Summer Board Meeting
July 11, 2015,
Chicago’s O’Hare Airport,
United Conference Room, Concourse C
1:00 to 5:00 pm.
The HML Summer Agenda is structured to have the action items between 2:00 and 3:00 pm, (CDT) on Saturday, July 11, 2015.
Eastern Time: 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Central Time: 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Mountain Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Pacific Time: Noon to 1:00 pm
Video Conference Link
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009117&password=M.01A767886BA2CEFCEBC1EE28F3F766
During that time, you will have the option to participate via video conferencing. The action items are:
- Outstanding Educator Award
- Outstanding Friend of Education Award
- Friend of the HML Award
- Nominating a vice president
- Reappointing current board members
- Nominating new directors
- Consideration of a proposed term-limit bylaw
- Consideration of an increase in regular membership dues
Summer Board Meeting
July 11, 2015,
Chicago’s O’Hare Airport,
United Conference Room, Concourse B
1:00 to 5:00 pm.
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call (See list, page 3)
- Minutes of February Board Meeting in San Diego (See Attachment #1)
- Minutes of the Annual Meeting in San Diego (See Attachment #2)
- Bob Fortenberry on Public Education – a discussion (See Attachment #3, Page 3)
- Selection of HML award recipients (Attachment #4, page 6)
- Outstanding Friend of Public Education
- Outstanding Public Educator
- Outstanding Friend of the League (Attachment #5, page 7)
- Past Award Recipients (Attachment #6, page, page 9)
- Nomination for Vice President (Attachment #7, page 10)
- Reappointment of Directors (Attachment #8, page 10)
- Nomination of New Directors – Criteria (Attachment #9, page 10)
- Follow-up on the Membership Committee report – Christine Johns Haines
- Follow-up on the Iceberg Report – James Harvey and Gary Marx
- Financial Report – Jack McKay (Attachment # 10, Page 11
- Membership Report – Jack McKay (Attachment # 12 and 13, page 12 and 13
- Proposal on HML Director Term Limit (Attachment #13, page 13)
- Proposed HML Dues increase – Charles Fowler (Attachment #14, page 15)
- Status of Executive Director goals (Attachment #15, page 15)
i. REVENUE
ii. COMMUNICATIONS Plan
iii. MEMBERSHIP Plan
- Follow-up on alternative revenue approaches
- Road Map of Idea (Attachment 16, page 16)
Officers and Directors
Horace Mann League Officers
President: Dr. Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Superintendents
President-elect: Dr. Christine Johns-Haines, Superintendent, Utica Community Schools, MI
Vice President: Dr. Martha Bruckner, Superintendent, Council Bluffs Community Schools, IA
1st Past President: Mr. Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, VA
2nd Past President: Dr. Joe Hairston, (former) Supt., Baltimore County Public Schools, MD
Directors:
Dr. Laurie Barron, Supt. of Schools, Evergreen SD, Kalispell, MT
Dr. Evelyn Blose-Holman, (ret.) Superintendent, Bay Shore Schools, NY
Mr. Jeffery Charbonneau, Science Coordinator, ESD 105 and Zillah High School, WA
Dr. Carol Choye, Instructor, Bank Street College, NY
Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director, Illinois Assoc. of School Admin. IL
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford U. CA
Dr. James Harvey, Executive Director, Superintendents Roundtable, WA
Dr. Eric King, Superintendent, (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Dr. Steven Ladd, Superintendent, (ret.) Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove, CA
Dr. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United, Washington, DC
Dr. Kevin Maxwell, CEO, Prince George’s County Schools, MD
Dr. Stan Olson, Superintendent, (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
Dr. Steven Webb, Supt. of Schools, Vancouver SD, WA
Draft Minutes of Winter Board and Annual Meetings
Attachment #1 Minutes of Winter Board Meeting
https://hmleague.org/2015-winter-board-meeting-minutes/
Attachment #2 Minutes of the Annual Meeting
https://hmleague.org/2015-annual-meeting/
Attachments
Attachment #3 – The Fortenberry Proposal
Proposal for the Re-establishment of Public Education as the Cornerstone of American Democracy
The purpose of this document is to present a proposal to hold two (2) national consortiums to address and define the role and responsibilities of our nation’s public schools.
