State Board of Technical and Adult Education 1800 Century Place, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30345 May 3, 2001 1:00 p.m. Minutes for May 3, 2001 Board Meeting Members Present Jimmy Allgood Gwen Goodman James Harrington Bill Harris Charlie Harris Rhubarb Jones Jim Lord Jack Pezold Dan Rather Harold Reynolds Bob Silverman Jimmy Tallent Ben Tarbutton Members Absent Roy Bowen Joia Johnson Edgar Rhodes Call to Order Pursuant to date, time and place stated above, Chairman B. Harris called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. Chairman Harris recognized the Presidents and Public Relation representation from all the technical schools. The Committee-of-the-Whole was presented an update on the PR programs in the schools from this representation. Approval of Minutes Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved the minutes for the April 5, 2001 Board meeting.  COMMITTEE REPORTS ADULT LITERACY COMMITTEE Mr. Harrington gave an update on the Adult Literacy activities. Approval of Advisory Committee Members Upon a motion by Mr. Harrington, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved the names as listed below as members of the Service Delivery Area advisory committee. SDA 17, Decatur County, Decatur County Schools Adult Literacy Program Sylvia Washington SDA 17, Miller County, Decatur County Schools Adult Literacy Program Johnna Cannon SDA 33, Ben Hill County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Becky Goodrich Wendy Dix Carlton Mahone Susan Hogan Kim Bryant SDA 33, Coffee County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Joe Bittaker Colette Williamson Rudy Gordon Lonna Cribb Vivian Johnson SDA 33, Irwin County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Karel Mobley James Allison Tyrone Smith Wendy Prince Richard Williamson SDA 33, Telfair County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Andrea Moore Connie Graves Coleen Mciver Janet Henry Lamar Davidson SDA 33, Turner County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Virginia Smith Scott McGuinty Ben Baker Margaret Woodruff Vicky Gunn SDA 33, Wilcox County, East Central Technical College Adult Literacy Program Lisa Harden Nathan Gibbs Lisa Howell Tim Conner Samantha Wilcox Distribution of Estimated Adult Literacy Federal Grant Funds Upon a motion by Mr. Harrington, second by Mr. C. Harris the Board approved the distribution of the estimated Adult Literacy Federal Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2002. Our most recent official allotment for Federal Funds is shown in Exhibit 1. FISCAL YEAR 2002 ADULT LITERACY GRANTS Exhibit I Federal Funds State Leadership $1,666,899 Institutional $1,100,154 Grants for Services $9,901,383 English Literacy/Civics $907,856 TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS $13,576,292 Distribution of Estimated Adult Literacy State Grant Funds Upon a motion by Mr. Harington, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved the distribution of the estimated Adult Literacy State Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2002. The most recent estimate for State Funds is shown in Exhibit 2. FISCAL YEAR 2002 ADULT LITERACY GRANTS Exhibit II Estimated State Funds Reserve for Equipment $250,000 Service Delivery Area Programs $4,500,627 Full-time Teacher Programs $7,767,984 ESTIMATED TOTAL STATE FUNDS $12,518,611 APPEALS COMMITTEE Action Items Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved to adopt the Initial Decision of the hearing officer as the Final Decision of the State Board on the appeal of Ms. Judith Thompson. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved to refer the appeal of Mr. Nasir Abdullah to the Office of State Administrative Hearings. BUDGET, FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Acquisition of Property Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved the purchase of the property known as 426 and 428 West 12th Street, Alma, Georgia, at a purchase price of $182,000.00, for use of Okefenokee Technical College subject to approval of the State Properties Commission. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved the purchase of 10.305 acres of unimproved land located adjacent to and Northeast of the campus of Lanier Technical College from Mrs. H. B. Reed, at a purchase price of $467,200.00, for use of Lanier Technical College, subject to approval of the State Properties Commission. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved the purchase of two unimproved tracts of land owned by Ernie W. Mitchell, Sr., located on Old Hull Road, Athens, Georgia, across from the campus of Athens Technical College, at a purchase price of $100,000.00, Tract I containing 1.683 acres, and Tract II containing 1.660 acres, subject to approval of the State Properties Commission. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved the purchase of approximately 40 acres of improved land located at 842 Cedar Avenue (formerly Old Lindale Road), Rome, Georgia, from C. Ronald Patton, at a purchase price of $950,000.00, for use of Coosa Valley Technical College, subject to approval of the State Properties Commission. Approval of Architect Selection Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved The Architecture Group to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-107 Economic Development Building, Polk County Campus, Coosa Valley Technical College. Preliminary cost limitations $3,150,000. