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Minutes of DLD Business Meeting
Sheraton Boston Hotel- Hampton Room.
Boston, MA
3 April, 2008

Board members present: R. O’Connor, K. Marshall, E. Parrett, S. Gormley Budin, K. Rooney, K. Bright, J. Engelhard, J. Lloyd, P. Weiss, A. Mounce, M. Mastropieri, P. Pullen, J.L. Alvarado, C. Espin

Call to order 5:06pm by K. Marshall, president.

Adopt agenda. All in favor.
Approval of Minutes: Motion to Approve to approve by Naomi Zigmond, second by Susan Osborne. No discussion. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report
1. Full Report available to members
2. Doing well despite decrease in membership over past few years.
3. Proposed budget shared (already approved by executive board).
4. Articles about finances available in DLD Newsletter.
5. 2 audits completed in the past 2 years. Accepted by board.
6. Doing well with investments (approximately $309,000 in cd accounts)
Summary of President’s Report. K. Marshall
1. Goals:
  1. Strategic plan for membership retention and recruitment; Continue transfer of information from Research to Practice.
    1. Done through development of strategic plan and conference in San Antonio. Also RTI booklet was published in Fall 2008.
  2. Definition and construct of LD was also continued by K. Marshall.
    1. Continuing to keep in focus in light of all controversies and acting as advocates for teachers, parents and children with LD. Helped CEC develop public policy statement on RTI.
President Elect- R. O’Connor
1. Reported on focus of DLD annual conference. Oct 24-25 in Philadelphia, PA. Sessions across age/grade levels and content areas (e.g., reading, math) as well as PATTAN focus.
2. A lot of time focusing on endorsements of policies offered by other organizations.
Vice President- C. Espin
1. Focused on “learning about DLD as an organization”, volunteering to assist on various projects.
2. Reported on vacating her position as VP due to taking a job in the Netherlands.
Past President- K. Rooney
1. Program planning for CEC conference (over 1800 proposals submitted for LD, math, reading).
2. National Adolescent Coalition meeting attendance.
3. Thanked Don Deshler and Doug Fuchs for RTI session.
4. Thanked K. Marshall and presented plaque.
Student Membership Committee- A. Mounce
1. Coordinated student poster sessions
Membership Committee- E. Parrett
1. Up 7% (first time in 6 or 7 years)
2. CEC program for current students. Keep student rate for first year transitioning to profession. Contact E. Parrett for details.
3. Promotion $10 off CEC membership to come soon (e.g., summer).
4. See report for breakdown of membership by state.
5. Contact E. Parrett with any membership concerns.
CAN & Public Policy Committee- J. Engelhard
1. CEC policy insider updates- sign up (sent around paper).
  1. NCLB reauthorization- may not occur until new administration
  2. Higher Education Act- almost finished (TEACH grants).
  3. DLD is active with CEC public policy unit as well as other public policy organizations.
2. Invited people to help out on committees
Publication and Communications Committee- P. Pullen
1. Goal was to get on a “schedule” for newsletter. Should be Jan, June, Oct.
2. Goal was to re-institute Sam Kirk Award (LDRP article). In process of selecting 2007 winner.
3. Pearson Education contract signed (joint effort between DLD and DR)- Book based on “Evidence based reading instruction for all learners” (book includes DLD’s reformatted hotheets, tutorials, alerts, etc.).
4. See full report.
Research Report- M. Mastropieri
1. Dissertation of Year
  1. Sheri Berkley- U of GA
2. Fleischner Award
  1. Doug and Lynn Fuchs, winners
3. Alerts Committee (with Division for Research)
4. 3 Alerts are “out”. Some on website. New topics forthcoming (vocabulary, self-monitoring for attention and academics).
Professional Development Standards and Ethics Committee (Erica Lembke reported for P. Stecker)
1. Recognized committee members M. Beth Calhoon (GA 2008), Pam Fernstrom (AL 2008), Erica Lembke (MO 2008), Sharon Sanders (SC 2008), Pamela Stecker (SC 2008), Roberta Strosnider (MD 2008), and Kristen McMaster (MN 2010)
2. Standards work
  1. Initial standards accepted along with evidence base
  2. Advance standards accepted; awaiting approval of evidence base.
  3. Survey will be sent to members about standards. Please respond.
3. Awards
  1. Candace S. Bos Innovative Project Awards Winners- (a) Lisa Marshak, a middle school teacher at Liberty Middle School in Clifton, VA, and to (b) Leslie Laud and Pooja Patel, middle school teachers at the United Nations International School in New York, NY.
  2. DLD Outstanding Educator of the Year Award- Marty Hougen
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Committee (J. L. Alvarado)
1. Took time this year to learn about DLD as an organization
2. Marva Collins award nominations are due August 30 (goes toward significant contribution for teaching students who are culturally or linguistically diverse). Send board nominations.
3. CLD Committee- fully staffed
4. Drafted advocacy letter addressing OSEPs decision to eliminate high incidence disabilities on personnel preparation grants.
Ad-Hoc Committee
1. K. Rooney reported that elections are over. Announced winners for president elect (Ken Kavale), vice-president (Linda Seigel), secretary (Erica Lembke).
Web Editor Report- P. Weiss
1. Encouraged members to visit website. Now includes conference highlights and registration information will be coming soon. Check out teacher materials (e.g., transition information, 3 new Alerts, new fluency hotsheet, and tutorials are in progress).
2. LDRP journal available on website for members only
3. Contact form on website to contact board members.
Old Business
1. K. Marshall thanked J. Lloyd as executive director as well as all departing board members.
New Business- none

Motion to adjourn by N. Zigmond, second by K. Bright. Meeting adjourned 5:57pm.

Respectfully Submitted S. Gormley Budin, Secretary April 10, 2008