Outcome:
The Consortium for Public Education would be designed to present a set of goals and strategies to re-establish the community public school as a true center and Cornerstone of Democracy. The “Cornerstone of Democracy” would exemplify and strengthen the role of civic and personal citizenship and responsibility within the public school.
Participants:
Since the Consortium for Public Education would be centered on how public school function, participants would include those closest and most knowledgeable about teaching, curriculum, instruction, and leadership. These scholars and practitioners would be responsible to create a document that includes the research and strategies to promote and nurture the desired public school that exemplifies the community school as a “cornerstone” of the principles of civic and personal leadership. A suggested list of participants would be (1) recipients of the Horace Mann League’s “Outstanding Public Educators” award, (2) recipients of the Horace Mann League’s “Outstanding Friend of Public Education” award, those earning the (3) recipients of the Horace Mann League’s Past President” award, and (4) the current officers and directors of the Horace Mann League. The fifth group would be selected teacher, students and parents who believe in the public school as the cornerstone of democracy. The lists of recipients are in attachment #1.)
Timeline:
The Consortium for Public Education would meet two times, once in the summer of 2016 and the summer of 2017.
Location:
The Consortium for Public Education would meet on a university campus such as Stanford and/or Columbia’s Teachers College.
Participants
HML Outstanding Public Educators
2015 Dr. Gene Carter, Executive Director, ASCD
2014 Dr. Larry Cuban, Professor, Stanford University
2013 Dr. Thomas Pyzant, Professor, Harvard University2012 Dr. Ken Bird, CEO Avenue Scholars
2011 Dr. Michael Kirst, Professor, Stanford University
2009 Dr. Harry Wong, Author and Presenter
2008 Dr. Carrol Johnson, Teachers College
2007 Dr. Linton Deck, Professor Peabody College
2006 Dr. Gerald Tirozzi, Executive Director, NASSP
2005 Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Stanford University
2004 Dr. Julie Underwood, Chief Council, NSBA
2003 Dr. Ted Sanders, Pres., Education Commission of the States
2002 Dr. Gerald Bracey, Author and Presenter
2001 Dr. Paul Houston, Executive Director, AASA
2000 Dr. Jane Hammond, Superintendent, Jefferson Co.
1999 Dr. Bob Slavin, Professor, John Hopkins University
1998 Dr. David Berliner, Professor and Author
1997 Dr. Gordon Cawelti, Exec., Alliance for Curriculum
1996 Dr. Larry Lezotte, VP, Effective Schools
Past Presidents of the Horace Mann League
Dr. Don Thomas, Supt. Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Linton Deck, Professor, Peabody, TN
Dr. Jack Mawdsley, Supt., Battle Creek, MI
Dr. Robert Fortenberry, Supt., Jackson, MS
Dr. Edna Manning, Science, OK
Dr. Paul Houston, Executive Dir. AASA
Dr. Terry Grier, Supt., Houston Schools, TX
Dr. Beverly Reep, Supt., Ohio
Dr. Jane Hammond, Supt., Jefferson Co. Schools, CO
Dr. Ken Bird, Supt., Westside Schools, NE
Dr. Art Stellar, Supt., Greenville Schools, NC
Dr. Larry Dlugosh, Chair, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Dr. Spike Jorgensen, Supt., Tok Schools, AK
Dr. John Simpson, Supt., Norfolk Schools, VA
Dr. Walter Warfield, Executive Dir. Illinois Association
Dr. Colleen Wilcox, Supt., Santa Clara Co Schools
Dr. Fred Hartmeister, Dean, Texas Tech.