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved MSTSD, Inc. to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-105 Toccoa, Stephens County Campus Education Building, North Georgia Technical College with a preliminary cost limitation of $4,202,000.00, and DTAE-106 Visual Technology Building, North Georgia Technical College, with a preliminary cost limitation of $9,975,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved James W. Buckley & Associates, Inc. to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-109 Campus Expansion, Georgia Aviation and Technical College. Preliminary cost limitation is $3,200,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-111 Clasroom Building, Gordon County Campus, Coosa Valley Technical College. Preliminary cost limitation is $5,800,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Jones, the Board approved Facility Design Group, Inc. to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-101 Classroom Building, Chattahoochee Technical College. Preliminary cost limitation is $11,200,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved Ingram Parris Group to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-103 Classroom Student Services Building, Southwest Technical College. Preliminary cost limitation is $12,650,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved Ellis Ricket & Associates to provide Predesign Services for DTAE-104 Classroom Building, Valdosta Technical College. Preliminary cost limitation is $12,600,000.00. Approval of Contracts Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved a construction contract for Renovation of the Stewart Building at Heart of Georgia Technical Georgia. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $240,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a construction contract for Renovation of the Hanger Building at South Georgia Technical College. The 25,328 S.F. facility will be used for the new Southeast Caterpillar Equipment Training Center. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Tarbutton, the Board approved a contract for construction of an Ammonia Refrigeration Training Lab Building at Lanier Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $450,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved a construction contract for Re-carpeting of Staff Offices in the Open Computer Lab at Athens Technical College. The amount of the contract is $26,348.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a construction contract for Renovation of the Cosmetology Lab at Athens Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $30,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved a construction contract for Construction of a Truck Driving Range at Southeastern Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $175,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved Exterior Signage at Northwestern Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $80,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved the Re-carpeting of selected offices and classrooms throughout campus at Athens Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $30,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a contract for Installation of a Sprinkler System and Landscaping for the Baxley Campus, Altamaha Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $50,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a contract to make improvements to the Entrance of Savannah Technical College from White Bluff Road. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $310,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a contract to upgrade the HVAC in the Morgan Automotive Building on the Americus Campus of South Georgia Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $35,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved a contract to install a Key Card Entrance System for the James Hall and Martin Hall, South Georgia Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $55,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved a contract for a Greenhouse for the Americus Campus, South Georgia Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $70,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved a professional contract with the Brookwood Group for Program Management of Predesign projects at Chattahoochee, East Central, Southwest Georgia and Valdosta Technical Colleges. The amount of the contract is $39,300.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Jones, the Board approved a professional service contract with Holder Construction Company for Program Management of Predesign projects at North Georgia, Coosa Valley, Georgia Aviation and DeKalb Technical Colleges. The amount of the contract is $39,270.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a construction contract for Renovation of the Front Entrance Doors at Ogeechee Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $62,945.00. (Renovation includes removal of existing doors and installation of a revolving door to provide an airlock for climate control in the lobby area). Approval of Modular Classrooms Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved the purchase of two Modular Classroom Units for Northwestern Technical College. The amount of the purchase is not to exceed $60,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved the purchase of one Modular Classroom Unit for Griffin Technical College. The amount of the purchase is not to exceed $45,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved a lease for a Modular Classroom Unit for Okefenokee Technical College. The amount of the lease is $28,000 for set-up plus $1,550/month for 18 months for a total cost of $55,900.00. Other Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize Instructional Staff Salary Plan Guideline as modified by a 4.5% increase effective September 1, 2001. TEA (12 month); TEB (11 month); TEC (10 month); TED (9 month). Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved the increases in Registration and Student Activity HOPE eligible fees as shown on Attachment. (Attachment C 1) Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved to accept for information purposes the Non-HOPE eligible fees as shown on Attachment. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Local Board Appointments Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved for the technical colleges listed below, that the persons listed be appointed/re-appointed to the local board of directors of the technical college. The effective date of the appointments/re-appointments will be July 1, 2001 and the expiration date will be June 30, 2004. A. Atlanta Technical College, re-appointment Marvy Walker, Fulton County Hank Aaron, Fulton County B. Chattahoochee Technical College, re-appointment Carol S. Osborne, Paulding County Mike Worley, Cobb County Coy Short, Cobb County C. Columbus Technical College, re-appointment Lois N. Cohen, Muscogee County Michael Johnson, Muscogee County Evelyn Turner Pugh, Muscogee County D. Lanier Technical College, appointment Dennis W. Robarge, Banks County Bill Boswell, Jackson County E. Northwestern Technical College, re-appointment James Howard Buckner, Walker County Michael Bowers, Chattooga County F. South Georgia Technical College, re-appointment Hughes Palmer, Schley County Gregory Garth, Sumter County Cynthia Carter-Bulger, Macon County G. Swainsboro Technical College, re-appointment Danny Palmer, Emanuel County Jimmy (Kinny) Dorsey, Emanuel County H. Valdosta Technical College, re-appointment Kem Mancil, Lanier County Owen Harris, Lowndes County Jerome Tucker, Lowndes County I. West Central Technical College, re-appointment Kathryn Shehane J. West Georgia Technical College, re-appointment Matthew Avant, Troup County Frank S. (Chuck) Newman, Troup County Placement of Local Board Appointments/Re-appointments on Board Table Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved for the technical colleges listed below, that the persons listed be placed on the Board table until the June meeting for consideration of approval of appointment/re-appointment to the local board of directors of the technical college. A. Albany Technical College, appointment Robert E. McClendon, Calhoun County B. Appalachian Technical College, appointment Steve L. Holcomb, Cherokee County C. Atlanta Technical College, re-appointment Ted Kanatas, Fulton County D. Central Georgia Technical College Robbin (Rob) W. Morton, Twiggs County, re-appointment John Mixon, Monroe County, re-appointment Lance Jeffrey Randall, Bibb County, appointment E. Chattahoochee Technical College, appointment R. Larry Freeman, Cobb County William B. Thorpe, Cobb County F. Georgia Aviation and Technical College, appointment David Carmichael Dr. John Coleman Pat Epps Kenneth Ferrell James Green Obie Jones Stephen J. Kolski G. Griffin Technical College, re-appointment Gerald Crawford, Pike County Warren Scoville, Spalding County Michael Browning, Butts County H. Lanier Technical College, re-appointment Royce Stephens, Hall County I. Southeastern Technical College, re-appointment Wayne Dasher, Tattnall County. Equipment and Purchases and Contracts Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Albany Technical College Amatrol equipment for the Industrial Maintenance Technology program at a total cost not to exceed $36,894.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Altamaha Technical College furniture and equipment for the Polytechnical Center (Jesup campus),one tractor/trailer for the CTD program (Baxley campus), equipment upgrades for the Nursing program(Jesup campus), replacement and upgrades of furniture for the Industrial Maintenance, HVAC and Automotive Technology programs (Jesup campus) and instructional material for the Applied Manufacturing, Industrial Maintenance and the Instrumentation programs (Jesup campus) at a total cost not to exceed $1,650,304.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Appalachian Technical College one Sun Machine Engine Analyzer for the Automotive Technology program and twelve CAD Technology Workstations for the Drafting Technology program at a total cost not to exceed $70,620.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Athens Technical College one Acuson Shared Service Ultrasound system for the Sonography program (main campus), networking hardware for the Computer Lab (main campus), a Gas/Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer system for the Research Lab (main campus), and twenty-one Compaq computers with two Compaq servers (Satellite campus-Elberton) at a total cost not to exceed $214,521.