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Day 1: Wednesday, October 29, 2002 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Attendees:
Board members in attendance:
Hollie Billie, Marilyn Bull, Joe Colella, Susan DeCourcy, Don Dupray, Mark Evanko, Barbara Foley, Vera Fullaway, Carole Guzzetta, Lisa Hershey, Tami Levitas, Artie Martin, Traycier Medina, Bill Merritt, Bill Wen

Board members not in attendance:
Nancy Lang, Julie Prom

Other Attendees:
Phil Gulak, NHTSA
Carmen Torrent, NHTSA
Linda Scheetz
Sue Harris
Meeting minutes:
Jennifer Huebner, AAA

Bill Wen - Welcome and Meeting Overview-Full Board Session
Role of National Child Passenger Safety Board/Strategic planning session notes were sent out with the meeting agenda and circulated at the Board meeting.

1. National Child Passenger Safety Board membership selection process. The Board is currently reviewing membership applications received from this year's open enrollment.

2. Curriculum Changes and Updates

3. Re-Certification direction needs to be developed for the two year process. AAA is looking into the possibility of developing online re-certification capabilities for the future. Logistics for hands-on documentation would need to be addressed. Online Re-Certification would help with streamlining the process, providing immediate feedback, and minimizing errors.

4. Test development- Linda Scheetz discussed how the certification and re-certification tests are constructed. Joe developed 16 additional questions that people have most difficulties with to be added to the question bank. The 100 question test is completed for the January renewal dates. Thanks to all who assisted with making sure the test was completed on time.

5. Carmen Torrent from NHTSA is present to speak about Spanish curriculum pilot testing.

6. GHSA meeting update and direction planned for child passenger safety to be presented by Phil Gulak of NHTSA.

7. Barb Foley- ENA currently handles all continuing education credits for nurses that attend child passenger safety trainings. Last year they received 600 applications. ENA or ENCARE would like to charge a processing fee for continuing credits. The issue was sent to certification committee to discuss and bring back to the Board on Wednesday for consideration. Currently, the course Instructor sends biography, CECH forms and information for each student.

General Board Session
Status for Spanish Program and Pilots - Carmen Torrent
HANDOUT- Presentation notes.
Phil Gulak shared a draft of the translated to Spanish glossary and overheads at the previous Board meeting. Since then NHTSA's Standardized Child Passenger Safety Curriculum has been translated to Spanish, however there are still some forms that need to be translated. Pilot classes were conducted in San Antonio, TX, Chicago, IL, PR, and a final one in CA.

The Hispanic population is growing and now makes up 13% of the US population, projections estimate 24% of the population by 2050. 17% of all babies born in the U.S. will be born to a Hispanic mother. There are 9.6 million Hispanics concentrated in 7 states: AZ, CA, FL, IL, NJ, NY, TX.

Motor vehicle crashes are the number one public health threat to Hispanic Spanish children die at a rate of 60% higher than Caucasian children, six children per day. NHTSA is working onmulticultural/linguistic materials to help address the issue. Materials include a report, "Seat belts and Hispanics- 2000" available in English and Spanish and a multicultural website: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/multicultural. NHTSA will be working with The Hispanic American Police Command (HAPCOA), focusing on the importance of correct restraint usage in their communities.

San Juan, PR- The Governor's Office would like to have a fitting station in each of the 78 towns. Puerto Rico will need more instructors to help meet this goal. A mandate has been set by the governor to take the training to help reach the fitting station goal. The governor's daughter is supportive of the program. The Chief of Police would like to have patrol officers trained as well.

ACTION ITEM: Barb and Marilyn to share Puerto Rico medical contacts with Carmen as a resource for Puerto Rico to help get the medical field more involved. Puerto Rico's plan consists of obtaining at least one permanent fitting station in each town for 2003; create a cadre of Spanish speaking instructors, coordinators, and Spanish speaking technicians.

