1. Call to Order—President Sarah Osborn Welty called the
meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. and welcomed the board members to the meeting.
2. Minutes of July 25-28, 2002 Board Meeting—Chuck Stranberg moved, Roger Teeple seconded, to approve the minutes of the July
25-28, 2002 NAAE
Board of Directors meeting. The motion carried.
3. Minutes of October 9, 2002 Conference Call—Larry Long moved, Allan Sulser seconded,
to approve the minutes of the October 9, 2002 NAAE Board of Directors
conference call. The motion carried.
4. Adoption of
July 2002 Board Committee Reports—Roger Teeple moved, Larry Long seconded,
to adopt the board committee reports from the July 2002 NAAE Board
of Directors meeting. The motion carried.
5. NAAE Vision
and Mission—The
NAAE board reviewed and revised the new draft NAAE mission and vision
statements that were prepared by Tom Kapostasy using the data he collected
from the NAAE board during the NAAE strategic planning sessions that
were conducted during the July 2002 NAAE board meeting. In addition
to the newly revised draft mission and vision statements, presented
below, the board discussed the possible need to write a “belief statement”
for NAAE.
Draft Mission Statement:
NAAE is the professional
association of agricultural educators committed to serving our members,
affiliates, and the agricultural education community by increasing
the skills and availability of competent and caring educators and
by leading professional development, service, and advocacy for the
agricultural education profession.
Draft Vision Statement:
All agricultural educators are qualified,
capable, and motivated to offer an integrated program that serves
local community needs and positively changes the lives of students.
The success of this approach and profession is validated and recognized,
leading all schools to offer agricultural education programs. All
agricultural educators actively participate in their professional
association, which collaborates with others to maximize the impact
of agricultural education in shaping education policies.
6. NAAE Potential
Relocation Presentations—The
NAAE board heard presentations and interacted with individuals who
represented the three final locations outside the Washington, D.C
metropolitan area for the potential relocation of the NAAE office.
Presenters for The Ohio State University included Dr. Robert Birkenholz,
Dr. Susie Whittington, Dr. Will Waidelich, and Al Clarke. Presenters
for the University of Kentucky included Dr. Scott Smith, Bill Sheets,
Dr. Charles W. Byers, Dr. Rodney Tulloch, Dr. Robin Peiter, Curt Lucas,
and Dexter Knight. The presenter for the University of Nebraska was Dr. Lloyd Bell.
7. Closed Session—At
9:30 p.m., Roger Teeple moved, Larry Long seconded,
that the NAAE board go into closed session. The motion carried.
At 11:55 p.m., Roger Teeple moved, Terry Hughes seconded,
that the NAAE board come out of closed session. The motion carried.
8. NAAE Relocation Decisions—Chuck
Stranberg moved, Jeff Maierhofer seconded, that NAAE negotiate a final
agreement with the University of Kentucky College
of Agriculture to relocate the NAAE office to Lexington, Kentucky, effective at the end of the current office
space lease, which is June 30, 2003. The motion carried.
9. Adjournment—With no further
business to transact at this time, Roger Teeple moved, Jeff Maierhofer
seconded, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried. President
Sarah Osborn Welty adjourned the conference call meeting at 12:00 midnight.