ICRID Board Meeting

June 27, 2004

Indiana School for the Deaf

 

Attendance

Judy Cain                Barbara Cain            Nancy Young           Randy Nicolai           

Bob Canty               Beatrice Pfaff           Dave Calvert            Christine Krock 

         

Interpreter:   Mike Moore, Kathy Roche

 

Visitor:  Glenn Carlstrand

 

Judy called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.

 

Approval/Correction of Minutes

May minutes discussed and corrections made.  Minutes approved. 

 

Motions

M04.06.01     Randy Nicolai—Dave Calvert seconded.

                   I move that ICRID pay the difference between Associate and Supporting RID membership for

deaf ICRID board members who are not working interpreters.  PASSED.  

 

M04.06.02     Dave Calvert—(who seconded?)

I move that we print an additional 1000 copies of the ICRID brochures through Kinko’s on 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.  PASSED. 

   

Treasurer’s Report

May

Beginning Balance:              $ 5,172.25

Income:                           $ 1,405.90     

Expenditures                      $ 2,478.85

Ending Balance:                  $ 4,099.30

 

·         Saving Account Balance as of May 28, 2004 is $2,423.20

·         Region III Account Balance as of May 28, 2004 is $30,112.57

 

Treasurer’s reports accepted.    

 

Committee Reports

1.  Annual Conference – no report. 

 

2.  ASR— The ASR committee has tentatively picked a date for the postponed ASR of November 12 & 13, 2004.  Details will be posted later. 

 

3.  Awards & Scholarships —No applicants for this year. 

 

4.  Bylaws — No report.   

 

5.  Credentials — no report

 

6.  Fundraising  -- ICRID – no report

 

7.  Grievance — The Grievance Committee at the state level needs to be disbanded.  All future grievances will be referred to DHHS or RID.  This dissolution of the Grievance Committee is effective as of June 27, 2004.  According to the RID bylaws, a memorandum needs to be sent to the membership and will be sent via newsletter and the list-serve.   

 

8.  IAD — The meeting scheduled for June 26, 2004 was cancelled due to lack of quorum.  Next meeting will be held September 11, 2004.  Check the Indianapolis Deaf News (IDN) for details about the July 17, 2004 picnic.  The picnic is being coordinated by Indiana Association of the Deaf (IAD), Archibald Memorial Home, and Indiana School for the Deaf Alumni Association (ISDAA).  Check the IDN for further information.

 

9.  Membership —As of today, ICRID has 5 organizational members, 180 individuals, with 10 lapsed. 

 

Motion made by Randy, “I move that ICRID pay the difference between Associate and Supporting RID membership for deaf ICRID board members who are not working interpreters”. Seconded by Dave Calvert.   Rationale:  ICRID bylaws require that voting rights are only available to Associate and Certified members of both ICRID and RID.  We want to ensure that all members of the board have voting rights. Called to vote.  PASSED. 

 

10.  Newsletter — The newsletter is in process.  It should be ready for proofreading soon.  Extra copies are needed for dissemination at Region III Conference.    

 

11.  PDC — No report. 

 

12.  Ways & Means — No report.   

 

13.  Website — Dalonda is continuing to update the website regarding the Region III Conference. 

 

OLD BUSINESS

  1. RID Region III Conference—
    1. Sprint will sponsor Deafywood for $2,000 -- $2,500.  
    2. A jailhouse will set up at Region III Conference and people will have to pay “prisoners” bail by buying tickets. 
    3. Signage is complete.
    4. There will be five students doing the National Anthem at the opening ceremonies July 20, 2004. 
    5. Mr. & Miss Deaf Teens of America have confirmed and will be present for the Opening Ceremonies.
    6. Opening Ceremonies are open to the public.  All are invited to attend. There is a small charge of $5.00. 
    7. Deadline for banquet/closing ceremony (entertainment) tickets is July 21, 2004.  Tickets are on sale through Nancy Young for $40.00.  Postmarked by July 17 or can buy on site. 
    8. For those wishing to attend Deafywood only is $10.00.  This does not include the banquet. 
    9. In regard to fundraising, we have collected $34,000.   We have an additional $1,000 coming from another entity.  Sprint has also made a donation of up to $2,500.   It is our goal to have $40,000 by conference time. 
    10. The promotions committee has received the "RID Region III ROCKS" cups.  The cups are orange and black since our co-host is Indiana School for the Deaf.  Each person at the conference will receive one of these cups. 
    11. Closing ceremonies will recognize the person that came the farthest to attend our conference.  They will receive a small gift along with our appreciation. 
    12. There will also be Region III buttons that each participant will receive upon arrival to the conference. 
    13. When interpreters receive their name badges, they will also receive ribbons denoting their involvement within this conference. 
    14. Conference Support Staff has been selected. 
    15. Interpreters have been selected and confirmed. 
    16. Randy will send information about “adopt an interpreter” to Cassie, Robert, Dalonda for posting. 

 

2.     DHHS Liaison report — no report

 

3.     Satellites — no report.  Christine Krock is the new liaison for South Bend.

 

4.      Position Paper — no feedback has been given therefore, no action taken at this time. 

 

5.  ICRID video from Paul Kiel — tapes will be given to Bea Pfaff and all communication to date from Paul will be forwarded to all board members. 

 

NEW BUSINESS
  1. Job Description—President

Add to specific duties and responsibilities: 

    1. Attend Region III President’s Council conference calls & meetings.
    2. Answer emails/calls from members.

 

  1. Brochures—David makes a motion.  “I move that we print an additional 1000 copies of the ICRID brochures through Kinko’s on 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana”.  Discussion.  Called to vote.  PASSED. 

 

  1. Ad for Program Book—Janet Beattie has asked if ICRID would like to purchase an ad for the program book welcoming all visitors to the conference.  Referred to conference co-chairs.  Co-chairs decide that we shall have an advertisement in the program book free of charge. 

 

  1. Exhibit booth for August 2-3 for Teacher Conference—we will have a booth at the conference.  Conference will be held at Sanders School. 

 

  1. Magnetic Name Tags— nametags will be ordered for those board members that don’t have them.

 

6.  ICRID License Plate—Dalonda suggested that investigate the possibility of asking the state for special license plates.  We need a signed petition of 500 people.  Dalonda will develop the petition and will be available for signing at the Region III Conference. 

 

Announcements—

July board meeting will be July 10, 10:00—2:00 p.m. and will focus mainly on the Region III conference. 

 

 

Judy Cain adjourned meeting at 5:15 p.m. 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Cain, Secretary