Welcome to the 73nd Annual Meeting of the Corporation

Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Our Agenda

• Call to Order • Approval of Minutes, 2009• Executive Council Reports• Unfinished Business • New Business • Announcements• Adjournment

Executive Director ReportExecutive Director Report Ann NinnessAnn Ninness

CATEGORY March 2009 April 2010

Active Members 889 773

Associate Members 12 15

Life MembersLife Members 152152 250250

Student MembersStudent Members 5050 2525

Total Membership 1109 1063

Treasurer’s ReportTreasurer’s Report: : Pegi RisingerPegi RisingerISHA Finances April 2010

WELLS FARGO (Wachovia Securities)

MUTUAL FUND ACCT VALUE $53,938.61MUTUAL FUND CASH FUND $2,662.14

Indiana Members Credit Union Checking Account #1 $21,965.77

PAC Checking Account $830.00

National City BankChecking Account #2 $26,023.26

Money Market #1 $42,268.62Money Market #2 $10,214.94

National City Total $78,506.82

Thank You Professional Development Thank You Professional Development Team LeadersTeam Leaders

Team Leaders…• Continuing Ed Team

– Mary Jo Germani• Convention Team

– Suzanne Frye • Conference Team

– Leader needed• Grants/Scholarships/Research

– Ali Dillingham and Bonnie Hertzog

Thank You PD Team MembersThank You PD Team Members• Continuing Ed Team:

– Julia Radamacher, Kim Kirk, Margo Courter-Kinzer, Susan McGarvey-Toler

• Convention Team:

– Lydia Hittle-Local Arrangements– Lori Carmichael Howell-Exhibits– Pegi Risinger, Ann Bilodeau, Hala Elsisy, Julia Radamacher, Lyle

Loyd, Jennifer Freeman, Kitty Kubat, Kim Kirk, Anu Subramanian • Conference Team:

– Deb Harman, Elizabeth Antonnen, Kristine Eiler, Kitty Kubat, Kim Kirk, Anu Subramanian

• Grants/ Scholarships/Research Team– Kristie Lofland, Paul Kreimer, Julia Radamacher, Kim Kirk

VP Professional Development ReportVP Professional Development Report Dee CombsDee Combs

Fall Conference…TBD for 2010– Low attendance– Low profit margin (if any)– Exploring Alternatives

• 74th Annual Convention 2011– Dates: March 31st, April 1st, April 2nd– Location: Sheraton, Keystone at the Crossing

• Other ideas for Professional Development?

Join the Professional Development Team!

• Conferences– Plans PD events other than Convention

• Convention– Develops Convention Program – Makes Local Arrangements – Communicates with Exhibitors

• Continuing Ed– Applies for Continuing Education Approval – Communicates with ASHA and AAA

• Scholarships– Reviews Scholarship Applications and selects recipients

VP Communications/Publications ReportVP Communications/Publications ReportCharone LesherCharone Lesher

Summary of Activities• Directory Published

– Online Edition (updates ongoing)– Hard Copy Edition

• Website– Resources updated, re-located, expanded– New! Quarterly EC Updates (October, January, April,

July) distributed via BLAST email and archived on ISHA web site

– Considering Facebook, Twitter, ISHA Blog– Need team members to help!!!!

Join the Communications and Publications Team!

• Directory Team– Reviews and Recommends Content– Proofs Drafts– Solicits Advertisement

• Communications TeamCommunications Team– Makes recommendation for website Makes recommendation for website

• History Team– Maintains ISHA history

• Professional Recognition Team– Solicits input member awards– Communicates with award recipients

Thank you Marketing Team Thank you Marketing Team Members!Members!

Team Members:– Julia Rademacher – Dolly Gray – Katie Book – Cheryl Stillson– Kathy Petrovic – Marilyn Neff

Vice President of Marketing ReportVice President of Marketing ReportCindy CobbCindy Cobb

Summary of Activities• ISHA Membership

– Strategies for recruitment– Strategies for retention– Increasing student membershipIncreasing student membership– Planning for increase in Life Members (The time is now!)Planning for increase in Life Members (The time is now!)

• Public Service Announcements (PSAs)– Stations North and South

• Resources for members

Join the Marketing Team!• Public Information

– Develop tools that teach other professions, legislators, and the public about what we do!

