Introduction of members present.

Reports
Ron Gerhardstein gave the treasurer’s report for Rich Rees who was unable to attend. Last year we had a total income of $11,115.40 and expenses of $8,909.80 for a total yearly gain of 2,205.20. This brings our current balance to $7,435.32. John Straehle reported on the state board changes and meetings from this summer. This included reporting that our new board liaison will be President Dave Weathered.

Megan Goranson reported that there is a new state graduation requirement for students to have a Benchmark 3 Arts class in order to graduate.

Old Business
Adjudication/Contest Terminology.
Tony Akin moved to change current Adjudication terminology to read Adjudication/Contest. The motion was seconded by Gay Ott. There was discussion about the necessity of this change and how it enables ASB accounts to continue to fund certain district’s participation in Adjudication/Contest. The motion passed. Host Packet – FYI – Last meeting there was concern about the consistency between festivals and the re-creation/creation of a Host Information Packet was discussed. Co-President Scott Goranson is currently working on developing this into a CD rom with the necessary forms and information included.

New Business
SEAF – Guest: Mary Lou Thomas-Carson spoke about the benefits of the SEAF (Student Events Annual Fund). She addressed the issue of avoiding calling for patronage and instead asked for permission to mail information out instead. There was some discussion.
Officer Terms
Megan Goranson reported that the state board has requested that regions align their terms to match the terms of the state officers. This would mean that current Co-presidents would have to add a year to their term and so would President Elect Ron Gerhardstein. The motion was made to have current presidential terms extend the extra year and to align our current terms with those of the state board. Motion made by
Roger Stansbury and seconded by John Straehle. After some discussion the motion passed.

Breakout Sessions
Elementary Music Teachers met with Elementary Music Rep. Michael Brant and discussed possible dates and topics for in-services.
Secondary Music Teachers met and discussed the upcoming Honor Band/Choir events.
Tony Akin moved to pay Brian Long a stipend of $75.00 to record parts onto CD’s for honor choir students. The motion was seconded by Gay Ott and after some discussion the motion passed.
Gay Ott moved to offer Honor Band and Choir conductors $300 for their services and that the board may adjust this to match competitive rates as necessary. This motion was seconded by Brian Long and after some discussion the motion passed. Secondary music teachers discussed the following options for in-services.

Conducting Workshop with someone good (Jeffrey Boers UW, suggestion)
Choral Reading Workshop – each participating director brings their top 10 favorite tunes and we share.
Dr.Tim – Workshop around the time of the next WIBC conference.
Week long clinic opportunities with a retired teacher. Observation and exchange.
Music Leadership training for our student leaders.
Keith Corning – Technology workshop

A date was set for the choral reading workshop to take place on November 18, 2004 at Lewis and Clark Middle School from 5-8 p.m.

Clock hours opportunities was discussed. WMEA can provide clock hours through Bruce Gustgezele (sp?) as long as workshops are pre-approved and meet for at least 3 hours. Clinics can be offered as a series in order to reach the minimum 3 hours.

Announcements
Chanticleer will be performing on February 25, 2005 in the new music building at CWU in Ellensburg.
Our next meeting will be at El Porton on January 5, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. for general membership and 5:15p.m. for board members.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:37p.m.