Challenges for the Spanish CPS Program:
a) Currently, there are not enough fluent Spanish speaking instructors to teach the course. Or, if someone is fluent, they may not possess the skills to be a lead instructor.
b) Currently, there are not enough coordinators to assist with the preparation of the courses. There is a need for individuals to facilitate supplies, meals, etc.
c) Currently there are not enough Spanish speaking technicians that can assist with the course and educate the community.
d) All forms have not yet been translated into Spanish.
e) Some of the terminology in the manual is unclear.
f) The pilot courses have identified more time needed for hands-on activities or questions during the training.
g) Role of participants and the instructors were not clear during the courses.

Needs for the Spanish CPS Program:
a) Best practice guidelines for the Spanish program need to be developed.
b) More Spanish speaking instructors.
c) Promote the Spanish CPS training program among Hispanic communities.
d) All students and instructors participating in the course should be fluent in Spanish.
e) All materials should be translated into Spanish.
f) All instructors should use the terminology from NHTSA's glossary.
g) Re-certification process for Spanish curriculum needs to be addressed.
h) A recommendation for improvement would be to create a Spanish CPS terminology course, the overheads have been translated by one company and the curriculum has been translated by another.

ACTION ITEM: Carmen Torrent to make Spanish glossary available to national organizations involved in CPS to help make sure the language is consistent in the field.
The Spanish Language Standardized CPS training will be available in 2003.

ACTION ITEM: NHTSA will work on developing criteria/guidelines for defining "fluency" in Spanish for teaching the Spanish curriculum.
Bill Wen mentioned that an article is being published in the Journal of American Medicine in October addressing child passenger safety issues for the Hispanic community. The article was written by Bell Dinh-Zarr of AAA National Office in D.C.

Credentialing & Certification Exam development - Linda Scheetz
Linda has been working with the Board on test development since 1998. It is important to understand the difference between measurement and evaluation and the differences between testing and learning.

The process: analyze; develop the exams; cognitive and psychomotor variables are used in the development of the test and hands-on skills testing. The issue of exam security needs attention. Other steps include setting standards, credentialing policies and procedures, and the administration of the exam.

The development of the exam begins with the curriculum. To develop the exam you need to look at the objectives for each module and measure those objectives with your questions. For example in Module D: describe 5 ways that restraints prevent injury during a crash. The related exam question is: A CRS provides crash protection because it… there are 4 choices to choose from. Another factor to keep in mind is the leveling of questions. The basic level is the direct recall or knowledge level which just measures if they can memorize. For this program it is important to test with the application and analysis level concepts; are they able to analyze and think the process through? The exams for the CPS program have come a long way over the past four years. Remember that if something is not important to test, it probably shouldn't be in the curriculum at all.

The development of the blueprint involves laying out the curriculum content and the module objectives. It is important to insure that you are testing all of the important concepts. To accomplish this a 2-dimensional matrix is utilized. One axis contains the content and objectives, while the other axis measures the cognitive levels being covered.

The cognitive levels are:
1. Knowledge- involves recall of information (10 questions are knowledge based on the test),
2. Comprehension- shows that the test taker can explain the concept in a slightly different way (26 questions are based on comprehension),
3. Application- take what you learned in a classroom and apply it in a practice setting (29 questions are at the application level),
4. Analysis- this is more complex and involves problem solving and relationships between different concepts that form the problem and finding a solution (33 questions are on the analysis level),
5. Synthesis- take what you know and develop something new, we are currently not testing at synthesis level for CPS as it would work better in essay format,
6. Evaluation- take what they know and apply and judge against an external standard (example- take all best practice recommendations and translate them into an action for a parent), there are currently 2 questions focused in the evaluation level.

Once the test is developed it is important to review the test bank periodically to make sure the questions are still valid. Currently, the LXR software program is being used. The LXR software can have a data bank of questions to pull from when needed. The question bank needs to be updated regularly to weed out questions that are duplicates, irrelevant, or outdated.

Statistics- The certification exam has 100 questions, the certification makeup exam has 50 questions, the re-certification exam has 100 questions, and the re-certification make-up exam has 50 questions. The question bank has 165 questions available to develop four annual tests. Linda recommends having at least 400-500 questions in the bank to be utilized.

