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TO:	Members, Indiana Professional Standards Board
FROM:	Richard Therrien and Daniel Miller, Co-Chairs Policy/Ethics Committee
DATE:	April 28, 1999
SUBJECT:	Policy/Ethics Committee - Minutes of March 18, 1999, Meeting

Policy/Ethics Committee members present: Richard Therrien, Daniel Miller, Constance Hardy and Tom Hansen.

Policy/Ethics Committee member unable to attend: Lee Slavinskas.

Others in attendance: Board members Lewis Ciminillo, David Cooper and Ann England, and Dwayne James, Indiana Department of Education.

The Policy/Ethics Committee of the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB) was convened on March 18, 1999, at 10:03 a.m. in Conference Room 9, Conference Center, Indiana Government Center South, Indianapolis, by Mr. Therrien.

Draft minutes of the March 4 and March 18 meetings will be distributed by March 19.

I.	Consultations with representatives of education stakeholder groups:  None at this time.
II.	Materials reviewed as related to the Policy/Ethics committee's charge:  Transcribed notes from Discussion Session of the Board on March 17, 1999. Board Ethical Principles
III.	Issues/Questions examined as related to the Policy/Ethics Committee's charge:   A. Review of Ethical Principles  The Committee reviewed the Board's March 17 Discussion Session, and the transcribed notes regarding ethical concerns and possible tools for use by Board members in identified situations. The Committee discussed Ethical Principle 7 and proposed revisions to it. The Committee asked Mr. Hansen to incorporate comments regarding Ethical Principle 7 into an amended version, and draft guidelines reflecting ways Board members can deal with situations which may create ethical concerns. These materials will be distributed for review by the Committee, and absent major changes, would be put into a format for recommendation to the Executive Committee at its April 28 meeting.  B. Code of Ethics for Indiana Teachers and Administrators  Mr. Hansen reported that some but not all additional materials have been gathered. He stated staff would attempt to gather existing codes and identify common and unusual provisions for distribution to the Committee by April 2, for consideration at the April 29 meeting.  C. Process for Board and Agency Policies and Procedures  The Committee discussed prior work and present need regarding gathering Board policies and procedures into a useable form, for use by the agency and the Board. Mr. Hansen noted that each division of the agency is placing all procedures in writing. For work at the next meeting, previously proposed revisions to Board policies will be located and distributed.

The meeting adjourned by consensus at 10:55 a.m.