Dr. Steve Rasmussen, Supt., Issaquah Schools, WA
Dr. George Garcia, Supt., Boulder Schools, CO
Dr. Julie Underwood, Dean, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Mark Edwards, Supt., Mooresville Schools, NC
Dr. Joe Hairston, Supt., Baltimore County Schools
Dr. Gary Marx, President, Public Outreach
Horace Mann League Officers and Directors
President: Dr. Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Superintendents
President-elect: Dr. Christine Johns-Haines, Superintendent, Utica Community Schools, MI
Vice President: Dr. Martha Bruckner, Superintendent, Council Bluffs Community Schools, IA
1st Past President: Mr. Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, VA
2nd Past President: Dr. Joe Hairston, (former) Supt., Baltimore County Public Schools, MD
Directors:
Dr. Laurie Barron, Supt. of Schools, Evergreen SD, Kalispell, MT
Dr. Evelyn Blose-Holman, (ret.) Superintendent, Bay Shore Schools, NY
Mr. Jeffery Charbonneau, Science Coordinator, ESD 105 and Zillah High School, WA
Dr. Carol Choye, Instructor, Bank Street College, NY
Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director, Illinois Assoc. of School Admin. IL
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford U. CA
Dr. James Harvey, Executive Director, Superintendents Roundtable, WA
Dr. Eric King, Superintendent, (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Dr. Steven Ladd, Superintendent, (ret.) Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove, CA
Dr. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United, Washington, DC
Dr. Kevin Maxwell, CEO, Prince George’s County Schools, MD
Dr. Stan Olson, Superintendent, (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
Dr. Steven Webb, Supt. of Schools, Vancouver SD, WA
Executive Director:
Dr. Jack McKay, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Omaha,
Attachment #4 – Outstanding Friend of Public Education
Suggestions for 2016
Rich Bagin, suggest two recipients of this award, Rich and one other, possibly from the above list. Rich is executive director of the National School Public Relations Association.
Virginia Edwards, longtime editor-in-chief/publisher of Education Week.
Howard Gardner, Developmental Psychologist, Harvard Professor, developed the theory of multiple intelligences and five minds for the future.
Eric Hanushek, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Does economic analysis on education issues.
Andy Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Before that, he was the co-founder and co-Director of the International Centre for Educational Change at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Andy serves as adviser in education to the Premier of Ontario, is founding editor of two scholarly journals, and is President Elect of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement.
Jon Hendricks, founder and retired president of Discovery Communication and founder of the Discovery Channel.
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, USC assistant professor of psychology at the Brain and Creativity Institute. fMRIs, studies student learning and motivation. MBE (Mind, Brain, and Education).
Caroline Hoxby, Hoover Institution, Stanford. Has done studies on school choice, competition, etc. Highly respected professor.
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post. I’ve been covering education for at least as long as I went to school – from kindergarten through graduate school – and The Answer Sheet gives me the opportunity to keep learning (and get paid for it). I research my own pieces that reflect the (often unfortunate) historic changes under way in the American public education system, and I publish the work of teachers, parents, researchers and others, some people with whom I disagree.
Joseph Stieglitz, Nobel-prize-winning economist who declares that “the top 1 percent of income earners took home 93 percent of the growth in incomes during 2010.”
Outstanding Public Educator suggestions for 2016:
Carol Corbett Burris has served as principal of South Side High School in the Rockville Centre School District in NY since 2000. Prior to becoming a principal, she was a teacher at both the middle and high school level. She received her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Anthony Covallho. Current superintendent, Miami/Dade County Public Schools, Florida. 2014 National Superintendent of the Year.
Gene Glass, co-author of the book 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education. Gene Glass of the National Education Policy Center is one of the nation’s most outspoken critics of school choice plans.
Pasi Sahlberg: Pasi Sahlberg is Finnish educator, author and scholar. He has worked as schoolteacher, teacher educator, researcher and policy advisor in Finland and has studied education systems and reforms around the world. Currently on the faculty at Harvard University.
Les Omotani. Exemplary longtime superintendent in Iowa and other locations. Counsel to many educators.
Gary Orfield, UCLA Professor of Education, Law, Political Science, and Urban Planning. Done continuing work on race, class, poverty and their impact on education.
Marcello Suarez-Orozco, UCLA Dean, Graduate School of Education, originally from Argentina. Eloquent advocate for preparing students and educators for international competence and international understanding. A keen intellect, wonderful speaker, and a believer in public education.
Mike Usdan, past president of Institute for Educational Leadership. Worked for James Conant, taught in NYC and White Plains, taught at Columbia
Yong Zhao currently serves as the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he is also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership.
Others suggested in the past (an incomplete list)
Howard Gardner
Mike Resdon
Tom Harkin
William Purcell
Jay Mathews
Debra Meier
Alfie Kohn
Richard Bagin
Attachment #5 – Friend of the Horace Mann League Award
Suggestions for the 2016
(This is an optional award – not necessarily an annual award.)
