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IAJE Michigan State Executive Board Meeting
Michigan Music Educators Conference
Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids
Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 10:00 a.m.


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Minutes
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Members Present:  Brian Coyle, Danny Jordan, Bob Nixon, Kevin Dobreff, Scott
  Cowan


Agenda items:
  • B. Coyle welcomed all attendees and outlined chapter goals.
    Rollout of processes for the upcoming state officer election was reviewed by  B. Coyle.
  • K. Dobreff delivered the state chapter treasury report.  Item expenditures and account balances were given as:
        Chapter expenditures - 2006 student scholarships
        Chapter profit - $303.09
        Chapter balance - $4,536.41

  • IAJE Michigan Scholarships were reviewed.  Any student who earns a performance timeslot at the DIJF (Detroit International Jazz Festival) and who fills out an IAJE Michigan form is qualified.  This is the only venue presently for IAJE Michigan scholarships.
  • The directors of MSBOA voted to continue the relationship that IAJE Michigan and MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) currently enjoys, and to work on developing a dedicated jazz performance day at the 2008 Michigan Music Educators Conference in Grand Rapids.
  • B. Coyle informed the board that a recent Illinois Music Conference featured over 20 jazz related topics available for attending educators.
  • B. Coyle discussed a more formalized relationship between IAJE Michigan and MSBOA regarding district and state jazz festivals.
  • Item Proposal:  Executive Director Paul Stanifer be appointed as an MSBOA representative on the IAJE Michigan Executive Board -- proposed by B. Coyle. 
B. Coyle will further investigate this possibility, and report what is involved.  The board gave support for the idea.
  • IAJE National Office has recently awarded our Michigan unit chapter with “Exemplary Status”.   We have received a minimum status letter from the national office outlining basic requirements to maintain a charter status.  With the exemplary status comes one honorary free dues benefit available for a select individual IAJE Michigan candidate. 
  • B. Nixon suggested a one-time honorarium for D. Naranjo as recognition of his outstanding work on the IAJE MI website.  It was also suggested that Denis receive the honorary free dues that was awarded our chapter from the national office for exemplary chapter status.  The motion was proposed by B. Nixon, seconded by D. Jordan, and was unanimously carried by the executive board.
  • The state and district MSBOA jazz adjudication form was discussed.  Some elements/components on the form may be out of date.  Conversation is ongoing between IAJE and MSBOA for streamlining the relevant administrative and content considerations of the form.
  • B. Sears, jazz director at Interlochen Arts Academy, was suggested as a possible future candidate for IAJE Michigan president.

B. Coyle thanked everyone present.  Meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,




Scott Cowan
IAJE Michigan Secretary

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