WITEA Executive Board Meeting

January 13, 2007
SeaTac Super 8 Motel
Breakfast at Denny’s – 8:00 AM

1. Call to Order by Gene Wachtel at 10:30 A.M.
2. Roll Call :  Present were President Gene Wachtel: Past-President, James Sullivan; President-Elect, Lew Keliher; Secretary, Mike Criner; Treasurer, Jim Nelson; TSA Executive Director, Ross Short; Tech Link Editor and WA-ACTE rep, Bruce McBurney; and guests, Kevin Graham from Cascade High Scholl and Jarrod Merrick from Prosser High School.  Gene Fusch and Scott Calahan were absent.
3. Secretary’s Report:  Minutes had been e-mailed to board members and were approved by popular vote.
4. Financial Report: Jim Nelson reported there is not much change since last month. 

a).  We have 9 new members. 
b).  Board expenses are up. 
c).  The treasurer’s report was approved by popular vote.

5. TSA Report: 

   a).  Ross Short reported that we now have 739 members in TSA.
   b).  There will be a regional conference at Brier Terrace Middle School on Feb. 10 and one at North Kitsap High School on Feb. 17.
   c).  Ross will be sending out 500 letters for support and recruitment. 

6. WA-ACTE Report:  Bruce McBurney reported that there will be a WA-ACTE meeting next Saturday, Jan. 20.
7. Tech Link:  Bruce McBurney requested the overdue articles for the Tech Link.  “No articles, no Tech Link.”
8. Awards:  Gene Wachtel passed around the letters of recommendation for award nominees.  Voting ensued and the award recipients were chosen.
9. College Report:  Scott Calahan sent his report to Gene Wachtel, who read it to the board.  Scott reported that there are currently 10 students in Industrial Technology Education at Central Washington University.  Interest appears to be on the rise.  While Scott encourages students to join WITEA, last year they received no confirmation of membership or any newsletters.  CWU is in the process of NCATE accreditation.  Scott will be attending the ITEA Conference in San Antonio in March.
10. Old Business:  The subject of Tech Ed certification for T&I teachers was tabled until the May board meeting.
11. New Business:  Gene Wachtel mentioned that we need a form for the Robert Raudebaugh $500 grant for the teacher essay at Spring Conference. 

a).  The essay is to answer the question, “What will I do or need in my classroom for an extra $500?”  Consensus was that the award should be based on innovation, student motivation and inspiration.  The winner also needs to send documentation of grant expenditure.
b).  We also need a new form for award nominees with the criteria explained.  Mike Criner said he would prepare the forms based on ITEA’s criteria and send them to Gene Wachtel for approval/corrections.

12. Adjournment:   Gene Wachtel adjourned the meeting at 11:25 A.M.
13. Board Approval pending.