(Alphabetical order)
Richard Bagin
James Harvey
Gary Marx
Attachment #6 – Past Award Recipients
Outstanding Friends of Public Education
Outstanding Public Educators
2015 Dr. Gene Carter, Executive Director, ASCD
2014 Dr. Larry Cuban, Professor, Stanford University
2013 Dr. Thomas Pyzant, Professor, Harvard University2012 Dr. Ken Bird, CEO Avenue Scholars
2011 Dr. Michael Kirst, Professor, Stanford University
2009 Dr. Harry Wong, Author and Presenter
2008 Dr. Carrol Johnson, Teachers College
2007 Dr. Linton Deck, Professor Peabody College
2006 Dr. Gerald Tirozzi, Executive Director, NASSP
2005 Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Stanford University
2004 Dr. Julie Underwood, Chief Council, NSBA
2003 Dr. Ted Sanders, Pres., Education Commission of the States
2002 Dr. Gerald Bracey, Author and Presenter
2001 Dr. Paul Houston, Executive Director, AASA
2000 Dr. Jane Hammond, Superintendent, Jefferson Co.
1999 Dr. Bob Slavin, Professor, John Hopkins University
1998 Dr. David Berliner, Professor and Author
1997 Dr. Gordon Cawelti, Exec., Alliance for Curriculum
1996 Dr. Larry Lezotte, VP, Effective Schools
Outstanding Friends of the League
2015 Mark Edwards, Mooresville, NC
2014 Julie Underwood, Madison, WI
2012 Spike Jorgensen, Tok, AK
2009 Ken Underwood, Fort Pierce, FL
2006 Art Stellar, Hingham, MA
2005 Jack McKay, Port Ludlow, WA
2004 Terry Grier, Houston, TX
2003 Ken Bird, Omaha, NE
2002 Chad Wooley, Dallas, TX
Attachment #7 – Board Member Candidates for Vice President
(All current directors)
Dr. Laurie Barron, Supt. of Schools, Evergreen SD, Kalispell, MT
Dr. Evelyn Blose-Holman, (ret.) Superintendent, Bay Shore Schools, NY
Mr. Jeffery Charbonneau, Science Coordinator, ESD 105 and Zillah High School, WA
Dr. Carol Choye, Instructor, Bank Street College, NY
Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director, Illinois Assoc. of School Admin. IL
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford U. CA
Dr. James Harvey, Executive Director, Superintendents Roundtable, WA
Dr. Eric King, Superintendent, (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Dr. Steven Ladd, Superintendent, (ret.) Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove, CA
Dr. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United, Washington, DC
Dr. Kevin Maxwell, CEO, Prince George’s County Schools, MD
Dr. Stan Olson, Superintendent, (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
Dr. Steven Webb, Supt. of Schools, Vancouver SD, WA
Attachment #8 – Reappointment of Directors
Terms expire at the end of 2015:
Carol Choye (yes)
Steven Ladd (yes)
Barry Lynn
James Harvey (yes)
Eric King
Attachment #9 – Nomination of New Directors – Criteria
Suggested criteria for New Director:
- Current member of the League
- Previous attendance at the HML Annual Meeting
- Potential to recruit new members
- Current leadership of potential for leadership in public education
- Potential to be an effective leader of the HML
Attachment #10- January – June Revenues and Expenditures
| Revenues | Budget | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Total | % |
| Beginning Balance | $7,202 | $7,856 | $7,839 | $3,506 | $3,624 | $5,147 | $2,049 | |||
| Regular | $31,000 | $1,700 | $1,870 | $2,720 | $1,870 | $1,530 | $1,105 | $10,795 | 35% | |
| Retired | $5,000 | $400 | $300 | $500 | $400 | $350 | $450 | $2,400 | 48% | |
| Donations | $2,000 | $90 | $130 | $140 | $50 | $175 | $50 | $635 | 32% | |
| Past Pres. | $1,000 | $600 | $200 | $1,050 | $1,850 | 185% | ||||
| Corporate | $10,500 | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 | 38% | |||||
| Iceberg | $500 | $658 | $160 | $0 | $818 | 164% | ||||
| Luncheon | $2,500 | $1,105 | $3,315 | $4,420 | 177% | |||||
| Books/Prints | $3,500 | $45 | $239 | $284 | 8% | |||||
| Total Month | $56,000 | $3,998 | $6,215 | $7,720 | $3,370 | $2,294 | $1,605 | $25,202 | 45% | |
| Ending Balance | $11,201 | $14,071 | $15,559 | $6,876 | $5,918 | $6,752 | ||||
| Budget Area | Budget | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Total | % |
| Supplies | $1,500 | $589 | $104 | $51 | $224 | $43 | $0 | $1,011 | 67% | |
| Postage | $3,000 | $184 | $251 | $318 | $87 | $116 | $179 | $957 | 32% | |
