Liz Williams - 
Lynn Boone -Montessori Centers, Indianapolis
Tara Slagel- The Northside Montessori, Indianapolis
Tammy Lake-Towles, Ft. Wayne
Robin Fowler- Little Flower Montessori, Zionsville
Sandy Strantz- The Montessori School of Westfied, Westfield
Jessica Flaherty- Little Flower Montessori, Zionsville
Margo Campanelli - Montessori School of Crawfordsville

Call to Order: 1:45 PM

1. Fall Conference Updates

Presenters
Vendors
Lunch
Comment Sheets (Which one? Should we combine?): Use the second one from Ft. Wayne; it's shorter...make sure there are 5 minutes at the end of the last session to pass out and collect before people leave for the day

2. Review of Format/Schedule of the Day

8:00 - 9:00        Vendors, Registration, Breakfast: Membership table for Tammy and Marilyn
9:00 - 10:30      Keynote Speaker
10:45 - 11:45    Session I
12:00 - 1:00      Lunch, Regional Heads, and Board Meeting: Door Prize Drawings
1:15 - 2:15        Session II
2:30 - 3:30        Session III: Meeting of Heads of School (Who will facilitate? Agenda needed.): Tammy and Marilyn will facilitate
3:45 - 5:00        Session IV (last 15 minutes to fill out comment sheet)

3. Mailing of Conference Information

Committee needed to get and send to Jessica: address info of Montessori schools in Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois

Compile a list of pre-school addresses such as Primrose, Goddard, Orchard, Sycamore, Park Tudor (Indy's Child)

4. Presenters:

Patricia Chunn - Warning signs for certain behavioral issues
Judith Cunningham - Global Citizenship and Peace Education
Brenda Huth and Heather Fry - Researched Based Reading Instruction in the Montessori Classroom
Donna Kaiser and Sharon Staak - (2) Montessori at Home
Sister Anthonita Porta - (Keynote and 1 afternoon session) - possible Parent session
Beth Rhodes - Middle School Presentation
Stella Sabina Satana - African song dance, music, and instruments
Susan Scheizenbuber - (vendor) - (2) about Antarctica and Beautiful Handwriting
Jennifer Witzigreuter and Tiffany Fennig - Reading Instruction

Possible Presenters:
Debra Cagle (2) - (vendor) - 
Diana Crisler - something in history or peace
Deb Cyrier
Laura Harants (2)
Whitney Kinkel - art and Make It Take It
Kim McMurray and Cindy Fisher - math
Regina McShea - Yoga or math
Kathe Streeter
Candace Slaybaugh - Toddler Presentation
Garry Sumski - Music
Sister Leonor (2)

Science Themed Make It and Take It Room: First 30 people to send in form: 2 sessions: 1 for ages 3-6, one for ages 6-9, one for ages 9-12: 3 projects per session

5. Vendors

KDA Furniture: Ft. Wayne schools use them for our shelving
Laughing Star
Montessori 4 Life
Usbourne Books
United Arts and Education
Wesco Company: Danville, Illinois: will bring actual items to sell as well as catalogues
Little Red Robin: Susan Gow: needs to be contacted
Xavier University

6. Committee for sending personal letters to the Superintendent, Board members, to invite to conference: ask Mark Nardo and Whitney Kinkel

7. Committee for Volunteers

Signs for classrooms
Large board for entire layout of conference
Greeters
Friday Night Setup
Registration Desk
Presenter check-in
UMSI membership sign-up
Breakfast
Lunch
Technical support
Pacekt Assembly
Presenters' gifts

8. Robin and Sandy

Presenters deadline: 	AUGUST 15TH; will need to make phone calls
All information to Sandy and Robin: AUGUST 15TH
Name Tags
Mailing for conference letter and registration form: MAILED NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH
Vendors

9. Discussion of Make and Take activities

Science Themed Make It and Take It Room: First 30 people to send in form: 2 sessions: 1 for ages 3-6 (Tara), one for ages 6-9 (Regina), one for ages 9-12 (Tammy): 3 projects per session

10. What registration folders/packet will contain:

List of Sessions
UMSI information
Map of School
Lunch Tickets
Certificate
UMSI pads and pens

11. Point of Order: Website:

Choce 3: Steve to convert to dynamic content with admin pages

Meeting Adjourned: 3:15 PM

To Do:
Tara: will collect and compile list of private, charter preschools to Tammy
Jessica: compile list of presenters and send to committee; make sure that Tammy receives all addresses from Sandy and Robin
Sandy Strantz: email Gina; "Please attend as our guests and next year we'll be able to pay...etc.", contact AIMS; possibly have them announce conference on website
Robin Fowler: contact Cincinatti schools to invite, Susan Scheibenzuber, Northern Kentucky
Tammy Lake: contact Marta Donahue: resource for Clark Middle and High School in Cincinatti
Lynn Boone: contact The Green Supply Company