Actions of the Board of Directors at its July 27-29, 2001, meeting were as follows:

ACTIONS RELATED TO MEMBERS

• reviewed the end of the year membership statistics for June 30, 2001, noting that good-standing membership has declined 8,020 from the previous year and now stands at 94,776; there are 31,298 members NOT in good standing; all nine districts lost members; only 12% of our chapters increased in membership; 1,044 direct members were enrolled this year and 309 student teachers were initiated; 920 undergraduate students are members of PDK at half regular dues. The bright spot was 933 initiations reported in 2000-01 compared to 875 a year ago.
• received updates on direct membership.
• reviewed the work of the Kappan Core, noting that members are now listed on the PDK website and may be utilized by chapters, and encouraged more use of this group of Kappans.
• reviewed a report on service key recipients and noted that in 2000-01 86 chapters awarded 132 service keys.
• approved a revision in the membership awards program to add a sub-category to the Achieve 80 awards program to recognize the five most productive chapters relative to undergraduate recruitment and to recognize these chapters at the 3rd Legislative Council.
• received a prepublication copy of the revised initiation ritual that gives chapters the option of using any of three initiation rituals ­ traditional, contemporary, or informal ceremonies.
• denied the requests for waivers of the 20-year membership requirement for emeritus membership from South Central Iowa Chapter and the Keystone Province/Winnipeg Chapter. The board also passed a motion to amend the Constitution and Bylaws of PDK to eliminate Section 1582, waiver of emeritus membership, which will be forwarded to the 3rd Legislative Council.
• directed the staff to pursue development of a survey for a target portion of the membership to determine reasons for joining PDK, maintaining, and dropping membership. Targeted groups will include recent initiates, direct members, members in both good-standing and not-in-good-standing categories, and recently withdrawn members. The board also decided to refer contractual services for membership marketing to the appropriate strategic planning action team.
• received a report on discussions with Pi Lambda Theta on a possible "partnering" proposal between Phi Delta Kappa International and PLT.
• approved a request for international courtesy membership from the Red Cedar Area Wisconsin Chapter for Joseph Okiror, a Fullbright Scholar pursuing his master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

ACTIONS RELATED TO CHAPTERS

• approved the petition from the Albany Georgia Club in Albany, Georgia, and authorized the executive director to proceed with the installation pending receipt of additional information from club leaders.
• received a report on the 9-12 month visit done by Area 7K Coordinator Joe Pescatrice to Walden University Cyberspace Chapter #1586 and took note of the upcoming visit to be done by Area 1H Coordinator John Parry to Fraser Valley British Columbia Chapter #1587. The board also noted that two chapters will be due for 9-12 month visits within the next six months -- Mercy College Chapter #1588 and Mineral Area Missouri Chapter #1589.
• received the 21-24-month visit reports on two chapters and recommended that permanent charter status be granted to Chestnut Hill College Chapter #1584 and Cherokee Strip Oklahoma Chapter #1585; it also delayed consideration of permanent charter status for the City University-Cascades Chapter #1584 pending receipt of recommendations from John Armenia, Area 1B Coordinator. The board also expressed appreciation to John Armenia for his efforts to reactivate chapter activity in Area 1B.
• received the follow-up report from the executive director on the status of four chapters that were still considered at-risk at the January 2001 meeting of the Board of Directors. The board encouraged Area Coordinators Roger Deville, Jan Humphreys, and Diane Watson to continue their work in reactivating the Southern Oregon (#1057), Sonoma County California (#1073), and Truman State University (#0123) Chapters. In addition, the board requested the area coordinator, district representative, and director of membership development to formally survey the membership of Yolo County California Chapter (#1473) relative to the chapter's future and, based upon the results of the survey, to reactivate the chapter or request its charter not later than January 15, 2002.
• approved the merger between Southwestern Connecticut Chapter (#0173) and Fairfield University Chapter (#1486), and requested the charter from Southwestern Connecticut Chapter.
• accepted the recommendation that the charter for Texarkana Texas Chapter (#1118) be surrendered and current members given the option to transfer to another chapter or to the direct membership category. The board also requested the transfer of any remaining funds in the chapter treasury to the PDK Educational Foundation.
• approved the merger between Homewood Illinois Chapter (#1106) and Governors State University Chapter (#1457) and requested the charter from Governors State University Chapter.
• received a report on zero initiation chapters. Using the term "data talk," the information shows that one quarter of the coordinator areas account for 50% of the chapters on the zero initiation list. District representatives were requested to focus on this issue at upcoming DR/AC meetings. The executive director provided an example of how an area coordinator had made a positive difference in reducing the number of zero initiation chapters in his area.
• granted two requests for name changes for chapters: College of Notre Dame Chapter (#1445) will become Notre Dame de Namur University Chapter on August 20, 2001, and Beaver College Chapter (#1396) will become Arcadia University effective July 16, 2001.

