2023 Winter Board Meeting – San Antonio

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

  1. 2023 Revenue and Expenditure proposal

Moved by Brent Clark, seconded by Gregg Furstenau, that the 2023 proposed revenues and expenditures be approved.  Passed

  1. 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

  1. 2023 Board Meeting Dates
  1. Friday, March 23, 2023 (virtual)
  2. Saturday, July 22, 2023 (in-person/ hybrid)
  3. Thursday, October 19, 2023 (virtual)
  4. 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.

  1. 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

  1. Establishing Committees for 2023
    1. Proposed by Incoming President, Bill Mathis 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.