BOARD BYTES - ARCHIVE
Last modified - March 4, 2010 4:46 PM

(11/1/09 meeting)

State Conference Hotel and Registration fees will remain the same for the 2010 state conference.  A materials fee of $25 will be placed on several state contests.  The contest affected will be listed by December 20, 2009.  Skills contests will require the contest to be printed by the chapters from the National Contest Specifications DVD and teachers to sign off that the skills covered in the contest specifications have been taught.

The Board of Trustees and Executive Council (State Officers) have passed several changes to the Constitution and By-Laws.  These will be posted by January 1, 2010 for the consideration of all chapters.  The changes will come before the New York State House of Delegates in April for a vote.

To support chapters in promoting state officer candidates, the board will support up to $1,500 per advisor for expenses (substitutes, stipends, travel, hotel, food, registration) for the advisors of the State President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, and Parliamentarian. 

March 1, 2010 board members will participate in CMI training followed by a Board of Trustees dinner and board meeting.  March 2, 2010 Board of Trustee members will join the State Officer Team in the Legislative Day in Albany, NY.

(9/17/09 meeting)

Board Bytes will be posted after each New York State SkillsUSA Board of Trustees meeting to let chapters and supporters know of what the NYS board is doing regarding policies and programs for NYS members (staff meeting 8/09 recommendation.) Please contact your area trustees for further information, clarification, or comments.

  • The 2009 – 2010 Budget has been passed.  Contact Financial Officer, Midge McCloskey if you have any questions.
  • Fall Conference 2010 will be held at the Holiday Inn Liverpool.  The Board is investigating rotating the Fall Conference to various areas of the state to allow all chapters access to training. 
  • New York State has received a State Farm Regional Grant for Advisor CMI Training, March 1, 2010 Capital Region BOCES, Albany, NY. This training usually costs $145, but the grants allow for a tuition fee of only $30.

The NYS Board of Trustees approved tuition funding for the first 20 advisors to apply.  Contact your advisor trustee for information.  Four $30 tuition training slots will be available in each area.  Additional slots are available for training for $30.  This covers National CMI materials and lunch.

More details will be posted as they become available from National SkillsUSA

  • Cluster chairs are meeting October 17, 2009 in Binghamton, NY.  The cluster chairs will be taken on a tour of the NYS Fairgrounds at the Fall Conference in preparation to the 2011 move of the Championships to the NYS Fairgrounds.
  • The Industry Liaison position remains open.  Anyone interested should contact the web posting.
  • National Policies and rules regarding TPP will be followed.  See Coordinator’s memo #1 for rules regarding TPP.

 

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