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The Purpose of Board Actions is to keep members and past and current leaders of TESOL abreast of Board activities and decisions that affect the future of TESOL and to offer opportunities for communication among all members
At the February 11–12, 2005, Board of Directors meeting, the following items were approved:
Position Statements
The Position Statement on Highly Qualified Teachers under No Child Left Behind.
The Position Statement on Research and Policy.
Selection for 2007 Convention Program Chair
Under the reconfigured board structure approved in 2004, an open call for Convention Program Chair (CPC) parallels the TESOL election process in the fall of each year. All candidate information is sent to the newly elected President-Elect who selects the CPC who will serve during his/her presidency. In-coming President-Elect Jun Liu selected Suzanne K. Panferov, PhD and presented her application packet to the board. The board confirmed Dr. Panferov’s selection. Dr. Panferov is currently the Director, Center for English as a Second Language at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, in the United States.
Adoption of a Formal Policy on Effective Communication within the Association
Ad Hoc Committee on Restructuring Entity Groups
Establishment of an ad hoc committee on restructuring entity groups charged with guiding the three Transitional Leadership Committees through the process of reshaping the new entity leadership into Leadership Committees.
Ad Hoc Committee to Study Membership Category for Teachers Working Part-time
Establishment of an ad hoc committee to research the feasibility of creating a new membership category for ESL/EFL teachers working part-time
Revision of Standing Rule IX.4. Duties of Past President
The standing rule was revised to eliminate reference to the past president as chair of the Global Initiative Committee and to reflect editorial changes caused by the Board reconfiguration of 2004.
The complete standing rule as revised can be found on TESOL's Web site under Association: Mission and Governance: Bylaws and Standing Rules.
The following items were discussed:
