Chairman Reynolds recognized Dr. Coy L. Hodges, and announced he will be serving as Interim Commissioner for DTAE until the new Commissioner is appointed.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon a motion by Mr. Bowen, second by Mr. Jones, the Board approved the June 3, 2004 State Board Minutes.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ADULT LITERACY COMMITTEE

Upon a motion by Mr. Rakestraw, second by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved the Fannin Literacy Action Group (FLAG) as a Certified Literate Community.

BUDGET, FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Approval of Rental Agreement
Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved the execution of a Rental Agreement with the Flint River Technical College Foundation and Flint River Technical College covering 27,000 sq. ft. of classroom/office space located 115 E. Main Street, Thomaston, Georgia, at a monthly rental of $3,000.00.

Approval of Real Property Purchase
Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Rieck, the Board approved the purchase of 1.756 acres for Griffin Technical College from the City of Griffin at a purchase price of $275,000 subject to the approval of the State Properties Commission.

Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rakestraw, the Board approved the purchase of 2.381 acres of land located at 15757 U.S. Hwy 19 North, Thomasville, Georgia, from K. Gregory Isaacs, Moultrie, Georgia, for Southwest Georgia Technical College at a purchase price of $1,275,000.00.

Approval of Contracts

A. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved to
authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with AEE
Sound and Lighting, Atlanta, Georgia for the purchase and installation of
Audio/Visual Equipment for the new Multipurpose Building for Atlanta
Technical College in the amount of $66,897.34.

B. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rakestraw, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with C. T. Bone, Inc., Warner Robins, Georgia for the Renovation of Building H for Central Georgia Technical College in the amount of $294,000.00.

C. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rakestraw, the Board approved to
authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with Lawns
Alive, Inc. for landscaping and installation of an irrigation system for Central
Georgia Technical College at its Crawford County Campus in the amount of
$114,500.00.

D. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rakestraw and Mr. Johnson, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with Tracer Contracting Co., Tuskegee, Alabama for Paving of Parking Lot for Middle Georgia Technical College in the amount of $98,865.30.

E. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to
authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with Warren
Scott Contracting Company, Americus, Georgia covering exterior improvements
to James Hall Dormitory for South Georgia Technical College in the amount of
$126,900.00.

F. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to
authorize the Commissioner to enter into a construction contract with Peach
State Roofing, Inc., Lawrenceville, Georgia to make roof repairs to Building 200
for Valdosta Technical College in the amount of $67,300.00.

G. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Interstate General Government, Savannah, Georgia, for Removal and Replacement of Chiller for Buildings 100, 200 for Altamaha Technical College in the amount of $77,467.00.

H. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Ms. Flanders, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Overhead Door Co., Atlanta, Georgia, for Removal and Replacement of Doors for Atlanta Technical College in the amount of $95,875.00.

I. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rakestraw, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with International Contracting Services, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for Painting of Various Rooms for Atlanta Technical College in the amount of $34,870.00.

J. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Bowen and Mr. Johnson, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with WCCI, Inc., Marietta, Georgia, for Removal and Replacement of Carpet and Tile in Various Rooms for Atlanta Technical College in the amount of $99,879.00.

K. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter a contract with Popham Mechanical, Sylvester, Georgia, for Grading and Erosion Control for Moultrie Technical College in the amount of $74,500.00.

L. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Outdoor Legacy, Moultrie, Georgia, for Sod, Hydro-seeding and Topsoil for Moultrie Technical College in the amount of $65,545.00.

M. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Ross of Georgia, Ocilla, Georgia, for Resurfacing of Parking Areas for Moultrie Technical College in the amount of $77,092.36.

N. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes and Ms. Flanders, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Architectural Signing, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, for Purchase and Installation of Signs for North Georgia Technical College in the amount of $45,415.00.

O. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Metro Power, Inc., Albany, Georgia, for Fiber Optic Upgrade for Savannah Technical College in the amount of $64,924.00.

P. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Southern Pride Lawn Care, Guyton, Georgia, for Lawn Maintenance for Savannah Technical College in the amount of $67,020.00.

Q. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Wiggins Landscape, Millen, Georgia, for Installation of Landscaping at Southeastern Technical College in the amount of $38,910.00.

R. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Acoustic, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for Removal and Installation of Operable Folding Walls at West Georgia Technical College in the amount of $99,385.00.

Approval of Licensing Fees

A. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to pay CiperTrust for licensing fees for spam and virus filtering gateways used at the Technical Colleges in the amount of $97,000.00.

B. Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to renew the Microsoft Campus Agreement that provides for Microsoft Desktop Products in the amount of $246,000.00.

Approval of Strategic Plan
Upon a motion by Ms. Lyons, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved the FY 2005 Annual Update of the FY2002 - FY2006 Strategic Plan document as the official strategic plan of the Department of Technical and Adult Education.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mr. Tarbutton gave an update on "Ethics in Action", the departments' ethics program. 775 individuals have enrolled and completed the web-based program during the pilot phase. We are now moving into the statewide implementation phase.

There were 9 active prospects, totaling a potential of 1,149 jobs. There were 8 announcements of new and expanding businesses for a total of 750 jobs. This makes 111 announcements year to date.

The following publications were presented to Board members; From the Commissioner newsletter; Results magazine; Promoting Entrepreneurship booklet; and a reprint of last month's Georgia Trend with articles of Jimmy Tallent and the Manufacturer of the Year winners.

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Local Board Appointments

Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment
Upon a motion by Mr. Chapman, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the technical colleges listed below, and the persons listed be appointed/re-appointed to the local board of directors of the technical college.

A. Athens Technical College
Patricia Barron, Clarke County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

B. Middle Georgia Technical College
Paul E. Hibbitts, Sr., Houston County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

C. North Metro Technical College
William “Bill” Morgan, III, Bartow County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

D. Sandersville Technical College
Della Smith, Hancock County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
Chris Irwin, Washington County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
Joe Gore, Jefferson County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

E. West Georgia Technical College
Matthew Avant, Troup County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

Placement of Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment on Board Table
Upon a motion by Mr. Chapman, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the technical colleges listed below, and the persons listed be placed on the Board table until the August meeting for consideration of approval of appointment/re-appointment to the local board of directors of the technical college.

A. Albany Technical College
Jay Smith, Lee County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

B. Appalachian Technical College
Rick Jasperse, Pickens County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

C. Augusta Technical College
Tommie L. Aaron, Richmond County, appointment(expiration June 30, 2007)

D. Atlanta Technical College
Robert Duvall, Fulton County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

E. Columbus Technical College
Michael Johnson, Muscogee County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

F. DeKalb Technical College
Jack L. Manning, Jr., DeKalb County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

G. Flint River Technical College
Barbara Tyson, Upson County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

H. Heart of Georgia Technical College
June Bradfield, Telfair County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
Jim Rhodes, Bleckley County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
Dr. Robert L. Plummer, Laurens County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

I. North Metro Technical College
Melinda Lemmon, Bartow County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

J. Southwest Georgia Technical College
Missie Harris, Mitchell County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
William Sellers, Sr., Thomas County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

K. Valdosta Technical College
Franklin Patten, Lanier County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)
Carolyn Eager, Lowndes County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

L. West Central Technical College
Robert Reynolds, Douglas County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

Equipment Purchases and Contracts
Upon a motion by Mr. Chapman, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for the technical colleges listed below the designated items at a cost not to exceed the amount stated by each technical college.

