Minutes from the BRAGTS Board of Directors Meeting

and combination Task Force Meeting

March 10, 2008

In attendance:  Michael Kearney (president), Donald Jennings (president-elect and VP public relations), Richard Truman (VP membership), Anita Haywood (VP programs),), Julie Sheffield (secretary); Holly Hart

Not in Attendance: Gideon Carter III (treasurer Carlos Sam (at large), Sherry Scardina (at large), Sherry Brock (at large), Julie Perkins (at large), Jennifer St. Cyr (at large), Judy O’Dell (at large), Lannette Cohen (at large)

February Meeting Minutes – voted to accept with minor corrections

Treasurers Report (Michael, Anita)

▲       Approx $50 expenses for Winter General Meeting will be deducted from previous balance of $9330.30

Membership/Website (Dick)

▲       Added 12 email addresses

▲       Proposal was sent to 670 email addresses with only 33 returns

▲       174 had opened the proposal online

Public Relations (Don Jennings)

▲       Plaques for Teacher of Year (TOY) award can be ready approximately 4 days after we give them the names.

▲       TOY will be selected one week before Spring General Meeting at the April board meeting.

Task Force to “Save the Self-Contained Gifted Program” (Michael, all)

▲       It was suggested we need to make more personal contacts with School Board members

▲       Holly has a lunch meeting scheduled with a school board member

▲       It was suggested that we email the school board members addresses to the membership

▲       It was suggested we resend proposal with catchier tag line and without the watermark

▲       Charles Lussier with the Advocate has told Michael he will call him tomorrow to discuss proposal after reading it tonight

▲       We’ve been invited to be on Jim Engster’s radio program on WRKF, but it was suggested that we first give the school board members time to digest the proposal