2020 Midwinter Agenda and Documents

Agenda

Board I             Sat. January 25, 2020, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia), Room 304

Board II            Sun. January 26, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia), Room 304

Meetings of the Board of Directors are open to all members in good standing who wish to listen and observe proceedings. Members are asked to respect the fact that directors have an agenda to discuss and there may not be time for new business. Members are welcome to sit in the chairs around the perimeter of the room so that directors can be seated together for conversing and vote tallies. Members are welcome to share their comments, ideas, requests, etc. during the “Information Forum” that begins each meeting. If there are a number of guests wanting to speak, it may be necessary to set time limits for speaking. Members may not introduce new topics or speak during the board's general business, unless called upon by the President for input.

AGENDA* – as of 1/14/2020 (learn more about board agendas and documents)

We’ll pause in the agenda to accommodate 10 min. information exchanges with:

  • BARC Representative, Peter Hepburn
  • ALA Executive Board Representative, Dr. Maria McCauley

Consent Items (these are typically items discussed or acted on in between in-person meetings, or are reports submitted for the board's review)

Item #1. Minutes from the 2019 Annual Conference -- Josie Watanabe..........................................7/18/2019

Item #2. TeenTober Toolkit (passed) -- TRW/TTW Taskforce………….………………...............…....8/17/2019

Item #3. Evaluating Authenticity (passed) -- Rob Bittner……………………………........….......…….9/10/2019

Item #4. Joann Sweetland Lum Grant (passed) -- Gregory Lum…………………....…...............…...9/27/2019

Item #5. Reevaluating and Reimagining YALSA 101/201/301 (passed) -- Amanda Kordeski..........12/2/2019

Item #6. Odyssey Award joint YALSA/ALSC group recommendations (passed) -- Rob Bittner…......1/9/2020 

Item #7  November Chair Reports -- Letitia Smith..............................................................................1/212020

Item #8 YALS Editor Midwinter Report – Tammy Dillard-Steels (Yolanda Hood)...............................1/21/2020

Item #9 JRLYA Editor Midwinter Report – Robin Moeller...................................................................1/16/2020

Item #10 The Hub Blog Manager Midwinter Report – Stephen Ashley..............................................1/17/2020

Item #11 YALSAblog Manager Midwinter Report – Tess Wilson........................................................1/21/2020

Item #12 Teen Programming HQ Manager Report – Dawn Abron.....................................................................

Item #13 Odyssey Award group recommendations - Rob Bittner.......................................................1/08/2020

Item #14 Councilor’s pre-conference report - Abby Phillips................................................................................

Item #15 - Board Appointment - Todd Krueger....................................................................................1/14/2020

Discussion Items - Saturday

Item #16 2020-2021 Board Fellow Selection – Todd Krueger..............................................................1/15/2020

Item #17 Strategic Planning Agenda - Todd Krueger, Amanda Barnhart and Tammy Dillard-Steels...1/17/2020

Item #18 Board Training reactions, regroup, next steps - Todd Krueger..............................................1/21/2020

Item #19 Educational Advisory Board - Tammy Dillard-Steels ............................................................1/15/2020

Item #20 Creation of Alex Awards reimagining Task Force -- Nichole O’Connor & Todd Krueger.......1/15/2020

Item #21 Update of EDI Taskforces – Todd Krueger.............................................................................1/21/2020

Item #22 Financial Report -- Jane Gov……………………………………...............................…….…… 1/21/2020

Item #23 Board member contract -- Tammy Dillard-Steels………………………….........................…...1/15/2020

 

Information Items

Item #24 Guidelines for Board Meetings..............................................................................................1/21/2020

Item #25 Board Responsibilities for 2020 Conferences – Todd Krueger..............................................1/22/2020

Item #26 2020 Board Development Committee Roster – Amanda Barnhart........................................1/21/2020

Item #27 CE and Grant Projects Update – Linda Braun.......................................................................1/14/2020

Item #28 Communications Report – Anna Lam....................................................................................1/15/2020

Item #29 Events & Conference Report – Nichole O’Connor.................................................................1/15/2020

Item #30 Membership Report – Letitia Smith........................................................................................................

Executive Session - Sunday

Item #31 Executive Session (10 min) – Josie Watanabe......................................................................................

New Business - Sunday

Item #32 YALSA Councilor Midwinter Activities Update (5 min) – Abby Phillips...................................................

Item #33 3PBA/BARC report -- Executive Committee...........................................................................................

Item #34 Future "MidWinter" Board Meeting Discussion.......................................................................................