Meetings
 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 4, 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: None

The Policy/Ethics Committee of the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB) was convened on March 4, 1999, at 4:07 p.m. in Conference Room B, at 251 East Ohio St., Indianapolis, by Mr. Therrien.

Mr. Miller moved and Ms. Hardy seconded, the motion to approve the minutes from the January 20, 1999 Committee meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

 I. Consultations with representatives of education stakeholder groups:
None. 
 II.

Materials reviewed as related to the Policy/Ethics committee's charge: 

Board Ethical Principles
Draft agenda dated March 3, 1999, in form of memo from Mr. Hansen (attached).
 III.

Issues/Questions examined as related to the Policy/Ethics Committee's charge: 

 A.

Review of Ethical Principles 

The Committee reviewed plans to obtain Board input on the present Ethical Principles and possible areas for change, by reviewing the Ethical Principles and the memorandum from Mr. Hansen. There was consensus that the proposed agenda for the March 17 Board Discussion Session and work of the facilitator would gather the needed input from Board members for the Committee to continue its work at its meeting scheduled for March 18.

The Committee discussed Principle 2 and decided to retain the phrase "handicap or physical or mental disability" until further review. Principle 7 was identified as a likely item for revision after the Board's Discussion Session on March 17 and the Committee's next meeting on March 18.
 B.

Adjudication Training 

The Board is presently planning training on review of adjudications on appeals from decisions by Administrative Law Judges at its summer retreat. It was noted that the Committee would discuss such training further at its next meeting.


Mr. Miller moved that the meeting be adjourned, and Ms. Hardy seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.