Agenda for our Annual General Meeting
The SDGA board is seeking to increase our impact on education in New Hampshire. It may require a change to our nonpartisan status. Please take a look at this draft agenda so you can see the issues we are trying to address and for which we very much would like your input. (It may be changed somewhat before being approved by the SDGA board at our April 3 board meeting via Zoom. We have found a very nice venue in Concord for our meeting...
AND... if at least 20 people commit to attending the Annual General Meeting in person, then I will commit to flying up from Tampa to attend the meeting in person. Who's in? A registration link will follow in a few days.
SDGA-NH Annual General Meeting
Saturday, May 1, 2021
10:00: President's Address
10:10: Vote to accept new members
10:15 Discussion and vote on proposed by-law changes
Article V, B Voting
Add: “The board may vote electronically on issues that arise outside of meetings when a sufficiently large members of the board has a chance to respond.”
Article X Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
“Each standing committee shall be chaired by a member of the Board,” should be “Each standing committee shall elect its own chairman who must be a member in good standing of the SDGANH. When a committee lacks a chair, it may become inactive until such time as it is possible to reactivate it.” BUT THEN.... what happens to our board? Do we replace standing committee chairmen with non-portfolio positions? If so, then Article VII: Elections, must be changed as Standing Committee chairs would not be elected by the membership at AGMs.
Article I: Name
Delete: “nonpartisan” from description of SDGANH
11:30 – 11:40 Discussion and approval of 2021-2022 budget
11:40-12:00 What should be public on our website?
12:00- 12:30: BREAK FOR LUNCH
12:30- 1:30: If “non-partisan” by-law change passes, discussion of positions on:
- Critical Race Theory instruction in schools and the 1619 Project
- School Choice
- Should we used Gencourtmobile to influence school board elections across the state?
1:30-1:45 Nomination and election for board positions:
(Contested seat candidates get 2 minutes each to speak.)
- Glenn Cordelli to stand for chair of Legislative Affairs
- Susan Morin to stand for Treasurer
- Jon DiPietro to stand for Communications and Outreach
- James LaFabvre to stand for At Large
- Policy vacant
- Accountability vacant
- Curriculum and Assessment vacant
- VP: Incumbent Karen Testerman is not standing for re-election.
1:45-2:15: Legislative Agenda for 2021-2022
Suggestions?
2:15 – 3:00 Networking
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