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Agenda: Spring 2017 Coaches meeting

Debate and Speech

Lewiston High School, 156 East Avenue, Lewiston
May 12, 2017

8:30 Breakfast and General Talking

8:55 Welcome and introductions

  • Vote on Parliamentarian for the meeting

9:00 Officers’ Reports

  • Secretary Lyndsy Denk (Falmouth)
    • Approval of Fall Meeting minutes
  • Treasurer ­­ Kris Deveau (Brunswick)
    • Approval of Treasurer’s Report
  • Vice President D’Arcy Robinson (Poland)
  • President ­­ Matt Leland (Lincoln)
    • Year report

9:30 Moderator’s reports

  • Speech: Pat Spilecki (Lewiston) and Tory Gram (Orono)
  • Congressional Debate: Paul Bibeau (Kennebunk)
  • Lincoln Douglas: Dan Haskell (Cheverus)
  • Public Forum: Joe Pelletier (Bangor)

10:00 Technology committee report

10:15 Elections

  • President
  • Treasurer
  • All moderators

Lunch

2017-2018 Calendar

Old Business

  • New school assistance fund (how to distribute fundraiser money)

New Business

  • TAB auditors for State tournament
  • Proposal to remove school and event cap for states
    • This proposal is to remove the following from Article IV in the State Championship Handbook:  Section B 1 “with a cap of $21 per event” and all of Section B 2.
  • Make a standardized debate judge briefing
  • Recognition awards:
    • Cathy Shultz
    • Dick Mullen
  • How to get schools to pay fees.

2:30 Adjournment

Post Meeting

  • CFL Report: D’Arcy Robinson
  • NFL Report: Kris Deveau