MEMBERS PRESENT
Diann Shuffett, Michelle Gadberry, Courtney Bishop, Allison Hardin, Dan Florrell, Jim Batts, Stacie McCune, Brandon Huss, Angie Chandler, and Wendy Mullins were in attendance.

MINUTES
The minutes from February 6, 2004 meeting were reviewed and corrected in spelling and content. The minutes were approved after Angie Chandler made the motion to accept and Michelle Gadberry seconded.

TREASURER'S REPORT No official report. Brandon Huss has accepted the position as new treasurer.

Jim Batts discussed looking into an informal audit of KAPS funds in the treasury when changing of treasurer's occurs. Angie Chandler indicated the last formal audit took place in 2003. Courtney Bishop motioned to accept an informal audit to be completed at the end of each treasurer's term. Duane Miller will meet with Brandon Muss and Karen Beavers to conduct the formal audit. Stacie McCune seconded the motion.

REGIONAL REPORT
Region 1: Amanda Crick was not in attendance but reported having a regional meeting on May 5, 2004. They discussed CBA, FBA's, and mental health practices. She asked the council about the probability of having EC meetings closer to western end of the state. The council discussed trying to accommodate these wishes by having meetings in the Northern and Western parts of the state. The council will formally address this request in a survey at the fall conference (to evaluate the need for such meetings based on member participation). The region also asked about the KABC-II; whether is will be in the tables. Jim Batts notified the council that the KABC-II will be in the tables and will provide a full scale IQ score and a split of composite indexes/scores (based on different theories). The region notified the council that Julie Pendley is resigning as KAPS newsletter representative.

Region 2: Stacie McCune reported the Ronald McDonald project in Louisville went well. She noted the need for greater member participation in future events.

Region 3: Susan McGurk was not present but sent reports regarding region activities. The region will be hosting a mental health walk in September 2004. KAPS members will be notified.

Region 4: No Report

Region 5: No Report

Region 6: No report

Region 7/8: No report

2004 ELECTIONS
President Elect: Dan Florell

Region 2 Representative: Stacie McCune

Region 4 Representative: Katie ----

Region 6 Representative: Kevin Morris

Treasurer: Brandon Huss

COMMITTEE REPORTS CONFERENCE:
Diann Shuffett reported the Spring Conference went well and had a good membership turn out (75 in attendance).

Michelle Gadberry distributed a presentation summary for the fall conference. She discussed topics for the conference. We still have a few presenter positions to be filled. We are trying to find a presenter for the WISC-IV (based on member interests) but have not been successful in hearing back from Psych. Corp. We are also looking into presenters on ESL. Connections are being made for door prizes from companies. The conferences will be held from September 15-17, 2004.

Angie Chandler discussed KAPS nominations and stated there was a good response this year from members in multiple areas. She has not received regional nominations from regions: 1,4,6, and 7/8. Angie discussed the internal voting process for awards.

MEMBERSHIP
No report. The council estimated an average of 250 paid members in KAPS. David Taylor asked the committee if members could pay for membership and conferences dues separately on different forms. The committee decided this idea would inconvenience members if they had to pay dues separately therefore the policy of paying for membership and conference dues together would remain the same.

LEGISLATIVE
Connie Adams was not present. Jim Batts completed a survey for NASP that discussed the priorities for each state regarding new legislation. He reported KY's priorities on the survey were with the re-authorization of IDEA.

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Diann Shuffett reported the governor signed the proclamation for School Psychology Week in April. Courtney Bishop distributed information regarding School Psychology Week to all Superintendents and Special Education Directors in the state. Courtney discussed the results of her merchandize survey that indicated member interest in stress balls, clipboards, and travel mugs. The committee discussed pricing and colors for mugs (dark blue and white).

Michelle indicated PR is responsible for presenter gifts at conferences, and will give notification prior to the conference regarding the number of presenters attending.

Courtney discussed contacting the KAPS news editor about publishing a member's research paper in the KAPS newsletter. Courtney asked about financial payment procedures for merchandise. Michelle, Angie, and Stacie advised on this matter. Michelle reported Barry Woodfork would be coordinating door prizes for conferences.

LD ADVISORY REPORT
Jim Batts reported the WIAT-II and WJ-III are on the tables and will be paired with the SB-V and the WISC-IV. The WAIS-III will also be on the tables with the KTEA-II and the KABC-II in the fall. He reported that Psych. Core (Corp) is recommending the use of the VCI and PRI on the WISC-IV in determining eligibility as valid estimates of overall cognitive functioning. Jim has not determined if the split will be on the tables at this time.

NASP DELEGATE
Jim Batts reported the basket donated by KAPS at NASP for the children's auction was well received. The South East regional meeting will be in New Orleans, LA this year on October 29-31. The EC agreed to send the President and President Elect to the regional meeting this year. Jim Batts stated that KAPS failed to identify a Public Policy Institution representative this year. The committee decided that Dan Florrell would represent KAPS next year in this area.

STATE CONSULTANT
No report

NEWSLETTER
No formal report. Diann Shuffet discussed having the newsletter sent electronically. Angie Chandler expressed concerns that members enjoyed physically receiving the newsletter as a part of their member fees. Committee discussed pros and cons of an electronic newsletter. The issues will be addressed on the survey at the fall conference.

ETHICS
Dan Florrell reported no new information or issues in this area.

KAPS WEBSITE
Dan Florell reported the KAPS action plan is available on the KAPS website. He also stated the minutes for EC meetings will be archived on the website. Dan Florell was elected NASP Webmaster. Angie Chandler discussed having a section on the KAPS website that acknowledged member achievements. The committee discussed this option. Angie also asked about having a "job position" section of the website. Dan Florrell indicted that due to inability to control posting fluctuations from KDE this would not be a good idea at this time.

OLD BUSINESS
Michelle discussed the Barkley (ADHD) presentation in the fall. Angie asked what constituted a "group" at the conference (as there were discounts in rates). The council was unaware how many people would constitute a "group." Angie will follow up on this matter.

NEW BUSINESS
Jenny Ewald Scholarship:
Diann asked who's responsibility it was to handle this award. Jim Batts stated Carl Myers handled this in previous years. Angie and Diann discussed how to proceed. It was decided that a committee might need to be developed to address this process annually. Jim stated each university nominated a student for the award. Diann will take leadership of the scholarship for this year understanding that a formal system will be established in the future. Council discussed developing a formal committee to oversee this process.

Procedures for Co-Sponsorships:
Diann suggested developing a procedure for evaluating different organizations that wish to co-sponsor KAPS projects. Dian asked for volunteers for this committee. Michele Gadberry volunteered to be on the committee. Diann will solicit committee members to work on this procedure and will serve in a leadership role until the fall.

KAPS Futures Action Plan:
Council reviewed the action plan. Dan Florell volunteered to help develop the HELP resource guide for the state. Diann discussed the need for greater membership involvements to meet the goals established in the plan. It was discussed that the region representatives could try to get involvement from members in their regions to help meet these goals. The fall conference will address some of the goals on the plan. There are still needs in the areas of research and data collection. Michelle will communicate this news to the new region representative.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 pm.

Submitted by:
Allison Hardin
KAPS PR Co-Chair