September 2016

2016 MSCA Business Meeting Agenda – St. Cloud Holiday Inn – CTAM Annual Conference
September 16, 2016

1. Call to order - Jason Olson, MSCA President
2. Officer Reports
   1. Secretary - Ceil McDonald
   2. Treasurer - Zach Prax
   3. Past President - Scott Sieling
   4. President Elect - Mike Worcester
   5. MSHSL Board of Director - Bonnie Spohn Schmaltz
   6. President Jason Olson
      1. Call for committee - Student engagement
      2. Newsletter
3. Committee Reports
   1. Advisory Committee
      1. Update from May, 2016 meeting
   2. Advisory Committee Elections
      1. Travis Rother - term ends in 2016 (AA)
      2. Cal Vandehoef - term ends in 2016 (A)
      3. Zach Prax - term ends in 2017 (AA)
      4. Kasey Wacker - term ends in 2017 (A)
   3. MSHSL
      1. Cliff Janke - Rule Clinician
      2. State Tournament Jury
         1. ‘A’ Rep - Margaret Kitterman - Need to elect new
         2. ‘AA’ Rep - Jody Saxton West - Term runs through 2017
         3. At Large Rep - Kathy Martin - Term runs through 2018
      3. The State Tournament will be April 21 (AA) and April 22 (A) at Apple Valley High School.
         1. Schools who wish to be considered for hosting starting in 2019 should make your interest known sooner rather than later.
   4. MSCA Website
      1. Join and contribute to the site.  Find it at http://mscaspeech.weebly.com/
      2. Send CTAM materials to sdsieling@gmail.com to have them posted.
      3. Still running the Speech Tournament calendar through CTAM website.
   5. Category Committees
      1. Discussion - Rachel Schott, Mike Worcester
      2. Storytelling - Kathleen Westgard, Marie Kreft
      3. Extemp Reading - Kathy Martin
   6. MSHSL Hall of Fame Committee - Joni Anker, Howard Vaillaincourt
   7. New Coach Mentorship Update - Jody Saxton West
4. Old Business
   1. Professional Development Opportunities
      1. NSDA Professional Development
      2. Speak 2 Compete
   2. First year of judging cycle so you need to get registered.
      1. $15 for two years.
      2. State Ballot is opt-in and you need to complete application by November 1st.
         1. Remember to vote for state judges on Coach’s Clipboard. Last year just over 100 people voted, which is an improvement, but still a great deal of improvement possible.
5. New Business
   1. Constitutional Revisions
      1. Term Dates
   2. Election of President Elect - Class A
      1. President Elect from 2017-2019, President from 2019-2021.
   3. Advisory Committee Proposals
      1. Tiebreakers in Finals
      2. Rank Adjustment in Finals
      3. Section Autonomy
         1. Creation of committee for full study
   4. Ideas from CTAM Sessions
   5. Other