BOARD OF CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS
MINUTES
DATE: May 14, 2008
PLACE: 500 North Calvert Street
2nd Floor Conference Room
Baltimore, MD 21202
PRESENT: Teri Bennett
Diane Gordy, Chair
Ellen Schofield
Carla Viar
David Watts
OTHERS
PRESENT: Daniel Parr, Executive Director
Janine McDonald, Communications Specialist
Milena Trust, Assistant Attorney General
Janis Daniels, Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Gordy called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion (I) was made by Ms. Viar and seconded by Ms. Bennett and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2008 meeting with corrections.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Ms. Viar recommended that the following courses be approved:
Sponsor Course# Date Course Title CEU’S
Approv.
Lightfair 05/14/08 Light Redirecting Materials: .1
International 2007 Their Potential, Characterization and
Applications in Lighting Control
Lightfair 05/14/08 Technologies and Applications For .1
International 2007 05/14/08 Media Facades
Benjamin Moore and Co . 05/14/08 Creating Healthy Living Environments .1
With New Paint Technology
IIDA 05/14/08 2006 I Code Changes .1
Education-Works, Inc. 05/14/08 Baths for All Ages v.2 .2
Education-Works, Inc. 05/14/08 Designing for Multi-Generation Lifestyles .4
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Motion (II) was made by Ms. Gordy, seconded by Ms. Bennett, and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the CEU courses.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR CERTIFICATION
There were no applications for approval.
CORRESPONDENCE
There was no correspondence.
OLD BUSINESS
The CID brochure was discussed and minor changes were proposed. The Communications Coordinator was tasked to do this.
The Board discussed the process for reviewing Continuing Education Courses because the lengthy discussions of every application at Board meetings seemed unnecessary. It was decided that the Executive Director would draft a plan for a process that allows the committee to make recommendations to the Board for approval or denial that can be voted on without discussion. Those applications that present unique issues or problems will be brought to the full Board and discussed. The draft plan is attached herewith.
NEW BUSINESS
Jeffrey Kenney, Executive Director, NCIDQ made a presentation on the “Emerging Professional”. Mr. Kenney shared information about participating in NCIDQ’s webinar. The webinar provides the essential information you need to become a professional interior designer. NCIDQ representatives will answer all your questions in this convenient and free webinar.
The Board voted to go into Executive Session to receive advice from Counsel at 10:50AM. Session ended at 11:15AM.
The date of the next Board meeting is September 10, 2008.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion (IV) was made by Ms. Gordy, seconded by Ms. Bennett, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:20 a.m.
______With Corrections
______Without Corrections
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Continuing Education Course Review
The process at the Board meetings has been taking too much time and it was the consensus of the group that we would try to streamline it for the time being while we continue to look for a way to use review by a national professional organization to limit the time required for Board review.
The CEC Review Committee will continue to receive complete packets from the Board Secretary and review each application for adequacy and compliance with the mandate of the statute to address health, safety and welfare of Maryland residents. The Committee will report to the Board its recommendation on each application. If the Committee is unable to decide, that application will be brought to the Board for discussion and a decision. The Board will only discuss those applications which are undecided at the Committee level or for which a Board member has a question.
The Board will vote on accepting, modifying or rejecting the Committee CEC report.
The applicants will be notified of the Board’s decision by the Board Secretary.
It seems that the use of the existing Check List form for the applications to make the Report would be less work than what has been done recently. The form has all the information necessary for tracking the Board decision. Carla has been typing much of the information into a separate format. Hand written forms would be fine or we can provide Carla with a MSWord document of the Check List Form, if she prefers typing.
This process would be even less complicated, if we are able to use national organization approval and need only check to make sure that the courses meet Maryland requirements.