STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Meeting
Date/Time Origin (if known) Motion Action
Dale Elifrits/Pat Refund policy for conferences shall be 90% up to 10 days prior to the
1-May-92 Lucido conference; no refund after that time Approved
Jim Puckett/Tom
26-Jun-93 Butler STOM pay '92-'93 and '93-'94 MO Alliance dues Approved
Jim Puckett/Sue
21-Aug-93 Raney STOM pay $225 application fee for tax exempt status to IRS Approved
Claud
Greenlee/Jim
8-Jan-94 Puckett STOM sponsor Interface A and B socials to total $600 Approved
Jim Puckett/Linda
22-Apr-94 Dudley STOM co-sponsor exhibit portion of Interface '95 with MCTM Approved
Tom Butler/ Calene STOM provides registration for Spring '95 conference presenters at 1/2
13-Aug-94 Cooper the full registration cost not to exceed 2 people per workshop Approved
Claud
Greenlee/Tom STOM sponsor and pay for Monday night social DJ for each session of
13-Aug-94 Butler Interface at a cost of $300 each evening Approved
Jim Puckett/Kila Standing rule stating that one of the appointed directors of STOM be a
19-Nov-94 Henry PATS representative Approved
Lloyd Barrow/Jim STOM pay housing and meals for a KATS and a NATS representative to
19-Nov-94 Puckett attend STOM conferences (reciprocal agreement with KATS and NATS) Approved
Steve Cooper/Tom
27-Jan-95 Butler STOM pay 1/2 of presenter's registration (max. 2 people per workshop) Approved
Tom Butler/ Calene
27-Jan-95 Cooper STOM will pay for motels for board members at the board meetings Approved
Linda Dudley/Kila STOM pays banquet fees for 6 Presidential award finalists attending
5-May-95 Henry awards presentation during the fall conference Approved
Calene Cooper/Kila KATS, NATS and Oklahoma members may attend STOM conferences at
5-May-95 Henry the member registration fee Approved
Board recommendation to keep the Fall Conference centrally located and
18-Nov-95 rotate the location of the Spring Conference Approved
Board approved up to $800 for CAG travel and lodging expenses for up
13-Jan-96 to two additional board members (besides the President) Approved
Board recommendation that all future Fall Conferences be held the
13-Jan-96 second week of October (first week as alternate date) Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
13-Jan-96 Board approval of elimination of Spring Conference Approved
Kila Henry/Elaine
1-Feb-97 Callaway authorize Jim Puckett to interview and hire an Executive Secretary Approved
Becky
Litherland/Richard
1-Feb-97 Garner amend preceding motion to include a salary of $8000 or less per year Approved
Summer 1998 approved dollar amount for proposed dues increases Approved
16-Jan-98 proposed by-law changes (not specified in minutes) Approved
16-Jan-99 Proceed with proposed dues increase (ballot to be in March newsletter) Approved
offer special registration rate for 1st and 2nd year teachers (receive 2-
16-Jan-99 year membership with registration) Approved
authorized Dale Elifrits to work with an attorney to word an
indemnification clause to protect the board member from frivolous
16-Jan-99 lawsuits Approved
changes to awards program: Distinguished Service Award for STOM
members who have sponsored or promoted science activities in their
Jim Puckett/Patty own school or community; MO Science Educator to those who promote
14-Aug-99 Messer and influence quality science education in the state of MO Approved
Roblyn authorizing Becky Litherland and Jim Puckett to investigate investing the
8-Oct-99 Hatch/Frank Lojko money from the life memberships Approved
Patty
Messer/Becky Area Directors will be responsible for submitting names of STOM
8-Jul-00 Litherland members for the Distinguished Teaching Award Approved
In the event of a tie, elections will be decided by flipping a coin with 3
29-Sep-00 STOM members as witnesses Approved
Authorize the Executive Secretary to sell ads at the following rates: $200
- full page; $125 - 1/2 page; $75 - 1/4 page; $50 - business card size with
21-Jul-01 Patty Messer 10% discount to advertise in every issue of a given year Approved
