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AEI Board Meeting May 5, 2007 Meeting called to order at 9:40 am Dahl’s Community Meeting Room, Ankeny Iowa. Executive Board Reports President’s Report Lucy McLennan passed around change of em ail. Announcement of Calendar of Events including: 1. NAEA Leadership in Kansas City on June 20-22. Margaret, Lucy, and amy are attending. Anyone wishing to go should contact Lucy. University housing available at $30.00 per night. $150.00 due May 21 for NAEA Western Region Leadership meeting. 2. Alliance Meeting at Fort Des Moines Hotel, Room 322, 11:00 am General Board Meeting where anyone is welcome to attend 3. July 23, Monday, Summer Board Meeting – Time and Place To Be Announced 4. Western Division Meeting, Kansas City. June 22-24 Vice President’s Report Concerns brought to board’s attention Award for Tom Hat field – Director for 18 years Liability-bonding insurance Special Needs Award Motion by Chris Noel (with Patt Grubb’s assistance); Margaret Parks 2nd, regarding having the awards chair set up a committee to define parameters (qualifications) for working document covering who or whom would qualify for nominations of a Special Needs Art Award. Discussion-none. Voted in favor of bringing this information back at our summer meeting. Secretaries Report Was on Artedia Website Corrections/Additions-none; Approved as is. Treasurer’s Report Carol Webb reports that to date the income is on 29% of budgeted amount. We have received 89.7% of membership dues budgeted for this financial year which ends June 30, 2007. Only 12.5% of the fall conference income has been recorded, and this was the amount profited (and not budgeted) from the 2005 fall conference at Okoboji. The 2006 conference income is pending, awaiting the financial report and proceeds from conference committee. All State Show Entry Fees income category is 153.3% of budgeted amount. However, expense for the All State Show has exceeded the budgeted amount by 40.7%, and Deb Yellick Manly has submitted a bill for reimbursement for printing for the All State Show- approximately $150. All administration expenses are under budget to date. Except for the All State Show and Membership, all advocacy categories are at or below budget. Communications and General expenses are at or below budget. Fall Conference 2006 will be recorded with the income as soon as the conference financial reports are finalized.
Membership Report Pam Muench reported that in April there were 188 members. She presented new membership cards. There will be a place for Membership at the registration table at the Fall Conference. Pam mentioned that she is having problems with the software and computer used for the teasurer’s information. Margaret Parks made a motion that Pam look into cost of updating the computer and/or the computer’s software to make it more viable. She will bring that information to the summer board meeting. Motion approved.
The Message Report/Artedia Website Report Deb Yellick-Manly and Nancy Sojka will be meeting to work out how to combine The Message as having a permanent place on the website. Debby will no longer be doing The Message, our newletter. We wish to Thank her for her dedication to keeping The Message going in the past years. Nancy will be doing The Message as a part of the website since she is retiring.
Historian Report Susan Noonan reports that Fall Conference photos are available to anyone on-line through the Kodak Easyshare Gallery. She will move them to a move convenience place at a later date. They are under her name and last year’s 2006 photos. Anyone wishing to send her photos via email susann@myfmtc.com will be put on a future AEI Gallery as part of our history. Please include the event (such as Yam, any art or other award given to an art educator), National Conference, Student work for Traveling Exhibit, Western Division Meeting), date and persons in photo (if known) and your name. All previous history was delivered May 5, 2007. The boxes are being stored in Susan classroom for now. Anyone having artifacts can bring them to summer board meeting.
Sponsorship Report Regina Smith (unable to attend) no report
Visitor Clare Baldus -Report from Iowa State University Gave us hand-outs on Invent Iowa and information of Blank Institute for Jr.High and Sr High Students, past calendar for student photographers. She was asked about previous ISU involvement in the Scholastic Program and said she would check into it as a possibility in the future. Her group would like to donate $1000.00 to the Art Educator of Iowa’s Teacher of the Year.
