Conference Dates:
September 27-28. 2020
September 27-28. 2020
CREST seeks
- to promote improvement in the teaching of all phases of the language arts at all levels of instruction
- to act as a clearing house in circulating information of value and in keeping members posted as to the latest educational movements and findings
- to stimulate professional development
- to encourage open discussion about the teaching of language arts
- to bring inspirational leaders in the fields of education and communication before the group
- to cooperate with other educational groups related to the teaching of language arts
Summary of Minutes from Virtual CREST Board Meeting, 3/28/20
- Treasurer’s Report: As a result of the cancellation of CREST 2020 Spring conference, due to COVID-19, all members’ credit cards have been refunded the registration fee.
- Checks that have arrived but not deposited yet will be destroyed.
- For checks that have already been deposited, we will write refund checks when we can access banking materials.
- For districts who used direct deposit, those funds will be refunded as soon as we can transfer from our old account to our new account.
- Our current funds are approximately $30,000.
- Old Business: We voted in our new by-laws during the Fall 2019 conference.
- New by-laws can be found on our website.
- The CREST full board will vote on new policies and procedures during the Fall 2020 conference.
- New Business: Due to a Force Majeure clause in our contract with the hotel, CREST has avoided financial penalty for the cancellation of the Spring 2020 conference.
- Gratitude to our membership for providing documentation that forty-percent couldn’t attend so that we could avoid a $50,000 penalty.
- The Fall 2020 conference is still planned as scheduled. We are currently solidifying speakers and the agenda.
- Contracts with the hotel are signed through 2021, which maintain current pricing and amenities.
- Due to the cancellation of the Spring 2020 conference, CREST board elections will take place during the Fall 2020 conference. The board voted to make the new elections three-term rather than four, as a result.