By-law revision to change Presidential chain from a 6-year to a 4-year
term by adding the position of Vice President and serving one year each
15-Jun-02 as Vice President, President-elect, President and Past President Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Linda
Dudley/Becky allow Executive Committee to approve fund transfers per treasurer's
11-Jul-03 Litherland recommendation to take advantage of improved interest rates Approved
Certificate of Appreciation to outgoing board members and committee
11-Jul-03 chairs to be presented by the President at the Fall Conference Approved
Science Teacher of the Year award for excellence in science teaching;
STOM member; $50 and meals for recipient, guest and administrator (0-
11-Jul-03 4 award per year) Approved
Distinguished Service for outstanding service to STOM and science
11-Jul-03 education; plaque and meal (0-7 awards per year) Approved
MO Science Educator for promoting and influencing quality science
education in MO; $50, life membership in STOM, registration for
11-Jul-03 conference, plaque and meals for recipient and guest (0-1 per year) Approved
Lloyd
Barrow/Becky appoint Citizens Bank and Trust of Ravenwood as financial institution for
25-Jan-03 Litherland STOM Approved
college teachers who bring 4 or more pre-service teachers to the STOM
Linda Dudley/Jim conference would receive a discount of 50% for the conference
30-Jan-04 Puckett (registration to include meals) Approved
Melody
Green/Patty pre-service teacher members will be granted a free conference
30-Jan-04 Messer registration (no meals included but may be purchased separately) Approved
Bill Brent/Becky
16-Jul-04 Litherland Science Educator of the Year must be a STOM member Approved
Bill Brent/Patty
16-Jul-04 Messer plaque, life membership, $50, conference registration, meals for a guest Approved
Patty Messer/Liz Distinguished Service award for impact on science education in MO;
16-Jul-04 Petersen meals and plaque Approved
6-member committee appointed to make a recommendation about the
use of Show-Me funds: elementary director (chair), 2 board members, 3
16-Jul-04 additional members selected by the chair Approved
Bill Brent/Millie nominees for Outstanding Science Teacher must submit a 2-4 page
9-Oct-04 McDowell statement addressing the award criteria Approved
Bill Brent/Lloyd
9-Oct-04 Barrow stop presenting awards for Exemplary Science Programs for schools Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Sue Raney/Patty
Jan-05 Messer Vice President will serve on the Interface Steering Committee Approved
free registration/1 meal for maximum of 2 presenters at a 90-minute
Roblyn Hatch/Sue conference session (shorter sessions have the same deal for a
Jan-05 Raney maximum of 1 presenter) Approved
completed packets of nominees not selected for the Outstanding Science
Bill Brent/Becky Teacher awards will be retained for 1 year and included in the next
Jul-05 Cook selection process (nominees reserve the option of updating their packets) Approved
STOM establish a new award for teachers with 3-years experience or
less; same criteria as Outstanding Science Teacher with the following
exceptions: must be nominated by someone very familiar with the
Peggy Brown/Liz teacher's work; 1 letter of recommendation; 1-2 page application; 1 per
Jul-05 Petersen district; free registration, 1-year membership, certificate Approved
Bill Brent/Lloyd establish special committee under STOM by-laws to administer Science
Jul-05 Barrow Olympiad (per memorandum of understanding) Approved
Marilyn Rhea/John
Jan-06 Hoffman STOM will contribute $3000 to Missouri Building a Presence Approved
Marilyn
Rhea/Richard give President authority to invite student presidents from Student NSTA
Jan-06 Frazier chapters to attend STOM board meetings (STOM will provide meals only) Approved
Jim Puckett/Melody treasurer be allowed to transfer funds to life membership account
Jan. 07 Green which is coming due and select an appropriate rate. Approved
SueRaney/Keith
Jan. 07 Gary approved budget Approved
