GATE board meeting

September 11, 2004

 

Present:  Jennifer Harrison, Mark Cobb, Julia Dorminey, Sheryl Dasinger, Beryle Baker, Deborah Bembry, Gwen Middlebrooks, Julie Dangel

 

Announcements

Julie reported on Council of Unit Presidents meeting at ATE summer workshop. 

  • GATE is invited to send a team to a workshop on working with legislative representatives to be held at the ATE Chicago meeting.  Let Julie know by Dec. 1 if you are interested in attending. 
  • Gate is encouraged to create a scholarship to send a teacher to the annual meeting. 

 

Thanks to Dara for our new website www.gaate.org.  Please send him any comments/suggestions.

 

Edi, it is time to send the annual report to ATE – October 1 each year.

 

Sheryl gave the treasurer’s report (attached).  We have over $30,000 in accounts.

 

An issue is changing bank accounts from city to city as treasurers change.  Edi could maintain copies of original CD's.  We need to find out who has them now and keep an official record.

 

We have a sizable amount in bank.  How do we want to spend it? 

  • Could spend it on speakers awards - speaker will raise visibility - have to work on now for next year.
  • could lessen conference registration but that doesn't seem to change attendance - 
  • helps to have some cushion if we have a hurricane - check contract to see how it might impact us...we would want to keep about $10,000 as cushion
  • could put into conference amenities  
  • could support scholarships for students- books; set up a scholarship fund and then use interest - provides GATE visibility -
  • Talk at business meeting- what are worthwhile activities given our mission?  How can we support membership

 

Julia reports that we have sixty three memberships paid, sixty regular, one life and two retired; this seems low for this time.  We discussed other possibilities for collecting membership dues.  The directory is a great service for members, publicize this.  A suggestion was made to put the directory on our website - password protected.

 

Julie reports on the fall conference. 

  • We have 31 proposals and 30 are accepted. 
  • Julie and Beryle met with hotel contact.
  • John Lounsbury will speak at the opening session and Joyce King at the luncheon.  Think about awards at opening sessions – we will have more time.

 

  • The College of Education at GSU will sponsor coffee break that morning.
  • Beryle, Gwen, Deborah and Jennifer will coordinate the receptions.   They will let us know what we need to do/bring. 
  • Julie has folders from previous years to put program, etc.

 

Gwen reports on sites for 2005.  Please find out where GACTE is in the spring.  Suggestions include:  Unicoi state park, Callaway - Albany – Okefenokee area,   Veterans State Park between Americus and Cordele - decide by spring. Find out SRATE date and where it will be held.  Ask Crowne Plaza if we book now for next year now, will they sponsor a breakfast?

 

Beryle reports on the scholarship for student in two-year College.  She needs a committee to work on details.  Gwen, Deborah, Shirley volunteered to serve on this sub-committee.

  • We decided to change the GPA requirement to 3.0.  We want to include information in conference materials - Beryle will bring copies to put in packets.
  • We want an award letter signed by president and we hope to award the first one spring semester.
  • Make this part of our awards program.

 

Beryle shared the ATE resolution she presented at the ATE conference.  It was tabled until the Chicago meeting so send Beryle feedback.

 

Newsletter – we should consider doing the newsletter as part or a link on website - Jennifer and Dara will work on this.  All board members should take responsibility for getting information to Jennifer. 

 

Our next meeting is from 7-9:00 on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at the Crowne Plaza in Atlanta.