1990 Highlights

The Association returned to the Hilton Shanty Creek for this years annual State Conference.  Conference registration was set at $25.00, if paid in advance, or $30.00, if paid at the conference.  There was only one general session this year, which was an update of the State's driver education objectives and test.  At the luncheon, the speaker spoke on Liability and the Driver Education Teacher.  There were five different mini session topics and each was given three times.  At the conference business meeting, new officers were elected, and at the banquet, the awards were presented to the recipients.

The Executive Board met seven times during the year.  The board approved purchasing solar calculators to be placed in the registration packets.  Any extra ones were to be sold at $10.00 each (later reduced to $8.00).  The board approved giving not more than two Auto Dealer of the Year Awards this year, and approved purchasing certificates to be given to honorary members and presidents.  The board also approved giving newly approved driver education teachers a free one-year membership in the Association.  The board extended a bid to ADTSEA to hold the 1993 conference in Michigan.

The Association held a workshop in Grand Rapids.  The meeting proved to be very successful.

The ADTSEA established a new policy on affiliated members.  A fee was set at $1.00 per state association member or $50.00 whichever is greater.  The board agreed to send a check to ADTSEA on the basis of $1.00 per MDTSEA member minus honorary and non-dues paying members to continue the Association's affiliation.

There were 431 members at the end of the membership year (April 30th).  This was a big increase from last year.

The Treasurer reported a balance in the checking account of $1,239.47 and $1,124.14 in the MSU account on December 1st.  There was no report on the money market account, however, on

September 30th, the balance was $5,661.02.

1991 Highlights

The Ann Arbor Ramada Inn was the location for this year's annual State Conference.  The pre-registration and registration fees were $50.00 and $60.00, respectively.  This year the conference fee included the cost of the banquet.  There was only one general session with Dr. Steve Gold speaking on Why People Use Alcohol and Drugs.  At the luncheon there was a panel that discussed After the Collision--Everyone Doesn't Die and the banquet speaker was Richie Davis, retired Colonel from the Michigan State Police who spoke on Parent Responsibility.

At the conference business meeting, new officers were elected, and an amendment to the Constitution was passed that would make all past presidents members of the Executive Board.  At the banquet, all the award winners who were present were recognized and given a plaque.

The Executive Board met seven times during the year at several different locations.  In addition to E. Lansing, the usual location, the board met in Troy, Bay City, Kalamazoo, and Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula.  The board approved a one-year free membership in MDTSEA for anyone from Michigan who was a first-time member in ADTSEA.  The board proposed having Tee shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, caps and mugs with the Association's logo on them to be available for sale at the conference.  Sales prices were also established.  It also proposed selling 50-50 raffle tickets at the conference. Tickets would cost $1.00 each or six for $5.00 with drawings held at the business meeting, banquet, and Saturday's meeting.  The board approved the Association paying for the meals of board members at the Executive Board/Exhibitors dinner.

The Association lost approximately $600.00 for the workshop held at the Troy Hilton.  It was suggested that a checklist be developed to assist those who would  be planning future workshops.

Membership at the end of the membership year (April 30th) was 441.  This was a small increase over the previous year.

On December 6th the checking account balance was $8,870.40 and the money market account had a balance of  $6,434.44.

1992 Highlights

The annual State Conference was held this year at Stouffers in Battle Creek.  The conference registration fees were $35.00 for pre-registration and $45.00, if paid at the Conference.  The days of the conference were changed for the first time.  Instead of meeting Friday and Saturday morning, the conference was changed to Thursday and Friday morning. 

The conference program had four general sessions and eight different mini session presentations scheduled over three time slots.  Three mini sessions were scheduled twice.  At the general sessions, Richard Austin, Secretary of State spoke on A Challenge Before Us, representatives from the three major automobile manufacturers held a panel discussion on Vehicle and Traffic Safety as it Relates to Driver Education Loan and Lease Programs,  John Harvey, Past President of ADTSEA spoke on 70%+ by 1992; and there was a panel discussion on Sweeping New and Tougher Drunk Driving Laws.  Their Impact and Ramifications chaired by William Kennedy.  The luncheon speaker was Penny Morton of the Mid-Michigan Substance Abuse Commission. 

At the conference business meeting, the members elected a new slate of officers and approved amendments to the Constitution which established a Secretary as a new officer position, and defined the duties of that position.  At the conference banquet, all award winners were recognized and presented with their plaques.

