NEA FINE ARTS CAUCUS AGENDA 10.19.2011

NEA Fine Arts Caucus Agenda
Sunday, October 09, 2011
7:30 PM CST * 5:30 PST * 8:30 EST

I.          Roll Call of Executive Board Members

Chair - Tom McLauglin (IA); Vice-Chair - Debbie Turici (PA); Secretary - Rich Nicklay (IA); Treasurer - Oscar Forsman (IL); Music - Pam Gibberman (CA), Jessica Fitzwater (MD); Visual Arts - Dorian Clouser (TX), Carlos Meikel (CO); Dance and Drama - Ginger  Fox (CA), Carol Woodman (WA); Co-Founder--Bob Lague (MA)

Roll Call of Committee Volunteers
Floor Strategy--Kathi Zamora (NV) & Dan Caruso; Scholarship—Tom McLaughlin (IA), Rich Nicklay (IA), Dan Caruso (MA), Tom McLaughlin (IA); Membership—Jessica Fitzwater (MD) and Shawne Stone (WA); Non-Profit Table—Pam Gibberman (CA) & Jack Rowe (IA); Special Events/Promotional Materials—Tom McLaughlin (IA), Paulett Hahn, Jessica Fitzwater; Newsletter—Steve Dinneno (PA), Shawne Stone (WA); Candidate Endorsement Sarah Tochiki, Sue Lemma (PA); Design a Logo Contest—Deb Turici (PA)

II.         Adoption of the Agenda for 10.9.2011. (attachment 10.9.11.1)

II.         Adoption of Minutes from July 17, 2011 Meeting. (attachment 10.9.11.2)

III.        Treasurer’s Report
A.   Bank Change Update
B.   Current Balances
C.   Other Financial Business

IV.        Fall & Winter Meetings & Timelines
 
            January 13-15 NEA Midwest Regional Leadership Conference (Chicago, IL)
            June 30-July 5 Washington, DC

NEA EDUCATION EVENTS CALENDARhttp://www.nea.org/grants/Education-Events-for-July-December-2011.html

V.         NEA FAC Scholarship and Design a Logo Competition Deadline Extension

VI.        NEA Caucus Recognition Form

VII.       State Caucus Start-Up Progress Report

VIII.      Complaint to the NEA RA Oversight Committee & NEA Post RA Survey

IX.        Public Relations, Sales at the 2012 RA FAC Table, & Banner Purchases
            http://www.imagetransform.com/
                http://iqprintmedia.com/ X.     News on the Arts, Education Reform and more from your states.

XI.        National policy impacting arts education

            http://neapriorityschools.org/ Priority Schools Campaignhttp://www.nea.org/home/NoChildLeftBehindAct.html ESEA Reauthorizationhttp://www.nea.org/home/ProfessionalPay.html Professional Payhttp://www.nea.org/home/1019.htm Education Funding

XII.       Partnership with Americans for the Arts

XII.       Other Items of Interest

XIII.      Adjournment

Submitted respectfully,

Tom McLaughlin,

NEA Fine Arts Caucus Chair