deem
necessary to promote the purposes of MCCPTA and to carry out the work of
MCCPTA.”
There
was clarification that the board of directors is the larger body, not the
executive committee.
Section
6 – “The chairman of each committee shall present a plan of work to the board
of directors for approval. No committee work shall be undertaken without the
consent of the board of directors.”
Committee
chairs don’t have to ask for everything; they make general plan for approval.
Discussion
of testifying or taking up advocacy concluded that committee chairs should
bring it back to the board of directors.
Section
1 – # “Only members of this PTA council or of the local PTAs constituting this
council shall be eligible to serve in any elected or appointed positions.”
This
excludes state or national PTA members unless they join a local PTA.
Robert’s
Rules suggests using “chairman”, but MD PTA passed a motion to use “chair”, so
we’ll change it all to chair.
XII. General Membership (Voting Body)
Section 1 – “…the president of each
member local PTA or their alternate”
Alternate is defined by each local
PTA
How do we designate alternates? Each
school has 3 votes and gets only 3 delegate cards
Bring cards each time
XIII. Meetings –
Section
6 – “Delegates from local PTAs whose dues to MCCPTA are in arrears shall not
participate in the business meetings of MCCPTA.”
MD
PTA wants us to do this as a council
Post
list of those in arrears
Juan
Johnson made a motion to amend Article XIII Section 6 to read, “Delegates from
local PTAs whose dues or assessments to MCCPTA are in arrears shall not
participate in the business meetings of MCCPTA.” It was seconded. The motion
passed by a show of hands.
Discussion
included most of locals who don’t pay insurance may not have the money; special
schools are covered by all PTAs; 3 left from last year who haven’t paid dues
and 1 more wasn’t hardship
We
could make a motion to forgive a debt if there was a hardship.
Section
4 – “A quorum for the transaction of business of any meeting of MCCPTA shall
consist of at least thirty-five (35) of its members, representing at least
fifteen (15) local PTAs.”
This
article refers to delegate assembly meetings.
Steve
Crowley made a motion that it be changed to read any general membership meeting.
It was not seconded.
Confusion
between general membership and executive board meetings needs to be clarified.
Article
XIII will be changed to “General Membership Meetings” to take care of Steve’s
concerns.
XIV. Council Membership –
Section 2 – “The annual dues for
membership in MCCPTA for the following fiscal year
shall be established by MCCPTA at the
Annual Meeting.”
The Annual Meeting is defined in
Article XIII section 2 as the April meeting.
XV. Fiscal Year – The state wanted that to be
free standing.
XVI.
Financial Management – this is from our current bylaws
Only change is taking out NCBA
insurance from current bylaws
Section
4 – “Funds may be withdrawn from these accounts over the signatures of any two
of three MCCPTA officers as appointed as authorized signatories on the deposit
accounts of MCCPTA.”
Juan
Johnson made a motion to amend Article XVI Section 4 to read, “Funds may be
withdrawn from these accounts over the signatories of any two of any three MCCPTA
officers, one being the treasurer, as appointed as authorized signatories on
the deposit accounts of MCCPTA.” It was seconded. The motion passed by a show
of hands.
Article XVII. Parliamentary Authority – new mandatory
language
“… special rules of order or the
Articles of Incorporation.”
The special rules are the standing rules or some state
laws.
This isn’t changed from what we have
now.
Article XVIII. Amendments – new mandatory language
A vote to adopt these bylaws
as presented to us by the bylaws committee as amended pursuant to our
discussion was taken and was passed by a show of hands.
Some actions were referred to
the committee. Discussion on Article X and XII outlined that what is currently
Article XII in our bylaws becomes Article X. A request was made for the
committee to define and clarify the role of the Area Vice President, and the
allocation of work with the cluster coordinators.
Additional comments or
information along these lines can be shared with the bylaws committee, and the
committee will bring it back to us.
The role of the secretary was
discussed with regard to the change in the corresponding secretary role.
Ted
Willard made a motion that we change Article VII Section 3 and replace both a
and b so that it reads, “a. The Delegate Recording Secretary shall record and
maintain the minutes of all Delegate Assembly meetings; and shall act as Board
of Directors Recording Secretary in the absence of the Board of Directors
Recording Secretary; and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned.”
and “b. The Board of Directors Recording Secretary shall record and maintain
the minutes of all Board of Directors’ Meetings; shall act as Delegate
Recording Secretary in the absence of the Delegate Recording Secretary; and
shall perform other duties as may be assigned.” It was seconded. The motion
passed by a show of hands.
The bylaws committee
discussed the issues brought in this motion. Differentiating the secretaries is
awkward because it doesn’t come up in our parliamentary process. Positions
labeled secretary and assistant secretary were
also mentioned. This designation could define duties of who could share that
role and team to share responsibilities. A recommendation against the labels in
the motion was made because it further separates the way the two people work. The current corresponding secretary spoke in
favor of the motion.
Local PTAs may handle this
differently. It should be stated that both secretaries attend Delegate Assembly
and Board of Directors meetings. The change could take effect next year by a proviso;
otherwise it would take effect when the bylaws are passed.
The bylaws committee will be
asked to make the changes passed in this motion.
The nominating committee
chair asked that the bylaws committee make the changes what we’re looking for
clear to the delegates before the delegates make a decision. Changing the
nominating committee election by a month, from the second to the third delegate
assembly, was discussed. The process to
make changes is that these bylaws will now be sent out to the delegates for the
January Delegate Assembly. We will go through the bylaws article by article.