LXR codes the questions for the module represented and the cognitive testing level. So, when an exam is being put together they can pull x number of questions at x levels from each module. With LXR there are also capabilities to test online and would assist with test security. Joe- asked for matrix of entire test bank so we can see where gaps are.

ACTION ITEM: Linda to provide the Board with the matrix from the entire test matrix so gaps can be identified and filled.

Psychometrics- Validity and reliability are very important with test questions. Validity of the content measures whether you are testing for what you intended, is the terminology correct? Reliability is whether or not the test measures the same way each time it is given. It is important to eliminate the sources of error. How do you know if a question is reliable and valid? Linda sent the questions out to subject matter experts for review to establish the content validity. The LXR program can help measure the reliability by using the optical scanning feature where test scores are imported into the LXR program and it tracks the reliability measurement for each question, as is done for the re-certification exam. Reliability should be at least 0.75.

In training classes, the purpose of testing is to weed out the people who do not know the material. If everyone is passing all of the questions, it may be necessary to raise the difficulty level, or raise the passing grade.

The test questions can also be revamped to a certain reading grade level. Example: changing the word "deceleration" to "slow down" will not affect the cognitive levels, but may make the material easier to understand. If you change wording it has to be standardized across the board- consistency in teaching. Currently there is not a defined reading level for the test. Curriculum and exam have been modeled after reading level of manufacturer's instructions which are post 12^th grade level. Post- graduate level is probably too high. Ask that the Board discuss whether it should be at 8^th grade, 10^th grade, or 12th grade level and then make changes to the curriculum and tests and train the instructors to follow through.

Future goals are to increase the number of questions in the test bank, and secure both exams or develop a separate question bank for each exam (it can be cumbersome to have multiple test banks, should consider securing re-certification exam). Online testing would help insure exam security and assist with psychometric analysis. Scanning all exams would help with determining the psychometrics or validity and reliability of the questions.
Lisa and Barb would like Linda to consider speaking at Lifesaver's and IACP conference to help others understand the purpose of testing.

Overview of the Governor's Highway Safety Association Conference (GHSA, formerly NAGHSR) Review of Board Strategic Planning Notes - Phil Gulak & Carole Guzzetta

GHSA- Phil Gulak
During the GHSA conference a variety of issues were aired and various positions were clarified. The reaction from the meeting was positive. NHTSA has moved forward on the Hispanic program, three pilots have been conducted so far. A meeting has been set up for mid-November with the NHTSA Regional CPS Coordinators to establish and facilitate communication and assist the states and regions with understanding their roles and responsibilities. Sue Harris is attending this meeting to learn and assist with communication strategies. The states have a better understanding of the program. NHTSA would like to continue to improve the communications.

HANDOUT- "Developing a State-wide training program".

This is a draft NHTSA document to show how the program fits into the overall child passenger safety field and how the states/CPS coordinators fit into the role. This is where NHTSA is moving, based on feedback from GHSA and Board Strategic Planning meeting. NHTSA will continue to work with GSHA on the development of the piece.

Overview of Strategic Planning meeting- Carole Guzzetta
Copies of summary were mailed with the Board meeting agenda. This meeting was held July 31^st-August 1^st and was the first step in identifying where the Board and CPS program is going and what needs to be accomplished. A facilitator was brought in to direct the discussion. This summary/meeting outcome is a rough draft three year plan with a timeline in the back. Carole asked for committees to review and begin working on how the plan is to be carried out. This tool should be turned into a strategic plan for the next 3 years with goals, objectives and milestones. Committees are asked to keep the timeline in mind when developing their plans, and formulate recommendations to meet the goals. The strategic plan could then become a public document to help the states better understand the program and the Board. Carole also asked for the committees to review the "Board Function and Roles". Carole distributed key points for review by committees to keep in mind when addressing the role issue. "The Support Function of the NCPSB for the National Standardized CPS Training Program".