The Executive Board held seven meetings during the year.  The board again met at different locations including Livonia and Gaylord, in conjunction with a seminar held there, and Sturgis, as well as its usual location in E. Lansing. The board decided that it would charge a $150.00 exhibitor fee for the conference which would include the Executive Board/Exhibitor dinner and exhibiting throughout the conference.  The board adopted a resolution opposing a bill that would take money out of the driver education fund and transferred  into the State's general fund. 

All committee assignments for hosting the ADTSEA conference were made.  The board approved purchasing 500 buttons to be distributed in Atlanta at the ADTSEA conference to advertize the ADTSEA conference in Michigan.  The board decided that it would not hold its annual Spring Conference next year at its usual time, but to hold it as part of  the ADTSEA conference.   The board agreed to offer a two-term credit workshop at the ADTSEA conference.  The credit would be granted through St. Cloud State University of Minnesota.  Two additional credits could be earned for an outside project.  Bob Gustafson would be the instructor on behind-the-wheel evaluation.  Several board members attended the ADTSEA conference in Atlanta to man a MDTSEA booth to answer questions and distribute materials.

The Association held one regional meeting in the Upper Peninsula during the year.

At the end of the membership year on April 30th, there was a total of 573 members, 475 of whom were dues paying members.  This was a big increase in dues paying members compared to the previous  year.

On December 5th, there was $843.47 in the checking account and $9,683.08 in the money market account.  It appeared that some money from the money market account would have to be transferred to the checking account to pay for the last issue of the newsletter.  At an earlier board meeting, the board had approved transferring $4,000.00 from the checking account into the money market account.

1993 Highlights

This year's mini workshop held in Midland substituted for the annual State Conference.  Pre-registration and registration fees were set at $15.00 and $20.00, respectively.  The conference was one day long and featured an update on driver education by the Department of Education driver education consultants.  There was also a presentation by Sgt. James P. Ewers, Commanding Officer of the Underwater Recovery Unit of the Michigan State Police.  The board held its annual business meeting during which new officers were elected; and the awards were presented at the Awards' Luncheon.

The Executive Board had a busy year with its preparations for hosting the ADTSEA conference in Novi. Letters were sent to organizations soliciting donations for the conference.  Arrangements were made for bus transportation to the various conference outings.  Board members visited many stores and companies, and a letter was sent to every state driver education association  to obtain door prizes for the conference.  Board members were busy filling registration packets with all kinds of information. 

The host state outing which was normally held on Tuesday evenings at the ADTSEA conferences was moved to Sunday so participants could attend the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) 500 auto race.  The trip included a box lunch and a steak dinner.  Larry Thompson was successful in getting MIS to donate the race tickets so the participants only had to pay for the bus fare and the meals.  They were set at $30.00 for adults and $20.00 for youth 12 and under.  Three activities were planned for spouses.  They included a trip to Greenfield Village and/or the Henry Ford Museum, to Frankenmuth/Bronner's and the Manufacturer's Marketplace Outlet Center or just to the Manufacturer's Marketplace Outlet  Center.  The only fees involved were the $10.00 bus fare and $19.00 for entry into Greenfield Village or the Henry Ford Museum.  A spouse's breakfast was also organized.  Two hundred dollars was approved to purchase 25 hand-painted plates to be given to the conference speakers.  The conference program was great and all the MDTSEA responsibilities were handled without a hitch.

In other business, the board approved a motion against a bill that would permit public schools to contract out their driver education to commercial schools.  The board held a mini workshop in the Detroit area.  The board voted to continue its donation of $50.00 to the Alliance for Traffic Safety and voted to approve selling the seat belt filmstrips to the Regional Education Media Centers.  The board voted to increase MDTSEA dues to $20.00, the first increase in a long time.  The increase took effect on October 1st.  At the December board meeting, a special Association meeting was called to vote on an amendment to the Constitution.  The amendment read In the event of dissolution, the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association would receive all assets as outlined in Article XIII.  This article was necessary before the Federal Government would approve non-profit status for the Association.

As of April, the end of the membership year, membership totaled 450 paid members (a total of 536 when adding in honorary and non-paying members).

In December, the checking account balance was $982.30 and the money market account had a balance of $11,842,89.