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Augusta Technical College replacement computers/Ethernet switches/routers/network cables (main campus), campus security system(main campus), technical training for staff (main campus), Hermaphodic network wire converters (main and Thomson/McDuffie campus), wireless Ethernet points (main, Thomson/McDuffie and Waynesboro/Burke campuses) and Multimedia Teacher/Classroom workstations) main, Thomson/McDuffie and Waynesboro/Burke campuses) at a total cost not exceed $835,260.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Central Georgia Technical College equipment for the Carpentry and Cabinetmaking program, a Ford F350 Truck (main, Milledgeville, Eatonton and Roberta campuses), and 35 computers for the Computer Information Systems program at a total cost not to exceed $217,060.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Columbus Technical College a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) lab for the Industrial Maintenance Technology program (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $31,725.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for East Central Technical College 31 Dell computers with one Poweredge Server for the CISCO program (main campus) and 16 Howard Notebooks (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $116,337.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Griffin Technical College replacement computers for the CIS/BOT program (main campus) and Amatrol equipment and 20 Gateway Intel Processors (Jasper County Satellite campus) at a total cost not to exceed $228,808.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Heart of Georgia Technical College one Autoclave Conop and Cutter for the AST 109 program, 53 computers for the Office Technology program and Development Studies program, 20 HP printers, one Network Upgrade System and one Security Identification and Digital Surveillance System (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $576,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Middle Georgia Technical College one Acuson Ultrasound System for the Radiation Technology and Ultrasound programs at a total cost not to exceed $25,625.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Northwestern Technical College Security Services for July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $40,000.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Sandersville Technical College instructional equipment for the Certified Truck Driving program (main campus), instructional equipment for the Certificate Cabling program (main campus) and 60 Tangent computers for classrooms (main campus, CTD range and Satellite Center-Sparta) at a total cost not to exceed $171,719.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Savannah Technical College furniture and equipment for the Student Center (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $37,416.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for South Georgia Technical College ten welding machines for the Welding and Jointing Technology program (Americus campus) and a Telecommunications, Microwave and Antenna Training System for the Electronics program (Crisp County Center) at a total cost not to exceed $80,029.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Valdosta Technical College Plasma Cutting Table for the Welding and Joining Technology program at a total cost not to exceed $39,900.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for West Georgia Technical College computer information systems equipment for Instructional Services (main campus) at a total cost not to exceed $26,702.00. Other Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that Southwest Georgia Technical College revise their current mission statement. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that Southwest Georgia Technical College rename Southwest Georgia Technical College's off-campus extension site in Mitchell County to "Southwest Georgia Technical College of Mitchell County". Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for the Georgia New Connections to Work program 36 site licenses from Career Scope, a computer software curriculum program for assessing job readiness and employability levels for the participants. The licenses will be in 36 technical colleges at a total cost not to exceed $43,055.00. Upon a motion by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for the Georgia Fatherhood Program, 22 passenger vans from Southlake Ford, to alleviate transportation as a barrier to the Georgia Fatherhood participants. The passenger vans will be placed at 22 of the 37 technical colleges/divisions at a total cost not to exceed $460,834.00. STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE STANDARDS Approval of Curriculum Standards Revisions Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the Business and Office Technology and Secretarial Science Program Standards as recommended by the Presidents Council be approved. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Rather, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the Cosmetology Program Standard as recommended by the Presidents' Council be approved. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the Nail Technician Technical Certificate of Credit curriculum standard as recommended by the Presidents Council be approved. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the Culinary Arts Program Standards as recommended by the Presidents Council be approved. