Minutes

November 13, 2006

MEMBERS Present: Bruce Andersen, Regina Stinson, Javier Brito, Ed Devine, Jerome Greenstein, Bill Costello, George McGonagill, Roland Piccone, Justin Thompson, Louis Maltaghati, Jerry Sobiac, Terrie Minter, Diane Proeschel

MEMBERS Absent: Scott Moore, Peter Straw, Vincente Medina, Bill Glueck

I. Welcome

George McGonagill called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. He welcomed the group.

Minutes of the September meeting were approved with a motion made by George, seconded by Bill.

II. Director’s Report

· The enrollment summary was reviewed.

· Technical High School: Mellissa, Jack McDonald, and others visited McFatter on 11/6/06 and the last official statement regarding the new technical high school was an opening of August 2007. The group discussed a letter to the School Board regarding the schedule.

· Bruce reviewed 2006-07 priorities, which included the following items.

o Define, develop, refine and implement a continuous improvement plan.

o Fully implement PLC’s at SCTI.

o Continue the move toward full implementation of the coaching model.

o Define, refine and implement a systematic process for routine program review.

o Increase the use of McREL, CRISS, CRISS+ and Kagan instruction strategies in the classroom.

o Development of Gold Seal Lesson Plans.

o TABE acceleration at both the high school and adult levels.

o Implement SMART campaign.

· Actual cost of the website is $69,000-$70,000. It will be 9 months until it is fully implemented and it should be visible by June or July.

· SCTI is featured on “On Campus” on Channel 20 with Karen Noble, an EMT student, an Accounting student Lisa Barshinger. It will be shown three times per day for ½ hour. Karen Noble is doing a cooking show and a spot in the future will be hosted by Automotive.

IIl. New Business

· Common course numbering and the change from clock hours to credit hours are in process, with a few programs every quarter. A writing group meets and sends their results to all centers. Law Enforcement, EMT, Auto Service Tech, Corrections, Paramedic, and Firefighter are well under way.

IV. SDMT

· Meeting was held November 7

· Ten teachers submitted individual plans for their 30 hours of professional development.

· Teacher of the Year is Gail Fowler of Child Care

· Holiday party will be December 14 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm, with Culinary Dept roasting a pig and other activities and music

· Connect with SCTI will be held November 14 for guidance counselors for other schools

· High School Open House is November 28 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

V. Discussion

· The Vice Chair is disappointed that the CTE Director is not in attendance at SCTI SAC meetings and has not offered an explanation.

· Bruce was asked by the Chair to explain the district agenda regarding SCTI. Bruce explained the new Technical Center, reconstruction and renovation into a new facility, will be done in phases.

· The technical high school will operate under the SCTI umbrella as a cost center. The high school will have 600 students, phased in at 150 per year in 4 years.

· There is no decision yet on shared time students—unlikely that students will be shared as they are now.

· Program review will be completed at SCTI; Mellissa will be involved in the process.

· Bruce has weekly meetings with Mellissa.

· Members of SAC who were on the reinvent group report that no decisions were made.

· It was suggested that the SAC needs to be more involved in planning decisions, and less self-restricted to approval type functions.

· Members reviewed the statutory requirements for a SAC.

· The group reached consensus that a meeting of a few members with Mellissa to discuss issues and solutions is a first step and should be done as soon as possible.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm by a motion by Louis, seconded by Regina. It passed unanimously. The next meeting is December 11, 2006.

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