A State Unit of the Association of Teacher Educators
and The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
PAC-TE Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
The P.A.C.-T.E. Board of Directors met for a regularly scheduled meeting on October 24, 2007 at the Harrisburg-Hershey Holiday Inn in Grantville. The following members were present: Terry Blue, Michele Cheyne, John Criswell, Susan Criswell, Mary Dupuis, Clythera Hornung, Lois Larson Johnson, Robert King, Beverly Melenyzer, Jim Nolan, Kathleen Ruthkosky, Fred Savitz, Sally Sentner, Theona Waxbom, and Kevin Zook. Board Member Jean James was unable to attend due to a death in the family. Executive Director, Jim Flynn, was also present.
President Clythera Hornung called the meeting to order at 10:32 AM and asked for approval of the September 21, 2007 minutes. The minutes were approved under a Susan Criswell motion, seconded by Michele Cheyne.
The President’s, Executive Director’s and Treasurer’s Reports were all approved and can be accessed in their entirety on the website www.pac-te.org.
Under Old Business, the Board by consensus decided to take no further action regarding the CASENEX proposal discussed at the September 21, 2007 meeting.
Under New Business, Spring 2008 Conference Planning Chairperson, Kathy Ruthkosky provided an update on program planning in progress. Jim Nolan moved and John Criswell seconded that Middle Level Certification be a part of the program unless it becomes impractical to do so. The motion carried.
Under the topic of A.T.E.’s L.F.T.E. Awards program, Lois Larson Johnson, Robert King and Cly Hornung volunteered to explore the possibility of applying for funding. They will report to the Board at the January 18, 2008 meeting.
In the next item of business, Sally Sentner, Mary Dupuis, Kathy Ruthkosky and Lois Larson Johnson were appointed by consensus to serve as delegates to the A.T.E. Annual Meeting in New Orleans, February 24-27, 2008.
In a Non-Agenda item, Kevin Zook moved and Mary Dupuis seconded that P.A.C.-T.E. appoint a task force to develop a comprehensive model for Pennsylvania Program Approval to propose to the P.D.E. The motion carried unanimously. A committee comprised of the following members will work on the proposal and report at the January 18, 2008 meeting: Kevin Zook, Mary Dupuis, Fred Savitz, Michele Cheyne, Cly Hornung and Sally Sentner.
As information items, the following were reported: Program Approval Task Force (Cly Hornung), T.E.A. Update (Jim Flynn), A.S.C.R. Report (Jane Bray).
The next meeting was scheduled for January 18 at 9:00 AM via telephone conference. The meeting adjourned at 12:40 PM.
James R. Flynn
Executive Director
PAC-TE Annual Business Meeting
Minutes
The annual PAC-TE Business Meeting was held on October 26, 2006, at the Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn in Grantville, Pa. There were 207 members in attendance.
Minutes of the October 13, 2005, meeting were approved under a motion by Robert Bartos, seconded by Carol Melvin Pate.
President Clythera Hornung's report was moved for approval by Linda Norris and seconded by Lois Larson Johnson. The motion passed unanimously.
The Executive Director's report by James Flynn was approved without dissent under a motion by Sarah DeHaas, seconded by Mary Dupuis.
Treasurer Susan Criswell's reports were approved by unanimous vote as follows:
The president's, executive director's and treasurer's reports can all be accessed on the website.
There was no old business.
New business focused entirely on awards presentations. Pennsylvania Educational Research Association President Colleen Willard-Holt acknowledge the new partnership with PAC-TE and announced grant opportunities sponsored by PERA.l Iris Striedick (PERA) reported that research paper awards were extended to Jane Wilburne (Penn State) and Michael Long (Shippensburg).
Next, PAC-TE President Clythera Hornung presented awards for Board of Directors' service to Robert Bartos, John Butzow and Ranny Singiser. Mary Ann Rafoth accepted for John Butzow.
PAC-TE's most prestigious award, Teacher Educator of the Year, was extended to Dr. Susan Criswell of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
There was no further business, and the meeting adjourned at 1:37 p.m. under a motion by Mary Dupuis, seconded by Michele Cheyne.
James R. Flynn
Executive Director