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved that the proposed revisions to the Early Childhood Care and Education Program Standards as recommended by the Presidents Council be approved. Institutions may implement the revisions immediately and must implement them by Fall Quarter 2001. PROGRAMS Approval of Diplomas and Degrees Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that Altamaha Technical College be approved to offer a degree program in Process Manufacturing Technology effective Spring Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that Augusta Technical College be approved to offer degree programs in Biotechnology and Research Laboratory Technology effective Summer Quarter 2001 and a degree program in Radiologic Technology and a diploma program in Industrial Electrical Technology effective Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that Gwinnett Technical College be approved to add a specialization in Electronic Commerce Management to is degree and diploma programs in Marketing Management effective Fall Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved that Lanier Technical College be approved to offer degree programs in Motorsports Vehicle Technology and Surgical Technology at its Oakwood campus effective Summer Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that Middle Georgia Technical College be approved to offer a degree program in Early Childhood Care and Education effective Fall Quarter 2001. Any required funding and staff requests must be submitted through the budget approval process. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. C. Harris, the Board approved that Southwest Georgia Technical College be approved to offer a diploma program in Practical Nursing at its Grady County center effective Summer Quarter 2001. Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that West Georgia Technical College be approved to offer a diploma program in Culinary Arts effective Summer Quarter 2001. Approval of Technical Certificates of Credit Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved that the college requested listed below to offer technical certificates of credit effective the quarter specified above for each request. Athens Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 Certified Construction Worker - Floor and Wall Framing Specialization Atlanta Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 Basic Dental Assisting I DeKalb Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 (Covington campus) Cisco Networking Specialist - effective Summer Quarter 2001 (Clarkston and Covington campuses) Linux/Unix System Administrator Flint River Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 Child Development Associate I - effective Summer Quarter 2001 Aircraft Assembly Technician Heart of Georgia Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 Certified Warehousing and Distribution Specialist Lanier Technical College - effective Summer Quarter 2001 (main campus) Accounting Assistant Business Computer Applications Programmable Logic Controllers Technician LAN Certification Preparation Middle Georgia Technical College - effective Summer Quarter 2001 (main campus and Houston County Career Center) Bookkeeping Clerk Food Service Worker Sandersville Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 Certified Construction Worker Savannah Technical College - effective Spring Quarter 2001 (main campus) Hospital Patient Transporter Apprentice Line Worker Southeastern Technical College - effective Summer Quarter 2001 School Age and Youth Care Program Terminations a. Technical Certificates of Credit - all effective Spring Quarter 2001 Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Rather, the Board approved that West Georgia Technical College be approved to terminate its technical certificate of credit program Pharmacy Assistant effective Summer Quarter 2001. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman B. Harris stated a Department of Technical and Adult Education Strategic Plan Draft for FY2002-FY2006 had been placed at each person's place. He requested that this be reviewed and studied and be placed on the table until the June 7, 2001 meeting. Upon a motion by Mr. C. Harris, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved that the Strategic Plan for DTAE FY2002-FY2006 be placed on the table until the June 7, 2001 Board Meeting. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT Reminded everyone about the GOAL Program, May 30 and 31, 2001 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta. Stated per the seven-day report for Spring Quarter enrollment, it is up 21% over this time last year. Final report at end of quarter will be larger than seven-day report. The full-time equivalent count is up 19%. Since the "fly around name change" last summer, summer quarter enrollment was over previous summer by 12%, the fall quarter enrollment up by 15%, Winter enrollment up by 20%, Spring quarter enrollment up by21%. The growth rate prior to that was running about 8%. Looking at these figures one can see the excelleration and the growth rate. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT The next meeting will be May 3, 2001 in the Board Room of DTAE office. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Encouraged each Board Member to make an effort to try to attend the GOAL Program as stated in Commissioner's report. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:20 P.M. Helen Mathis Executive Secretary bs - 05/03/01