1994 Highlights

This was a year of many changes for the Association.  With the retirements of Bob Gustafson and Don Smith from MSU, the university severed its ties with the Association.  This meant that MSU would no longer serve as the Secretariat, the Association could no longer use the university's non-profit status or its bulk mailing permit, and could no longer have a financial account with the University.  The Executive Board took action by hiring Greg Lantzy as the Secretariat.  The board also closed its account with the university and began paying all its bills through its own checking account.  Finally, Bob Gustafson, after much work and frustration, succeeded in filling in the necessary forms and providing the required documentation to secure non-profit status for the Association with the Federal Internal Revenue Service, and in working with the U.S. Postal Service, was able to obtain the Association's own bulk mailing permit number.  The Association was now an independent organization and had to make it on its own.

The annual State Conference was held at McGuire's Resort in Cadillac.  Pre-registration and registration fees were $35.00 and $45.00, respectively.  The cost of the luncheon was included in the registration fees.  There were two general sessions.  At the first session, Sgt. James P. Ewers, ret. of the Michigan State Police presented the STARR Research Project, and at the second general session, Bill Kennedy presented the Mechanics  for Implementing the Graduated License Program.  There were five mini sessions with all but one being repeated a second time.  Representative Dan Gustafson was the luncheon speaker who spoke on the details of  The Graduated Driver's License  bill he had introduced in the Michigan Legislature.  (The Association worked very closely with Rep. Gustafson on the details of this bill.)  The breakfast speaker was Jerry Ockert, who gave a Driver Education Update.

At the conference business meeting, several changes in the Constitution were approved.  The address of the Association was changed to Greg Lantzy's home address, all Association officers would only serve a one-year term of office, the President and President-Elect could not succeed themselves for the same office, MDTSEA officers could be Associate members as well as Active members, the Association could employ a Secretariat with compensation determined by the Executive Board, and in the event of dissolution the Association's assets would go to the Bishop Fund of ADTSEA.  New officers were elected for next year. 

At the conference banquet, all award winners were recognized, and those in attendance received their plaques.

The Executive Board held seven meetings during the year.  Two of the meetings were held in Portland and Sturgis.  The board dealt with several financial matters including reimbursing the Secretariat for necessary and actual expenses to attend workshops and conferences, paying ADTSEA $348.00 for its affiliation fee; updating the Association's pamphlet and getting it reprinted; getting new stationary and envelops printed with the Association's new address; transferring $5,000.00 from the checking account to the money market account; increasing the newsletter editor's pay from $100.00 per issue to $250.00 after Bob Gustafson steps down as the editor; raising the sustaining member ship fee from $25.00 to $50.00 starting with the 1994-95 membership year; increasing the conference exhibitor's fees to $125.00 which would include the membership dues, setup at the conference and the exhibitor's dinner; reimbursing the Association President $200.00 for attending the ADTSEA conference; and donating $100.00 to the ADTSEA Bishop Fund

The Association held two workshops, one in Dearborn and the other in Bridgeport.

Membership on April 30th totaled 394 (471, when non-dues paying members were included).  This was a loss of over 50 dues-paying members from the previous year.

On September 30th, there was $16,1322.35 in the money market account, and on November 22nd, there was $2,669.27 in the checking account.

1995 Highlights

The annual State Conference was held at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza in Grand Rapids.  The pre-registration fee was $35.00 and the registration fee $45.00.  The fees included the cost of the luncheon.  At the general sessions there were presentations on Novice Driver Task Force/Michigan State Safety Commission Forum; Portrait of a Young Driver, 15-18 Years Old; and Operation Lifesaver.  The luncheon speaker was Ritchie Davis, ret. Michigan State Police on Semi Conscious; and the breakfast speaker was Representative Dan Gustafson who spoke on the Graduated Driver License System.  There were four mini sessions with each presentation given only once.

At the conference business meeting new officers were elected; and the award winners were recognized and presented with a plaque at the conference awards banquet.

