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Minutes of the MIDTESOL Annual General Meeting
October 10, 1998
1. Call to Order. President Cala Shields called the meeting to order
at
11 a.m. Thirty four members were present. Copies of the treasurer's
report
and minutes of the 1997 annual meeting were distributed.
2. Approval of Minutes. The minutes were approved as presented.
3. Treasurer's Report. Susan Schindler noted to members that the
expenditures on the report had been itemized. Shields added that funds
had
been set aside in preparation for the TESOL conference to be held in St.
Louis in 2001. These funds will be matched by TESOL. Also, part of the
remaining balance will be deposited in CDs or a money market account.
Growth from this investment of funds should allow MIDTESOL to give out
awards for TESOL's summer institute. The treasurer's report was
accepted.
4. Membership Report. Cathy Howland reported that total membership was
461
with 86 from Iowa, 195 from Missouri, 97 from Kansas, and 38 from
Nebraska.
The remaining members are from other states and countries such as Japan,
Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates. She announced that the directory
should be coming out within a month.
5. Newsletter Editor's Report. Tom Riedmiller reported that he would
be
making changes in the format of the newsletter, which would reduce its
cost
by 65%. He called for volunteers to apply for a position as coeditor
and
distributed copies of the position announcement.
6. Nominating Committee. Rosa Schuette reported on the results of the
election. They were as follows: First Vice President - Jeanne Angel,
Second Vice President - Ella Davani, Iowa Representative - Cathy
Howland,
and Kansas Representative - Anh Tran. She asked members to submit
nominations for next year.
7. Current MIDTESOL Conference Report. Phyllis Mithen reported that
235
people had registered for the conference.
8. Awards Committee Report. Ardith Meier reported that Cheryl Eason had
been appointed to replace her as chair. Four travel awards were given
out
this year; the awards consist of $100 and a waiver of registration. She
encouraged people to apply for these awards, the only duty of the
recipients being to submit an article about their presentation to the
newsletter. She announced that the Pat-on-the-Back award would be
given at
the luncheon.
Shields announced that other appointments made were Tam Pham to the
Rules
and Resolutions Committee and Cecilia Prieto to the Socio-political
Concerns and Standards Committee.
9. Nebraska Representative's Report. Yolanda Chavez Nuncio reported
that
her main goal for next year is to increase membership from Nebraska.
10. Iowa Representative's Report. Tam Pham reported that the
English-only
bill in Iowa was in limbo. Dan Chavez, Bilingual Program Consultant
with
the Iowa Dept. of Education and long-term supporter of The Iowa
ESL/Bilingual Education and Refugee Concerns Conference, died last May
and
no replacement has yet been named. The thirteenth ESL/Bilingual Ed and
Refugee Concerns Conference will be held February 17/18, 1999.
11. Kansas Representative's Report. Cecilia Prieto reported that ESL
endorsement has become a big issue in the state and 1000 people are now
seeking it. The KATESOL conference will be April 16/17 in Wichita.
Shields reminded members to vote for the Best of MIDTESOL on their
evaluation forms, so that that person could represent us at the
conference.
12. Missouri Representative's Report. Adelaide Parsons reported that
the
state meeting will be in late March in Springfield.
13. Resources and Employment Report. Adelaide Parsons announced that
positions of employment have been listed on MIDTESOL's website. The
domestic market is looking good and many teachers and students are
getting
K-12 ESL endorsement. Announcements for other countries are also listed
there.
14. New Business. Website. Shields reported that MIDTESOL's conference
site had received 119 hits. The web address is <midtesol.org> . Next
year's conference. The 1999 conference will be held in Iowa City, Iowa.
MIDTESOL party at TESOL. The MIDTESOL party will be Wednesday night.
Members attending the conference should check the message board for
location.
15. Passing of the Gavel. Cala Shields passed the gavel to the incoming
president, Phyllis Mithen. She recognized Ardith Meier, Adelaide
Parsons,
and Peggy Anderson for their many years of service on the board.
16. Adjournment. Phyllis Mithen adjourned the meeting at 11:55.
Repectfully submitted,
Louise Hagen, secretary
Louise Hagen
Hagen@ac.grin.edu
Box W-6
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA 50112
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