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Annual Meeting

• 2000 OATJ Annual Meeting (in conjunction with East Asian LLEEP Conference, April 22 (Columbus, Ohio)
  
  
  1. Writing of the By-laws
  2. Election of Officers
  3. Adoption of By-laws
  4. Other
  
  
• 2001 OATJ Annual Meeting (in conjunction with East Asian LLEEP Conference, April 21 (Columbus, Ohio)
  
  
  1. President's message
  2. Introduction of members
  3. Greetings from Dr. Deborah Robinson, World Language Consultant of the Ohio Department of Education
  4. Reports from officers
  5. By-laws
  6. Exchange of program information
  
  
• 2002 OATJ Annual Meeting (in conjunction with East Asian LLEEP Conference, April 13 (Columbus, Ohio)
  
  
  1. Bento lunch
  2. Meeting began: attendance taken
  3. Main speaker: Dr. Makoto Tabuse
  "How does the NCJLT work for K-16 teachers. Activities in state-level for secondary schools"
  4. Member speaker: Mrs. Charlene Tabata
  "Japanese teachiing education in an elementary school in Ohio"
  5. Officers reports:
  • Secretary (Minutes of the officers' meeting of Aug 16, 2001)
  • Treasurer (OATJ's income, expenses, and assets)
  • Vice-president (Newsletter will appear annually)
  6. Elections of 2002 officers:
  • President - Hamako Furuhata
  • Vice-president - Chikako Pierson
  • Treasurer - Etsuyo Yuasa
  • Secretary - Tracy Imamura
  7. Handout "OATJ suggestions"
  8. Discussions
  • OATJ should have a connection with OFLA
  • Change date of OATJ annual meeting
  • Advanced notice of upcoming meetings
  • Speech contest in Ohio
  9. Passed
  • Coral Like will be OATJ rep at OFLA
  • OATJ's 2003 annual meeting will stay with LLEEP
• Minutes of OATJ Annual Meeting
  April 26, 2003
  Holiday Inn OSU
  
  
  President Furuhata's Greeting
  Introduction of Two Speakers (Dr. Wetzel and Mrs. Wargo)
  Introduction of Officers
  Self-Introduction of everyone
  
  Ms. Janet Stucky, vice-director of the Institute for Japanese studies gave introduction of the organization: Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (www.us-japan.org). Dr. Mineharu Nakayama is the director of Institute for Japanese Studies.
  
  Dr. Mari Noda talked about Dr. Wetzel's book, Keigo in Japan, to be published in the fall.
  
  First Speaker: Dr. Pat Wetzel
  Topic: Study Abroad: Why, When, and How
  
  1) Dr. Wetzel has a special project she wants to get started: Study-Abroad For Advanced Skills (SAFAS)
  2) Proficiency vs. Fluency
  3) Articulation
  
  Second Speaker: Mrs. Janelle Wargo
  Topic: Classroom Activities of the Japanese Program at Stow-Monroe Falls High School
  
  Group Discussion:
  Spence Zaorski talked about "Japan Bowl" in Ohio next year
  
  Break
  
  Officer's Report:
  
  1) Treasurer's Report Unanimous decision to change membership fee from $15 to $25 beginning October.
  
  2) Will there be a corporate rate of $75 for out side membership?
  
  Next Discussion: By-Laws
  There should be three amendments.
  
  i) Create corporate membership
  ii) They have no voting rights
  iii) Corporate membership should be $75
  We should change by-laws
  
  i) Membership now is only for teachers and students
  Therefore, by-laws should be changed or amended regarding
  i) Voting rights
  ii) Membership (teachers, students)
  iii) Corporate membership
  Next Discussion: At August Officer's Meeting, officers will amend the by-laws to be voted on nest Anuual Meeting in 2004.
  
  3) Vice President's Report
  
  i) We want to introduce other schools in the OATJ Newsletter. Sycamore High School was introduced in the January 03 issue. Send an article about your school.
  ii) Members can use the Newsletter as they wish.
  Next Year's Meeting Ideas:
  
  1) We always benefit from LLEEP. Hw long will this continue?
  2) OFLA has expressed interest in working with OATJ.
  3) LLEEP has ÒTitle VIÓ, so it should continue for next couple of years.
  4) Mr. Lee Link submitted OFLA report.
  5) We need increased visibility by joining up with OFJA. However, with LLEEP we can hold conference for free.
  6) OFLA is K-12, LEEEP is K-16, OATJ is K-16. Joining up with OFLA might lead to some alienating of post-secondary teachers.
  7) For the time being, we will stick with LLEEP.
  Final Discussion: Textbook Sharing
  
  There will be officer's elections at next year's Annual Meeting.