TVDEC Annual Meeting

The Tri-Valley Distance Education meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2004. The meeting will be held at ESU 10 Kearney and via polycom to ESU 7 Columbus.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Attendance

2. Approval of minutes for the September 18, 2003 annual meeting.

3. Financial report 2003-04

4. Budget proposal 2004-05

5. Old Business

• District education compensation proposal for 2004-05 year
  • Addendum approval by Executive Council for methods of handling compensation plan March 24, 2004
  • Compensation form
    • Compensation Fund Appleworks Form
    • Compensation Fund Word Form

6. New Business

• Discussion on compensation for distance education instructors

7. Election of executive council officers (Note - Nominations should be forwarded to John Stritt or will be taken from the floor on the day of the meeting.)

President - Ron Wymore
President Elect -
Superintendent Representative
Principal Representative (Principals select at first fall meeting)
Secretary-
ESU 7 - Beth Kabas
ESU 10 - Alan Wibbels
ESU 11 - Craig Peterson

8. TVDEC - State of Distance Education Report

• Membership
  • New member Lexington Public Schools
  • Merged district - Greeley-Wolbach
• New benefits to TVDEC Members
  • Internet 2 - New teleconferencing
  • Video streaming - AIMS and NET
• TVDEC Member Schools Distance Education Philosphy
• Statewide network update - changes that may be coming.
• Grant and other funds awarded to TVDEC
  • 2003-04 UNK Graduate Tuition Reimbursement - $265
  • 2003-04 ESEA Title II Grant (Nebraska eLearning Project) - $31,500
  • 2004 -05 ESEA Title II Grant (Syncing It All Together)- $55,792
    • Angel eLearning - Training September 17
  • 2004-05 Career and Technical Education Grant (TECHS Project) - $39,709

2003 - 04 TVDEC Officers

President - Mike Teahon - Supt. Gothenburg Public Schools
President Elect - Ron Wymore - Supt. Pleasanton Public Schools
Superintendent Representative - Jeff Anderson - Fullerton Public Schools
Secretary - Caroline Winchester - Supt. Elba Public Schools
Principal Representative - Mike Williams - Principal Bertrand Public Schools
ESU 7 Representative - Phyllis Brunken
ESU 10 Representative - Alan Wibbels
ESU 11 Representative - Craig Peterson

TVDEC Members

South - Alma, Amherst, Axtell, Bertrand, Centura, Cozad, Elm Creek, Elwood, Franklin, Gibbon, Gothenburg, Hildreth, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, Litchfield, Loomis, Minden, Ord, Overton, Pleasanton, Ravenna, SEM, Shelton, St. Paul, Wilcox/Hildreth.

North - Cedar Rapids, Clarks (High Plains), Elba, Fullerton, Greeley-Wolbach, North Loup Scotia, Palmer, Spalding, St. Edward.

Other - ESU 7, ESU 10, ESU 11, Central Community College, University of Nebraska-Kearney.