The Board of Educational Examiners held a telephonic meeting on June 28, 2002. The meeting was called to order by the Board Vice-Chair, Peter Hathaway, at 1:02 p.m. Members attending were John Aboud, William Haigh, Peter Hathaway, Helen Lewis, Jean Seeland, and Anita Westerhaus. Veronica Stalker joined at 1:09 p.m. Also in attendance were Dr. Anne Kruse, Executive Director of the Board, and Christie Scase, Assistant Attorney General and legal counsel to the Board.

Anita Westerhaus moved, with a second by Jean Seeland, that the Board go into closed session for the purpose of discussing whether to initiate licensee disciplinary proceedings, pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(d). Roll call vote: Aboud – yes; Haigh – yes; Hathaway – yes; Lewis – yes; Seeland – yes; and Westerhaus – yes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

The Board reconvened into open session at 1:23 p.m.

Helen Lewis moved, with a second by Anita Westerhaus, that in case number 98-12, the Board reject the case, based upon the lack of evidence to find probable cause of a violation of the Board’s rules sufficient to justify moving the case to hearing. Roll call vote: Aboud – yes; Haigh – yes; Hathaway – yes; Lewis – yes; Seeland – yes; Stalker – yes; and Westerhaus – yes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

There being no further business, Board Vice-Chair Peter Hathaway adjourned the meeting at 1:25 p.m.