Minutes from the BRAGTS Board of Directors Meeting

June 16, 2008

In attendance:   Don Jennings (president), Michael Kearney (past president), Julie Sheffield (secretary), Lanette Cohen (at large), Holly Hart (at large), Jennifer St. Cyr (at large), Julie Perkins (at large)

Not in Attendance:  Richard Truman, Carlos Sam, Sherry Brock, Julie Perkins, Judy O’Dell, Gideon Carter III, Anita Haywood, Sherry Scardina, April and May minutes – voted to approve

Website

·         Julie Perkins offered to make updates.

·         This is supposed to be responsibility of V.P. for public relations;  we need a new officer for that position since Don has stepped up to president.

Gifted Task Force (Task Force formed by School System to address March 2008 BRAGTS Proposal)

·         1^st meeting held 5/27/2008. School System staff distributed a DRAFT report dated May 2008 titled “Staff Report: Gifted and Talented Programs Review Committee”.  This report listed pros and cons of our 8 recommendations and a staff position statement on each.

·         2^nd meeting was held 6/12/2008.  At this meeting, BRAGTS officers distributed the BRAGTS response to the above-mentioned Staff Report.  Our response was not discussed at the meeting, but we were told it would be at the 3^rd meeting which has yet to be scheduled.

·         Mr. Sam is scheduled to present a progress report on the Task Force at the June 19^th School Board meeting

·         We will make our written response public after they finalize their Staff Report.

BRAGTS Officers

·         elections are needed for some positions