• Advertising – Develop promotional materials that advertise ISHA

initiatives and events• Sponsor Procurement Team

– Find sponsors for ISHA events, projects, awards, grants, and convention/conference speakers

• Recruitment– Develop tools and strategic actions that recruit ISHA

Members

Thank you Audiology Teams!Thank you Audiology Teams!

TEAM LEADERS• Sherry Hodge-Legislative• Sylvia Hoefer-Quality Management/PreProfessional• Claudia Updike-Scope of Practice TEAM MEMBERS• Lisa Goerner Christa Smith• Paul Kreimer Hala Elsisy• Julie Bower Jennifer Simpson• Sandy BrattonShannon Van Hyfte

Vice President of Audiology ReportVice President of Audiology ReportDeb LiebrichDeb Liebrich

Summary of Activities• Secured speakers for Fall Conference• Advocated to keep SLPA Board separate from

Hearing Aid Dealer Committee• Developed plan for increasing audiologist

membership in ISHA• Developing plan for greater audiologist

participation in Convention program planning

Join the Audiology Team!• Pre Professional Issues

– Promoting Student Membership in ISHA– Educating ISHA on the latest educational and training

issues in the field of audiology• Scope of Practice Issues

– Monitor /Educate state licensure board activities– Monitor/Educate “related” professions

• Quality Management Issues– Determining public access to services (shortage?)– Reimbursement of services

• Legislative Issues– Monitoring bills and GA committee work– Providing expert testimony

Thank You SLP Teams!Thank You SLP Teams!TEAM LEADERS• Debbie Harman (Legislative Team) • Bonnie Hertzog (Pre-Prof. Team) • Naomi Horton (Quality Management)

TEAM MEMBERS• Jennifer Freeman• Mary Jo Germani• Ann Bilodeau• Jeanne McMillan• Linda Sue Sickman

Vice President of Speech-Language Pathology Report: Kathy CliffordKathy Clifford

Summary of Activities• Pre Professional Team

– University Summit, June 2010– ASHA’s proposed “Clinical Service Continuum”

• Scope of Practice Team– Emergency Permits for SLPs still exist – IDOE reports 50 SLP Emergency Permits in 2008-09– What does CCC mean?

• Quality Management Team– First Steps DTCS– Schools Personnel Grant Survey (73% participation rate)

• Legislative Team– Following the licensure board merger issue

Join the Speech-Language Pathology Team!

• Pre Professional Issues– Promoting Student Membership in ISHA– Educating members on the latest education and training

issues in the field of Speech-Language Pathology• Scope of Practice Issues

– Monitor state licensure board activities– Educate others about our scope of practice

• Quality Management Issues– Monitoring public access to services (shortage)– Monitoring reimbursement issues

• Legislative Issues– Monitoring bills and General Assembly committee work– Providing expert testimony

President’s Report• First Steps Task Force Update

– Studied the feasibility of Support Personnel under Title 880 studied

– DT Education and Training studied• Early Childhood Degree/Teaching License• K-6 Educator Degree/Teaching License• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorder• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy

– Use of the word “specialist” reconsidered• Developmental Therapist: Focus Area

Communication– Rewriting DT-C Personnel Guide description – ISHA Convention meets “Core Training” requirement

President’s Report (continued)

• SLPs under REPA (Revisions for Educator Preparation & Accountability)

– Effective July 31st 2010– Option to use in-service credits and professional

development programs verified by a building-level administrator for IDOE license renewal.

– Only activities and courses “directly related to student achievement” will count toward renewal.

– You may continue to use a current IPLA license to renew your school license!

President’s Report (continued)

• ISHA Personnel Grant Survey – Collaborative project between ISHA, IU graduate

student Libby Buck, and IU Department Chair Karen Forrest

– 73% responded!!– Plans to study data are “in process”– Dissemination plan will be developed by the SLP,

Marketing, Communications and Publications Teams

President’s Report (continued)

• SLI/SLD Task Force: Effective Assessment Processes under Article 7– Task Force Goals

• Produce guidelines for assessment practices on a continuum from those that minimally meet requirements under Article 7 to those that reflect “best practice”.

