March 15, 2001 Spokane, Washington Roll Call The Annual Meeting of the NCCE General Membership was called to order by President Clancy Wolf at 8:05 A.M. at the Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington. Fifty members were in attendance, and a quorum was achieved. Clancy Wolf introduced the board members present: Susan Baker (at-large representative), Marsha Carner (elementary representative), Bill Davis (appointed representative), Eric Jensen (K-12 district level technology representative), Myrna Jensen (conference planner), Jay Koepke (president-elect), Lynn Lary (ESD representative), Rick Morine (executive secretary-treasurer), and Tava Smathers (newsletter editor). Tony Jongejan (higher education representative) and Dennis Small (appointed representative from OSPI in Washington) were excused. Board Recognition Clancy recognized the contributions to NCCE of retiring board member Susan Baker and resigning board member Sally Brewer. Approval of the Minutes Copies of the 2000 General Meeting minutes were distributed to all present. Tava Smathers moved and Susan Baker seconded that the 2000 General Meeting minutes be accepted as written. The motion passed. Executive Secretary-Treasurer’s Report Rick reported that the council has 2935 members in good standing as of March 11, 2001. All conference registrants will receive an annual membership. Copies of the 1999-00 Audit performed by the accounting firm of Jacobs McDonald Marks and Johnson were distributed. The council received a “clean audit” meaning no material flaws were found. Rick moved and David Leinweber seconded that the Audit Report and 1999-2000 Statements of Financial Position be accepted. The motion passed. Nominating Committee Report Susan Baker moved on behalf of the nominating committee the following slate of candidates: High School Representative: Mark Ray (Vancouver, WA) and Tava Smathers (Corvallis, MT) Middle/Junior High School Representative: Rick Hansen (Vancouver, WA) and Robert Sharp (Bremerton, WA) District Level Representative: Eric Jensen (Wenatchee, WA) and Jennifer Wright (Mercer Island, WA) At Large Representative: Jim Harrington (Grants Pass, OR) and Amy Pearl (Portland, OR) President Wolf opened nominations from the floor for high school representative; no nominations were made. President Wolf opened nominations from the floor for middle/junior high school representative; no nominations were made. President Wolf opened nominations from the floor for district level representative; Jay Koepke moved and Gary Ross seconded the nomination of Bill Davis (Springfield, OR). The motion passed. President Wolf opened nominations from the floor for at large representative; Terry Lankutis moved and a second was received to nominate Terry Lankutis (Bozeman, MT). The motion passed. President Wolf put the following slate of candidates for the 2001 election before the membership: High School Representative: Mark Ray (Vancouver, WA) and Tava Smathers (Corvallis, MT) Middle/Junior High School Representative: Rick Hansen (Vancouver, WA) and Robert Sharp (Bremerton, WA) District Level Representative: Eric Jensen (Wenatchee, WA), Jennifer Wright (Mercer Island, WA), and Bill Davis (Springfield, OR) At Large Representative: Jim Harrington (Grants Pass, OR), Amy Pearl (Portland, WA), and Terry Lankutis (Bozeman, MT) A vote was taken, and the slate of candidates was approved. Ballots will be mailed to the membership no later than April 29 in the NCCE News newsletter. Results will be posted on the NCCE Web Site at www.ncce.org by July 10, 2001. All candidates present spoke briefly to the membership. Conference Report Myrna Jensen thanked the many volunteers for their hard work in making the conference a success. Myrna reported that 2481 people have registered for the 2001 Conference. This year’s attendees are from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Alaska, California, Australia, Canada, and Japan. There are 832 first timers and 473 exhibitor representatives. Next year’s conference will take place in Seattle, Washington, March 13-16. President’s Report Clancy Wolf expressed his thanks to the 2001 Conference Committee for an excellent learning event and thanked Myrna Jensen for her leadership as conference planner. The Seattle conference will be Myrna’s last, and the board is defining a process for replacing her. Old Business Last year, Deanna Draper suggested grants for conference “first timers.” This year, the board funded two “first timer” scholarships. New Business Rick Morine moved on behalf of the Bylaws Committee amendment of the NCCE Bylaws, Article IV, Section B, to read as follows with new language in bold face: B. Members will pay dues as established by the Board of Directors, and only persons and organizations that have paid dues according to currently established policy will be considered members in good standing at any given time. Annual dues are set by the Board of Directors, with the membership year being 12 months from the date of dues payment. If dues payment is included in conference registration, the membership year will begin on the first day of the conference and be either 12 months from the first day of the conference or up to the first day of the following year’s conference (if there is a conference), whichever is longer; in no event will a membership year exceed 14 months. Copies of this amendment were mailed to all members at least 30 days prior to the general meeting. Rick explained that this is simply a “housekeeping” amendment and is supported by the board. The motion passed without objection. Adjournment Gary Ross moved and Janet Gibson seconded that the meeting of the General Membership be adjourned until March 2002 in Seattle, Washington. The motion passed. Submitted by Rick Morine, executive secretary-treasurer