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WCTM Minutes from 1/11/08 Cash Flow Report 4/12/06 through 1/11/08
Submitted by Lynne Ipina, WCTM Treasurer Assets 1/11/08 Checking at Laramie ACPE 2, 328.51 Tweedy Brown Global Funds 24, 077.72 Total Assets 26, 406.23
InflowsInvestments interest 5, 514.52 Math Contest Registration 6, 468.00 Memberships 304.00 ——————————— Total Inflows 12, 286.52
OutflowsNCTM Dues 70.00 NCTM Table in SLC 475.00[1] Gifts [2] 50.00Awards 1, 160.00 [3]Math Contest: Production 1,713.39 Prizes 5,230.79 Total: 6, 944.18 [4]
Office 199.15 [5]Travel 2, 960.87 [6]Website 240.00 ——————————— Total Outflows 12, 099.20
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[1] This expense was put to the membership as a promotional tool, and informally approved. [2] To retiring secretary Kim Newman Giffen [3] These are awards to students who won various math competitions such as the Calc Bowl, the AP competition and the cartoon contest, all coordinated by UW and one or more of the community colleges in cooperation with various junior and high schools. [4] This amount includes postage IDRs. Note that the production costs exceed the contest expenses. If we combine this accounting with the last report for 1/12/06-4/11/06 where the costs were $1245.26 and the registrations were only $346, the loss is actually greater. In summary, 1/12/06 through 1/11/08 we lost $1375.44 on the Math Contest. It should be remembered that the 2006 contest was rescheduled because of PAWS and many fewer students participated, and some sites discounted the registrations to encourage schools to participate. [5] Mostly ($166) denim shirts for the Officers and Regional Reps . [6] Mostly travel of WCTM representatives to national meetings.
1/10/2006 meeting Welcome by Michele Costello, president, at 11:30 for the general membership meeting held at the Math and Science Conference at Casper College. Those in attendance were: Shane Costello, Cynthia Smith, Heather Burrow, Brandon Lance, Stephanie Williams, Tina Ingham, John Kelly, Tamara McAnelly, Kerry Koch, Pete Sehlmeyer, Chuck Newberg, Brian Richins, Steve Richter, Steve Lovelace, Bill Herrera, Peggy Jones, Jennet Ballinger, Bob Zent, Bob Kansky, Jacque Jo Moreland, Jim Hoffman, Melissa Bernard, Rick Simineo, JoAnn Baumhover, Deanna K. Schaff, Cyndi Moravek, Jessica Gray, Kendall Jacobs, Lynne Ipina, Pete Wildman, Jennifer Hornung, Birney Holdberg, Henry C. Cundy, Dave Petersen, Mark Kuhlman, Val Williamson, Jeff Banks, Jennifer Banks, Diane Sullivan, Dana Gale, Pat Clark, Michelle Stebner, Carol Kestner, Larry Lord, Bill Ochs and Kim Newman. Michele introduced the WCTM officers and the regional directors. She also announced 2 vacancies and called for volunteers to contact her later. Minutes of the January 7, 2005, General Meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by JoAnn Baumhover to accept the minutes of the meeting. It was seconded by Birney Holberg. Motion passed. Reports:
Old/New Business: NCTM Delegate: It was moved by JoAnn Baumhover and seconded by Shane Costello that Dave Petersen go to the NCTM National Conference in St. Louis as the WCTM delegate to delegate assembly. The motion passed. Amendments to the WCTM Constitution: Michele shared that there had not been any revisions to our constitution since 1983 and it was time to make some changes. The amendments were presented and discussed by those present. See the WCTM Website for those changes which followed discussion and approval by members in attendance. Throughout the meeting, door prizes were awarded to conference attendees. Winners included Stephanie Williams, Steve Rickter, JoAnn Baumhover, Rick Simineo, Brandon Lance, Janet Ballinger, Dana Gale, Cyndi Moravek, Lynne Ipina, and Carol Kestner. Meeting was adjourned about 12:30. Dave Petersen moved, JoAnn Baumhover seconded, and the motion passed. Respectfully submitted by Kim Newman WCTM Secretary Cash Flow Report 1/1/05 through 1/12/06 Submitted by Lynne Ipina, WCTM Treasurer Initial Balance (10/1/00) $20,764.24Final Balance (12/31/04) $32,031.73Final Balance (1/12/06) $29,174.14InflowsTotal Investments 4,770.29 Math Contest Registration 4,138.00 Memberships 410.00 ——————————— Total Inflows 9,318.29OutflowsDues 60.00 Math Contest: Prizes 1,896.95 Production 985.21 ——————————— Total Math Contest 2,882.16
Office 254.28 Students 837.10 Travel 7,969.34 Website 180.00 ——————————— Total Outflows 12,182.88——————————— Net Inflows/Outflows -2,864.59===========