A. Atlanta Technical College, Avotek Allison 250 Engine Tear Equipment for the Aviation Maintenance Technology program, $92,700; Hunter Engineering alignment system, drive-on rack and 4-column lift equipment for the Automotive Technology program, $93,300; Meditronic-Physio Monophasic Lifepak 12 defibrillator/monitor equipment for the EMT/Paramedic program, $312,870; 196 Dell computers ($1,403.23 ea) $275,033; 588 Dell hard drives ($171.80 ea) $101,018; 93 Dell computers ($1,321.34 ea) $122,885 and 40 Dell computers ($1,315.44 ea) $52,618 for instructional purposes. Total: $1,050,424.00

B. Flint River Technical College, FY 2004-05 lease of 12 (replacement) copiers. Total: $32,036.00

C. Gwinnett Technical College, 25 Dell computers ($1,073.50 ea) replacement computers for the Drafting AutoCAD lab. Total: $26,838.00

D. Lanier Technical College, lawn maintenance service contract for the Oakwood, Forsyth and Gainesville A/L campuses, $27,000 and security guard service contract for the Forsyth and Winder campuses, $67,000. Total: $94,000.00

E. Moultrie Technical College, furnishings for classrooms, instructor and administrative office of the Industrial Drive campus, $500,000; conference center equipment for the Veterans Parkway campus, $65,000; conference center equipment for the Tifton campus, $65,000 and network equipment for the Ashburn campus, $40,000. Total: $670,000.00

F. Savannah Technical College, information and communication system for Liberty campus, $34,000 and corridor information and communication system for main campus, $48,000. Total: $82,000.00

G. South Georgia Technical College, eight ACTIV boards for the CIS, Business Office Technology and Accounting programs. Total: $31,744.00

STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

STANDARDS AND POLICIES

1. Approval of Program Standards and Revisions

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved the proposed revisions to the Automotive Collision Repair, Diploma Program Standards as recommended by the Presidents Council. Institutions may supplement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2005.

B. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved the proposed revisions to the Marketing Management, Diploma and Degree Program Standards as recommended by the Presidents Council. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2005.

C. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Johnson, the Board approved the proposed consolidated technical certificates of credit in the programming area of Culinary Arts as recommended by the Presidents Council. Institutions may implement the consolidated technical certificates of credit immediately and must implement and terminate the technical certificates of credit they replace by Fall Quarter 2005.

2. Placement of State Board Policy Revisions on the Table

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the State Board Policy IV. R. Program Approval and Termination be placed on the Board table for consideration for approval at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.

PROGRAMS

Approval of Diplomas and Degrees
Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved that the college requests listed below to offer diploma and degree programs effective the quarter specified for each request. Any fiscal requirements to begin these programs must be approved through the standard budget approval process.

Altamaha Technical College – (main campus) degree program in Marketing Management and (Hazlehurst campus) diploma programs in Mechanical Control Systems and Electrical Control Systems all effective Summer Quarter 2004

Bainbridge College – diploma program in Cosmetology effective Fall Semester 2004

Coastal Georgia Community College – diploma program in Air Conditioning Technology effective Summer Term 2004

Flint River Technical College – diploma and degree programs in Management and Supervisory Development and in Applied Manufacturing Technology effective Fall Quarter 2004

Georgia Aviation Technical College – diploma in Aviation Business Office Specialist effective Fall Quarter 2004

Heart of Georgia Technical College – (main and Telfair campuses) diploma programs in Management and Supervisory Development and in Marketing Management effective Fall Quarter 2004

Lanier Technical College – (main campus) diploma and degree programs in Computer Information Systems – Information Security Specialist effective Fall Quarter 2004

North Metro Technical College – add specialization in Medical Office Management to the existing diploma program in Business Office Technology effective Summer Quarter 2004

West Georgia Technical College – diploma program in Barbering effective Fall Quarter 2004

Approval of Technical Certificates of Credit
Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved that the college requests listed below to offer technical certificates of credit effective the quarter specified for each request.

