Minutes

May 10, 2004

MEMBERS Present: George McGonagill, Tammi Kiefer, Bruce Andersen, Regina Stinson, Mickey Anderson, Mikel Holloway, Tim White, Roland Piccone, Jerome Greenstein, Janice Sean, Louis Maltaghati, Peter Straw, Bill Costello.

MEMBERS Absent: Ron Turner, Fabiola Hernandez, Bill McKinlay, Laura Kratz, Ed Carthew, Fabiola Lugo, Maria Rodriguez, Harriette Laronge, Javier Brito, David Winterrowd, and Carlos Silva.

GUESTS Present: Ken DeVeau, Mary Ribaudo.

I. Welcome by Chairperson

Peter Straw called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. and welcomed the group. The minutes were approved as distributed in a motion made by Bill and seconded by Jerry.

II. Director’s Report

Bruce presented the Student Distribution for the past month.

Bruce reported on the Marketing Plan. He indicated that the marketing group would be meeting once per week to develop the marketing plan. They will discuss marketing documents, for example, the handbooks. The SAC requested that Andy Fox be present at SAC meetings.

Bruce indicated that the workforce funding was increased slightly to approximately $200,000. The total funding, including the workforce dollars, is now $11,025,000.

Tuition is likely to increase to $1.72/hour, an increase of $.13 per hour from 2003-2004.

IIl. Old Business

Mary Ribaudo made a presentation about HERO (Helping Enrich Resource Opportunities), a plan her department has been working on since 2003. It included a vision of “People Protected—Public Health Prepared.” Its mission is to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community through excellence in technical education. The core values of the plan are customer service, excellence, respect, integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration and partnerships, and community public service. It was developed as a result of the demand for clinical practice that cannot be supported by the hospitals.

The SAC discussed the presentation and Bruce indicated that this is a pilot program. It may provide a good roadmap for other departments. The message will be taken to the Landings.

Articulation agreements were discussed. SAC should facilitate the discussion regarding articulations with other institutions.

Chief Bill Costello presented a memo that was given to Bruce Andersen regarding the required maintenance for the Fire Academy. The total cost is $1,228,500. There are two parts for consideration: the physical structure and the burn portion. Grants are not available. It was suggested that funds could be allocated for items #1 and#2, the burn building and the drill tower) from capital funds of the district. The truck and the compressor, items # 3, #5, #6, have already been taken care of.

It was suggested that public awareness of the problem is crucial. Potential program closure would negatively impact the community. Mickey suggested that the Fire Academy graduates who work for Sarasota County should be identified. The discussion will continue at the next meeting.

IV. SDMT

Janice Sean reported that the SDMT discussed the food issues and teacher leaving time at the last meeting. The equipment budget will be discussed at the June 8^th meeting and then it will be sent to the SAC>

V. New Business

Bylaws necessitate that new officers be elected for July 1, 2004. An amendment may need to be made to the bylaws. This will be considered at the next meeting.

The next meeting will be June 14, 2004 at 5:30 pm.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm by a motion by George, seconded by Tim. It passed unanimously.

The Sarasota County Technical Institute provides quality technical education to meet workforce development and community needs.