NEW MEXICO SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION
SPRING COACHES’ MEETING
MARCH 4, 2011
I.
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
WELCOME TO EVERYONE AND BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT TOURNAMENT
MEMBERS PRESENT:
ED HENRY - PRESIDENT, RIO GRANDE
TREY SMITH – VICE PRESIDENT, EAST MOUNTAIN
SUSAN ONTIVEROS – SECRETARY, ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
LISA LINCOLN – TREASURER, SANTA FE PREP
MARIE CAHILL – EARLY COLLEGE ACACEMY
KIMBERLY MIER – ST. MIKE’S
DAVIDA GARCIA – ST. MIKE’S
MARGO BATHA – LOS ALAMOS
NOEL TRUJILLO – LOS ALAMOS
CAT BENNETT – TAOS
CAROLYN CONNOR – JEMEZ MOUNTAIN
LOU ANN SCHULTE – ZUNI
LARRY KERR – FARMINGTON
RALPH GALLEGOS – VALLEY
JULIE DAHL – CIBOLA
JENNIFER SCHNEIDER – ELDORADO
LISA SHIBATA – LA CUEVA
DAVID PERL – LA CUEVA
MICHELE LOCKHART-HENRY – RIO GRANDE
LOUIE CHAVEZ – RIO GRANDE AND REPRESENTING HIGHLAND AND BOSQUE
AMY EDWARDS – SANDIA
EMMA TIBBETTS – ST. PIUS
BARBARA ISAACS – PORTALES
WENDY BROOKS - PORTALES
II.
APPROVAL OF FALL 2010 MINUTES – SUSAN ONTIVEROS
MOTION TO APPROVE FALL MINUTES
SECONDED AND APPROVED
IV.
TREASURER’S REPORT – LISA LINCOLN
$10,617.56 currently
Report approved
V.
OLD BUSINESS
A. REMARKS FROM NFL CHAIR – MICHELE LOCKHART
WE NEED TO GET POINTS IN FOR NFL TOURNAMENT
NFL AT AA – MARCH 24 – 26
POINTS MUST BE IN BY MARCH 17
FORMS ARE ON THE COMPUTER
BILLS FOR NFL CONGRESS DUE BY TUESDAY, MARCH 8
PAY ATTENTION TO THE FORMAT OF LEGISLATION – WORD FORMAT ONLY
INFORMATION ON NFL WEBSITE
B. NEW PROGRAM RECOGNITION – ED HENRY
ED READ LETTER OF RECOGNITION SENT TO SCHOOLS WITH NEW PROGRAMS
SUGGESTION THAT NEW SCHOOLS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO START UP
WORKSHOP IN FALL?? HAVE HAD IN THE PAST; HOWEVER, NEW COACHES TEND NOT
TO COME
PUT THAT INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE?
C. FINAL PLACEMENT OF IE’S AT STATE – CECILIA PAYAN
COMMITTEE DID MEET AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF CUM POINTS VS FINAL ROUND
TABULATION FOR IE’S
BASED ON NUMBERS FROM LAST STATE TOURNAMENT TO COMPARE WINNERS
FIRST PLACE CONSISTENT IN ALL EVENTS – EFFECTS MORE 3RD AND 4TH PLACE
DISCUSSION OF THE TWO METHODS
FINALS THE ONLY ROUND WHERE TOP STUDENTS COMPETE AGAINST EACH
OTHER
PRELIM ROUNDS USED IF THERE IS A TIE
AT THIS TIME, PLACEMENT TO REMAIN THE SAME
D. DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTRIBUTING MONEY IN MEMORY OF DALE BIVENS
MOTION TO MAKE A $50 DONATION TO EITHER ABQ HUMANE SOCIETY OR ABQ
LITTLE THEATRE IN HONOR OF DALE BIVENS.
SECONDED AND PASSED
VI.
NEW BUSINESS
A. SMALL SCHOOL AWARD – LISA LINCOLN
AT INVITATIONALS – COMMUNICATE WHETHER A SMALL SCHOOL AWARD WILL BE
GIVEN IN THE INVITATION; HOWEVER, INVITATIONAL SCHOOLS MAY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL HAVE
ENTRIES
CRITERIA FOR SMALL SCHOOLS – AVERAGE 7.49 STUDENTS – ELIGIBLE FOR SMALL
SCHOOL SWEEPSTAKES AT STATE
CRITERIA FOR SMALL SCHOOLS AT INVITATIONALS IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL
DISCUSSION OF SMALL SCHOOL ENTRIES – NOTHING FIRMLY DECIDED
B.
