Nassau TRACT Teacher Center - Minutes
Regularly Scheduled Policy Board Meeting 
Hofstra University – Hagedorn Hall, Room 278
January 22, 2020
Present:
Garden City: J. McAleese; West Hempstead: A. Sheridan; W. Heckler; Sewanhaka: J. Gordon-Tennant, 
Nassau BOCES: D.Witt; K. Moleti; Oyster Bay: A. McDonald, J. Iles; New Hyde Park-GCP: S. Schlueck, 
J. Scamell; Carle Place: D. Cecere, M. Donnelly; E. Rockaway: C. Castellano; H. Kreit;  
Locust Valley: S. Zindman; Hewlett-Woodmere:  M. Schwartz, J. Brown; Plainview-Old Bethpage: J. Graham; Mineola: E. Cormack; Diocese: E. Guarnieri; Adelphi: A. Madray; TRACT: L. Cohn; J. Ceriano. 

Absent:   
Garden City:K. Justino; Plainview-Old Bethpage: L. Markowitz-Able; Sewanhaka: M. Contarino; 
Hofstra University: B. Salemson; TRACT: B. DelliCarpini

1. Chairperson’s Report:   

A)	Call to Order: The Policy Board meeting was called to order at 2:00 by James McAleese, Chairperson.

B)	Call for Agenda items:
Motion:  To accept the Agenda with flexibility ( J. Gordon-Tennant/E. Cormack) Unanimous - Carried.

C)	Approval of Minutes November 14, 2019.
Motion: To accept November 14, 2019 Minutes. (J. Gordon-Tennant/J. Brown) Unanimous - Carried.

2. Financial Report: (J. Ceriano)
A)	Budget
Motion:  To accept the Budget.  (J. Gordon-Tennant/J. Brown) Unanimous - Carried. 
B)	PAR 1
	Motion:  To accept the PAR 1.  (M. Donnelly/J. Gordon-Tennant) Unanimous -Carried.
C)	PAR 2
	Motion:  To accept the PAR 2.  (D. Cecere/J. Gordon-Tennant) Unanimous - Carried.
             
3. Directors Report (L. Cohn/B. DelliCarpini)
  
        A)  Conferences

November 21, 2019 – Empathy is Academic
TRACT had two presenters, Dr. Thomas Hoerr in the morning, and Naomi Priddy in the afternoon. The conference was attended by 160 teachers and administrators from all over the Tri-State area.  The evaluations from this conference were positive, teachers took away important information to implement in their classrooms. Teachers commented that they liked thinking about empathy through an academic lens, practical suggestions, great activities to implement, and great discussions took place about classroom culture and changing your mindset. 

January 13, 2020 – Full Day Conference at Hofstra University
Lost at School with Dr. Ross Greene,  Addressing the Needs of our Challenging Students.  With over 250 teachers and administrators from Long Island to Albany in attendance, this conference gave participants timely and informative information to bring back to their schools.  Dr. Greene gave teachers strategies on how to assess students with social and emotional challenges.  Several policy board members were in attendance, commenting that the speaker was knowledgeable, polished, engaging and had great ideas!
 
	LINC meeting this afternoon

	Spring Symposium – March 4&5, Barbara and Les will both be attending.

Winter / Spring courses are up on MLP, most are filled with a wait list, Instructors are taking larger class sizes.  

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4. New Business

A)	Professional Development – Garden City
Motion: To approve Teachers College to present for a full day Professional Development Workshop on
February 25th . The workshop will take place in the Garden City School District at a cost of $2,200  all inclusive. (D. Cecere/J. Brown) Unanimous - Carried.       

       B)   Collegial Circle
Motion: To approve  “CVI – Assessment and Intervention Strategies to Remediate Visual Deficits with Cortically Visually Impaired Students”, Nassau BOCES, in the amount of $562.00.  The facilitator Dawn Haskell Carbone for $250, as well as $312 to purchase books. 
(E. Cormack/J. Gordon-Tennant) Carried.   

5. Old Business
By-Laws
This is the third and final meeting to discuss and approve changes. 
Motion: To approve the changes made to the Nassau TRACT Teacher Center By-Laws. 
(H. Kreit/ J. Brown) Unanimous - Carried. 

6. Adjournment - Motion: To adjourn at 3:00. (J. Gordon-Tennant/E. Cormack) Unanimous- Carried.

Justine Ceriano
					
Secretary – Justine Ceriano