the president or her designee do research on the implications of use of
Jim Puckett/Liz the STOM logo and then contact Jason Lindsey about his use of it on his
Jan. 07 Peterson Web site. Approved
accept all critical issues listed in the strategic plan for STOM, with the
addition of a critical issue related to building STOM infrastructure; and to
Keith Gary/Marilyn accept all goals and objectives associated with the critical issues, except
Jan. 07 Rhea objective 2.2 under critical issue 2. Approved
Karen Cavalluzzi the first $2000 interest from the Show-Me Center Fund be designated for
Jan. 07 /Liz Petersen scholarships to STOM professional development activities Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Jan. 07 Marilyn Rhea ammend previous motions to state "for PreK-8 teachers." Approved
Marilyn Rhea/Liz a member of STOM board will be co-director of Building a Presence
Jan. 07 Petersen (BaP) Approved
Liz Petersen/Keith
Jan. 07 Gary STOM will be the fiscal agent of BaP Approved
STOM give the treasurer a $1000 stipend annually to support his/her
Liz Petersen/ being treasurer while having the added responsibilities of the financial
Jan. 07 Marilyn Rhea records from affiliate groups and grants. Approved
in order to adress the Missouri Science Education Act STOM write a
Liz Petersen/Linda position statement that is a legislative alert to be mailed to STOM
Jan. 07 Dudley members Approved
Keith Gary prepare a drat for position statements related to MOHELA and
Jim Puckett/Marilyn tobacco tax for presentation and electronic ballot if STOM wants to
Jan. 07 Rhea present these to its members. Approved
Jim Puckett, Karen Cavalluzzi, and Becky Cook investigate possibilities
Deb Ballin/Liz of collaboration with neighboring states for a leadership conference
Jan. 07 Petersen where STOM may have monetary cost. Approved
Table the discussion of the Web site until later in the day of the meeting
Jun. 07 Henry North to give the board more opportunity to review Approved
In honor of Betty McCoy we name the 10 scholarships given to
Jun. 07 Marilyn Rhea elementary teachers the Betty McCoy Legacy Scholarship Approved
Put a selection committee together to examine an executive director
Karen Cavalluzzi position including a job description and how to fund. Keith ammended
Jun. 07 /Keith Gary the motion to call it an exploratory committee Approved
Becky Allow Kila to purchase a printer/copier. Marilyn ammended to put a cap of
Jun. 07 Cook/Marilyn Rhea $250. Approved
Raise dues to $25 after a fact-finding survey and membership input at
Jun. 07 Henry North the Fall 2007 conference, with an electronic vote taken after that. Approved
Linda Dudley head a committee to examine the costs and benefits of
Jun. 07 Jim Puckett institutional membership with the possibility of ammending the by-laws. Approved
Jun. 07 Linda Dudley Set a hotel room rate cap at $75. Approved
Ammend the by-laws to allow for electronic elections when this is in
Karen place. The membership would vote on this when they sent in their ballots
Cavalluzzi/Jim for the Fall Conference. Jim ammended the proposal to include on-site
Jun. 07 Puckett voting at the fall conference. Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Linda Dudley/Jim Increase the executive secretary's salary by 10%. Jim ammended to
Jun. 07 Puckett increase to $300. Approved
Jun. 07 Deb Ballin Allow Marilyn to spend $50 for prizes for the Science Day celebration. Approved
Present the DESE science consultant and 1 year membership to STOM
Jun. 07 Linda Dudley at the fall conference. Approved
Norma and Henry pursue getting green ribbons for STOM members for
Jun. 07 Deb Ballin the Fall conference Approved
Jun. 07 Jim Puckett Open up nominations for teacher awards until Aug. 31, 2007 Approved
Award scholarships to preservice and 1-3 year teachers who attended
Jan. 08 Linda Dudley the fall '07 conference to attend the Fall '08 conference Approved
Extend the contract to Kristie Parfet to continue in her role as executive
Jan. 08 Linda Dudley secretary Approved
By-law changes related to elections be presented to the membership in
