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100th Board of Directors Meeting, October 2011

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Board Activities

  • Staff will summarize ideas related to Board Development activities and share with the Board

Finance Report

  • Staff will schedule a conference call with the Finance Committee and Tate & Tryon (audit firm).
  • Staff will invest $50K in long term reserve (goal of 5M).
  • Staff will invest $50K in short term reserve (goal of $1,250,000).
  • Staff will invest $5,000 into the Tina carver Fund (as approved by Treasurer on November 1st, to ensure the fund remains above $25,000 minimum after distribution of the award).
  • Staff will share final FY 2011 statement with narrative.

RAI #11 TESOL FY 2012 Operating and Capital Expenditure Budget

  • Staff  will implement the FY’12 budget with quarterly financial reports available for review by the Finance Committee and Board of Directors and monthly updates to the Executive Committee.
  • Approval of Minutes
  • Staff will include minutes of the October Board meeting in the march Board Book.

RAI #12 2016 Convention Site Selection

  • Staff will notify Baltimore CVB they have won the 2016 TESOL convention bid.
  • Staff will notify affiliates in Maryland that they will co-host the TESOL Convention in 2016.
  • Staff will obtain a contract for meeting and hotel space for the 2016 convention. 

RAI #13 2017 Convention Site Selection

  • Staff will notify Seattle CVB they have won the 2017 TESOL convention bid.
  • Staff will notify affiliated in Washington State that they will co-host the TESOL Convention in 2017.
  • Staff will notify CA and IL that TESOL selected a different venue.
  • Staff will notify Chicago, Los Angeles and Anaheim that they did not win the TESOL 2017 convention bids.
  • Staff will obtain contract for meeting and hotel space for the 2017 convention. 

Development Report 

  • At the December conference call, the Executive Committee will discuss the suggestions made during the Board meeting to redefine the Global Outreach Fund and to distinguish the committee from the Awards Committee.
  • The Development Committee will assess the feasibility of the suggestions made by Board members and report back at the March 2012 Board meeting.

RAI #14 2012-2013 Nominating Committee Chair

  • Brock Brady will inform the current chair and the newly elected chair of the Nominating Committee. (completed on October 23)
  • Brady will inform Toni Hull that she was not selected as the 2012-2013 Nominating Committee. Chair. (completed on October 23)

Status Update on Strategic Plan

  • The executive director will report to Board on significant updates monthly as part of the executive committee agenda/summary.

RAI #16 Recipient of the James Alatis Award

  • Brock Brady will inform Mary Ann Christison that she won the award (completed on October 22).
  • Maria Brisk will inform Dr. Alatis of the name of the new recipient (completed on October 23). 
  • Staff will arrange for the commemorative plaque to be given to the recipient and add the recipient’s name to the permanent plaque at Central Office.

Strengthening Relationship with Affiliates

  • Staff  will provide affiliates one complimentary registration at  convention. 
  • Staff will plan to communicate the decision ASAP (completed).

RAI #15 Revise Standing Rule V.1 Affiliates Logo Use

  • Board Ops Committee will review and clean up the language of SR VI and then present it back to the Executive Committee in December.

Vetting of Presentation for Convention

  • Issues of quality of reviewers of proposals.
  • Christine Coombe will appoint a task force to review TESOL convention research proposal evaluations and offer recommendations.

RAI #17 Revised Position Statement on Academic and Degree-Granting Credit for ESOL Courses in Post-Secondary Education

  • Staff will send the proposed position statement (RAI #17) to the Higher Education Interest Section for review and consideration.

RAI #18 Revised Position Statement on Academic and Degree-Granting Credit for ESOL Courses in Secondary Education

  • Staff will send the proposed position statement (RAI #18) to the Secondary Interest Section for review and consideration.

Rules and Resolution Committee 

  • The Executive Committee will discuss how the Committee can fulfill its original function in a more effective way.