Board Meeting Minutes - April 13, 2009

April 13, 2009
6:30 PM
502-A Old Lynchburg Rd
Charlottesville, VA

Members Present
Joe Szakos, Chair
Angela Hammond, Secretary
Barbara Barrett, Vice-Chair
Michael Kelley
William Hale
Steven Stern
Clyde Gouldman
Julie Dickey
Carol Johnston
Albert LaFave

Others Present
Robert Johnson, Executive Director
Jessica Shaw, Executive Assistant
Jane Lewis, Senior Director of Quality Improvement and Standards
Missy Rand Barker, Director of Training

Members Absent
Weston Mathews
Neal Walters

I. Call to Order
Mr. Szakos called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.

II. Welcome
Mr. Szakos welcomed everyone to the meeting.

III. Comments from the Public
CARF accreditation of three years was achieved by Region Ten. Ms. Lewis and her Center of Excellence were credited, with a special notation to the work of Sheri Gautier, by the Executive Director with helping our agency gain this accreditation. There were some recommendations received and an action plan will be created.

IV. Specification of Other Items to be added to the Agenda
There were no new items at this time.

V. PCE Presentation
Ms. Lewis and Ms. Rand Barker presented the new PCE System to board members, giving them examples of how the system works and what the benefits of this new system are.

VI. Approval of the March 9, 2009 Minutes
Mr. Szakos asked for corrections to the minutes.

On a motion made by Ms. Johnston and seconded by Mr. Stern, the March 9, 2009 Board Minutes were unanimously approved.

VII. Executive Director's Report
See previous month's packet.

VIII. Executive Committee
There was no meeting at the end of March. The next meeting will be after April.

IX. Personnel Committee
Ms. Hammond summarized the minutes for the Board. On April 15th at 10:30 AM. Mr. Johnson will provide his quarterly report to the Personnel Committee. Ms. Hammond invites interested board members to attend.

Ms. Hammond and Ms. Lewis are working on the results from the Sharing Session.

X. Finance Committee
There was no further information to provide that was not already covered in the early parts of the Board Meeting.

XI. Public Policy & Advocacy Committee
The minutes were provided prior to the start of the meeting.

XII. Strategic Planning Committee
Mr. Kelley summarized the minutes.

The Leadership Team will be holding a Retreat to create an agency work plan. Board participation is encouraged, especially from the Personnel Committee. This Retreat will be held in the next three to four weeks. The exact time and location will be determined and announced at a later date. This work plan will be put onto the website and will merge the agency, Centers of Excellence and Board work plans together.

XIII. VACSB Update
The May VACSB Professional Training Conference will be held in Richmond. Ms. Barrett encourages anyone interested to attend.