WCTM minutes from 1/7/2005 meeting Welcome by Dave Petersen at 11:30 for the general membership meeting held at the Math and Science Conference at Casper College. Those in attendance were: Cyndi Moravek, Heather Witt, Mary Ohnemus, Sid Parker, Marcie Scarlett, Doug Jackson, Chuck Newberg, Birney Holberg, Cynthia Smith, Marv Majeres, Jennet Ballinger, Shane Costello, Jean Klanica, Maura Williams, Kendall Jacobs, Sylvia Parker, Al Seckel, Pete Wildman, Grant Patik, Pat Clark, Sheila Bainter, Nancy Merrill, Lee Zimmer, Jody DeHaven, Mary Moler, Mark Kuhlman, Dave Petersen, president, Michele Costello, president-elect, and Kim Newman, secretary. Lynne Ipina, treasurer, was absent. Motion by Cyndi Moravek, seconded by Nancy Merrill, to accept the minutes of 1/10/04 general meeting passed unanimously. Old Business: Discussion was held concerning increasing WCTM membership. Michele Costello shared that we will be doing membership cards; monthly e-mails which highlight important articles and such; getting corporate sponsors to provide membership packets; working on setting up regional representatives to work on membership; the Random Walk Newsletter will be ready by April (electronic version); if anyone has ideas for the newsletter to send them to Michele; the state math contest is set for Tuesday, April 19, and the team of test writers will be working on the state math test next week; and the participation in the state math contest is increasing. Dave shared that Kendall Jacobs, with Casper College, needs someone to take over the job of scheduling presenters for the Math and Science Conference. Contact Dave or Kendall if interested. It was agreed that the conference should stay at Casper College. Everyone was encouraged to fill in the evaluation and offer suggestions to improve the conference. There was discussion about wanting an increase in the number of participants and presenters. New Business: It was moved by Pat Clark, and seconded by Mary Molar, that WCTM send a delegate to delegate assembly with the national NCTM Conference in Anaheim, CA. The national conference will be April 6-9, 2005. Motion passed. Trent Blankenship suggested to the legislature that teachers in the state receive an increase in pay. At this time that action has failed. Discussion followed about how we could get our legislators to realize that Wyoming needs to be competitive with other states in recruitment and retention of qualified teachers, especially in mathematics. The suggestion was made that all WCTM members should write their legislator as well as encourage the general public to write also. The WCTM officers will compose a letter from the organization sharing our concerns. It was suggested that we contact NCTM’s Government Relation person to find out what all should be included in such a letter. Sylvia Parker, UW, suggested that real situation be shared in letter about problems in hiring qualified teachers in the state. She also suggested that we call our legislator or talk to them face-to-face when possible.
The next item of business was election of officers for 2005-2007: Michele Costello – President Shane Costello - President Elect Kim Newman – Secretary Lynne Ipina – Treasurer It was moved by Mary Molar, and seconded by Pat Clark, that we accept the list of candidate for office. The motion passed.
General information: Michelle Costello talked about the Middle Level Mathematics Program at the University of Wyoming. It is a great way to meet other teachers from Wyoming, to improve your mathematical knowledge, and to receive a master’s degree. It is a two years program. Deadline for registration is February 1, 2005. Scholarships to pay for tuition are available for the summer session. Meeting was adjourned about 12:30. Respectfully submitted by Kim Newman WCTM Secretary
Cash Flow Report 12/22/03 through 12/31/04 Submitted by Lynne Ipina, WCTM Treasurer Initial Balance (10/1/00) $20,764.24Final Balance (12/22/03) $28,997.53Final Balance (12/31/04) $32,031.73InflowsInvestments interest 5,805.70 ——————————— Total Investments 5,805.70 Math Contest Registration 2,668.00 Memberships 346.00 ——————————— Total Inflows 8,819.70
OutflowsAwards recognition 800.00 ——————————— Total Awards 800.00 Dues 125.00 Math Contest: Prizes 1,754.84 Production 488.12 ——————————— Total Math Contest 2,242.96 Travel 2,352.64 Website 264.90 ——————————— Total Outflows 5,785.50———————————
Net Inflows/Outflows 3034.20
WCTM minutes from 1/10/2004 meeting
Welcome by Dave Petersen at 12:00 p.m.
Those in attendance were: Lisa Bielefeld, Pat Clark, Mark Kuhlman, Sheila Bainter, Jan Tuomi, Steve Lovelace, Robert Eldredge, Cyndi Moravek, Peter Wildman, Deanna Schaff, Kim Newman/secretary, Dave Petersen/president President Elect, Richard Pieper, and Treasurer, Lynne Ipina, absent. Motion by Kim Newman and seconded by Sheila Bainter to accept the minutes of the last meeting was passes unanimously. Old Business: Reminder of thanks to Mark Kuhlman, our Webmaster, for his time and expertise. Web site is www.wctm.org. Suggestions to improve website included: update officers, lit links to other math sites, membership lists with internet expertise with teacher’s name, email reminders to members to send in resources, articles, put RandomWalk on line, information on State Math Contest.