Sue Harris- There are many elements and organizations that support the National CPS Program (i.e. Board, curriculum, AAA, NHTSA, NSC, and other national organizations). It would be helpful to identify what the program is, who are the players, how do you access them? Until everything is clear it is difficult to define in communications materials.

Phil and Sue will go back and define what materials need to be developed (i.e. revamp the Board website, brochures, etc.). NHTSA would like for the message to be clearly articulated and help make tools/resources available. NHTSA will work on developing an assessment tool for the states to help them define and assess their programs.

Committee Meetings

Individual Committee Meetings - Group 1
Certification Committee, Communications Committee, Special Needs Sub-Committee

Individual Committee Meetings - Group 2
Curriculum Committee, Membership Committee, Re-certification Committee

Day 2: Thursday, October 30, 2002 - 8:00 am - 2:45 pm

Attendees:
Board members in attendance:
Hollie Billie, Marilyn Bull, Joe Colella, Susan DeCourcy, Don Dupray, Mark Evanko, Barbara Foley, Vera Fullaway, Carole Guzzetta, Lisa Hershey, Lorrie Laing (completing Yvonne McBride's Term), Tami Levitas, Artie Martin, Traycier Medina, Bill Merritt, Bill Wen

Board members not in attendance:
Nancy Lang, Julie Prom

Other Attendees:
Phil Gulak, NHTSA
Carmen Torrent, NHTSA
Linda Scheetz
Sue Harris
Meeting minutes:
Jennifer Huebner

Full Board Session - Committee Report Outs

Certification Committee Report - Artie Martin
1. ENA - Continuing education credits- the Certification Committee recommends to the Board that the instructors not assume responsibility for collecting the paperwork, payment and sending into ENA for credits. The Committee would rather if a nurse would like continuing credits, the instructor would sign off on the forms, and the student would be responsible for mailing in the information and payment. This would make the nurses responsible for their own credits, and take the responsibility off of the instructor.

2. Board Function document- The Certification Committee does not have anything to add to the current document.

3. Summary sheet from the Board Strategic Planning Session- A goal for the Certification Committee is to define the purpose and outcomes for various class lengths:
3.1. Short courses- ACTION ITEM: Jennifer Huebner and Traycier Medina will be reviewing the current curriculum content to ensure NHTSA classes are mentioned, describe what a participant is able to do and to clarify that short courses are for awareness only. NHTSA is currently working on the revision to the Child Passenger Safety Training Program Brochure which is expected to be completed in the next few months. Another goal for the Certification Committee is to improve the testing of critical skills during the course:
3.2. Better communicate who can sign off on skills testing- ACTION ITEM: the Committee will clarify what is written in the instructor's manual and possibly make changes to the forms themselves. For skills evaluations 1 and 2, Instructor Candidates can initial the skill, but cannot sign off on the bottom line of the form. The final signature has to be completed by a certified instructor. Information in the curriculum will be redone to clarify that sign-off's/initials can be completed by a candidate, with an instructor signing at the bottom of the page.
3.3. Document what is being assessed at each sign-off- ACTION ITEM: The Committee wants to look at each hands-on test and determine exactly what is being tested during each activity. For example: skills evaluation #2- some instructors require using a doll, adjusting harnesses and performing all elements of correct installation. Other instructors may check the installation and allow a verbal explanation of how the harness should be adjusted. The Committee would like to recommend that the total installation be completed using a doll if possible, in case where dolls are not available, the Committee will specify a backup mechanism for testing. It was decided that technician candidates must readjust the harnesses during skills testing, no exceptions. For Skills evaluation #2- questions #2 & #4 could potentially be completed by using one installation. The Committee decided that two separate installations are necessary; instructors cannot allow credit for both scenarios under one installation. For the locking clip/belt shortening clip, an instructor must witness an installation using a CRS preferably in a vehicle, can use dial a belt if needed as backup. A demonstration cannot be performed by the student on webbing alone. ACTION ITEM: The Committee will clarify the wording for current backup plan in the curriculum. The Committee would like to recommend moving towards optical scanning for certification exams in the future. The Committee would like to send a letter out to instructors letting them know what we would like to do and how optical scanning would help with the testing process. Optical scanning should be discussed further to identify pros and cons.

