college 50

IS annual reports conference, perhaps in Treasurer—co-chairs could meet with Treasurer (Anita) early

Literacy Council ongoing

· ads (with link to attack and form action groups first choice.

· Parking was big fee to plan spring meetings (Patsy

· please forward requests for the year—flexible, but… Roseville

· Resource

Joy ), Walker, Café 421 (Dinkytown), Black Bear Crossing MinneTESOL

· Humanities

region (see document) of large membership increase o Membership numbers

· Anita brought up that Tina Edstam is pursuing speaker and clarified that newsletter should include more than announcements

· the Newsletter from interest section leaders ( to document could include several states from false Question of format—Concluded:

Nima holding regional conference in current year, but there has not been that he clarified with WITESOL that great deal is cooperation between the states. a Paul said that $6000 seed money sits in budget for TESOL org. of IS leaders) Minutes and : Will do another round in to spring the in future, monitor and document use 13 push hard to Traditionally Wisc./MN participation, but according or collaborate more meaningfully, for keynote speaker for November, 2006 MinneTESOL Conference

· Ldrs.), Dave Bremer and Laura Funke (College Interest Sect. IS Leaders should contact their own members (rather than through Patsy); if done through Patsy, she needs 1 week turn-around time

Methods or IS Communication MinneTESOL Binders

Regional Conference (

o Spring MinneTESOL Interest Section meetings $1000 short on budget (with $500 speaker grant, only $500 short)

· Email contact to $200?).

o Email once a month (recent one just sent out) Laura suggested making 1 9:00-11:30am

à Executive Board Meeting

at Essay Contest in 2007 · IS Email Groups (Reply All or IS Leaders collecting and sending out responses)

o Changes needing Board support:

· 2 (rather than 1) big name speakers were large expense, but well worth expense

o Ldrs.), Karen Winkelman (Elementary Interest Sect. Nima handed out to be in charge of meeting at airport, transporting from place to dramatically raise registration fee at one point

no paper version

· Currently, money is in WITESOL hands.

: General IS Information and Discussion

6813 sending out sections to make current, vote on new version in November

· Fund-raising potential to make up for non-profits and smaller/individual exhibitors; perhaps smaller exhibitors share table?

· Ldrs.), Tina Edstam and Nancy Drescher (Teacher Ed. Interest Sect. : Make plan to place, etc.

) $30 charge for increased funding to Ldrs.), Helen Ahearn, Jennifer Leazer, Peiling Liu, Patsy Vinogradov, Joy Brown, Anita Dualeh, Kim Johnson, Andrea Poulos, Nima Salehi, Paul Magnuson, Scott Endo

, Approved assistance to speak with past IS leaders in order to interest section leaders MinneTESOL binders outlining purposes, policy, roles, responsibilities, contacts, etc.

St. Louis Park

(Patsy)

Nima MinneTESOL Interest Section & Board Meeting (10-11am) MinneTESOL

· Patsy Vinogradov $400)

· Ldr.), Nicki Carson-Padilla and Mary Lou Wilm (Adult Interest Sect.

Publications 11.5606

· Requests for TESOL Conference cost assistance IS meeting agendae/summaries MHC 2006-02-03T19:14:00Z o Januray 27, 2006

Andrea suggested charge more than $30 and archive past newsletters

· If in future we have big name speakers, may need to full membership goes through Patsy if needed

(Paul Magnuson) Journal

: Helen Ahearn, Anita Dualeh, Scott Endo, Kim Johnson, Jennifer Leazer, Peiling Liu, Paul Magnuson, Andrea Poulos, Nima Salehi, Patsy Vinogradov the Nima asked if our journal should become Midwest Regional Journal—there is interest from leadership beyond Wisc and MN that new IS Leaders be sure to 4 hours/week in order to revise and update to individual board members to lobby, write letters, disseminate information—interested people should let · Wisconsin

2006-02-03T19:14:00Z

Discussion of keep members involved and informed (problem of possible IS list serves to join?)

Next Meeting date

· MinneTESOL Conference o Create paper version?

Continue regional relationship

Present · · · Fall Conference

Sermiagina, Lewin, Morrison

1018 Identify issues for concern of website) no contest this year

o 497 current members—many new, particularly elem and secondary

172 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

· IS Leaders Meeting to was not planned for Andrea suggested to Marilyn Gierde ($250), Laura Funke ($250), Joy Brown ($250), Andrea Poulos (full), Jennifer Leazer (full)

Wisconsin frequent

· already discussing keynote speakers

Clean

· · officially 3 hours/week, but Patsy suggested bumping up to get history and lists for greater time spent ($300

(Jennifer Leazer) · ·

contact with IS members to keep it current and active

teacher ed. 49

(Nima) 5808 · Raise exhibitor fees significantly (currently $100; raise to seek new conference site Debbie Hadas and Marilyn Gierde (Secondary Interest Sect. Push for 2007, alternating between poster and essay each year Don’t believe this would deter publishers from coming, although it might for MinneTESOL Conference

By-laws

2 co-editors in

· Designate keynote speaker host from Board to define role and responsibilities more clearly so Exec. Asst. doesn’t get overwhelmed with work that Nima would pursue.

· Patsy requested information/news/requests for end regional relationship between organizations?

2 Formal planning meetings don’t start until March Paul passed out Midwest Regional TESOL Accord document from 2000

4.5 pt

(for archives); by Executive Assistant · · conference (Patsy) false , Byerly’s (Ridgedale, Andrea Poulos ) asked for

Top 3 Grants approved:

maxv Nima asked if leaders were interested in forming (cross-interest section) action/advocacy groups of not all people wanting to raise conference registration fee incrementally over next several years (by $5) NOW, so as not to board members can do Yahoo Groups ·

· Nima requested suggestions Center Food fee at MCTC is reasonable

Clean

Budget

, ** All IS Leaders should share membership info. Newsletter Potential spaces , send receipts to

Center

will email request

2 Saturday, April that 3-5pm Minnesota Literacy Conference

· 48 requested Members Present will do ( IS Budget Final attendance number=445

· Nima suggested centralizing fund-raising for expenses (i.e. sponsors from departments, institutions, corporations, etc.)

· 1 Nima turning over leadership in fall in order to help with Newsletter

· 2005-09-15T04:43:00Z Question : Patsy Executive Board Meeting adjourned at 10:10 am

· Future need to compensate for “burning issues” identified in past

· Increase approved

· registration forms—ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIP!! Summer ABE Training 2006 is being cancelled, which may (have) boost(ed) numbers

All going well

will Highest number is evaluation responses from adult and elementary of her contact

Introductions

Venue at capacity at keynote.

Updates