Actions of the Board of Directors at its February 5-7, 1999 meeting were as follows:

Items Related to Members

• reviewed the membership statistics for December 31, 1998, and took note of the fact that good-standing membership has declined to 108,091, a drop of 3,560 from the previous year.
• accepted the update on the two-year direct membership project.
• approved a proposal to include a standing order for fastbacks with the membership dues billing.
• accepted the report on the Kappan Core.

Items Related to Chapters

• authorized the executive director to proceed with the installation of the Cherokee Strip Oklahoma Chapter and the Chestnut Hill College Pennsylvania Chapter.
• ratified the mail ballot to accept the voluntary charter surrender from the Blue Hills Area Wisconsin Chapter.
• accepted voluntary charter surrenders from the Central Vancouver Island Chapter and the University of Maine at Presque Isle Chapter.
• took note of the chapters not represented in the 1998 district conferences.
• approved that PDK continue, on an ongoing basis, to explore the issues raised by the Montreal Quebec Chapter and other concerns of the international chapters.
• approved a survey of the Kean University Chapter membership and, if the survey results indicate, to authorize an audit of the chapter's records by the executive director.

Items Related to Areas and Districts

• accepted the financial reports from the nine 1998 district conferences.
• referred district-specific legislative items from the 1998 district conferences to the appropriate districts, not to be forwarded to the legislative council.
• approved that legislative items from the 1998 district conferences that are not district-specific be reviewed at the spring DR/AC meetings; that prior to the July meeting, staff add financial impact statements and information on items already completed; and that items be discussed again at the July meeting in preparation for the legislative council.
• approved the transportation allowances for the officer leadership conferences in those areas where the staff recommendation is 100%.
• approved the transportation allowances for the officer leadership conferences in Area 7B and Area 7G at 85%, in Area 8C at 90%, and in Area 5G at 87%.
• approved that the transportation allowances in those areas where an officer leadership conference site has not yet been reported be fixed by the staff as sites are provided.
• approved that the transportation allowances for the winter 1999 DR/AC meetings in Districts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII be approved at 100%.
• approved that the transportation allowances for the summer 1999 DR/AC meetings in Districts II, III, V, and VI be approved at 100%.
• approved that the staff be given the authority to check sites for the summer 1999 DR/AC meetings when submitted by district representatives in Districts I, IV, VII, VIII, and IX to determine whether they meet the board criteria for centrality, and to set the transportation allowances accordingly.
• approved, effective July 1, 1999, the recommendation of the 1998 District II Conference to move the Las Vegas Nevada Chapter from Area 2A to Area 2B.
• approved, effective July 1, 1999, the restructuring proposal recommended by the 1998 District VI Conference to realign the chapters within the existing coordinator areas.

Items Related to Professional Program

• accepted reports on the excellence in student teaching awards program, center on education policy, league of values-driven schools, national center for effective schools, public school forums/advocacy program, international curriculum management audit center, 1999 PDK/Gallup poll, urban initiative project, and the PDK/Bessie Gabbard initiative on leadership in education for the 21st century.
• received a status report on the Future Educators of America program and the national conference in Chicago, Illinois, on February 12-14.
• accepted the report on the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards program and referred it to the board/staff committee on Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation awards for review and recommendations by the summer board meeting.

Items Related to Organizationally Focused Items

• reviewed the budget report for December 31, 1998, the cost-cutting measures in effect for 1998-99, and the biennium budget for 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
• approved that the 1999-2000 district project funds be apportioned using a formula that provides $2,500 for each district and allocates the remaining funds among the districts on the basis of each district's percentage of membership in good standing; that 1999-2000 entitlements be based on a total allocation of $57,500; and that actual allocations be made by reducing each district's specific entitlement by the district's unexpended balance on June 30, 1999.
• received reports on the status of the 1998-99 Educational Foundation Annual Fund, Foundation-sponsored activities, and the winter meeting of the Board of Governors.
• reviewed the status of the search for a Foundation development officer.
• referred the recommended changes to the Statement of Purpose and Future Directions to the board future planning committee.
• approved the tentative schedule for the 2nd Legislative Council.
• approved the proposed rules and procedures for the 2nd Legislative Council.
• approved the staff recommendations on programs reviewed as part of the biennial "sunset review" and accepted CEDR's recommendation to discontinue the exemplary practice series and profiles in excellence program.
• reviewed, in executive session, a report from the executive director search committee.
• approved the addition of the following items to the PDK product line: black executive attaché, PDK T-shirt, mouse pad, screensweeper, and notecards with envelopes.
• approved the continuance of discounted prices for the following items: v-neck sweater, embossed sweatshirt, ties, and scarves.
• received a report on PDK conference exhibits and asked that the item be reviewed again at the summer meeting.
• accepted recommendations from the board committee on national conferences to gather additional information by the summer meeting, to conduct a member survey in NN&Q, and to solicit feedback at the winter DR/AC meetings.
• defeated a proposal to implement a chapter-based incentive program to return not-in-good-standing members to good-standing status.
• discussed a report presented by the District VI Representative from Area 6J.
  

Items Related to International Office and Board Operation

• ratified the mail ballot to approve the Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical/dental plan for PDK employees and retirees.
• approved a recommendation to change the name of the Management Information Systems department to the Information Technology department.
• received a report from the executive director on All Ways Travel, Inc.
• approved the appointment of George S. Olive and Company to conduct the 1998-99 audit and tax returns of Phi Delta Kappa International.
• received reports from the board membership, leadership, and technology committees.
• approved the purchase of three personal computers for the shipping and receiving departments with funds to come from the Contingency Fund.
• approved $8,500 from the Contingency Fund for network implementation in the shipping, receiving, and accounting departments.
• approved $4,000 from the Contingency Fund for the purchase of a new Cummins-Allison endorser.
• received reports from the international vice presidents.
• reviewed the progress made on the construction project of the Rose International Conference Center and designated the conference room as the Barbara Taylor Effective Schools Conference Room.
• approved staff and professional salaries in executive session in amounts proposed by the executive director, with salaries to be on file in the office of the executive director.
• set the dates for the winter 2000 meeting of the Board of Directors in Bloomington, Indiana, as January 28-30.
• unanimously approved the establishment of the Ronald G. Joekel Leadership Lecture Series to be announced at the 2nd Legislative Council.