WATJ Board Meeting
Thursday 25, 2005 @ Tashibu Sensei’s house, 10:00 am～
Attend: Kurt, Taeko, Aki, Tomoko, Inoue, Erin
TOPICS:
l General Board Meeting in September 17
l 16 new members
l This year’s goal
l Grant application
l WAFLT conference speaker
l Website
l Newsletter
l Agenda
l Professional development
l Camp
l Summer Workshop at HBCC AP College Board Training Session
Treasure Report
Ø Saving $5,564.55 (including 3 dollar interest)
Ø $3,000 will transfer to 1 year CD
Ø Checking $5,044.42 (including Aug $385 membership addition in Aug and $200 expense for the camp)
Ø CD $4,000 ($2000-short term, $2000-long term)
Ø $2,000 will be paid for Don Bosco campsite
WATJ Grant $200
Anita Bieker-sensei applied for ACTFL Conference --- Approved
Membership
16 new members (including 3 honorary members, which are Erin-HBCC, Kato-UW Yokokawa-Consulate)
WATJ & Clock hour
Ø We should be a clock hour issue-able organization. Need Kato-sensei’s resume.
Ø Need OSPI proposal
Ø One Workshop is equivalent to 2h (6/year)
9/17
Ø Should be workshops main
Ø Board 9:00
Ø Business 9:30
Ø Workshops 10:00-12:00 with Hands-on lesson idea: Activity based or Project Based
Board member merit
Ø WATJ conference weaver
Ø Bonenkai and retreat lunch
Ø $50/day support for WAFLT conference including gas, lunch
Ø Registration fee for professional development such as WAFLT is negotiable (depends on school support)
Calendar
9/10-11 Aki-Matsuri
9/17 WATJ General Meeting Roosevelt HS
10/14-15 WAFLT in Spokane at dinner
11/3 Board Meeting
11/30 Newsletter (by Anita-san)
12/9 Board Meeting & Bonenkai
2006/1/7 General Meeting Pot Luck
2/2 Board Meeting
2/11 or 3/4 WATJ Conference
3/17 WASL Reading
3/18 WAFLT Mini-conference
3/24 Speech & Skit Contest
3/31-4/1 Immersion Camp
5/4 Board Meeting
5/12-13 WAFLT in Ellensburg
6/3 Workshop
5/20-31 Board (Treasurer & Secretary) election by email
Sachiko-sensei and Yayoi-sensei will be a board member
8/24 Board Retreat 10:00am-15:00pm
9/16 Workshop
Newsletter
Article Deadline 8/29 (use HBCC mailing list)
12/10 deadline 12/5 print
5/15 deadline 5/20 print
8/25 deadline 8/30 print
Membership appeal by Inoue-sensei with Photo in PDF format
We will send Website instead of Word format
Conference
Ø “Designing lessons using Japanese Language Standards” -- In Novice, Intermediate and Advance track
Ø Study group for non-native Japanese teachers
Ø Chair: Aki, Co-chair: Akiko and Sachiko
Ø How to generate report the school.
Ø Mikako West-sensei as a key note speaker again?
Ø Place? University prep
Speech & Skit Contest
Ø Question should be changed?
Ø Speech contest costumes are OK but not Power Point, music etc.
Leslie Birkland Award Criteria $200
Ø For the Nomination, he/she must have “Excellent readership or contribution” for Japanese language education.
Ø No self nomination
Ø No current board member nomination but can vote
Ø Current WATJ member at least one year.
Ø One time in a life time
Ø December deadline and vote in January by email, then Announce in February.
Ø Leslie Birkland Award winner will be nominate to NCJLT teacher award.