ACTIONS RELATED TO AREAS AND DISTRICTS

• discussed the report on the 2001 Area Leadership Conferences and stressed that this report is dependent upon coordinators filing information with the international office; at least seven areas have not scheduled ALCs.
• noted that the transportation allowance for the summer DR/AC meetings in all districts is at 100% and noted a change from the January information in that District IX will hold a summer DR/AC in Bloomington. There will be no winter 2002 DR/AC meetings.
• received the summary of visits to chapters by coordinators, indicating that the information is incomplete and only forms a baseline upon which to build; it was agreed that the executive director would draft a letter to be sent to all coordinators emphasizing the importance of visits by coordinators to each chapter. District representatives were asked to use the upcoming DR/AC meetings to update the information available.
• received a financial update on the 2000 district conferences, noting that three of nine districts did not have to use the subsidy provided by PDK International.
• accepted reports from district representatives in Districts I, II, III, IV, V, VII and VIII on chapters not attending the 2000 district conferences with the reason(s) for the absence and action(s), if any, taken. No chapters were absent in District IX.
• appointed Otelia Frazier to the unexpired term of Sherry Morgan, District VIII Representative, effective at the close of the 3rd Legislative Council.
• appointed Frank Nappi to the unexpired term of John Amato, District VI Representative, effective at the close of the 3rd Legislative Council.
• approved the modification of Coordinator Areas 8D and 8G by moving Murray State University Chapter (#0180) into Area 8G, to be effective September 2, 2001.

ACTIONS RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

• accepted staff reports on the following programs: student teacher awards, Frymier Student Institute for Ethical Leadership, and Alliance for Effective Schools.
• approved funding for the Center on Education Policy in the 2002-04 budget at a level equal to PDK's current support.
• approved the recommendation of a fee structure for Future Educators of America materials, including an FEA Chartering Fee of $100.
• changed the previously set date for the winter 2002 meeting of the Board of Directors from February 1-3, 2002, to February 8-10, 2002, in order to avoid a conflict with the annual FEA conference.
• approved the report on the 33rd Annual PDK/Gallup Poll and instructed staff to negotiate a contract with the Gallup Organization for the 34th poll; in addition, the board directed that a committee be convened to explore strategies for increasing the benefits for PDK from the annual poll.
• reviewed the progress being made on the various projects that comprise the Bessie F. Gabbard Initiative on Leadership in Education for the 21st Century.
• recommended no further action be taken on a Teachers Aid project developed by Charity "ONE" that would involve the PDK FEA clubs.

ACTIONS RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONALLY FOCUSED ITEMS