The Executive Board held six meetings throughout the year.  Bob Gustafson announced that after 20 years and 100 issues of the newsletter, he was stepping down as editor following the March-April issue. Of three people showing interest, the board selected Dale Litten.  Unfortunately, this did not work out, as he failed to publish the final three issues of the year.  The board then hired Greg Lantzy.  The board purchased a used computer and authorized the purchase of a compatible printer.  The board also approved granting 5/10/15 year recognition certificates at a cost of $135.00 for the certificates.  Greg Lanzty remarked that the job of Secretariat was more time consuming than he thought and requested that the stipend be increased to $1,800.00.  The board approved this request.  The Secretariat was given authority to check with banks and credit unions on suitable interest rates and then to purchase certificates of deposit in the amounts of $5,000.00 for five years, $2,000.00 for four years, $2,000.00 for three years, $2,000.00 for two years, and $1,000.00 for one year from money in the money market account.  The Association President was allotted $200.00 for attending the ADTSEA conference in Huntsville, AL.  Two hundred-fifty frisbees were purchased with the Association logo to be distributed at the conference.  Two frisbees were placed in each registration packet.  The board approved a $100.00 contribution to the ADTSEA Bishop Fund

Only the first two issues of the MDTSEA Newsletter were published during the year as the newly appointed editor failed to publish the final three issues.  Greg Lantzy took over as editor beginning with the new year. 

The Association held two workshops during the year; one in Detroit and the other in Lansing.

Memberships in the Association totaled 450 at the end of the membership year (April 30th).

On November 30th, the checking account had a balance of $5,728.89 with approximately $1,500.00 in outstanding bills; the money market account had $4,750.00; and there was $12,000.00 plus interest in the certificates of deposit.

1996 Highlights

The annual State Conference was held at the Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville.  The conference pre-registration and registration fees, including the cost of the luncheon, were set at $40.00 and $50.00, respectively.  There were two general sessions with presentations by Al Bard and William Kennedy, both from the Michigan Department of State.  The luncheon speaker was Frank Kelly, Attorney General, and the breakfast speaker was Allen Robinson from ADTSEA.  There were six mini sessions, three of which were repeated a second time.

At the conference business meeting, several changes in the Constitution were approved.  Three new sections were added or changed to satisfy the Internal Revenue Service's requirements for non-profit status.  In addition, changes were made that defined Associate Members, and spelled out the duties of the President-Elect and the Nominations Committee.  A new slate of officers was also elected.  At the banquet, award winners were honored and presented with a plaque.

The Executive Board met seven times during the year with one of the meetings being held in Sturgis.  The board approved a donation of $100.00 to the ADTSEA Bishop Fund.  The Association President was reimbursed $200.00 for attending the ADTSEA conference, and Robin Bordner was reimbursed $250.00 for time and expenses while writing a OHSP grant.  The board approved transferring $6,000.00 from the checking account into a one-year certificate of deposit.  The board approved on a one-year trial basis underwriting the costs of two schools in the amount of $250.00 to send students to the National Student Safety Program conference.  This amount would be used to pay the $50.00 school membership fee and pay the registration fee of $100.00 to each of two students or half the registration fee of $50.00 for four students to attend the conference.  A flyer was sent to all schools announcing the scholarships.

The board invited Gil Payant of Propulsion International to attend a board meeting to discuss the possibility of developing a driver education textbook that is specific to Michigan.  At the October meeting, Mr. Payant offered to produce a Michigan driver education textbook that would cover Michigan's state laws and performance objectives or anything else the board desired.  Cost of the soft bound edition would be $9.95 each, $0.45 of which would be returned to the Association.  The minimum order was 10,000 copies that the Association could sell and distribute to school districts. There would have to be a 20-25% down payment.  The board agreed to look into this possibility.

The Association held two workshop during the year, one in Utica and the other in Kalamazoo.

Five issues of the MDTSEA Newsletter were published and sent to members.

Late in the year the Association's address changed to Greg Lantzy's new home address at 5318 Fairbanks Ave., Lansing, MI 48917.

Association membership at the end of the membership year (April 30) was 394 dues-paying members and 488 when non-dues paying members were included.  This was a big decrease from the preceding year.

The finances of the Association on December 7th were $9,927.21 in the checking account ($6,000.00 of which was to be used to purchase a one-year certificate of deposit) and $1,286.78 in the savings account.