• Present case studies that demonstrate possibilities for professional roles that result in valid and reliable assessments for students suspected of a Language Impairment and Specific Learning Disability

– Task Force Members • Leah Nellis and Linda Sickman, Indiana State University• Jennifer Dezarn-Lynch, Wayne Township Schools• Pat Jones and Lynn Gosser, ICASE• Debbie Harman, ISHA

•Establishes Learning Communities •The “Facebook” of Educators in Indiana•Join the Speech-Language Educators Community•ISHA needs to make sure it works to connect SLPs and well as teachers!•Lesson sharing…endless possibilities!

Susan Rockafellow

• Susan Rockafellow ISHA representative for:• SMAC (State Medicare Administrative

Contractor Network)• STAR (State Based Reimbursement Network)

– Contact me at…– srockafellow@hancockregional.org or

susanrockafellow@comcast.net

• phone contact- 317-468-4664

Legislative UpdateMark Scherer, ISHA Lobbyist

– Committee established to study licensure board mergers

– Reporting to the Attorney General

Nominating Committee Chair Nominating Committee Chair Tracy QuandtTracy Quandt

2010 ISHA BallotSecretary: Alicia Dillingham

Robyn FordLydia HyttleJulia RademacherRachel Ross-Kroemer

Treasurer: Pegi RisingerMandy Thurston

President-Elect: Ruth Ann Morrell__________________

Old Business

• NewNew ISHA By-Laws passed!• EC Completed a 2-year Strategic Plan2-year Strategic Plan

– Found at www.islha.org– Focus on Education Education

• of members• and public

– AdvocacyAdvocacy Focus • for members • and public

New Business1. EC recommends an amendment to the By-

Laws establish a membership fee for Life Members of $25.00 annually.

2. EC recommends an amendment to the By-Laws to allow for electronic balloting on all matters of the association

3. EC recommends to extend current ISHA President’s term until September 1, 2012.

Meeting Adjourned!

Awards are up next…Don’t go away!

ISHA Awards!!!Please come down to accept yours!

Membership Recognition

50 year Members– Jacqueline Fresh, June Giesler, Mary Ann

McDonald, M. D. Stanley, Anne Summers

25 year Members– Nancy Bowes, Barbara Brown, Cheryl Camp,

Ann Densmore, Lygia Ford, Deborah Harman, Sherry Hodge, Melanie Houk, Deborah McManus, Kendrea Parker, Luann Peck, Susan Scheidt, Carolyn Weliever, Laura Zachrich, Cheryl Zielinski

Membership Recognition

20 year Members– Elizabeth Anttonen, Deena Armstrong,

JoEllen DeCamp, Kandi Henriott, Cheryl Hentz, Carol Hession, Virginia Higgins, Tina Jenkins, Maria Mabe, Pamela McCammon, Sharon Miller, Margaret Powers, Amanda Solesky, Theresa Steele, Susan Tracey, Marlene Vale, Jill Williams, Roberta Wilson, Patricia Wong, Kristen Zurbuch

Membership Recognition

10 year Members

– Beth Ahmad, Sharna Baumgart, Michelle Brown, David Coffin, Roslyn Fine, Tina Fure, Alissa Herbon, Wendy Pavicich, Amy Riego, Anita Risdon, Rebecca Risser, Khandera Roberts, Rachel Ross-Kroemer, Sneha Shah, Catherine Smith, Janice Tipping, Jill Walker

Outstanding Student CliniciansOutstanding Student Clinicians

• Patricia Ray SLP, IU • Suzanne Sizelove AuD, IU• Erika Steele SLP, ISU• Ashley Marshall SLP, ISU• Rachelle Reichert SLP, BSU• Mallory Robb AuD, BSU• Laura Bobinsky AuD, PU• Jennifer Karpicke SLP, PU

ISHA Foundation Scholarships

• Elizabeth Amos, Ball State University

• Caitlin Younger, Indiana University

• Katherine Reckelhoff, Indiana State University

ISHA Certificate of Commendation

Congratulations to Mr. Rich Steininger

Mr. Steininger has been volunteering at St. Paul Hermitage in Indianapolis for 8 years. Each week, he takes time to come in and gather various male residents, including those on the health center, for a "gentlemen's lunch". He is a gifted communicator and provides a wonderful opportunity for communication and fellowship for these fortunate residents- many of who have communication and cognitive impairments.

ISHA’s Honors of the Association

Congratulations go to…. Congratulations go to…. Ann BilodeauAnn Bilodeau!!

Ann has served and continues to serve ISHA in many ways…– Convention Teams– President-Elect– President– Past President– Convention Program Committee

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Thank You!