| Printing/Publish | $3,000 | $1,002 | $782 | $149 | $205 | $0 | $0 | $2,138 | 71% | |
| Exec. Director | $23,000 | $1,679 | $821 | $1,160 | $0 | $1,160 | $3,660 | 16% | ||
| IRS-State Taxes | $2,100 | $1,033 | $492 | $493 | $1,364 | $41 | $0 | $3,423 | 163% | |
| Annual Mtg. | $9,000 | $0 | $105 | $10,048 | $0 | $0 | $10,153 | 113% | ||
| Summer Board | $5,000 | $477 | $240 | $477 | 10% | |||||
| Books | $2,500 | $3,022 | $0 | 0% | ||||||
| Display/Shipping | $100 | $0 | $0 | 0% | ||||||
| Memberships | $800 | $59 | $190 | $88 | $3 | $0 | $340 | 42% | ||
| Technology | $2,500 | $141 | $108 | $86 | $212 | $91 | $102 | $638 | 26% | |
| Iceberg | $0 | $336 | $2,521 | $0 | $2,856 | |||||
| Refunds | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||
| Balance | $2,500 | $0 | 0% | |||||||
| TOTAL | $55,000 | $3,345 | $6,232 | $12,053 | $3,251 | $771 | $4,703 | $25,652 | 47% | |
| Ending Balance | $7,856 | $7,839 | $3,506 | $3,624 | $5,147 | $2,049 |
Attachment # 11 – Membership Report
Attachment #12 – Membership by State
| State | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15-Jun |
| Alaska | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Alabama | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Arizona | 28 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| California | 40 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Colorado | 20 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| Delaware | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dist. Columbia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Florida | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Georgia | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Idaho | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Illinois | 136 | 123 | 124 | 123 | 122 | 121 | 124 | 134 | 125 | 118 | 135 | 136 |
| Indiana | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Iowa | 26 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Kansas | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maryland | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Michigan | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Missouri | 14 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Montana | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Nebraska | 50 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Nevada | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| New Hamp. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| New York | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| N. Carolina | 26 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
| N. Dakota | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ohio | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oregon | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | ||||||||||||
| S. Carolina | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| S. Dakota | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Texas | 14 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Utah | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Vermont | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Virginia | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Washington | 55 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 41 | 46 | 45 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 770 | 618 | 644 | 641 | 650 | 664 | 681 | 644 | 553 | 533 | 583 | 586 |
Attachment #13 – Proposed By-Law on Term Limit
(with “grand father” clause)
Whereas: The Horace Mann League (HML) Board is made up of twelve (12) directors, and
Whereas: The HML seek directors who provide diversity with respect to ethnicity, regional representation, professional leadership experience, as well as ability to influence and recruit members, and
Whereas: The HML seeks to be innovative, a leading professional association, and avoid entropy, and
Whereas: The HML has no by-law or current practice that guides the President on reappointing directors,
Therefore, it is proposed that future board members serve no more that two (or three) three-years terms as a director,
Proviso: Current directors be exempt from this by-law.
Attachment #14 – Consideration of a HML membership dues adjustment
Background: Since 2011, the Horace Mann League annual membership dues has been $85.00.
