PURPOSE: To act as a voting member of the Board of Directors
with full authority and responsibility to develop policies, procedures
and regulations for the operation of the League; to monitor the League's
financial health, programs and overall performance; and to provide the
Executive Director with the resources to meet the mission, goals, and
objectives of NELMS.
Chair: Mary S. Childress
Bourne Middle School, Headmaster
77 Waterhouse Road
Bourne, MA 02532
2008—2009
Executive Council
The Executive Council acts on behalf of the board between meetings, if
necessary, and assists the Board Chair to plan board meetings. It also
acts as the personnel committee of the Board of Directors as well as
reviews the ongoing activities of the standing committees, their purpose,
and their charge.
Mary Childress — Chair
Marcia Ross—Past Chair
Paul Asbell
Mary Jean Fawcett
Kathleen Hill
Bob Spear
Council of Chairs
The purpose of the Council of Chairs is to ensure both philosophical and pragmatic consistence between the individual committees and the NELMS mission in general and specifically to ensure consistency in vision from committee to committee.
Paul Asbell—Finance
Pat Clem—Technology
Lynn Ellis & Ross Edminster—Co-Chairs: Recognitions
Paul Freeman—Development
Mike Middleton—Research & Assessment
Marcia Ross—Chair
Chris Sousa—Professional Resource
Staff Liaison—
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee oversees the development and management of the budget.
The committee also assists the board of directors in fully understanding
the finances of the New England League of Middle Schools. It also advises
personnel in matters regarding financial planning and management of the
budget.
Paul Asbell—Chair
Mary Childress
Mary Jean Fawcett
Melanie Oberg
Marcia Ross
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Nominations & Elections Committee
The Nominations and Elections Committee oversees membership voting
of officers and regional representatives. Its focus is to insure
the integrity of the membership voting process. This committee reviews
procedures, counts ballots, tabulates results and reports the findings
to the Board of Directors. This committee also recommends changes
in procedures, representation, and other related matters to the board.
Marcia Ross—Chair
Mary Childress—Chair Elect
Susan Dumas
Mary Jean Fawcett
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Professional Resources
This committee reviews, recommends, and generates resources for educators,
students, and parents. This information may be produced in a variety
of formats, printed or electronic. The committee acts upon the recommendations
jointly reached by personnel, the board of directors, and its own
members.
Chris Sousa—Chair
Elizabeth Crohan
Michele Demkowicz
Christina Hamilton
Kelli Killen
Chris Sousa
Eunice Taylor
Catherine Thibodeau
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Recognition Committee
This committee celebrates and publicly recognizes creative
and exemplary practices of individuals, teams, schools, and organizations
that are consistent with the mission and belief of NELMS.
Lynne Ellis, Co-Chair & Ross Edminster, Co-Chair
Sally Beaulieu
Alison Charbeneau
Edward Dunn
Stephanie (Kitz) Edmeade
Sharon Leary
Daniel O'Donnel
Dulcey Worth
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Research & Assessment
The mission of the Research and Assessment Committee is to collect
and disseminate research about appropriate practices for young adolescent
education. This committee will work collaboratively with other committees
toward this purpose. Organizations will be identified who actively
engage in middle level research. Research, and its application will
be shared with those who service young adolescents.
Michael Middleton—Chair
Sally Andreola
Linda Bourne
William Downey
Susan Dumas
Kathleen Hill
Lyn Healy
Brenda Houle
Steven John
Teresa Kane
Philip Lanfranchi
Sherri Nichols
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Technology
The Technology Committee assists NELMS in identifying the technology
needs of our members and designs activities that address these needs.
It also assists NELMS in developing its own technological
capacity as a business tool and as a way to more effectively communicate
with members and non-members, including the NELMS Web Page.
Pat Clem—Chair
Gary Ackerman
Benjamin Bridges
Bill Ivey
Sharon Johnston
Tena Linsbeck Perron
Sheila Slawiak
Jeff Solan
Bob Spear
Staff Liaison—
Development Committee
Paul Freeman, Chair
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Assistant Superintendent in East Lyme Public Schools
Krista Abear,
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Teacher at Kingswood Regional Middle School
Jerry Belair,
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Assistant Superintendent in Weston, CT
Mary Childress,
Chair of NELMS and Headmaster of Bourne Middle School
Pat Clem,
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Principal of Granite Valley Middle School
Kevin Thomas Plodzik
Former Board Chair of NELMS and retired Principal
Marcia Ross,
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Principal of Oyster River Middle School
Robert Spear,
Executive Director of NELMS
Richard Wheeler
Former Board Chair of NELMS and Principal of Barrington Middle School
State Leaders
Wallace Alexander—ME
Jack Berckemeyer—NMSA
Earle Bidwell—CT
Linda Bourne—VT
Mary Childress, MA
Pat Clem—MA
Lynne Ellis—NH
William Fasano—RI
Michele Humbyrd, RI
Deborah LaChance, NH
Norma-Jean Posocco—CT
Marcia Ross—NH
Jill Spencer, ME
Catherine Thibodeau—NMSA
Chris Toy—ME
Sharyn Tritone, MA
Stuart Weiss, VT
Staff Liaison—