1997 Highlights

The annual State Conference has held at the Ramada Inn in Flint.  Pre-registration and registration fees including the luncheon were $35.00 and $45.00, respectively.  There were two general sessions, one being a panel presentation by representatives from the State Legislature, Department of  State, and the Department of Education on The Graduated Licensing Law, and the other was a presentation by Robin Bordner on Rx for Driver Education Parents - How We Can Help Them.  Gil Payant presented his proposal for a Michigan Driver Education Textbook, and Richie Davis presented An Overview of the Truck Commission's Programs.  The luncheon speaker was Allen Robinson of ADTSEA, and the breakfast speaker was Sgt. Eric Johnson of the Michigan State Police, who spoke on the video Don't Wreck Your Life.  There were five mini sessions scheduled over three time periods.

At the business meeting, several amendments to the Constitution were approved and new officers were elected.  At the conference banquet the award winners were recognized and presented with a plaque.

There were six Executive Board meetings held during the year.  The board approved having exhibitor table cards made up for the conference, and that a flyer on conference registration be sent to all public high schools.  Seventy-five notification letters were sent out to members to inform them that they would be receiving certificates or pins at the conference.  Jerry Spray discussed the new video the American Automobile Association had developed.  It would be sold for $14.00, and $0.25 from the sale of each video would go to MDTSEA to be used for educational purposes.  The board approved donating $100.00 to ADTSEA's Bishop Fund, approved spending $1,000.00 towards half the cost of purchasing a computer, (Greg Lantzy would pay the other half) and approved dividing the $200.00 that normally goes to the President for attending the ADTSEA conference into two for two people who attended.  Finally, the board agreed to provide scholarships to schools to attend the National Student Safety Program conference on the same basis as last year.

The board's Textbook Committee reviewed and made corrections and revisions in the generic driver education textbook from Propulsion International; and then made a major decision and commitment when it approved getting into the business of selling and distributing textbooks. It entered into a verbal contract with Propulsion International to purchase 15,000 textbooks at a cost of approximately $150,000.00.  This was made at a time when the Association had about $22,500.00 in its accounts and certificates of deposit.  The cost of the books to the Association were $9.95 each if the book was less than 300 pages or $10.95 if over 300 pages.  The contract required a 10% down payment when the contract was signed, 15% before printing of the books, 25% upon receipt of the books and 50% over the next six months.  The certificates of deposits were cashed in and a down payment of $15,000.00 was made.  Sales prices were set by the board at $15.00 per book for 1-10 cases of books, $14.00 for 11-25 cases, and $13.00 for 26 or more cases.  Each case held 30 textbooks.  Finally, the board approved making a mass mailing to high school principals and commercial schools announcing the new textbook.  One chapter of the text was included in the mailing.

The Association held one general information workshop in Grand Rapids.

Four issues of the MDTSEA Newsletter were published and distributed to members.

Membership on April 30th totaled 432 (662 when non-dues paying members were included.

There was not a complete Treasurers report made at the last board meeting of the year, but as of September 30th, there was a balance in the checking account of $2,790.00, $1,400.00 in the savings account, and $18,500.00 in the various certificates of deposit.

1998 Highlights

The annual State Conference was held at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville.  The pre-registration and registration fees, including the luncheon, were $45.00 and $55.00, respectively.  There were two general sessions. The first included a panel to give a Michigan Graduated Licensing Program Update, and the other was a representative from the Attorney General's office who spoke on Liability for Driver Education Teacher Third Party Road Examiners.  At the luncheon, Dick Claflin spoke on Financial Options after April 1, 1998; and at the breakfast, Greg Lantzy described the National Student Safety Program.  There were eight different mini sessions, one of which was repeated a second time.

At the conference business meeting, new officers were elected.  No amendments to the Constitution were made.  Award winners were given their plaques at the conference banquet.

Advanced orders were taken for the textbook at the conference.  About 11,000 were received so the board approved increasing its initial order from the 15,000 to 20,000.  This increased the amount of the order to $242,776.00.  Just before the State Conference, the Association received 22,000 texts with Propulsion International retaining an additional 3,000.  The board also approved conducting a survey to determine if there was interest in having a workbook developed.

There were six Executive Board meetings during the year.  The board approved renewing its affiliation with ADTSEA for $370.00, and donating $100.00 to ADTSEA's Bishop Fund.  The Treasurer was directed to send a payment of $25,000.00 to Propulsion International as soon as the money was available.

