CEC DVI Executive Board Meeting

2009 Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo

Seattle, Washington

April 3, 2009

Attendance:

Name: Location:

Phyllis SimmonsMD

Loana MasonCO

Ellyn RossPA

Shelia AmatoNY

Diane Pevsner AL

Janie Blome KY

Tina HertzogPA

Shirley WilsonAL

David RossPA

The DVI Executive Board meeting was called to order at 9:00am by President Phyllis Simmons and the agenda was distributed to attending members.

Adoption of Agenda– A motion to except the changes to the agenda to cover the following items tabled at Wednesday’s meeting was made by Ellyn Ross and 2nd by Loana Mason:

  • Membership
  • Vision Therapy
  • Financial officer
  • Literacy conference
  • Brochure

Updates to Division Officer Reports –

PAC – Loana Mason

  • Confusion of the role of the special educator
  • Each division will have an invited speaker
  • Possible invited speakers for Nashville – Ronnie Milsap or Scott McIntyre

Treasurer – Shirley Wilson

  • Review of account summary

Diversity – Shirley Wilson

  • Revisit strategic plan
  • Suggestion to sponsor membership for a few students across the country. Thiswill be discussed with finance committee. This is one way of increasing membership and diversity.

Membership – Loana Mason

  • Loana will draft a membership survey
  • A rough draft of the survey will be sent to board members before distribution
  • Facebook page
  • CEC is asking for mentors for students. Sheila Amato will send applications for mentoring to board members
  • Compile a list of leaders in the field of vision. If they are not currently members, they will be invited to join DVI

Vision Therapy – Sheila Amato

  • A request to write a position paper on the provision of vision therapy in the educational environment. A motion was made by Ellyn Ross to ask Sheila Amato to collaborate with Bob Brasher to structure a plan to create a position paper to address the provision of vision therapy in the educational environment. A 2nd was made by Janie Blome.

Conference Calls –

  • A motion was made by Ellyn Ross to ask Janie Blome to investigate the possibility of receiving support from APH to sponsor a conference call during the DVI Board Meeting in Louisville that will run concurrently with the APH meeting. A 2nd was made by Shirley Wilson.

Financial Officer –

  • It is recommended that we have a financial officer by next year’s tax season.

Adjourn –

  • A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ellyn Ross and 2nd by Shirley Wilson.