The delegates can put motions out at that time.
Jane
de Winter made a motion that we amend Article VI Section 5 c to change the
language back to what is in the current bylaws, so that it reads, “This
nominating committee shall be elected by ballot at the second delegate assembly
of the school year.” It was seconded. A vote to call the question was passed by
a show of hands. The motion passed by a show of hands.
The committee will make the
change for the nominating committee to be elected at the second delegate assembly.
Proposed Resolution from
the MCCPTA Grading and Reporting Committee 11/22/05: (distributed in writing)
WHEREAS
MCPS has specifically adopted grading and reporting procedures for grades 6-12
which govern reteaching/reassessment, homework and grading; and
WHEREAS
these procedures indicate that they “will be applied consistently within and
among schools”; and
WHEREAS
the MCCPTA Grading and Reporting Committee is aware that there have been
several instances where these procedures were incorrectly applied in a
secondary class such as, for example, where students were only permitted to
take a reassessment if they earned below a 70% on the original task or where
student’s grades on a reassessment were capped at 85%; and
WHEREAS
we cannot equate the small number of complaints that MCPS has received from
parents with a conclusion that the grading and reporting policy has been
implemented successfully; and
WHEREAS
the MCCPTA Grading and Reporting Committee believes that in the interest of
fairness to all students, MCPS needs to be more proactive in monitoring
compliance with the grading and reporting procedures;
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that MCCPTA requests that Montgomery County Public Schools
(MCPS) immediately require that Community Superintendents working with local
school principals review school wide, department wide and course specific
grading practices to ensure the immediate correction of any practices that
contradict the stated procedures.
Discussion included if the
executive board wants to vote on this motion now to provide testimony since the
Board of Education will meet in December and January before the Delegate
Assembly is held again. The committee had a concern about monitoring how it is
being implemented. The community
superintendents need to work with the principals to review what their policies
are to achieve a standard of fairness in all schools.
Suzanne
Weiss made a motion that the executive board approves the resolution as submitted.
It was seconded. It passed by a show of hands.
Comments included that most
parents don’t know enough to know if it is working well, and that criticisms
are deflected. This resolution will be presented to the Board of Education as
soon as possible.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
CIP: CIP/Policy FAA Update:
Marney Jacobs reported that
the CIP testimony had been distributed to be read. The committee is working on
FAA-RA with reports sent out identifying places where comments should be made.
Operating Budget: Operating Budget Update:
Jane de Winter reported that
the Operating Budget will be presented by the superintendent on December 14 at
7:30 PM at
Legislation:
Suzanne Weiss reminded us MCCPTA
executive board members will meet and greet with the
List Serves:
Patti Twigg said since the
executive board has control over the executive board list serve rules, guidelines
or issues that should be brought to her now so she can bring them to the
executive board for a vote. Juan suggested that the response to only go to one
person not to the entire board. In the past this was discussed and the majority
wanted it to be left as respond to all.
Juan
Johnson made a motion to change the executive board list serve, so that the
reply is to the sender, not the executive board list. It was seconded.
Questions of clarification of
the issues involved that if the reply only goes to the sender then there is no
discussion because no one else will read your reply. Hitting reply all will vary
depend on what mail you are using. Yahoo groups let you pick how to respond. It
is set only to go to the sender, if in addition you want to send to the whole
group, you can add in multiple e-mail addresses. Comments indicated the obvious
need more information and clarification. Juan was asked to hold his motion
until Patti can bring more information since there is a desire to provide more
alternatives to the executive board list serve.
Community Outreach:
Michelle Yu, chair of the
Community Outreach committee distributed 4 written pages for the executive
board to review: a letter from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; Alpha Phi
Alpha, Inc. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast and Sponsorship Package;
“Keep the Dream Alive” flyer and a motion from Jinhee Wilde and herself.
Michelle provided background information on the event. The third Monday of
January Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, sponsors this annual county
celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. MCCPTA should show its support and
embrace the vision of this event. The sponsorship form shows that of the $675
for the table, $100 goes to fund raising for the National Martin Luther King,
Jr. Memorial Building. If a table is purchased then MCCPTA is recognized from
the podium. Families and officials attend this event.
Michelle
Yu made a motion on behalf of the Community Outreach Committee: For MCCPTA
Executive Board to authorize an annual budget of $675 for MCCPTA leadership to
participate in the Annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast. No second is needed since the
motion came from the committee. The motion passed by a show of hands.
Discussion included: $575 going
to the fraternity and where to find the funds in the budget since we’re
obligated to spend $600 for the Committee for
Suzanne
Weiss made an amendment to the motion to add more money on the understanding
that we make MCCPTA visible in more than just this one place.
This amendment was held until
after the vote on the motion to attend this event. Budget issues were raised. Discussion
concluded that we need to do more than attend this one event. Permission to
vote was taken to decide whether or not to attend the MLK event this year
rather than an obligation for every year. In the future we will think about
other community events we want to attend and the total cost involved for the
committee and the events. Consensus is participation. Juan will work out where
the allocation of funds will come from. He and Michelle will work together to complete
this. We will need to work out attendance for this event. For example, in the
past the elected officers and the legislative committee chairs attended the
Committee for Montgomery Breakfast. NAACP representatives and local PTAs should
be made aware of this event. Michelle will put this out on the list serve.
Michelle added that she is soliciting ideas for outreach.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was
adjourned at 10:06 PM.