MOSLAC Meeting
September 09, 2009
GovernorOfficeBuilding, Room 470
Jefferson City, MO
10 am – 3 pm
Members present:
Erika Brandl
Julia Vargas
Natalie Kuehn
Marilyn Jackson
Tyler Wheat
Desiree White
Amanda Moore
Stephanie Hill
Tino Martin
Anna Garwood
Wayne Bock
Patricia Godier
Melissa Mace
Mel Schneider
Donna Halsband
Judy Sabbert
Betty Berger
Don Haberman
Diana Kornfeld
Scott Miniea
Matthew Black
Billie Swaggart
Myranda Gray
Mary Cummings
Jill Peterson
Alicia Riner
Beth Nickle
Mariah Artis
Janet Schuster
Joan Krusor Davis
Greeting from Stephanie Hill
Welcome new members and member introductions
Overview of the purpose of MOSLAC
MOSLAC Member notebooks
Overview of contents
New members research service-learning
NYLC
Review April minutes
Review committee worksheets
Budget, Federal Formula Grant
Overview of mini-grants
Leader Schools Application
Standards, agree to adopt the NYLC National Standards
Website resources – Missouri Service-Learning Network, – to be added to the website resource list
Missions and Goals change
Change #1 to read: Advocate for the implementation of service-learning based on the national standards. Change passed, revision dated 09/09/09.
Bylaws
Removed bylaw list dated June, 2002 and retained bylaws updated September 5, 2006.
Erika Brandl report from DESE
Amended grants funding $76,000; five grants awarded. Current 2009-10 Service-Learning Grant has $120,000 available, grants due September 16, 3 pm, reading on 17th, grants to be awarded on the 21st.
This year’s projects include:
After school programs
Character Plus joint venture with Champions for Character Program – open to public schools only, scholarships to schools awarded.
Student mini-grants now have deadlines, no open submission; deadlines coincide with MOSLAC meeting dates.
Formula Grant in increments of $5,000; $10,000; and $20,000
Recognize FoxSchool District’s accomplishments and commitment to service-learning
Champion for Character Award recipient.
Recognize St. LouisCommunity College on Presidents Honor Roll for Service-Learning
PeaceJam this year’s agenda
Betty Williams – November 14 – 15
October 25 training
2 new VISTA volunteers, Shelly Pupillo and Jasmin Maurer
Appropriate for 8th – 12th grade
Curriculum for each laureate
Service project – build refugee community
Overview of the three committees: Events, Best Practices, Youth
Events Committee
Main focus Fall Service-Learning Conference October 5 – 6
Missouri Service Day
Honors and Awards
Ensure top quality presenters for Fall Conference, this year include
Joan Liptrot, Anthony Chavez, Julia Sewell (NYLC)
Best Practices Committee
Revised Leader School Application last year, disseminating information this year to encourage participation
This year develop documents to present the standards for Missouri with regional examples
Youth Committee
LeadershipAcademy
Review and evaluate student written grants
Last years committee developed Youth Track for Fall S-L Conf
Committee Reports:
Events Committee
Jan Schuster is the event coordinator
Don will take pictures during Fall Conference
Slide show of pictures during lunch 2nd day
Wayne is in charge of the program, everything to him by Sept. 21
Involving partners in the conference, advertise in the program
Full page $100.00, ½ page $50.00, ¼ page $25.00, and business card $15.00. Check made out to MOSLN, businesses will be thanked at the conference. Ads and payment to be sent to Jan, format for ads in Word, PDF, or Publisher.
All proceeds to go back in to S-L
Belton is in charge of the decorations
Each speaker will receive a gift basket filled with articles made in Missouri and a plaque with a picture of the speaker and the youth in attendance
MC – youth and adults
Best Practices
Using guide created in Florida Learn and Serve for Standards, create a guide for Missouri with Missouri examples. By next meeting, each sub- group will have one Standard complete with 3 examples (elementary, secondary, and college) including rural examples and all regions. Possible future project: the development or identification of a tool for tracking student co-curricular involvement. Send examples of S-L projects to Melissa or Betty.
Youth
Two grants accepted
One grant pending
Two grants sent back
Tyler Wheat, Seckman HS, Co-Chair
Myranda Gray, Belton HS, Co-Chair
Learn and Serve Grant applications increased by 50%. Now are in 5th year of the grant cycle. Other grant opportunities can be found on Erika’s Portal.
Next meeting November 18, 10 am to 2 pm, TrumanBuilding