Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07

Board Agenda & Minutes 12/12/07

December 12, starting at 19:00 GMT, teleconference
1.605.772-3100; code 825078#

(20:30 GMT)Check in

(20:40) Administrative matters

• Announcements (All)
  
• Next meeting: January 16, 2008, teleconference
  
• Schedule of 2009 in-person Board meetings (Margo)
  
• Documents for meeting: Financial report (Margo)
  
• Acceptance of Nov 1-4 minutes
  
• Acceptance of today's agenda (should any other action items be added or order of items on agenda changed?)
  

Content

• (20:50) Margo financial report
• Review status of action items from Nov 1-4 meeting
  1. (21:00) Action Item: Translation policy and GCC is a priority. Margo to schedule meeting regarding these two items.
     
  2. (21:04) Action Item: Admin Team is happy to assure an announcement is made to the network ASAP concerning the certification process re-opening soon.
     
  3. (21:08) Action Item: Robert - to be involved in development for assessors training and ongoing training for certified trainers.
     
  4. (21:12) Action Item: Ann Wiley will consider taking on recruiting new Board Members; related Action Item: Valentina - to send list of possible board members to Margo.
     
  5. (21:14) Action Item: Have LT coordinators meeting every month attended by AT and LT coordinators. (Admin Team)
     
  6. (21:18)Action Item: Have Expanded forum every 3 months attended by AT, LT coordinators, and a 2nd person nominated from each LT team (observers invited)(Admin Team)
     
  7. (21:22) Action Item: Admin Team to hire up to two in-house trainers on the education services team. Decision to be reviewed in one year.
     
  8. (21:26) Action Item: Admin Team to establish hiring committee to hire a grant writer paid on percentage of award basis. Review decision in one year.
     
  9. (21:30) Action Item: Admin Team to hire Administrative Coordinator for support of grassroots fundraising and other administrative tasks in 2008. Review decision in one year.
     
  10. (21:34) Action Item: Admin Team to establish hiring committee to hire a Media Coordinator.
  11. (21:38) Action Item: Board establishes an Evolution Committee, Review decision in one year.
      
  12. (21:42) Action Item: Admin Team (AT) to communicate the communication committee’s guidelines. What do we communicate – information (ask and/or tell), decisions (observations & needs met?), feedback requests How do we communicate it? Who do I communicate it to?
      
  13. (21:46) Action Item: Valentina - to send package of notes developed with Barbara Larson regarding synergy Ann.
      
• (21:54) Consider any needed adjustments in priorities, resources, or guidance to the Admin Team.