MASA Ethics Committee Issues Report

by Roger Kurtz

October 24, 2009

The MASA Ethics Committee presented its report at the MASA Executive Committee meeting and MASA Business meeting on October, 23 at Tan-Tar- A resort. Members of the committee also presented a workshop on this topic during the MSBA/MASA Fall Conference. Members of the committee were:

Northwest Region: Rob Leachman, Smithville and Jeffrey Sumy, North Platte;
Greater Kansas City Region: David McGehee, Lee’s Summit (Chair);
West Central Region: David Lawrence, Lafayette Co. C-1;
Southwest Region: Tim Taylor, Hollister;
South Central Region: Aaron Zalis, Rolla;
Southeast Region: Kelly Burlison, Fredericktown;
Greater STL Region: John Cary, St. Louis Co. Special; and
Northeast Region: Roy Moss, North Callaway Co. and R-1 Fred Wiebling, Madison

The Ethics Committee charter can be viewed by clicking on this link:
Committee Charter

The recommendations of the committee can be viewed by clicking on this link:
Summary Report

The MASA Ethics statement is available at this link:
MASA Ethics Statement

A copy of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District budget guidelines is available at this link:
Lee's Summit Budget Guidelines

A copy of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District travel guidelines is available at this link:
Lee's Summit Travel Guidelines

A sample list of MSBA policies related to this issue are available at this link:
MSBA Policies Related to Ethics Issues

A PowerPoint presentation made by members of the committee during the MSBA conference is available at this link: Ethics PowerPoint Presented at MSBA/MASA Fall Conference