Committee Reports All State Dave Pratt reported that the All-State Reception was May 5, 2007, 2:00pm, held at Grandview College. Dave brought up several issues to be considered. He asked about liability insurance and found that all of our events are covered by it, all insurance companies have a cap of $300. Another issue was emails that have been received requesting that we reconsider the GPA of 2.8 for students participating in All State. Some reasons given include differences in schools grading systems and special education students don't qualify to enter. Tabled to summer meeting. Rick Miller, Iowa Hall of Pride, has offered Art Educators of Iowa a Kiosk to highlight the visual arts. Educational Consultant, Maggie Harlow, will help us with learning to updating visuals. Ideas may include highlights Iowa towns art programs, AEI mission statement, Yam exhibits, Traveling exhibits and All State. Currently need to raise $1,500, for sign and poster to be placed at Iowa Hall of Pride (located in Des Moines). Motion made by Laurie Olk to give promotion to Regina Smith, Sponsorship, to help us find funding for sign. Ronda Sternhagen, 2nd. Motion passed.
IAAE/Issues and Directions: Ken Esveld and Laurie Olk reported on not forgetting to be pro-active on Keeping the Arts Alive and reminding others that Art is part of the core subject areas when dealing with No Child Left Behind. Don’t forget to contact Congress Representatives about these issues. When joining or rejoining please give home email so that you get information all summer long. This is the year for Visual Arts to participate in mentorship through the Alliance. Previous mentorship committee members will be meeting to help get this program restarted. Anyone else wishing to help should contact, Chris Noel (temporary contact). Other members of this team include Cappie Dobyns, Pat Grubb, Margaret Parks, and Becky Kobos. Art Alliance will also be looking into Iowa’s Elementary Art Certification. Currently an Elementary Degree is all that is required. Iowa needs to address this problem. Elementary music and physical education already must have a certified professional. Don’t forget to use Advocacy and research information such as Kennedy Center website, Dana Foundation (brain research for visual literacy) , Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, (right brain) Mike Huckabee will be speaking at the Iowa Bandmaster’s Conference. In the newsletter, teacher’s enjoyed the following website. http://electronicportfolios.org/notonthetest.html . Yam Danell Duncan-Pat Grubb reported for her. This year’s went fine. Danell did a good job. Next year’s date is set for March 1st with the 7th as snowdate. Traveling Show Shelley Lawson – Both elementary and high school set up and ready to go. Anyone wishing to receive traveling shows should contact Shelley. 07 Conference Pat Grubb reported that the conference will be in Boone, Iowa at the YMCA Nature Retreat on October 12, 13 and 14. Art teachers can sell their work at a table, bring family members. Approx. Cost $150.00 for conference, room and board. Will need to bring own bedding, all meals provided in cost. Some fees for individual courses. Relaxing family weekend. Next meeting May 16, at The Market, approx 5:00pm for anyone who would like to help. (Near Best Buys in the Jordan Creek Mall) Post Cards will be sent out about last week in August for registration on line. 08 Conference Ellen Henkels – Dubuque 09 Conference Nancy Barsic – Cedar Falls Awards and Public Relations Becky Kobos – Most nominations are set; need a few for Middle School and High Ed possible K-12. Promotions John Willett (not present, no report) INSEA Barb Caldwell Multicultural ! May 19, ISU ames. Area Reports Elementary Lucy had report for Janeice (sorry, don’t have what was in it)
Middle School Cappie would like to start competition for middle school aged students. Past surveys have not been helpful. Suggested that she may need to contact high school programs or AEA programs that are established as starting place. We hope that she will not give up on this pursuit.
High School Ronda “Top 50” Must A Teach Art Works Ronda would like us to continue to send her as many as we can for 1 to hundreds. She hopes to use them in lesson plans research and other area at the Cedar Falls Conference. HELP HER OUT--SHE'S DESPERATE!
Higher Ed, Student, Museum, and Retired Not in Attendance Meeting Adjourned |
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