Board of Directors Annual 2012 Meeting

All documents are in PDF.

Board I, Sat. 2:30 - 5:30 in the Convention Center, room 211A

Board II, Sun. 4:00 - 5:30 in the Convention Center, room 211B

Board III, Mon. 1:30 - 3:30 in the Convention Center, room 212B

We’ll pause in the agenda to accommodate 10 min. information exchanges with:

  • Emerging Leaders Group at 2:30pm on Saturday
  • ALA Executive Board Representative, Steve Matthews at 4:00pm on Saturday
  • BARC Representative, Alex Villagran at 4:10pm on Sunday

Agenda* – 6/8/12

*Please note: times in parentheses are suggestions only

Call to Order

Open Information Forum – 10 minutes allotted at the beginning of each session for visitors or Board members to share information

Adoption of the Agenda -- Saturday

Mission Moment -- Saturday

Item #1.National Library Legislative Day (5 min.) – Sarah Flowers 6/1/12

  • Goal #1 Advocacy, Goal #5 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Consent Items (5 min.) – Saturday Includes confirmation of items approved by email votes since the Board’s Feb. 2012 meeting

Item #2. Approval of Minutes from June Conference Call – Sarajo Wentling 6/4/12

  • Administrative task

Item #3.YALSAblog Manager Annual Report – mk Eagle 5/21/12

  • Goal #1 Advocacy, Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #4.YALS Editor Annual Report – Megan Honig  5/30/12

  • Goal #1 Advocacy, Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #5.JRLYA Editor Annual Report – Sandra Hughes-Hassell 5/16/12

  • Goal #1 Advocacy, Goal #2 Research & Best Practices, Goal #3 Continuous Learning

Item #6.The Hub Manager Annual Report – Gretchen Kolderup  5/25/12

  • Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #7. Establish a President-Elect Advisory Taskforce – Shannon Peterson (5 min.) 6/5/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #8. Establish a 2012 – 2013 Appointments Taskforce – Shannon (5 min.) 6/5/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #9. Approval of the 2012 – 2013 Committee Task List– Sarah 6/8/12

  • All goals

Mega Issue Saturday

Item #10. Mega Issue Discussion (20 min) – Sarah 6/1/12

  • How can YALSA make it easier for members to learn about and participate in the work of the organization?

Action Items Saturday

Item #11. Pre-Meeting Division Councilor Report (10 min.) – Nick 5/30/12

  • Administrative task

Item #12. Odyssey Award Committee Manual – Mary Burkey (10 min.) 5/27/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #13. Piloting a Virtual Selection Committee – Chris Shoemaker (10 min.) 5/25/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #14. Establish a 365 Days of YA Taskforce—Jack Martin (10 min.) 6/6/12

  • Goal #2 Research & Best Practices, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #15. Establish a State Association Outreach Taskforce—Jack (10 min.) 6/7/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal # 5 Capacity Building

Item #16. Youth Engagement in YALSA (10 min.)—Sara Ryan 6/6/12

  • Goal #4 Member Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #17. Draft Sponsor & Partner Guidelines (10 min.)—Beth Yoke 6/7/12

  • Goal #5 Capacity Building

Discussion Items Sat. 18-19, Sun. 20 – 23, Mon. 24 - 27

Item #18. Update from Executive Committee Meetings (10 min) – Sarah 5/29/12

  • Administrative task

Item #19.Environmental Scan: Common Core Standards – Sarah (15 min) 6/1/12

  • Goal #

Item #20. Nonfiction Award Committee Manual– Angela Carstensen (15 min) 5/21/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #21. Fiscal Officer Report (15 min.) – Penny Johnson 6/8/12

  • All goals

Item #22.Targeting Revenue Streams (30 min.) – Penny & Beth 6/8/12

  • Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #23. Board Member Assessment Process (15 min.) – Sarah 6/1/12

  • Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #24. Strategic Plan Evaluation Steps (15 min.)—Priscille Dando  5/30/12

  • All goals

Item #25. Connect, Create, Collaborate Theme (15 min.)—Jack 6/8/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #26. Interest & Discussion Group Evaluation (15 min.) – Sarah 6/7/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #27. DMP Committee Report on Local Presence (15 min.)—Ritchie Momon  5/25/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement,  Goal #5 Capacity Building

Executive Session -- Monday

Item #28. Executive Session (15 min.)– Sarah 5/29/12

  • Administrative Task

New Business -- Monday

Item #29.YALSA Councilor Annual Activities Update (5 min.) – Nick 6/6/12

  • Administrative Task

Item #30. Adoption & Presentation of Resolutions (15 min.) -- Sarah  6/7/12

  • Goal #5 Member Recruitment & Engagement

Item #31. Installation of New Board Members (10 min.) –Sarah & Jack 5/29/12

  • Administrative Task

Informational Items – N/A

Item #32. Guidelines for Board Meetings – YALSA Handbook 5/29/12

  • Administrative task

Item #33. Board Responsibilities for 2013 Conferences – Sarah 5/29/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #34. Board Liaisons for 2012 – 2013 – Jack 6/7/12

  • Administrative Task

Item #35. Action Plan Update  – Sarah 6/7/12

  • All goals

Item #36. Report on Teen Spaces Project – Anthony Bernier 5/15/12

  • Goal # 2 Research & Best Practice

Item #37. Badges for Lifelong Learning Update – Linda Braun 5/31/12

  • Goal #3 Continuous Learning

Item #38. Status of Marketing RFP– Beth 6/8/12

  • Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #39. Communications Update – Stephanie Kuenn 6/7/12

  • Goal #1 Advocacy & Activism, Goal #2 Research & Best practices, Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #40. Continuing Education Update – Eve Gaus 6/7/12

  • Goal #3 Continuous Learning, Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #41. Events & Conferences Update – Nichole Gilbert 6/5/12

  • Goal #2 Research & Best Practices, Goal #3 Continuous Learning; Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Item #42. Membership Update – Letitia Smith 6/7/12

  • Goal #4 Member Recruitment & Engagement, Goal #5 Capacity Building

Adjournment -- Monday