Welcome to the 73 nd Annual Meeting of the Corporation

1. Welcome to the 73ndAnnual Meeting of the Corporation IndianaSpeech-Language-Hearing Association

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

3. Executive Director ReportAnn Ninness

4. Treasurer’s Report: Pegi Risinger

5. Thank You Professional Development Team 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

6. Thank 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, HalaElsisy, 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

7. VP Professional Development ReportDee 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?

8. 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

9. VP Communications/Publications ReportCharone 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!!!!

10. Join the Communications and Publications Team! • Directory Team • Reviews and Recommends Content • Proofs Drafts • Solicits Advertisement • Communications Team • Makes recommendation for website • History Team • Maintains ISHA history • Professional Recognition Team • Solicits input member awards • Communicates with award recipients

11. Thank you Marketing Team Members! Team Members: • Julia Rademacher • Dolly Gray • Katie Book • Cheryl Stillson • Kathy Petrovic • Marilyn Neff

12. Vice President of Marketing ReportCindy Cobb Summary of Activities • ISHA Membership • Strategies for recruitment • Strategies for retention • Increasing student membership • Planning for increase in Life Members (The time is now!) • Public Service Announcements (PSAs) • Stations North and South • Resources for members

13. 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

14. 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 KreimerHalaElsisy • Julie Bower Jennifer Simpson • Sandy Bratton Shannon Van Hyfte

15. Vice President of Audiology ReportDeb 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Vice President of Speech-Language Pathology Report: Kathy 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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!

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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!

25. 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

26. Legislative UpdateMark Scherer, ISHA Lobbyist • Committee established to study licensure board mergers • Reporting to the Attorney General

27. Nominating Committee Chair Tracy Quandt

28. Old Business • New ISHA By-Laws passed! • EC Completed a 2-year Strategic Plan • Found at www.islha.org • Focus on Education • of members • and public • Advocacy Focus • for members • and public

29. New Business • EC recommends an amendment to the By-Laws establish a membership fee for Life Members of $25.00 annually. • EC recommends an amendment to the By-Laws to allow for electronic balloting on all matters of the association • EC recommends to extend current ISHA President’s term until September 1, 2012.

30. Meeting Adjourned! Awards are up next…Don’t go away!

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

32. 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

33. Membership Recognition 20 year Members • Elizabeth  Anttonen, Deena Armstrong, JoEllenDeCamp, KandiHenriott, 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

34. Membership Recognition 10 year Members • Beth Ahmad, SharnaBaumgart, Michelle Brown, David Coffin, Roslyn Fine, Tina Fure, AlissaHerbon, Wendy Pavicich, Amy Riego, Anita Risdon, Rebecca Risser, Khandera Roberts, Rachel Ross-Kroemer, Sneha Shah, Catherine Smith, Janice Tipping, Jill Walker

35. Outstanding Student Clinicians • Patricia Ray SLP, IU • Suzanne SizeloveAuD, IU • Erika Steele SLP, ISU • Ashley Marshall SLP, ISU • Rachelle Reichert SLP, BSU • Mallory Robb AuD, BSU • Laura BobinskyAuD, PU • Jennifer Karpicke SLP, PU

36. ISHA Foundation Scholarships • Elizabeth Amos, Ball State University • Caitlin Younger, Indiana University • Katherine Reckelhoff, Indiana State University

37. 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.

38. ISHA’s Honors of the Association Congratulations go to…. Ann Bilodeau! Ann has served and continues to serve ISHA in many ways… • Convention Teams • President-Elect • President • Past President • Convention Program Committee

39. … Thank You!