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Jan/Feb 2024 | Vol. 81 No. 1
Major Actions of the Administrative

Board: November 2023

N ovember 8 - 10, 2023 — Marriott Courtyard (Plugerville Conference Center), Austin, TX, USA

The following major actions were taken by the 2022-2024 International Administrative Board during
its November 2023 meeting:
1. Approved the Consent Agenda items by consensus, without objection.
Consent Agenda Items:
• Action Item #1: Move to approve Vendor/Exhibitor List for the 2024 International Convention
• Action Item #2: Potential Sponsors List for the 2024 International Convention

• Action Item #3: Move to approve the collection for the Emergency Fund at the 2024 International
Convention
Context of this action: The use of a Consent Agenda provides for a more efficient use of meeting time while
maintaining appropriate oversight. Consent Agenda items are available for review prior to the meeting and
often include the ratification of actions approved via email or other electronic means. Consent Agenda Items
may be pulled for discussion by request of any board member.

2. Ratified the electronic ballots approved by the Administrative Board since the May 2023 meeting:
• Approved a last-minute vendor for the Detroit International Conference — Baby and Toddler Readers.
• Approved the revised DKG Ignite Procedures.
• Approved to hold the state organization leadership training (SOLT) prior to the 2025 International
Conference in New Orleans, July 29 - August 2, 2025.
• Approved the 2024 International Convention vendor/exhibitor fees.
Context of this action:The business of the board must often take place between meetings and thus includes
electronic ballots with discussion occurring via electronic means. The minutes of the next meeting must then
include the ratification of those actions approved via email or other electronic means.

3. Recommended a resolution be presented to the 2024 International Convention that the UNICEF GIRLS program
be selected as a replacement for the Schools for Africa project (our current international project), which has
been discontinued by UNICEF.
Context of this action: UNICEF USA has discontinued the Schools for Africa project. The Educational Excellence
Committee has explored several projects UNICEF recommended to replace the international project, Schools
for Africa, and selected the GIRLS project due to its similarity in goals: https://www.unicef.org/education/

girls-education.

4. Approved 2024 International Convention Registration Fees (to be adjusted for 30 days prior to the convention
opening, per Constitution):
• Member Registration Fees
⸋ $175 per day for one, two, or three days (fee includes meal, speakers, and all convention-specific
events that calendar day). See ADMIN p. 22

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