Altamaha Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
(main and Hazlehurst campuses)
Industrial Programmable Controllers
(main campus)
Instrumentation Technician II
Electrical Discharge Machining
(Hazlehurst campus)
Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Gas Metal Arc Welding
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Technician
SMAW Pipe Welding
Industrial Mechanical Technician

Coastal Georgia Community College
– effective Spring Semester 2004
Patient Care Technician
– effective Summer Term 2004
Air Conditioning Technician’s Assistant

East Central Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main and Coffee County campuses)
Direct Support Professional

Griffin Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Health Care Assistant (move start date from Fall 2004)

Georgia Aviation Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
Aviation Service Center Lineman

Lanier Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
– effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Automotive Repair and Refinishing Technician
Information Security Specialist

North Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Currahee campus)
Certified Manufacturing Specialist

Sandersville Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
(main, Jefferson County, and Hancock County campuses)
Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel and Access

Valdosta Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus and Cook County Center)
Advanced Commercial Refrigeration Specialist
Advanced Residential Systems Specialist
Fire Officer Level I
Fire Officer I - Advanced
Fire Officer II
Light Commercial Air Conditioning Specialist
Computer Repair Technician
Visual Basic Programmer

West Central Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Murphy, Douglas, Carroll, and Coweta campuses)
Medical Office Coordinator
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
(Douglas, Carroll, and Coweta campuses)
Child Development Specialist
Infant and Toddler Child Care Specialist
(Carroll and Coweta campuses)
Intermediate Machining
(Carroll and Murphy campuses)
Low Voltage Contractor
(Carroll and Douglas campuses)
Retail Department Manager
(Carroll campus)
Automotive Air Conditioning Specialist

West Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Certified Quality Auditor

Program Terminations
Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved that the college requests listed below to terminate diploma, degree, and technical certificate of credit programs effective the quarter specified for each program.

Diplomas and Degrees

Flint River Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Small Press Operations Specialization and
Large Press Multi-Color Operations Specialization of
Printing and Graphics Technology, diploma
Air Conditioning Technology, diploma

West Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Distribution and Materials Management, ksdhfkashfdiploma
Professional Chef, diploma

Technical Certificates of Credit

Flint River Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Light Commercial Air Conditioning Specialist

Lanier Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Auto Body Repair Assisting
Auto Paint and Refinishing Assisting

North Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
(Clarkesville campus)
Social Services Case Management
(Clarkesville and Blairsville campuses)
Emergency Medical Technology (Basic)
MCSE Certification Preparation

West Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
Advanced Pipe Welding
CNC CAD/CAM Programmer
PLC Specialist

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Reynolds thanked Dr. Coy Hodges for serving as Interim Commissioner and asked for a few remarks.

COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
Dr. Hodges responded to Chairman Reynolds accepting the role as Interim Commissioner until a new Commissioner is appointed and gave a brief report on his activities.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Chairman Reynolds reported that Quick Start leases have been put in place and Quick Start will be moving the middle of October, 2004 to the Centergy Building at 75 Fifth Street in midtown Atlanta. A five-year lease agreement has also been executed for the State offices at 1800 Century Place in Atlanta.

The conversion management agreement at Gwinnett Technical College has been completed and effective July 1, 2004, Gwinnett Tech is under DTAE jurisdiction.

The following confirmed meeting dates for State Board meetings of DTAE are: August 12, in Atlanta; September 9, in Atlanta in conjunction with Adult Literacy Conference; October 14, in Blairsville; November 11, in Savannah in conjunction with the Leadership Conference; and December 9, in Atlanta at one of the metro schools. All details will be mailed to you prior to the meetings.

There will be a Capital Outlay Committee meeting on the schools priorities request immediately following the Board meeting today.

Mr. Bowen gave a report on Kenneth Breeden and Charlie Harris Awards’ criteria and the forms for the nominations of these awards. (more info here) These nominations need to be in by September 15, 2004 and will be awarded at the Leadership Conference in Savannah in November.

ADJOURN
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 1:45 p.m.

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Helen Mathis
Director
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Belva Strickland,
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner

BS-7/8/04

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