Communications Committee Report - Carole Guzzetta
1. For short term, the Committee would like to hear feedback on the function statement of the Board. ACTION ITEM: A timeline for comments/feedback will be set, with the goal to have a function list and cover piece available on the Board Website. Hoping to have the statement complete by mid-November for the NHTSA Regional Coordinator's Meeting Orlando on the 14^th and 15^th. This will assist with explaining the Board's role and function to the regions. Please provide comments to Carole by November 4th. Changes will be incorporated and circulated through the Board for final review and then posted on website. .

2. This is the last meeting of this Board as it stands. The new members will be starting their terms in January. Last year we provided an orientation manual to new members. The committee would like to also provide an orientation for this new group as well. ACTION ITEM: The Communications Committee would like to sit down and decide what should be in the orientation manual and also what sort of orientation process to follow. The Communications Committee will utilize future issues of the Tech Report as a communication piece for the Board.

3. Long term goals: the Committee would like to have a long-term communications plan

Special Needs Subcommittee Report - Marilyn Bull
1. Marilyn is receiving positive feedback from those who have been taking the special needs enhancement curriculum. NHTSA will be funding the revision to the curriculum with a completion date sometime around September 2003.

2. ACTION ITEM: Marilyn will send information to AAA of those who have taken the special needs enhancement curriculum to be added to the NHTSA listing on the website. The Subcommittee/AAA/NHTSA will need to identify the mechanism for posting and logistics involved. Technicians are able to teach the special needs enhancement curriculum, instructors are preferred.

3. 123 techs took the course this fiscal year. Total of 427 have taken the pilots, some may have taken twice, 45 instructors with 10 applications pending.

4. Evaluation of the needs for the Special Needs field has been sent to NHTSA. The Subcommittee would like to assess the resources, definitions, tether issues, educational materials, hardware, software, etc. available in the field.

5. Gaps- identifying areas of need in the special needs field. It appears that there is an uneven distribution of resources. How do you stimulate communities to share resources and make support available? We do not really know what is being done at local hospitals. What is being done at the regional level? ACTION ITEM: Add the special needs resources/concerns into the state CPS training program plan- Marilyn to email Tami or Phil. Distribution is still an unresolved issue.

6. Discussion of deaf Education. A few Board members have encountered experiences at checkup events and in training classes where deaf education was needed. Deb Stewart sent something out addressing the issue. Sign language is the second most used language. Board decided it is the instructor's responsibility to make sure training is delivered and reasonable accommodations are accounted for. However, the ADA interpretation varies, what is the organization or state capable of providing for the course? The Board can provide guidelines for other language barriers, if you cannot effectively translate a specific word, what is your next step? For example, you could then describe the concept to them. Sent back to the Subcommittee for further discussion. A good starting point may be with the NHTSA glossary and can begin to look at common terms.

7. Ambulance transportation paper discussed- All occupants and equipment in ambulances must be restrained, but does not offer any details on proper restraint. Best practices developed for ambulance drivers for transportation scenarios. The Board would like to read the paper as some suggestions may go against manufacturers Instructions. ACTION ITEM: Marilyn to provide Ambulance Transport information to the Board for review.

8. Funding is still an ongoing concern. The program has received short term funding from NHTSA to fund the revision of the enhancement curriculum, but that is not a long term solution. Other funding is needed to support the program.