the next MSN with votes to be returned by May 30, 2008 via email
Jan. 08 Jim Puckett attachment. Approved
STOM order 500 member ribbons to attach to badges at conferences
Jan. 08 Norma Neely and workshops. Approved
Deb Ballin be authorized to spend up to $500 to order window clings with
Jan. 08 Tonya Sharp the STOM logo to be sold at conferences and workshops. Approved
Set the Fall Conference registration to be $25 registration fee for
students, $100 for early, $120 regular, $117/early, $137/regular with 1
year membership, and $131 early/ $151/regular with a 2 year
Linda membership; $100 1st and 2nd year teachers; nonmember year 1 -
Dudley/Amended $117/early and $137/ regular; nonmember year 2 - $131/early,
Jan. 08 by Julie Alexander $151/regular. Approved
A committee be formed with Julie Alexander as chair to look into using
the interest of the Show-me funds to support schools who receive a
METS grant from DESE and report to the board by June 1st so that
Jan. 08 Jim Puckett action can be taken at the Summer Board Meeting. Approved
Jan. 08 Tonya Sharp Adoption of the 2008 budget with an expected deficit of $8589 Approved
Jan.08 Jim Pucket Accept Tim Anderson's bid to produce and manage website for STOM Approved
Jan. 08 Jim Pucket Move location of STOM web site to Tim Anderson rather than MU. Approved
Summer 2008 Tonya Sharp Moved to accept reports as presented to board members Approved
Summer 2008 Dr. Keith Gary Moved to accept treasurer's report Approved
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Moved to accept the proposed additions to the web site proposal with
Summer 2008 Linda Dudley payment being deferred until 2009 fiscal year Approved
Moved to put the plans in motion for hiring an executive director to begin
Summer 2008 Dr. Norma Neely work in January 2009 Approved
Moved to use Kila's plan to borrow money from the money market fund
and the Show-Me fund to finance the executive director with money to be
Summer 2008 Deb Ballin paid back with interest. Approved
Moved to accept Linda Dudley's recommendation for non-school
institutional memberships to be set at $500 with them receiving 2 copies
of MSN and that school memberships be $60 with teachers having
access to members-only section of the web site by using one email
(probably the librarian) and 2 teachers being allowed to register for the
Summer 2008 Karen Cavalluzzi fall conference at the members rate. Approved
Moved that we allow an advertising budget not to exceed $1000 for the
Summer 2008 Julie Alexander executive director. Approved
Moved STOM pledge $500 to be earned through logo and book store
Summer 2008 Karen Cavalluzzi sales to go to the NSTA education center. Approved
Moved STOM support 7 regional conferences on formative assessment
for elementary teachers in a two year cycle with Kansas City, Columbia,
Springfield, and Kirksville conferences the first year and St. Louis,
Northwest, and Cape Girardeau the second year. Members' registration
will be covered by Show-Me funds interest and non-members would be
Summer 2008 Julie Alexander charged a fee of $50 Approved
Moved to accept the recommendation of Marilyn Rhea to remove Henry
North from the board since he had not replied to emails, not attend the
two most recent board meetings and his STOM membership had expired
Summer 2008 Julie Alexander in March 2008. Approved
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Keith, Donna, Liz, Norma, and
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Kila
Becky/Liz
Linda, some Marilyn chooses,
Julie
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Marilyn Rhea
Becky Cook
Norma and Henry
Cory Cook
Linda Dudley and Julie
Alexander
Jim Puckett
Sandy Mueller
Deb Ballin
Kristie Parfet
Julie Alexander
Kila Henry
Becky Cook
STOM Board of Directors Motions and other Relevant Information 1992-Jan. 2006
Jim Puckett
Dr. Keith Gary and Committee
Kila Henry
Linda Dudley
Dr. Keith Gary and Committee
Marilyn Rhea
Dr. Norma Neely, Sue Eudaly,
Julie Alexander, and Deb Ballin
Marilyn Rhea