Fall Coaches Meeting

Virtual, RSVP here
8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sep 9, 2023

8:45 a.m. Welcome and introductions

Vote on Parliamentarian for the meeting

9:00 a.m. Officers’ reports

Treasurer ­­Ellen Parent (Falmouth)

Updates since spring and projections for this season.

Approval of Treasurer’s Report.

Secretary Lyndsy Denk (at large)

State handbook voting

The spring meeting minutes are available on the website here.

Approval of Spring Meeting minutes

9:30 a.m. Moderators’ reports

As needed if there are developments since the spring meeting.

Technology committee: Lyndsy Denk (at large)

As needed if there are developments since the spring meeting.

10:15 a.m. Elections and call for volunteer roles

Congressional debate

10:45 a.m. 2023-2024 season

View and comment on the working calendar here.

11:15 a.m. Lunch break

Noon Old business

Report: 504 and IEP subcommittee (Robinson):

• Guidance document for coaches and officials
• Report on guidance from NSDA

Proposal(s): Improving judge quality (Gatcombe)

• Review guidance we devised in Spring
• Present a formal proposal for vote

Proposals: Standardizing regular season tournaments (K. Smith, Gatcombe)

• Formalizing the Tournament director checklist

Discussion: MEA affiliation (K. Smith)

Discussion: Divisions at State Championship Tournament (Robinson)

Discussion: ChatGPT

Discussion: Aspirations for an equity office (Denk)

• This year the NSDA’s new directorq2 DEI launched a new program to support equity offices and officers at tournaments. This included resources on how to do it, training we can take, and even on-call support for heavy circumstances (especially at the district tournaments). This strikes me as a no-brainer and not a huge lift. So let’s talk about how we make it happen.

New business

NSDA announced an increase in Tabroom.com fees effective October 2 (Parent, Robinson)

Maine Experience-Novice Extravaganza double-header planning (Officers)

Showcase: Kaylee’s judge training packet (Pomelow-Book)

Extemp topic and prompt writer

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

1:00-2:00 p.m. After-meeting for those interested in national membership

About membership to Portland CFL and Maine NSDA

Maine NSDA report (District Chair D’Arcy Robinson)

• Increasing registration fees starting this year to $10 per entry per person.
• Your district leadership:

• D’Arcy Robinson (chair, Poland Regional HS)
• Matt Leland (Bangor HS)
• Ellen Parent (Falmouth HS)
• Nyssa Gatcombe (Yarmouth HS)
• Lyndsy Denk (at large)