MINUTES
E.U.P.
EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP
E.U.P.
Intermediate School District; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Chair
Ernie Maas called the E.U.P. Education Advisory Group meeting to order
at 4:10 p.m.
The
following members were present:
Batka,
Pat
Berkompas, Nancy
Bush (Alt), Derek
Cadreau (Alt)
Feil, Jim
Hess, Janet
Kane, John
Maas, Ernie
Peterson, Randy
Pomeroy, Pam
Schaedig, Randy
Springsteen, Mike
Wagner, Jim
Waisanen, Mel
Wakeman, Dan
Wilson, Jerry
The
following members were absent:
Alto,
Keith
Askwith, Susan
Bergh
Boissineau, Ed
Corbiere, Don
Haupt, Judy
Homeister, Heidi
Kabat , Sue
Siddall
Sutter, Bill
Teeple , Wade
Truckey, Julie
Staff
present:
Wilcox, Kim
Worley, Gwen
The
minutes of the January 14, 2002, meeting were approved as submitted following
a motion by Jim Wagner and support by Mel Waisanen.
Jerry Wilson described the Consolidated Career Initiatives Application for 2002-2003. This plan is due on May 1 and requires approval by the Education Advisory Group and the Workforce Development Board. This application consists of funding sources from Career Preparation, Tech Prep, and Carl Perkins. The Career Preparation Plan totals approximately $113,646 that includes a $2500 reduction from last year. Career Prep funds cannot be carried over to the next year. He explained that there was not much change from last year’s plan. The priorities of Career Prep are Career Pathways, Education Development Plans, Career Awareness and Exploration.
Employability
Skills. The Tech Prep Plan totals
$41,250 and it highlights funding tech prep courses and articulations with
post-secondary partners. It also
emphasizes operating programs that require less than a four-year degree.
These funds can only be spent on CTE programs and are used mostly for
professional development. The
Carl Perkins grant totals $127,964 and can only be used by districts with
approved CTE programs for a selected student population.
Currently, the Sault Ste. Marie Career Center is the only school in the
District with a certified CTE program. After
further review, Jim Wagner moved to support the Consolidated Career
Initiatives Application. Pat
Batka supported. Motion passed.
Gwen
Worley provided an update of the Making Academics Count project.
Brochures have been printed and mailed to Chamber of Commerce members
and were also handed out at the Sault Spring Show and Job Fair.
An article was also printed in the local newspapers.
The
group reviewed a variety of public relations efforts being used to promote the
Education Advisory Group and Career Pathways.
An article has been published in the area newspapers.
Brochures were distributed at the Sault Spring Show and also at Job
Fair.
Pam
Pomeroy described this year’s Career Night for Middle School
students and
parents. She indicated that over
50 employers were represented.
The
Group discussed the possibility of holding a contest, available to area
students, to create a logo for the Education Advisory Group.
A flyer will be mailed to the schools in the district entailing the
rules of the contest and a brief synopsis of what is required to be in the
logo.
The
Group reviewed a sample of monitoring questions that would be used to
determine if the schools in the district are completing the requirements of
the Career Preparation Grant. Jerry
Wilson indicated that the EAG needs to establish a monitoring plan quickly as
the questionnaires would have to be due prior to the end of the school year.
The final report is due on September 1.
A committee to create a questionnaire and evaluate completed
questionnaires was created. Nancy
Berkompas, Randy Schaedig, Ernie Maas, and Jerry Wilson agreed to serve on
this committee.
Under
old business, the Group reviewed the questions of the life track survey that
will be given to exiting seniors. The
seniors will be surveyed upon graduation, 18 months after graduation and then
60 months after graduation.
The
meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. following a motion by Jim Wagner and support by
Dan Wakeman.
Chair,
Education Advisory Group
Date Approved
Submitted
by Kim Wilcox