NNER Executive Board Meeting — July 22 Minutes
12:30-4:30 p.m.
Silver Cloud Hotel, Seattle, WA

Present: Greg Bernhardt, Deb Shanley, Jean Eagle, Leslie Wilson, Dennis Potthoff, Ann Foster, Nick Michelli (via phone)

1. 2009 conference updates
   1. Literary Café books will be displayed, setting contacts have been asked to send books to Tom Bellamy
   2. Mona Bailey is leading the sponsorship work and doing an outstanding job of getting support. More sponsors will be needed; the board suggested contacting Lucas foundation, Edutopia
   3. BYU is sponsoring Nel Noddings’ session and Wright State has contributed $2000 as a sponsor.
   4. Leadership associates’ reunion will be held Friday October 16 at the conference. As none of the executive board members had heard of the reunion, Ann will send out the information and names to the governing council and ask that they contact the associates in their settings.
   5. Invited Expert Study Panels concept was initiated by the 2009 NNER Conference Planning Committee; they developed a list of topics/issues related to the NNER goals. The proposed invited panels were brought before the NNER Executive Board and approved by the EB in December 2008. The website for the 2009 NNER Annual Conference provides useful information about the focus for this new activity. The chairs and participants in each study panel should be encouraged to review the information on the website. The URL for this information is as follows: http://depts.washington.edu/nner2009/experts.php
      
      The panel structure was established so that each facilitator connects the work with the NNER mission. After the deliberations at the conference, each panel will present a written document to be forwarded to the executive director and Governing Council prior to the February 2010 meeting at AACTE; some of the recommendations may be addressed by the NNER at large and some will be more appropriate for setting use. The due date is TBD and will be announced. The results of the invited panels will be posted to the NNER website The recommendations from each invited panels will serve as background for the tripartite council and other venues as is appropriate for continued advancement of the ideas. The board suggested that the committee explore possible ways for connecting the work of the expert study panels with other participants at the NNER conference (i.e. lunch conversations, a Saturday afternoon debriefing, etc.) which will be considered.

2. NNER Leadership Elections
   Roles that will be up for election at the October meeting include chair, School tripartite council, A&S tripartite council, and one governing council at large representative to the executive council position
   
   Actions: Greg Bernhardt and Ann Foster will call for nominations for chair’s role; nominees will be asked to submit a position statement on their interest in serving as chair. Current membership of governing council are eligible to run for the position, if there are changes in governing council representation at the settings the executive director will update the list.
   
   School and A&S tripartite chair elections will be held during role alike sessions, Leslie and Jean will send out information to their groups.

3. Tripartite Council meeting-content and structure conversation
   The TC will meet on Wednesday evening Oct. 14 and Thursday morning, October 15. The tripartite council chairs will ask that the study panel facilitators list two or three questions for the tripartite council that would help the study process The tripartite council will use the annual report template to have each setting bring one question or description about what’s going well in the setting related to the AED or a challenge for which the group would like input. The chairs will follow-up with a conference call to finalize planning and address logistics.

4. Goodlad Award selection
   The executive board members reviewed the applications for this initial award. After review and deliberation the following motion was made: Leslie Wilson motioned that Nick Mazzarella and Chuck Birkholtz share the award, seconded by Jean Eagle. Passed unanimously. Discussion: Ann will send the criteria to each and send each the other’s nomination so that they can plan their comments for the conference.

5. Budget update
   Nick Michelli moved that Becky Harper be authorized as the NNER bookkeeper. This was seconded by Deb Shanley. Motion passed unanimously. Greg Bernhardt asked that a conference call be scheduled in early Sept. with all board and Becky Harper. For the next six months all board members will receive the monthly budget report.

6. Summer symposium update as needed
   It was suggested that we send evaluation results to group via blackboard. Greg’s office will compile the results.

7. New setting recruitment and Membership — Hawaii and St Cloud have non renewed, CoPER no longer exists (this was anticipated). Recruitment is a focal point for the Network. The New Membership Task Force will be making a report to the governing council at the October meeting and the expert panel at the conference will provide ideas for recruitment.

8. IEI update - The Edgar St house has been sold
   The board suggested that a picture be in the next newsletter with commentary on the transition of a long-held and dear friend and a reminder of the deep connections and roots.
   

9. Regional leadership associates program (CO, WY, NE)
   Dennis presented a proposal for NNER support of 5k for a regional leadership institute. There was agreement that creating affordable options that increase local understanding of the AED and perhaps recruit new settings is essential. There was support for a pilot in the western region. Deb Shanley moved that 4k for each of three years be allocated for this, the funds will come from the already allocated initiative funds. And that the western region that requested funds be given 4k as the first pilot and include the stipulation that recruitment is included. Leslie Wilson Seconded. Motion passes unanimously.

10. Goodlad Institute Update
    Leslie Wilson updated the board on the Teaching History grant being worked on.

11. Conference call to governing council — Greg and Ann will find a time to do this in August or Sept.
    
    Meeting Adjourned at 4:51 pm
    
    » Request for funds letter attached

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