Curriculum Committee Report - Joe Collela
1. The original plan was to have deliver the new curriculum to the states in January for printing. Due to health issues, the original contractor will not be able to complete the contract and we cannot meet the January deadline. The Board will be working with a new contractor to coordinate the remainder of the effort. The Committee needs to work with contractor and TSI to maintain a close deadline. Future details of the revisions will be reported via email. TSI has indicated that it is possible to change the current formatting of the curriculum; currently there is a module text file, thumbnail file, and resource material file for each section. Multiple files for each module may become confusing for printers and could contribute to collation errors; also some sections may be left out to save costs. TSI can provide a hard copy for states with a CD as a backup with one PDF file for each module. They will also be able to add thumbnails of slides and notes in instructor notes section instead of participants flipping back and forth to take notes. The curriculum will be updated every two years with only gross misuses updated in between if necessary. The Committee would like to explore the feasibility for different distribution of materials for states. ACTION ITEM: The Committee would like to stay close to original timeframe, providing something to the states regarding status when plan is clearer. The Board website and tech reports can be utilized to assist with updating technicians. ACTION ITEM: All certification/Board/curriculum materials sent by affiliated organizations should be copied to all Board members. Phil- that is why we have been working so diligently on a distribution chain (Regional coordinators to the state coordinators then to the techs and copied to the Board). Some materials would go directly to techs, some will go through chain. ACTION ITEM: A communications piece going out from AAA along with tech report sending an update to all techs with a copy to regional/state/Board and highlight status of new curriculum to be sent in late January.

Membership Committee Report - Traycier Medina
1. The Board has just completed an open enrollment phase. The applications have been received and reviewed by the committee. The Board/Committee conducted promotions for the open positions for 6 months, and made a decision to extend the application deadline to September 21^st. AAA sent an email to all of the certified technicians and instructors with email over a weekend to notify them of the open positions. Carole, Traycier and Jennifer answered a couple hundred emails in response to the batch email. This was a great opportunity to educate the CPS community about the Board. The end result of this open enrollment was 58 applications. 1. Diversity, received 13 apps, 2.CPS Advocate received 30 apps, 3. State Injury Prevention, received 5 apps, 4. State Public Health, received 9 apps, 5. National Nursing, received 1 app. The Committee used an evaluation tool to review the applications. Each applicant was scored on a scale of 1-5. By the time of the Board meeting, the top few would be identified and names could be submitted for review by the Committee. Through this experience, the Committee realized that the application should be revised to include more detail. For example, it should be clearly stated that the CPS Advocacy position should represent the CPS advocate community, and not an agency. Another example: for CPS experience, may list years involved and not activities done. Some applicants photocopied applications for multiple positions and did not tailor answers for the individual position.

2. There are permanent positions that also need to be filled. ACTION ITEM: The Board is in agreement that Susan's position, NHTSA Region Representative, will become a bi-annual term, no longer a one year term. The term will be modified in the by-laws. The by-laws will be reviewed with changes to be completed by February. Copies of the by-laws will be given to the new Board members in their orientation manual.

Re-certification Committee Report - Bill Merritt
1. Spent time on the development of the one-day re-certification refresher course or review course. The Committee would like to have the refresher course available for a 2003 kickoff. The course will be a 1 day, 8 hour session. The morning will be a refresher with hands-on in the afternoon. Only use materials in the curriculum, do not want to give new information that is not available to everyone. A form would then be faxed to AAA with an instructor's signature showing proof of the refresher course and requesting a test to get re-certified. AAA would determine the schedule to have the re-certification materials sent back by. Timeline- anyone whose certification expired in the past two years can take the refresher course and then re-certify. ACTION ITEM: Steve Anderson to pull the course together based on the new curriculum with a review committee from the Board. ACTION ITEM: The Committee will work via conference call and email to identify the bi-annual re-certification protocol.

Lorrie Laing - Overview of GHSA Survey HANDOUT
1. 41 members responded from the State Highway Safety Offices. The first few questions were to try to get a handle on fatalities ages 4 and under, but due to variations in data collection between states, found that standardization for reporting/collecting fatals is needed. The survey also asked how much funding is allocated to the program in the areas of seatbelts and CPS through age 8.
2. ACTION ITEM: NHTSA will be working on the state assessment tool with GHSA. States can use the assessment as a tool in defining their state program. Phil- the assessments are owned/property of the state. NHTSA will provide as much help as possible--ACTION ITEM: Lisa Hershey will share statewide models for assessment with Phil for ideas.
3. Lorrie recommends tying the CPS issue to the seatbelt issue to assist with funding. Should encourage CPS advocates to incorporate seatbelt education into their programs as well.
4. ACTION ITEM: Information to be sent to Joe as a clearinghouse- any seatbelt information to be shared with the Board.