ADDING JV DIVISION AT STATE – LOUIE CHAVEZ
2ND YEAR DEBATERS COULD HAVE JV DIVISION- LESS THAN 32 ROUNDS OF
COMPETITION
DISCUSSION OF JV DIVISION
WHILE NOT MANDATORY TO PLACE STUDENT IN JV CATEGORY, OFFER THE
POSSIBILITY
NFL DOES NOT DISTINQUISH – SO DISCUSSION PERTAINS ONLY TO STATE
ISSUE APPARENT IN PF – NOT SEPARATED IN STATE
MOTION TO PUT OFF FURTHER DISCUSSION OF JV DEBATE TO ALL FORMS OF DEBATE
UNTIL THE FALL MEETING.
SECONDED AND PASSED
C.
ADDING IMPROMPTU AT STATE – MICHELE LOCKHART
WHILE IT WOULD BE A GREAT EVENT, DUE TO NUMBERS, SITE AND JUDGES DO
NOT SUPPORT IT AT THIS TIME
SUGGESTION TO MAKE IT A SUPPLEMENTAL EVENT AT STATE
COULD ALSO ADD OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS
RE-EVALUATE IN A YEAR
D.
NMSDA WEB SITE – TREY
HARD TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT NMSDA AT THIS TIME – WEB SITE WOULD
BE HELPFUL
AT THIS TIME, NMAA CONTROLS INFORMATION
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR NEW COACHES, POTENTIAL JUDGES, PARENTS,
RECORD HISTORY
$6.00/MONTH - $10.00 MONTH
DISCUSSION OF ESTABLISHING A WEB SITE
MOTION TO SET UP A COMMITTEE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TREY SMITH, ANDREW
GREEN AND DAVID PEARL TO BEGIN THE NMSDA WEB SITE AND PURSUE FUNDING FROM THE
NMSDA.
SECONDED AND PASSED
E.
HOTEL PROMOTION – ED HENRY
NMSDA MEMBERS COULD STAY AT CERTAIN HOTELS IN ABQ IF FILL OUT A
FORM TO TURN INTO NMAA
NMAA REIMBURSE NMSDA A CERTAIN PORTION OF COST OF THE ROOMS
F.
CLEANING UP CONGRESS RULES – CAROLYN CONNER
SECTIONS OF MANUAL ARE INCONSISTENT
MOTION TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND EDIT THE SECTION OF
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE IN THE NMSDA MANUAL.
SECONDED AND PASSED
G.
NOMINATIONS FOR COACH AWARDS – ED HENRY
J. AIKEN AWARD
TAYLOR BUI – FROM LA CUEVA
HARRY GREEN – JEMEZ MOUTAIN
JOSH HONE – EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
ALEX WIRTH – SANTA FE PREP
OSCAR MENDEZ – RIO GRANDE
TIM BEDEAUX – EAST MOUNTAIN
JUSTIN FOUTS – ELDORADO
HALEY MANESS – ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
CAT ESCALONA – ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS
SECONDED AND PASSED
COACHES OF 2011
SPEECH NOMINATIONS
ED HENRY – RIO GRANDE
CAT BENNETT – TAOS
LISA LINCOLN – SANTA FE PREP
MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS
SECONDED AND PASSED
DEBATE NOMINATIONS
TREY SMITH – EAST MOUNTAIN
DAVID PERL – LA CUEVA
NOELL TRUJILLO – LOS ALAMOS
MARGO BATHA – LOS ALAMOS
MELISSA STEFFAN – ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS
SECONDED AND PASSED
H.
OFFICER NOMINATIONS/VOTING
VICE-PRESIDENT
SUSAN ONTIVEROS – ACADEMY
LOUIE CHAVEZ – RIO GRANDE
SUSAN ONTIVEROS ELECTED AS VICE-PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
MARGO BATHA – LOS ALAMOS
TREASURER
LISA LINCOLN – SANTA FE PREP
MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS.
SECONDED AND PASSED
MARGO ELECTED AS SECRETARY
LISA ELECTED AS TREASURE
I.
SET 2011-12 CALENDAR
FALL MEETING – AUGUST 27, 2011
SEPTEMBER
17 – CIBOLA ONLY IE EVENTS
24 – ST. MIKE’S
OCTOBER
1 – RIO GRANDE - CONGRESS
14 – 15 – EAST MOUNTAIN – FULL
21 – 22 – ELDORADO – FULL
NOVEMBER
4-5 – ST. PIUS – FULL
11-12 – LOS ALAMOS – FULL
DECEMBER
2-3 – RIO GRANDE – FULL
JANUARY
20-21 – LA CUEVA – FULL
27-28 – PORTALES – FULL ?
FEBRUARY
3-4 – TAOS – FULL
MARCH
DISCUSSION OF DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR STATE AND NAT QUALS. CONCERN ABOUT
HOBBS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ALTERNATE DATES AND LOCATIONS WERE PRESENTED.
TREY WILL START ON PROPOSALS SO THAT WE HAVE VIABLE SUGGESTIONS BY FALL
COACHES’ MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ED HENRY FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECONDED AND PASSED.