NAWGJ - NorCal Board Meeting Minutes

NAWGJ - NorCal Board Meeting Minutes (September 1998)

NAWGJ -NorCal BOARD MEETING MINUTES
GRANLIBAKKEN RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
TAHOE CITY, CA
JUNE 6, 1998

Those board members present: Jeri Foley, Scott Slater, P.J. Slater, Marjorie Schultz, Jennifer Shipman, Patty Shipman, Laurie Skelton, Toni Cupal, Kathy Sgamba, Laurie Kensiski, Ellie Chynoweth, Nancy Miller. Guests: Regional directors Janet Packwood and Joan Geel.

Meeting was called to order by State Chairperson Toni Cupal at 7:45 p.m.
Financial statement was read and presented by Toni Cupal.
It was mentioned that Jamie Naples is now our new newsletter editor. There will be a minimum of 4 newsletters published a year. It was requested that if you have any articles that you want to have published, you are to submit them no later than 2 weeks prior to publications. The deadline dates for submission are February 28, May 15, August 15, and November 15.
All levels of the judge's certification exam will be given on August 1, 1998 at Technique Gymnastics and at Region I Congress on Sept. 11 & 12. Times to be determined.
Membership chairperson, Jennifer Shipman, will notify those whose safety certification expires. Everyone now must be safety certified, and it is imperative that everyone should be kept up to date.
Jennifer will also be starting a new mentorship program to help new judges become more familiar with our organization and to help them feel more welcome in our community. Mentorship signups will be available soon.
Patty Shipman will be implementing a new form of availability for judging assignments with a master schedule for all northern California. She will also be sending out a blanket contract to all judges that will cover the entire season. She is hoping that this will simplify the scheduling process for all concerned.
Kathy Sgamba is now requesting judges for the collegiate season. She will send out availability schedules as soon as they are available. NCAA will try to standardize the fees. She will also work with the JO assignors to coordinate scheduling between both the college and JO programs.
Scott Slater stated that effective June 5, 1998, NAWGJ-NorCal will have their own web site. It can be reached at www.nawgj-ncal.org.
P.J. Slater submitted the financial statement from the 1997 Judges' Cup. It was motioned to be accepted, it was seconded, and passed. She also presented the budget for the 1998 Judges' Cup. It also was passed.
It was mentioned that Base Score Clinic will be held August 2, 1998 at Technique Gymnastics. It was proposed that in order to be assigned at State Championships this year or to be assigned as chief judge at zone championships you must attend the base score clinic. It; therefore, was motioned, seconded, and passed.
Toni mentioned the possibility of retaining the 4 judge panel at levels 8, 9, & 10 State Championships. Patty moved that we explore that possibility with the coach's association, and this was seconded by P.J. Slater.

Note: Four judge panels for Levels 8, 9, & 10 will be supported again this year through a combination of increased entry fees and NorCal Coaches' Association support. In our August board meeting, NAWGJ also agreed to accept championship fees for these meets if normal fees exceed the championship limit.