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 PAC-TE Board of Directors met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at the Sleep Inn in State College. The following members were present: Terry Blue, Jane Bray, Michele Cheyne, John Criswell, Susan Criswell, Mary Dupuis, Clythera Hornung, Jean James, Lois Larson Johnson, Jim Nolan, Kathy Ruthkosky, Fred Savitz, Sally Sentner, and Theona Waxbom. Executive Director, Jim Flynn, was also in attendance.
President Clythera Hornung called the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m. and asked for approval of minutes from the January 12, 2007 meeting. The minutes were approved without dissent under a motion from Susan Criswell, seconded by Mary Dupuis.
The following reports were approved by unanimous consent: President's Report-Motion by Mary Dupuis, seconded by Jim Nolan; Executive Director's-Motion by Jane Bray, seconded by Jim Nolan; Treasurer's Association Account-Motion by Jean James, seconded by Kathy Ruthkosky; Conference Account-Motion by Fred Savitz, seconded by Mary Dupuis. The foregoing reports can be accessed in their entirety by consulting the organization's website at www.pac-te.org.
There was no Old Business.
Under New Business, Kathy Ruthkosky and Jim Flynn provided a preview of the 2007 Spring Conference which was to occur on the following day. The conference registration appeared to be attracting record-high figures.
Terry Blue (Past President) will, according to P.A.C.-T.E. By-Laws, serve as Chairperson of the Nominations and Elections Committee. June 1, 2007 was established as the deadline for candidates to declare their candidacy. Jim Flynn will publicize the date in News Notes and via Tid-Bits.
The Board established the dates of June 21-22, 2007 for the Annual Board Retreat. Newly-elected board members will be invited to attend as observers.
The position of Executive Director was discussed at Jim Flynn's request. His term of office expires on October 31, 2007. Should the board be satisfied with the present job performance, he is willing to serve for a fifth two-year term beginning November 1, 2007. Flynn requested that the item be a topic of discussion and reflection by the board, before a decision will be made at the Annual Retreat.
The next item of business concerned the organization's proposed position statement on Chapter 49-2. A few changes in wording were proposed along with a bulleted list of positions. Clythera Hornung was authorized by consensus to send the statements to the State Board of Education and to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees. It will also be disseminated to the membership via Tid-Bits (email).
A proposal from the Professional Standards and Practices Commission Executive Director, Carolyn Angelo, was not formally acted upon pending receipt of more information. The proposal involved possible involvement by P.A.C.-T.E. in a course addressing teacher ethics.
Proposed Chapter 49-3 was also discussed, but no action was taken.
Jane Bray gave the ASCR Report (A.A.C.T.E.) and called attention to the Five Principles on the A.A.C.T.E. website.
Terry Blue reminded the board that the A.T.E. Summer Conference, 2007 will be held in Milwaukee. Jim Flynn will publicize the meeting via News Notes and Tid-Bits.
Mary Dupis received plaudits from the board for her excellent work on the Unit Awards which P.A.C.-T.E. received at the Annual A.T.E. Conference. The consensus of the board was that P.A.C.-T.E. should once again be an applicant for the 2007 Unit Awards. Mary Dupuis agreed to again chair the application process.
With no further business pending, the meeting adjourned at 4:18 p.m.
James R. Flynn
Executive Director