Promote membership to WCTM: elementary dues are $7, secondary dues are $10. Asked those present to get the word out in their districts. Ways to encourage might include: reduce conference fees for members, free membership, get student teachers involved-student memberships, reach out to elementary teachers, mentoring in other teachers classrooms, do workshops in other districts. Kim Newman said she would be sending out membership reminder notices as soon as possible. Those present took copies of the membership application form to share in their districts.
Reviewed the treasurer’s report. Due to wise investment through Tweedy Browne Investment by Lynne Ipina, the final balance as of 12/22/03 was $28,997.53. It was moved by Pat Clark and seconded by Deanna Schaff to approve the treasurer’s report. Passed unanimously. State math contest: Held in April. Les Shader retiring and training Hongsen Chan to replace him. Fred Watkins from Powell is the other half of the contest management. No other old business New Business: We need to send an officer to the NCTM delegate assembly at the National Conference to represent Wyoming. Kim Newman shared her experiences in attending the delegate assembly last year. It was moved by Cyndi Moravek and seconded by Steve Lovelance that we send a delegate. It was unanimously approved.
Group discussed having a Navigations through Algebra Series (NCTM) workshop, addressing elementary level the first time. This is in the works for next year. It could include PTSB credit or UW credit. Casper Chamber of Commerce would be very supportive of the event. Casper College would be glad to host the workshop. We will need to plan advertising for the workshop. Invite pre-service teachers at a reduced fee through a WCTM scholarship. Jan Tuomi, with McREL, said that McREL would be glad to do follow-up on the workshop. Jan is the point of contact for Wyoming at McREL. McREL serves a 7 state region. She advocates for the use of resources from McREL for these states. McREL is providing intensive professional development in leadership roles for K-8 mathematics. Conferences are coming up. Can get information at www.McREL.org. Emphasis is on math coaches for elementary and middle school. Deadline for team registration is January 24. McREL will pay all expenses except school district needs to pay sub cost. Participants would only pay for college credit if desired.
The last item was drawings for WCTM prizes. Fred Longhart gave the certificate and Cyndi Moravek won the $72 gift certificate to be used for a membership or catalog order.
Meeting was adjourned about 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Kim Newman WTCM Secretary WCTM Cash Flow Report 2004 Initial Balance (10/1/00) $20,764.24Final Balance (12/19/02) $24,911.91Final Balance (12/22/03) $28,997.53Inflows $5788.56Interest Earned 4,781.65[1] (tweedy Browne Investment) Math Contest: Prizes -1,782.15 Production -285.94[2] Registration 2740.00 ————------------ Total Math Contest 671.91 Memberships 335.00 Outflows $1703.33
Awards: projects[3] 640.00 scholarships 350.00 ———---------- Total Awards 990.00 NCTM: Travel[4] 238.59 Misc[5] 49.74 dues 125.00 ——-------------- Total NCTM 413.33
Office 75.00 Website 225.00 In-flow-Outflow $4085.23
[1] Tweedy-Browne investment began as a deposit of $22,500 in Fall 2002. Its current worth is $24,911.91. [2] A cheaper copier than previously available was used to make the exam copies at UW. [3] Support given to the UW Calc Bowl: prizes were raised to attract more participation. [4] For Kim Newman as new officer. [5] Mailing done by Dave Petersen for Jan 2003 meeting in Casper.
WCTM minutes from1/11/03 meeting
Welcome by Dave Petersen Treasurer & Past President absent No minutes from last meeting. Thanks Mary Moler for taking notes today! Treasurer’s report is at the end of this document Judy Ellsworth announced the EPSCOR program for recruiting 10 high school girls and 1 adult to attend this program. Elect Officers: Richard Pieper as President Elect and Kim Newman as Secretary. Motion made by Mary Moler, seconded by Pat Clark, passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: WCTM web site-Thanks to Mark Kuhlman, our webmaster, for his time and expertise. Improvement suggestions: update officers, list links to other Math sites, membership lists with internet expertise with teacher’s name, email reminders to members to send in resources, articles, put RandomWalk on line, information about the Math Contest. Promote Membership: Reduce conference fees for members, free memberships, get student teachers involved-student memberships, drawings for free items, reach out to Elementary teachers, mentoring in other teachers classrooms, do workshops in other Districts. Math Contest: Les Shader retiring and training Hongsen Chan to be the new test. Les is working with some of the top last year’s winners to implement a second phase. Fred Watkins from Powell is the other half in the contest management. Discussions whether 5/6th grades could be involved. How can this better serve our WYCAS testing? NEW BUSINESS: Communicate to State officers-Blankenship & Governor about the issues of teacher education/retention/reasonable approach to assessment, WCTM being a resource, get 1 day set aside and $$ to support a in-service/professional development day/WYCAS volunteers for writing assessments Pete Wildman invites WCTM to do this conference next year at Casper College. CC will do all the organization/mailings/setup etc. Some discussion over the fall date of 3rd week in Oct. took place.
Respectfully submitted, Dave Petersen
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