With increasing costs for supplies and other service related obligations (website domain, HML Post email services, postage, printing, along with federal and state taxes), it would be timely to discuss the dues structure of the League.
| Dues Structure | Current | Proposed |
| Regular Membership e.g., full-time professionals in education | $85.00 | $100.00 |
| Associate Status and Retirees e.g. teachers and other part time professionals in education |
$50.00 | $50.00 |
| Friends of the League e.g., graduate students and others in support of public education | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Attachment # 15 – Director’s Goals
Revenue Plan:
Letter to potential contributor to support the Annual Meeting
Bob Fortenberry’s Project on Re-establishing Public Education
Communications Plan:
Continue the weekly HML Post
Expand the emailing list to receive the HML Post to all nominated after discussion
One survey of membership on “Factors Inhibiting School Improvement Plans”
Membership Plan:
Send letters of nomination to already nominated individuals
To date:
Steve Rasmussen’s List of 15 on May 4th
Gene Hertzke’s List of 12 on May 4th
Mark Edward’s list of 32 on May 5
Eric King’s list of 26 on June 29
Charles Fowler – mailed
Request 10 to 20 new names of potential members from officers and directors
Send request for nominations from all current members
Send letters to all “past due” members asking them to rejoin the League
Attachment # 16 – Road Map of Ideas
October 9, 2014 (Updated)
To: Horace Mann League Committee Members
From: Gary Marx
Subject: Summary of Activities, A Roadmap Drawn from HML Committees
The Process. At the Horace Mann League’s summer planning session at Stanford University, three committees were formed. Their purpose was to identify ideas and shape recommendations for activities that would support goals directly related to membership, communication, and funding. The committees have generated excellent ideas.
Officers were charged with reviewing and summarizing the many recommendations and notes that were generated both during and since that Stanford meeting. In some cases, committees included similar recommendations. Combinations of those ideas, coupled with further realities and needs facing the League, triggered additional possibilities.
Since the beginning of September, officers have received copies of reports and summaries and have held a conference call to further discuss suggestions for moving forward.
- Activities that have been identified are crucial for the sustainability and success of the organization. Some might appear to be new. Others reflect adjustments in what the League is already doing. Clearly, the League needs an ongoing commitment to initiate products and services that will add value for present and future members, clarify the important role of public education in society, and lead to enhanced sources of revenue. Some of these activities can be accomplished with adjustments in conditioned behavior, since expectations are dynamic, not static, in a fast-changing world. One officer suggested that whatever HML produces should be sound enough to withstand the scrutiny of the severest critic, since what the organization does or does not do reflects on public education and on the League’s leadership and membership.
- While these activities will likely be woven into a more formal and comprehensive plan, they will serve as a roadmap as we move forward during the coming months. All appear to be consistent with Bylaws and Policies. As we all know, the League continues to deal with the need to establish its status as an entity while facing urgent needs in membership, funding, and communication.
Engaging HML’s Wealth of Talent and Experience. Reinforcement is needed for a mentality that accepts HML as an honorary and as a volunteer organization whose talented and experienced members can be engaged in getting important things done. We are aware that many would welcome the opportunity to help us further shape our future.
Keep in mind that the items included contribute to HML’s revenue, service, membership, recognition, and leadership.
Please share any feedback you believe will be helpful to us as we continue developing our way forward and enhancing our strategic planning. We would appreciate your comments (gmarxcpo@aol.com).
Communication
Basic: (The HML president and immediate past president will work with the executive director in pursuing communication needs. Others may be enlisted to engage their talents.)
- Identity. For communication purposes, the committee suggested a statement similar to the following, which is consistent with HML’s mission: The Horace Mann League is an honorary society of educators and thought leaders who are deeply committed to sustaining and improving a high-quality public education system for all students.
- Clarity and Quality of Communication. All written or online communication from HML should be clear, concise, informative, compelling, accurate, appropriately attributed, and reflect professional design. All communication originating with HML reflects on the League’s identity, on the public education enterprise, and on members of the public education community
- HML Update. A heading will be developed to encourage and provide a format for sending electronic and print messages to members about HML activities. That communication will help keep all informed, emphasize the value of membership, and build a sense of community and ownership.
- HML Post. The weekly HML Post will continue to bring attention to ongoing education articles that reflect the needs and successes of public education.
- HML Blog. The HML Blog will include invited, voluntarily submitted, and existing articles that are published with permission of the source.
- HML Board Update. A periodic online update from the president and/or executive director to keep members of the board informed about HML developments, activities, needs, etc.
