2023 Minutes

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:

  1. 2022. Recruitment and Retention of Members
  2. Full Members – 136; Retired Members – 74, Not Current – 125
  3. Current and former Supts & Assistants – 375, Current and former Professors 25
  4. Professional Association Officers – 28
  5. UCEA Members – 399 non-payment trial membership
  6. Past President / Lifetime – 31
  7. Corporate Partnerships
    1. Class Link, 7 Mindsets, edWeb, Stages Learning, and Edison Learning
  8. Budget 2022 Review
    1. Revenues: $52,700.oo; Expenditures:  $48,471.36
  9. Podcast Information
    1. Previous and future podcasts were reviewed.
  10. Terms for Officers and Directors reviewed.
  11. HML Engagement Activities
    1. HML Post, website, social media

Action Item:

  1. 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.