• reviewed the budget report for June 30, 2001, noting that revenue was $219,769 below expenditures. This amount was compared to the projected deficit of $197,500 shown in the original 1999 budget document adopted by the 2nd Legislative Council.
• concurred in the recommendations from the staff task force dealing with increased revenue and reduction in expenditures for 2001-02.
• received a report on district project funding for 2001-02 and concurred that the funding level approved in January and reduced in April appears to be sufficient to sustain the program during the current fiscal year.
• reviewed the biennium budget for 2000-02 and recognized that membership projections, upon which the budget was constructed, were higher than actual figures. The revenue for 2001-02 is expected to exceed expenditures by more than $350,000, allowing PDK to repay its reserve fund in an amount equal to the draw on reserves in 2000-01.
• received a working draft of the 2002-04 budget with the understanding that it would be reworked based upon the tenor of discussions relative to strategic planning and the very recent Lilly Endowment grant. Staff was asked to build the biennium budget on membership projections lower than currently projected. The board noted that deficits are projected for each of the years in the coming biennium. The draft of the 2002-03 budget includes the negative fund balances from CEDR and CPD&S.
• accepted a report on the financial status of CEDR and CPD&S, along with an updated report on each department.
• received a report on the status of the 2000-01 Educational Foundation Annual Fund, noting a $30,000 increase in giving over the previous year.
• reviewed a number of reports on activities sponsored by the PDK Educational Foundation including publications, chapter programs, financial aid programs, and other activities.
• received the report of the foundation's development officer and his continuing efforts in grant writing to help support some of the foundation programs and his work with two community foundations in Indiana in their effort to obtain a Lilly Endowment grant.
• appointed Rayalene Brizendine to the Educational Foundation Board of Governors to the seat currently held by Eve Proffitt (and previously held by Bessie Gabbard) for the balance of the unexpired term, with the appointment effective at the conclusion of the 3rd Legislative Council.
• received a status report on the estate of Bessie Gabbard that indicated the value of the Gabbard Trust at more than $2 million, plus the value of the two Reavis farms and the Ft. Lauderdale condo in which Bessie Gabbard held life estate.
• approved a draft statement on strategic planning and directed staff to include the preliminary draft as the major focus of the agenda for the 3rd Legislative Council.
• reviewed the schedule for the 3rd Legislative Council and asked staff to revise the schedule to include strategic planning as the major programmatic thread for the council.
• approved a motion to allow staff discretion in modifying the proposed rules and procedures for the 3rd Legislative Council in light of the priority being given to strategic planning.
• received a report on contact with the Louisville Kentucky Chapter regarding local arrangements for the 3rd Legislative Council.
• accepted the staff-developed impact statements on 169 legislative items for the 3rd Legislative Council and directed staff to review and then assign the maximum number of items to the appropriate strategic planning action teams; the board
  also proposed an amendment to the governance documents of PDK permitting members from chapters that have surrendered their charters to be placed in the direct membership category.
• approved staff recommendations regarding jewelry and accessories, with price increases on 16 items, the elimination of two items from inventory, introducing new clothing items, and eliminating some older apparel items.
  -referred the matter of holding a national conference to the appropriate strategic planning action team; it also noted that such a conference was still of interest as PDK International approaches its 100th Anniversary in 2006.
  -received the report of contacts with other professional associations, noting that the executive director will probably make calls on leadership at AASA, NASSP, and/or NAESP during the PDK/Gallup Poll release the latter part of August.
• accepted the update on exhibiting at national conferences, noting that for the upcoming year PDK will have exhibits at AASA in San Diego, ASCD in San Antonio, and AERA in New Orleans.

ACTIONS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL OFFICE AND BOARD OPERATION

• received the executive director's report on staff changes at the international office.
• discussed the reports on information technology detailing the progress on capacity to conduct secure transactions via the website and requested a special grant from the Educational Foundation's Board of Governors not to exceed $120,000 for the purpose of providing secure, on-line transactions to members and other customers.
• received an update on the All Ways Travel litigation, noting that both the executive director and the business manager would be scheduled for depositions later this summer, and indicated that an indemnification policy would be presented to the board at its winter meeting in 2002.
• received the report on expenditure requests and building repairs, with no specific request for funding.
• ratified the Board of Directors' mail and electronic ballots appointing Eve Proffitt to the Board of Governors of the Educational Foundation effective February 2001 to November 5, 2001, and for the purchase of an IBM 6400 printer at a cost of $6,000.
• approved awarding the contract for printing News, Notes, and Quotes in 2001-02 to Phillips Brothers Printers of Springfield, Illinois.
• received reports from the nine senior staff members at the international office.
• received reports from members of the Board of Directors, including travel for each member.
• set the dates for the summer 2002 meeting of the Board of Directors for July 26-28, 2002, in Bloomington, Indiana.