- HML Annual Meeting Promotion. The HML president and executive director will establish an effective strategy for promotion of the League’s Annual Meeting.
- News Media List. A news media/press list will be developed for use in communicating newsworthy information from HML. (The current HML president will provide a basic list of contacts.)
- Member Surveys. Online member surveys, mentioned in other parts of this roadmap, and historically conducted by the League, will engage members and immediately or eventually produce information of interest and value to members. Some of that information may be newsworthy and/or potentially lead to service-providing, revenue-producing products or services.
Communication
Other Communication:
- HML Cornerstone. The executive director may wish to continue this service provided it is of interest to members and content is presented in compliance with Fair Use.
- HML Printed Newsletters. An HML print newsletter has been issued from two to four times each year distributed by nonprofit mail. Budgetary considerations, the need to provide visible services, and communication and/or promotional needs will guide frequency.
- HML Web Site. The executive director has undertaken efforts to further develop the HML web site and is urged to continue that progress. An ongoing aim will be to continue ensuring highly readable, appropriate content enhanced by compelling design, and electronic prompts to move readers from one segment of the site to all others.
- Social Media Presence. HML’s social media presence might be strengthened through periodic sharing of Horace Mann and other public education quotes on Twitter.
- Critical Conversations and Engagement Activities with Educational Influencers. Board members suggested that HML initiate critical conversations and/or engagement activities with educational influencers. A goal might be to make them more familiar with the role of HML and/or help them experience the organization at work. (Some of these influencers will be contacted for testimonials in release of the indicators project. HML will also do a presentation for top elected and appointed leaders of national education leadership organizations during that release process. Award recipients who are thought leaders generally attend HML Annual Meetings. They can be consistently updated on HML activities and their counsel solicited. Some may be invited to serve on an HML Advisory Council. When possible, thought leaders may be asked to meet with the HML Board. In some cases and when appropriate, these thought leaders, whether individuals or organizations, could be engaged in joint projects.
Membership
Basic: (Consistent with recommendations from both the membership and communication committees, the League has a need to immediately address membership recruitment, engagement, and retention issues.)
- Formation of an HML Membership Task Force. This group will work toward developing and pursuing plans to increase and retain membership. Those plans will move beyond the immediate to the longer-term membership needs and goals of the League. The current vice president of the League has expressed a willingness to provide guidance for this effort working with the HML president, executive director, and others.
- Every-Member-Get-A-Member Campaign. Initial stages of an “Every-Member-Get-a-Member” campaign have been launched, leading to greater current member engagement and the identification of an even broader range of excellent nominees. This campaign might be conducted twice a year.
- HML Board Nominations. Each active officer and member of the HML Board should be asked to nominate from 15 to 20 potential members each year. Current practice calls for each to annually nominate a minimum of 20. Past-Presidents will be asked to nominate from 5 to 10, perhaps more, possible members each year.
- Recruitment Letters and Materials. Recruitment letters, while possibly shaped specifically for some individuals and groups, should be consistent with and build on the basics included in a prototype message attached to recent board nomination requests. Letterhead will need to be fully accurate, neatly designed, and allow ample space for this generally one-page letter. All names and other identifying information for those whose names are listed should be correct. A high-quality set of information and recruitment materials, both print and electronic, should be one important part in this process.
- List of 100 Non-Members. A list of 100 non-members, who have been targeted by board members and officers, will receive appropriate invitations to become members of HML. This process was begun during the 2014 Stanford meeting, and follow-up will be needed.
- Horace Mann League Recruitment Hall of Fame. Declare a Horace Mann League Member Recruitment Hall of Fame made up of all who have received Ambassador Awards during the past 15 years. Invite each one to recommend or recruit at least five new members each year.
- State Association Recruitment. Invite each state association of school administrators executive director and perhaps leaders of other associations, to nominate from one to five (or more) educators or public education advocates for membership in the Horace Mann League each year.
- Membership Retention. Member retention should be examined and processes/messages developed to address any concerns, to encourage continuing membership for those who are past-due on dues payments, and to make any needed adjustments in the process for rebilling. Surveys might indicate how HML could more effectively attract and retain members. While rebilling is done regularly, a more thoughtful and magnetic approach might be developed.
