VCTM Board Meeting
Alumni Hall (Garden Level) – Vermont Institutes
Montpelier, Vermont
May 10, 2007
Members Present: Nancy Pejouhy, President; Jean McKenny, Zone 2 Representative; Barbara Unger, President Elect & Zone 5 Representative; Harvie Porter, Membership Chair and ATMNE Representative; Roberta Cota, Secretary; Stacy Anthony, Zone 3 Representative; Tim Whiteford, Higher Education Representation; Andrew Pezzulo, High School Representative; Mary Calder, Elementary Representative; and Robert Kenney, Co-Newsletter Editor.
The meeting was called to order at 5:20 p.m.
Secretary’s Report: Moved by Bob Chaffee and seconded by Harvie Porter to accept the Secretary’s Report of January 11, 2007. Motion was approved by unanimous vote.
Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was discussed at length. Bob stated that we received a $600 rebate from the ATMNE Fall Conference. He also reported that we have an $11 profit from the VCTM Spring Conference. There was discussion on increasing the fee to future conferences by $5 to non-members. This would be an incentive for non-members to renew before the conferences and not at the conference. He also reported that we have a CD coming due and that he wasn’t very happy with the current bank interest and would be looking into a new bank to reinvest our money.
Moved by Andrew Pezzulo and seconded by Mary Calder to approve the Treasurer’s Report dated January 11, 2007. Motion was approved by unanimous vote.
Standing Committees
MEMBERSHIP: Harvie stated that we were at 133 members and are currently at 55, so he is sending out reminder notices to current non-members.
HIGHER EDUCATION REPORT: Tim reported that he met with a group of ESL and Special Educators coordinators on April 19 to discuss math and diversity. There will be a course offered this summer on Math and Diversity at St. Michael’s College.
ATMNE REPORT: Jean stated that she attended the ATMNE meeting last week and reported that MathWest pulled out of sponsoring the 2007 ATMNE conference. The next ATMNE Conference will be at the Holiday Inn in Springfield, Massachusetts. There was some concern by ATMNE that they have not received any money or a final report from the ATMNE Killington Conference. The next ATMNE meeting is November 7, 2007, in Springfield. A committee was set up to reaffirm the 60/40 split between ATMNE and each of the states.
NCTM REPORT: Jean was the delegate at the NCTM Conference in Atlanta for VCTM. There were three items that came up at the conference
· Jean stated that if 65% of the VCTM members were also NCTM members, then you were part of the inner circle.
· It was suggested that the meeting be held after dinner and not at 2:00 p.m., so members didn’t have to come in a day early;
· New Hampshire sponsored an amendment dealing with asking NCTM for input as they develop a high school document similar to the focal points. This recommendation was forwarded to the NCTM board by the delegate assembly.
NEWSLETTER: The deadline for the next newsletter will be September 7, 2007, to go out later in September.
PAEMST REPORT:
Nancy reported that Jennifer Hewitt won the K-6 Elementary School award and that next year it would be for the elementary school teachers. The high school awarded will be announced in the late spring. Please go to paemst.org for a nomination form and information about this award.
Old Business:
Nancy Pejouhy Spring Conference was great. We got a lot of positive comments.
Math Coalition:
There were 10 winners in this year’s talent search. There was a banquet honoring these students on May 1, 2007, at the Waterman Bldg. at UVM.
New Business: Jean reported on TI-Nspire calculator being developed and the training that might be available to teachers.
Possible topics for the Fall Conference: Showcasing current programs. Possibly bring Pat Jacquith back. Harvie moved that Program Show Casing at the fall conference by company representatives and/ or teachers using current math program. Site Possibilities: Randolph H.S., Essex H.S. (2nd school), or Burlington H.S.
Harvie suggested that we put an additional $5 charge to non-VCTM members. Moved by Andrew Pezzulo and seconded by Jean McKenny seconded. Motion was approved by a 5/3 vote.
Bob Chaffee reported on the three MathNets and originally was paid a stipend by VISMT; however, for the past three years without pay. He then discussed what his job entailed. He was looking to see if we want this to be continued.
Mary Caldron made a motion to have VCTM fund Bob Chaffee manage the MathNets for $20 an hour with a cap of $1000. Jean McKenny seconded. Motion was approved unanimously. Nancy will write a new welcoming letter for the MathNets.
The next VCTM meeting will be held in Montpelier on September 6, 2007, at the Vermont NEA Building at 5:00 p.m.
Moved by Harvie Porter and seconded by Mary Calder to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 p.m. Motion was approved by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Roberta A. Cota, Secretary