Minutes of 2021 Annual Meeting

The Horace Mann League of the USA

99th Annual Meeting of the Membership

HML Annual Meeting Minutes

(Draft)

Friday, February 19, 2021, 9:00 am Pacific

Presiding: Dr. Lisa Parady, President

Meeting Called to order at 1:00 pm, Eastern Time.

Fifty-three members attended the virtual meeting.

  1. President, Lisa Parady, welcome the members, introduced the other officers and directors, and reviewed the purpose of the League.
  2. Friend of the League Award: Lisa Parady and Eric King introduced Christy Johnson, CEO of Artemis Connections and thanked Ms. Johnson and her team for updated the Leagues’ Strategic Plan.
  3. Outstanding Public Educator Award. Laurie Barron introduced Dr. Joshua Starr, Executive Director of Phi Delta Kappa.
  4. Outstanding Friend of Public Education Awardee. Ruben Alejandro introduced Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, President of the Family Leadership Institute
  5. Panel Presentation, hosted by James Harvey
  6. 100th Anniversary Book Update by David Berliner
  7. Election of Officers and Directors. Motion by Laurie Barron, seconded by Martha Bruckner to approve the Nomination committee’s Report. Passed by acclamation.

Officers for 2021

Pres: James Harvey, Executive Director of the National Superintendents Roundtable WA

Pres. Elect: Ruben Alejandro, Educational Consultant, Weslaco, TX

Vice Pres: Brent Clark, Executive Director, Illinois Assoc. of School Administrators, IL

Past President: Lisa Parady, Alaska Council of School Administrators, AK

Reappointed to the Board:

Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford University, CA

Martin Brooks, Executive Director, Tri-State Education Consortium, NY

Talisa Dixon, Superintendent of Schools, Columbus, OH

New to the Board:

Beth Houf, MS Principal, Fulton, KMO

Jeanne Collins, Superintendent of Schools, Bandon, VT

  1. Acknowledgments: President,  Lisa Parady, thanked the corporate sponsors of the League.
  2. Passing of the Gavel. Lisa Parady,  Outgoing President, passed the gavel to James Harvey, Incoming President.
  3. Adjournment: President, James Harvey adjourned the 2021 Annual Meeting at 2:05 pm.

Meeting adjourned at 2:05 pm Eastern

Submitted by Jack McKay, Executive director