- Member Surveys. The value of member surveys, which have traditionally been conducted by HML, is reinforcement of member engagement. These surveys draws from the knowledge and experiences of a talented membership base and emphasize the importance of an HML network. One specific service might focus on identifying and reinforcing the principles of public education, while producing a member service and possible revenue for the League.
- 2014 New Member Target. The League will aim to recruit a total of 80 to 100 members during 2014.
Membership
Moving Forward:
- Membership Goals. The Membership Committee called for development of plans to increase HML membership by 15 to 20 percent per year in each of the next five years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019).
- Flash Mob Membership Drive, Horace Mann’s Birthday. Members of the board suggested a possible “May 4th Be With You” membership drive to commemorate Horace Mann’s birthday, May 4, 1796, in Franklin, Massachusetts. The suggestions included a sponsored ad in the New York Times or another national newspaper commemorating Horace Mann and his contributions to public education and democracy.
- HML Chapters. A goal recommended for the League is establishment of HML Chapters within or surrounding Schools of Education at Colleges and Universities. Specific plans would need to be developed. A goal would be to familiarize educators in preparation programs with the work of Horace Mann, public education, and the Horace Mann League.
Funding
Basic: The following approaches to funding are consistent with suggestions of both the communication and membership committees and reflect HML’s need to offer opportunities, products, and services that lead to needed income for the organization. (The HML president-elect has been invited to be the point-person for this effort, working with the president and executive director in pursuing efforts to meet the League’s funding needs.)
- Funding Clusters or Packages. Funding clusters or packages will be identified, including a description of what needs to be funded and the amount required. A catalog or list of these discrete funding opportunities will serve as a basis for sponsorships, contributions, and potentially for collaborative and partnership activities.
- Funding Task Force. A funding task force should be identified. Those directly involved would include members and perhaps others, based on successful fundraising efforts on behalf of the League or experience in fundraising outside the League. The efforts must be coordinated.
- Sale of HML-Related Products. Plans should be made to offer additional copies of the Indicators pamphlet in bulk for sale to members and others. A public education booklet or pamphlet, based in part on a member survey and the work of Horace Mann, might also produce member service, recognition for public education and the League, and perhaps significant revenue if sold in bulk.
- Recognition of Sponsors/Contributors. HML’s policy devoted to partnerships includes a description of how sponsors and those who contribute to various activities will be recognized.
- Overhead. Unless a sponsorship involves direct payment by a vendor for in-kind services, something like a luncheon, an appropriate fee should be included in the sponsorship payment to cover overhead. Payment of actual cost as an in-kind contribution is valuable to HML. However, overhead for HML should be included in an appropriate amount, whenever possible, to help cover operational costs.
- Surveys. The need for surveys is included in all three categories of this report. Information produced by surveys of members has value that extends from membership engagement to use of ideas and information generated to produce salable products or services. The public education survey, mentioned earlier, is an example.
- Funding for International Indicators for Education Release. An immediate need is funding and other support for release of the International Indicators for Education.
- Organizational Funding Conference Call. While some of the above projects will need to begin immediately as a matter of practice, HML officers and the executive director will hold a conference call to discuss these and other possibilities for organizing funding clusters and recruiting members of a funding task force.
Funding
Moving Forward
- Initiating Prominent Projects. Board members have reinforced the need to initiate two prominent projects that will positively focus attention on education issues and the work of HML. Those projects could include after-release bulk sale of pamphlets associated with the International Indicators for Education and the public education publication mentioned earlier. Both are likely to be fundable and revenue-producing.
- Advertising. As with other associations, the League might offer the opportunity for appropriate advertising in its online publications, consistent with HML policy guidelines. Those ads might be sold at a yearly fee. Examples might include a banner ad and a few ad insertions on the periphery. Specifications, ad rates, appropriateness, and clarification of advertiser identification would need to be worked out. (A banner ad, for example, in the HML Post, might be priced at $3.000 for six months or $5,000 for a year.) Yield could be ongoing.
- Major Media Ad. The task force might include among funding clusters sponsorship of an appropriate New York Times or other major media ad to reinforce the importance of Horace Mann and public education. Any funding channeled through HML should include sufficient overhead for the League. (This item was also mentioned earlier.)