ZONE COMMON AGENDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville, TN
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Announcements:
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Assistant Principal of the Year Award-runs July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015, state affiliates
receive a $750 check toward a celebration and a framed certificate issued in the name
of their honoree
Dawn Hochsprung “Tree of Life” Memorial- states can honor principals from their states
who have made an “extraordinary sacrifice”
2015 NAESP Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA –Tuesday, June 30—Thursday, July 2
Leading Pre-K-3 Learning Communities publication will be available digitally in the near
future
State Representatives’ Meeting to select Nominating Committee, Saturday, July 12th,
4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Bayou A
NAESP Strategic Plan (handout)
MOU w/NASSP (handout)
Items Pending Delegate Assembly Approval of Proposed Bylaws:
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Both the current and proposed NAESP Bylaws have been posted on the website for
review. In addition the following activities/announcements have occurred throughout
the year:
o July 12th—the Delegate Assembly referred the proposed bylaws back to the
committee;
o August 9th—the Board of Directors charged the Bylaws Review Committee to
review the proposed bylaws and to reconsider two key issues…voting in NAESP
elections, and the nomination process;
o October 11th—NAESP sent an email to the membership soliciting feedback on
the proposed bylaws and zone directors sought additional feedback from the
field;
o November 6th—the Bylaws Review Committee met to consider the feedback and
to prepare a final report for the Board of Directors
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o February 2014—the Committee presented their final proposed amendments to
the Board of Directors
o February 2014—the Board of Directors met to consider the Committee’s
proposed amendments and made two additional changes.
o February 2014—the proposed bylaws were next distributed and discussed in
zone meeting associated with the National Leaders Conference;
o April 2014—NAESP posted a blog post alerting the membership of the proposed
bylaws;
o April 2014—the Communicator included notice of the proposed bylaws;
o May 2014—once again the Communicator included notice of the proposed
bylaws changes
o May 2014—current and proposed bylaws posted for review on the NAESP
website
Election for Vice-President & President-elect—Materials due by October 1
2015 Zone Director Elections in Zones 5, 7, 9—Materials due by December 1
Resolutions Committee Members needed in Zones 1, 5, 9—ASAP
At-Large Candidate Position-call for nominations—Materials due by December 1
Establishment of Membership Committee-staggered start
Officers Transition Plan
Vice
PresidentPresident
Past President
President
Elect
2013-14
N/A
Mark White
Nancy Meador
Vacant
2014-15
N/A
Robyn Hansen
Mark White
Nancy Meador
2015-16
TBD 2
TBD 1*
Robyn Hansen
Mark White
2016-17
TBD 3
TBD 2
TBD 1*
Robyn Hansen
2017-18
TBD 4
TBD 3
TBD 2
TBD 1*
2018-19
TBD 5
TBD 4
TBD 3
N/A
*The President-Elect for 2015-16 will be the last Past President in 2017-18