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Stafford Technical Center

 Regional Advisory Board

Program Committee

Minutes

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

 

Present: Scott Richards, Melissa Connor, Cindy Dunigan, Darlene Miglorie, Debra Taylor, Joan Paustian, Chris Wideawake, Glenn Olson.

Guests: Eli Gignoux, Ryan Mahoney, Cameron Wilk, Francis Grabowski.

1. Approval of minutes
   1. Motion: Debra/Chris – Approved
2. Leadership and Marketing – Presentation by Darlene and students
   1. Darlene gave an overview of how internships work as well as an overview of the Leadership and Marketing program. Students are able to take two business classes, with Darlene as instructor, for CCV credits
   2. Eli Gignoux – Intern at Wilber Electric – plans to go to college for a business degree or continue as an apprentice.
   3. Ryan Mahoney – Enman Engineering intern. Plans to attend college after graduation.
   4. Cameron Wilk – Intern with Stubbins Electric and working on solar field. Plans to attend college for Construction Management or Business.
   5. Francis Grabowski – Intern with Keysar Energy. Plans to obtain masters in plumbing and continue to work in the field.
   6. Students also talked about their business classes and what they do in their main program area.
3. Budget Status
   1. Finance committee met yesterday and approved budget to present to the full RAB.
4. Enrollment Report
   4. Debra asked about efforts to encourage young ladies. Attempted to bring a bus of girls to Vermont’s “Women Can Do” conference last month but no students were interested. We have discussed how we might sponsor a bus of younger students, who are not yet at Stafford, to attend next year. Stafford helped sponsor the Girls in Engineering event at VELCO for students in grade 4. Melissa discussed the challenge of the Vermont State Colleges new student minimum of 5 in order to offer college credit. Lori Cillo will also be focusing on encouraging potential students to explore non-traditional programs. It was suggested that we also utilize community members as guest speakers or presenters to encourage non-traditional participation.
5. STC Student Businesses
   16. Melissa presented a summary of existing businesses, including revenue from FY16. She is working with instructors to better track their business finances. We need to increase the level of involvement of students in the actual planning and running of the business. They need to learn how to sustain a business.
6. Vermont CTE Programs
   1. Cindy researched and provided information from the AOE web site.
   2. Scott mentioned the need for HVAC and manufacturing.
   3. Debra asked about environmental technology.
   4. REDC has done a survey of its membership to determine training/employment gaps. They have promised to share the information with us.
7. Other
   1. Lori Cillo and Lorin Gides are hosting a breakfast meeting November 2 for county special educators and guidance counselors. They will be explaining the STC admissions process and entrance requirements.

Reminder:  The next meeting of the Program Committee will be

            Tuesday, December 6,  8:00 – 9:00 a.m.  

 

 

Stafford Technical Center

Regional Advisory Board
Program Committee
Agenda
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8:00 a.m.
Upstairs Conference Room

Agenda:

8:00 – 8:05 Approval of Sept. 6 minutes

8:05 – 8:20 Leadership & Marketing / Internships – Darlene Miglorie and students

8:20 – 8:25 Enrollment Report – Glenn

8:25 – 8:35 STC Student Businesses – Melissa

8:35 – 8:45 Vermont CTE Programs – Information/Discussion

8:45 – 8:55 STC Action Plan and Staff Goals – Melissa

8:55 – 9:00 Other

Reminder: The next meeting of the Program Committee will be
Tuesday, November 1st 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Stafford Technical Center Regional Advisory Board

ProgramCommittee Minutes Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Present: Scott Richards, Mary Moran, Jim Eckhardt, Randy Ouelette, George Ambrose, Melissa Connor, Cindy Dunigan, Darlene Miglorie, Debra Taylor, Glenn Olson

1. New Staff

a. Stacy Hutchins – Cosmetology

b. Paula Levasseur – Cosmetology

c. Nicole Hadeka – Health Careers

d. Mark Little – Auto Refinishing/Collision

2. Hiring Process

a. Glenn explained the process we went through this past summer with additional advertising utilized in an effort to find teachers late in the hiring season. Will continue to search for a STEM instructor for 2017- 18.

b. Mary – need to take a stand with the AOE re licensing requirements for STEM. The current requirements make it very difficult for someone to transition from industry to education, especially in STEM.

3. Enrollment Report

a. Attached with minutes

b. Debra – Would like gender breakdown as well. Will provide this at our October meeting.

c. Jim expressed concern about the culinary industry and drug use and suggested some increased drug education in this program

4. Summer Program Report

a. Cindy came on board after the camps but shared the summer enrollment numbers.

b. There is a very competitive market for summer camps and some, including Rosie’s Girls, did not have enough students to run.

5. Standards-based grading update

a. Glenn shared the status of Stafford’s development of the “Transferable Skills” and the implementation of these this year. Meetings will be held with sending school principals and counselors to coordinate the implementation of SBG.

6. Agenda Topics for 2016-17

a. SBG/Transferable Skills updates

b. Report on Leadership and Marketing

c. What are other centers doing with manufacturing?

d. Should we pursue Bio-Medical in STEM

e. Update on CTE Licensure

7. Other

 

Reminder: The next meeting of the Program Committee will be Tuesday, October 4th 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

STC Outreach Committee

Meeting Minutes

September 27, 2016

Members present: Jim Eckhardt (Chair), Cindy Dunigan, Lori Cillo, Sara Gilbert, Chrispin

White, Melissa Connor.

Meeting was called to order at 8:03am.

Motion (Sara/Chrispin) to accept the minutes of the May 23, 2016 meeting. Approved

1. Committee Chair:

• Jim would like to find a new chair now that he is the RAB chair. Please speak with Jim or Glenn if you would be interested.
• Web Site:

• The Digital Arts students will be working to redesign the web site this school year.
• Need to keep information current. For example, the RAB information is old.
• Cindy has been making updates to the current site.
• Please notify Cindy if you notice anything out of date on the site.
• Agendas and minutes need to be updated regularly

 

   Road Show:

• Cindy gave an update on the planning status. She has met with Karen Kysar and Cristina Kumka about ideas for this year.
• Game show format utilizing two video screens with audience participation. The plan is for a much more interactive presentation.
• This show will probably be shorter than the previous version.

1. Advertising Data:

• Cindy and Sue have worked on the enrollment application data. Cindy will share this at our next meeting. They have also been working on updating the options that we provide to students on the application.

 STEM:

 

• Jim asked about what we could do to increase our likelihood of finding a new teacher for the second year program.
• Melissa suggested a possible model of an engineer and a physics instructor working together. Would the Agency of Education allow this and could we find the appropriate staffing.
• We need to continue to explore multiple strategies for recruiting for this position.
  • Advertise through Alumni associations at various colleges and universities in the northeast that have engineering.
• Could we utilize volunteers as mentors for STEM 2 students?
• Glenn will ask Darlene about this possibility to see if she has any suggestions on who we might contact.

1.    Miscellaneous:

• Cindy will have a booth at the Boy Scout Jamboree at the Fairgrounds on Oct. 8.
• Jim would like to discuss the involvement of local businesses with STC at our next meeting.

 

Committee adjourned at 9:05am.