Minutes

July 6, 2004

MEMBERS Present: George McGonagill, Tammi Kiefer, Bruce Andersen, Regina Stinson, Mickey Anderson, Mikel Holloway, Tim White, Roland Piccone, Janice Sean, Louis Maltaghati, Peter Straw, Ron Turner, Ed Carthew, Harriette Laronge, Javier Brito, Bill Costello.

MEMBERS Absent: Fabiola Hernandez, Jerome Greenstein, Janice Sean, Bill McKinlay, Laura Kratz, Maria Rodriguez, David Winterrowd, Tammy Kiefer, and Carlos Silva.

GUESTS Present: Ken DeVeau, Carol Darling, Barbara Chomko, Andy Fox, and Dr. Gary Norris.

I. Welcome by Chairperson

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

II. Director’s Report

Bruce presented the Student Distribution for June.

Bruce reported on Legislative HB 769. Some courses will qualify for career ed certification. A report is due back from the committee by October 1. In addition, the bill changes funding to workforce programs based on 90% for enrollment and 10% on funding. He reported on HB 1258 regarding annual cost analysis.

IIl. Old Business

Marketing Plan: “Your Success” Expo is July 13. The goal is 25 enrollees. There will be food and a radio station, as well as displays from the programs. All SAC members are encouraged to attend. Data will be collected on the attendees. Barbara encouraged SCTI to send invitations to the School Board and Senator Bennett.

Andy Fox encouraged SAC to share marketing ideas and suggestions. Marketing is a priority in the budget. Andy is serving in a 40% position in Marketing. Changes and improvements will be made. He has already saved $15,000 in yellow pages advertising. The goals of the marketing committee are to increase adult enrollment and improve the internal marketing.

Bill Costello reported that there is a meeting on July 8 regarding the future of Fire Science. The city of Sarasota and other interested fire departments will attend. Bruce and Dr. Norris will be at the meeting. For the Fire Science dept, the breathing apparatus has been received and compressor is on order. The smoke tower has not been repaired. SCTI will run a high school program this year, as SCTI expects to have access to the fire facility through May. They are in need of a fire truck. The SAC discussed the issues regarding the Fire Science department. Dr. Norris stated that the School Board would do what needs to be done to partner with other agencies for training in fire science. Mickey stressed the need for SCTI to take a leadership position.

IV. SDMT

Harriette Laronge reported that the SDMT approved the equipment budget and that campus parking and leave were discussed. The Vice Chairperson is keeping the policies and procedures.

V. Additional Business

Bylaws necessitate that new officers be elected for July 1, 2004. Roland proposed that term limits be waived per Article 7C1. George seconded the motion and it was passed with one abstention. Officers were elected: Chairperson Peter Straw, Vice Chairperson Tim White, and Secretary Regina Stinson.

Dr. Norris is committed to career education. He spoke to the group regarding the career and technical education delivery system. He believes that a new technical high school should be developed on one or more campuses and that there should be career awareness in all schools.

Barbara Chomko indicated that they are working on transportation issues. Students should be encouraged to choose the best education path. There will be more small learning communities this year.

The next meeting will be August 9, 2004 at 5:30 pm.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm by a motion by George, seconded by Tim. It passed unanimously.

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