Dr. Allen Robinson, of ADTSEA, and Dr. Terry Kline, of Eastern Kentucky University, trained twelve MDTSEA members as instructors to teach driver education Segment II workshops.  In the fall, workshops were taught in ten different locations over five consecutive weekends.  The locations included Midland, Grand Rapids, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, Escanaba, and Hancock.  Instructors were paid $200.00 per workshop; and a grant from the Michigan OHSP provided each participant with the materials that are to be used in the Segment II course.  Approximately 400-450 instructors attended the ten workshops.

Association membership decreased slightly from the previous year.  At the end of the membership year on April 30th, there was a total of 617 members, 419 of whom were dues-paying members.

At the December board meeting, the following amounts were deposited in the various accounts:  checking account $6,839.42, savings account $2,299.42, textbook savings account $21,519.21, and in certificates of deposit $3,074.14.

1999 Highlights

The annual State Conference was held at the Northfield Hilton in Troy.  Registration fees, including the luncheon, were set at $50.00 for pre-registration and $60.00 for registration.  The conference program had only one general session with four presentations entitled, Michigan Graduated Licensing Update, Licensing, Driver Education, and the Driver Education Research Project.  At the conference luncheon, Dr. Patricia Waller, Director of the UofM's Transportation Research Institute spoke on the Graduated Licensing Research Project she was directing.  At the breakfast meeting, Burr Smith of the American Automobile Association Michigan (AAA Michigan), gave a presentation on Road Rage.  There were eleven different mini session topics that were scheduled over four different time periods.  A Segment II workshop was also scheduled with no additional fees for those who chose to attend.

At the conference business meeting, new officers were elected; and at the awards banquet, the award winners were recognized and given a plaque.

Demonstration copies of the Teacher Resource Guide were available for review at the conference.  The Executive Board had approved purchasing 150 of them, and advanced orders for 25 copies were placed at the conference.  The  board also turned down Propulsion International's version of a workbook.  Bob Gustafson wrote a workbook that contained all fill in the blank questions with 2 to 4 pages per chapter.  Propulsion International adopted it as the workbook for Michigan.  The Association ordered 15,000 copies of the workbook (20,000 were actually received) and voted to sell them at $1.00 above cost. Since practically all of the original order of textbooks had been sold, the Textbook Committee revised the text and another 15,000 copies were ordered (20,000 copies were actually received).  The payment scheduled was the same for these two orders as it was for the original order.

The Executive Board held seven meetings during the year.  The board approved supporting the My Turn to Learn decal program; and also approved spending $1,000.00 to purchase polo shirts, sweatshirts and golf balls as Association sale items.  The board made the final payment to Propulsion International for the original order of textbooks.  The 10% down payment for the second edition of the textbook was also paid. 

Robin Bordner was selected as the Association's candidate for ADTSEA's Driver Education Teacher of the Year Award.  Robin won and became the first winner of the Award.  The board approved sending $500.00 to the Pat Waller scholarship fund, approved giving Robin Bordner $500.00 if selected as a finalist for the Driver Education Teacher of the Year Award, and approved $300.00 to the Association's representative at the ADTSEA conference.  John Stimac was nominated to be Michigan's candidate for ADTSEA's Driver Education Teacher of the Year Award.  (Nomination was later withdrawn as paperwork was not submitted in a timely fashion.)

Greg Lantzy announced his intention of stepping down as Secretariat and as editor of the newsletter.  Tom Reel indicated that the Traffic Safety Association of Michigan (TSAM) would be willing to enter into a contract with MDTSEA to take over as Secretariat after an audit of the books and inventory were completed.  The contract would also call for a toll-free telephone line.  The board approved of entering into such a contract with TSAM.

The ADTSEA completed work on the National Driver Education Teacher Certification/Credentialing Program they had been developing.  The intent was to provide a standardized series of courses that could be taught nationwide.  Instructors for the courses would have to be trained by ADTSEA.  Bob Gustafson, in working with the Department of Education, was able to get approval from the Department that it would accept these three courses as meeting the Michigan driver education teacher approval requirements. 

The driver education Segment II teacher training curriculum was revised to shorten the workshop, and to have instructors demonstrate more of the student activities.  In addition to the workshop held at the conference, Segment II instructors held two workshops during the year, one in Lansing, and the other in Kalamazoo.

The Association had a membership of 478 at the end of the membership year on April 30th.

There was no Treasurer's report on the balances in the Association's accounts given at the last board meeting of the year.