Report of KDPP Board Proceedings

Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel

September 21, 2005

Minutes of the Meeting

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Members Present:   Pashia Staton, Mike Casteel, Rita Byrd, Chuck Stallard, Marsha Hurt, Brenda Mann, Deborah Judd-Nunn, Jon Lawson, Karen Kirby, Steve Harrison, Gary Wiseman, Larry Cotton, Jennifer Smith, Bonnie Brown, Charles Criss, Anthony Little, Kristina Springer, Denise Perry, Gerald Turner, Skip Johnson, Glenda Thornton.

Guests Present:  Yvette Perry (KDE).

President Pashia Staton called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM at the Embassy Suites in Lexington on Wednesday, September 21, 2005.  She welcomed Yvette Perry from KDE to the meeting.

 Marsha Hurt presented the minutes of the June 24, 2005 meeting.  A motion was made by Chuck Stallard and seconded by Gary Wiseman to approve the minutes as presented.  The motion carried.

Chuck Stallard presented the Treasurer’s Report.  A motion was made by Karen Kirby and seconded by Jon Lawson to approve the report.  The motion carried.  President Staton called for an audit of the Treasurer’s books.  Karen Kirby and Jon Lawson will conduct the audit and report to the KDPP membership at the KDPP Business Session on Friday morning, September 23, 2005.

KDE REPORTS:

 

FTE Subcommittee:  Michele Kays was not present, so Pashia Staton reported on the Student Data Management Advisory Committee meeting that was held in Glasgow.  She also reported that this committee would meet again in December at the STI Users’ Conference held in Louisville.

 

RFP Committee:  The RFP will go out by the end of October.  A motion was made by Gary Wiseman and seconded by Larry Cotton that Pashia draft a letter to Michele or the Project Manager that Frank Schwab serve on the review committee to review the proposals that are received in response to the RFP.  The motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

Amendments to the Constitution:  Copies of the KDPP Constitution and proposed amendments were distributed to Board members.   The proposed amendments will be voted on during the general business session on Friday, September 23, 2005.

 

Secondary GED Program:  Jennifer Carroll (KDE) will send someone to address the Secondary GED session on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Public Relations Committee:  Jennifer Smith reported that KDE would sponsor a High Attendance Day.  KDPP will select a date and there will be three (3) levels of winners;  elementary, middle, and high schools.   After considerable discussion, a motion was made by Skip Johnson and seconded by Denise Perry, that the second Tuesday of September be designated as “High Attendance Day” for A-1 schools, and that three (3) winners be chosen, (one elementary school, one middle, and one high).  Prizes will include T-shirts for the students in the winning schools and $500 per school to be designated for the students.  A committee will draft the official rules.  The motion carried.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Application for state incorporation (Federal Form 501 (3)c:  It was brought up that we begin the application process for 501(3)c and sales tax exemption.  This would have saved our organization quite a bit of money when paying for our conferences.  It is a lengthy process and we agreed to proceed and the item will be on the November agenda.
Gary Wiseman brought up the recent Court of Appeals decision regarding DPP’s and Home Visits before truancy charges can be filed.  Gary has spoken to several legislators about this decision and has some proposed language for legislation.  A motion was made by Chuck Stallard and seconded by Marsha Hurt to give Gary Wiseman permission to move forward with this issue and let the Board know what happens.  The motion carried.

Officer Nominees:  Pam Greene from Bell County has been nominated for Treasurer.  Other officers will move up in the usual manner and nominations will also be accepted from the floor at the Thursday morning session. 

KDPP Conference Update:  Pashia reported that there are 165 pre-registered for the conference and the hotel reports 231 rooms booked.  She also reported that Commissioner Wilhoit would need to cut his remarks short due to his need to return to Frankfort earlier than expected on Friday.

Pashia reported that Tracey Browning is the new attendance person at the KDE.

 

Next Meeting: 

The next KDPP Board meeting will be held in Frankfort on either November 4 or November 18, depending on the availability of the State Board Room.

 

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Marsha Hurt, Secretary