Mark Evanko - Quality Assurance/Diversity and Future Development Subcommittee Meetings -
1. Quality Assurance Committee-
a) A Survey was previously drafted including a preferred method of contact and also asking what are the most challenging modules taught by instructors, what was the most difficult sections to learn and why? Bill Wen suggests once receiving the survey via mail they can respond directly on the Board website to increase traffic on the site and simplify the data collection with a date to respond by. Responses could assist with the development of the refresher/renewal course. For those who need to mail in hard copy responses- ACTION ITEM: Mark Evanko will provide a PO Box and be responsible for collecting the data.
b) There was a letter written and rewritten addressing quality assurance issues. ACTION ITEM: The draft will go to Board members for review.
c) Re-certification test and renewals for the Spanish materials/curriculum- who is responsible, how do we address updates? Quality is high on the Spanish program- it is standardized and being piloted. The re-cert test will have to be translated using the current glossary; however, with the first group who is coming up for re-cert, they were taught using the older terminology. The funding to sustain the Spanish Curriculum will come from NHTSA. The original QA issues have been addressed of not having materials available in Spanish. The CPS program shift needs to go to higher risk audiences- i.e. Hispanic communities. NHTSA will focus on booster seat education due to TREAD. The Spanish version of the curriculum will be revised bi-annually and will continue to fill in gaps for Spanish materials until then.
d) ACTION ITEM: The Committee would like to improve the forms in the curriculum to ensure quality measures are addressed.
e) Strategic plan- the goal is to ensure a valid and user-friendly curriculum. Quality assurance measures need to be kept in mind when discussing the issues of optical scanning.

Holly Billie -Diversity Committee Meeting-
1. The Committee would like to better define the Board's role in the Spanish curriculum. The Board can assist with simplifying the language of the curriculum.

2. There are currently about a half a dozen instructors reviewing the exam questions and seeing if they are written fairly and if the information is relevant- 154 questions to review. Simplification of curriculum will not be able to be incorporated until the next curriculum revision. There is a need to develop many more test questions for the bank. Need to be more structured, organized, consistent and communicate effectively. ACTION ITEM:Volunteers from the Board will assist with writing questions via email at home, or before/after the next Board meeting to work on questions.

3. The curriculum/program should be professionally evaluated. One member recommended working with a local college to do test development with students and professor who works on test development. ACTION ITEM: Joe has a list of words and terms identified that proved challenging and unnecessary. Joe will provide the list to the Board.

4. Discussion of the Board's Role in the Spanish Curriculum. We need to be careful about taking on more, and more, and more. What is the role of the Board and to what degree do we accomplish this? Spanish pieces may receive the same attention as the English document. The Spanish curriculum is the same curriculum but in Spanish, it is not a new program. Some challenges still need to be addressed, would like guidelines developed on qualifications to teach the class to make sure the quality measures are met. ACTION ITEM: Carmen will work on the establishment of who can teach and determine the levels of fluency. ACTION ITEM: Glossary to be sent to coordinators and CPS contacts and to national organizations to ensure fluidity throughout the CPS community. Any requests for materials will be forwarded to Carmen Torrent. Will continue to develop cadre of instructors. ACTION ITEM: 1. Joe will send terminology out via email, (terms that were identified as difficult to understand or not needed.) ACTION ITEM: 2. Curriculum committee/diversity committee/certification committee to discuss fluency guidelines,ACTION ITEM: 3. Diversity committee/Communications Committee and Carmen to discuss glossary issue. Would like to have the final version available at the NHTSA booth for Lifesaver's.

Miscellaneous:
Carole will check on dates and potential locations for the next meeting which will include new members and an orientation.