Horace Mann League Board Meeting
February 16, 2023, 2;00 p.m., San Antonio, TX
Present:
Ruben Alejandro, Virginia Cardenas, Greg Furstenau, Andi Fourlis, Joshua Starr, Brent Clark, James Harvey, Jeanne Collins Deweese, and Jack McKay
Virtual: Bill Mathis, David Berliner, Kevin Riley, Martha Bruckner
Presiding: Ruben Alejandro at 2:00 p.m.
Approval of minutes of Oct 21, 2022
Moved by Jim Harvey, seconded by David Berliner, to approve the board meeting minutes of October 21, 2022. – Pass
Reports:
- 2022. Recruitment and Retention of Members
- Full Members – 136; Retired Members – 74, Not Current – 125
- Current and former Supts & Assistants – 375, Current and former Professors 25
- Professional Association Officers – 28
- UCEA Members – 399 non-payment trial membership
- Past President / Lifetime – 31
- Corporate Partnerships
- Class Link, 7 Mindsets, edWeb, Stages Learning, and Edison Learning
- Budget 2022 Review
- Revenues: $52,700.oo; Expenditures: $48,471.36
- Podcast Information
- Previous and future podcasts were reviewed.
- Terms for Officers and Directors reviewed.
- HML Engagement Activities
- HML Post, website, social media
Action Item:
- Nominations Committee’s Report
Moved by James Harvey, seconded by Virginia Cardenas, that Kevin Riley be nominated as Vice President and that David Berliner be reappointed as Director. Passed
- 2023 Revenue and Expenditure proposal
Moved by Brent Clark, seconded by Gregg Furstenau, that the 2023 proposed revenues and expenditures be approved. Passed
- Annual Dues increase reaffirmed.
Moved by James Harvey, seconded by Brent Clark, to reaffirm that the dues be increased to $175 for regular membership and $90 for retirees. Passed
- 2023 Board Meeting Dates
- Friday, March 23, 2023 (virtual)Saturday, July 22, 2023 (in-person hybrid)Thursday, October 19, 2023 (virtual)
- Friday, February 15, 2024, at AASA (In person/ hybrid)
Moved Virginia Cardenas, seconded by James Harvey, that the 2023 Board meeting dates be approved. Passed.
- Publishing the HML Post
Moved by James Harvey, seconded by David Berliner, that Jack McKay continues to edit the weekly HML Post through June 2023, at $200.00 per issue. Passed
- Establishing Committees for 2023
- Incoming President Bill Mathis proposed that three committees be created: Membership, Revenues, and By-laws. The proposed committee structures were postponed until the March Board meeting.
Motion to adjourn by James Harvey, seconded by Andi. Passed
Submitted by Jack McKay and Jeanne Collins Deweese.