APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon a motion by Mr. Bowen, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved the minutes of the State Board meeting of Thursday, September 9, 2004.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ADULT LITERACY COMMITTEE

BUDGET, FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

I. Approval of Licensing Fee

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved Licensing Fee to Websense, for Internet filtering software used at each Technical College for all Technical Colleges in the amount of $165,000.00.

B. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved Licensing Fee to AVG, for virus protection software used at each Technical College for all Technical Colleges in the amount of $55,000.00.

II. Approval of Contracts

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Ms. Flanders, the Board approved the Construction Contract with ITA-Brick and Tile, Inc., Doraville, Georgia for installation of a fountain at West Central Technical College in the amount of $44,700.00.

B. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved the Change Order No. 1 for removal of asbestos containing materials under flooring at North Georgia Technical College in the amount of $12,205.00.

Approval of Policy - Technical College Names

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved proposed amendments to the Board Policy concerning the naming of Technical College facilities for all Technical Colleges. Summary of this changes Board policy to 1) require State Board approval of the naming of all campus buildings and 2) to authorize Local Board to name individual rooms within a campus building.

Approval of Policy - State Board Responsibilities and Authority

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved the proposed amendments to the Board Policy concerning State Board Responsibilities and Authority. This policy has been revised to raise the dollar thresholds of contracts requiring State Board approval. Currently any contract over $25,000 must be approved by the Board. The proposed revision raises the threshold to $75,000 for contracts for construction, leases, equipment and furniture. The lower threshold remains in place for other contracts. The proposed revision also clarifies when State Board approval is needed for contract amendments and change orders.

Approval of FY06 Budget Request

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, the Board approved the departmental FY06 Prioritized Program Budget Request.

Action Item

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to authorize the technical colleges and central office to prepare prioritized reduction in force plans and submit them to the Commissioner for review prior to submission to the State Board for approval.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mr. Tarbutton gave a report on Quick Start activities.

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Local Board Appointments

Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment
Upon a motion by Ms. Flanders, second by Mr. Daniel, the Board approved the technical colleges below that the persons listed are appointed/re-appointed to the local board of directors of the technical college.

A. Georgia Aviation & Technical College
Judy Benton, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

B. Moultrie Technical College
Bill Boone, Worth County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

C. North Georgia Technical College
Jeff Patterson, Union County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2007)

Equipment Purchases and Contracts
Upon a motion by Ms. Flanders, second by Mr. Daniel, the Board approve that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for the technical colleges listed below the designated items at a cost not to exceed the amount state by each technical college.

A. DeKalb Technical College, 420 IBM computers ($1,118 ea) for instruction and adult literacy, $459,560.00.

B. Savannah Technical College, Cisco networking hardware for upgrades to LAN infrastructure, $108,000.00.

C. West Central Technical College, instructional equipment for the Machine Tool Technology program, $62,305 and instructional equipment for the Heavy Equipment Service Technology program, $44,191. Total: $106,496.00.

Other

A. Upon a motion by Ms. Flanders, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to enter into a contractual agreement with the University of Georgia, on behalf of the Board of Regents of the Unviersity System of Georgia, to fulfill the project objectives stated in the proposal entitled, Using Research to Improve the Quality of Postsecondary Technical Education in Georgia; A Collaborative Project of the University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, 2004-2005, at an amount not to exceed $168,000.00.

B. Upon a motion by Ms. Flanders, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to enter into a contractual agreement with the University of Georgia, on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, to document and analyze Georgia’s progress in building school-to-work systems at an amount not to exceed $59,873.00.

C. Upon a motion by Ms. Flanders, second by Mr. Rieck, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to permit Gwinnett Technical College to enter into an Intergovernmental Library Services Agreement with the Gwinnett County Public Library for services and research, for a period of five months at an amount not to exceed $34,400.00.

STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

STANDARDS AND POLICIES

Approval of State Board Policy Revisions
Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved the proposed revisions to State Board IV. J. Articulation and Transfer.

PROGRAMS

Approval of Diplomas and Degrees
Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Dr. Reed, 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.

Athens Technical College – (Elbert campus) diploma programs in Accounting, Air Conditioning Technology, and Marketing Management effective Winter Quarter 2005 and (main campus) diploma and degree programs in Distribution and Materials Management effective Fall Quarter 2005

Augusta Technical College – (Augusta campus) diploma program in Chemical Operations Technology effective Spring Quarter 2005

Griffin Technical College – diploma program in Pharmacy Technology and diploma and degree programs in Paralegal Studies effective Winter Quarter 2005

West Central Technical College – (Douglas campus) degree program in Marketing Management effective Winter Quarter 2005

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

Albany Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Early County campus)
First Class Firefighter

Athens Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
(main campus)
Aseptic Fill Technician
Network Security Analyst
(Elbert campus)
Monument Drafter

Augusta Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
(Augusta campus)
Barbering for Cosmetologists
(Thomson-McDuffie campus)
Landscape Specialist

East Central Technical College
(main and Coffee County campuses)
– effective Fall Quarter 2004
Certified Manufacturing Specialist
– effective Winter Quarter 2005
Income Tax Preparer

Griffin Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
Legal Office Assistant
Medical Billing Clerk

Gwinnett Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
Basic Cosmetology Assistant

North Georgia Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
(Blairsville campus)
Basic Auto Maintenance and Detailing

Okefenokee Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
(Alma Education Center)
Air Conditioning Repair Specialist

Sandersville Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Hancock Center)
Computer Repair Technician

Southeastern Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2005
(Glennville campus)
Emergency Medical Technician

Valdosta Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2004
(main campus and Cook County Center)
Industrial Mechanical Technician
Motor Control Technician
Programmable Logic Control Technician
Criminal Justice Specialist
Law Enforcement Level I
Law Enforcement Technician Level II
Correctional Officer Specialist
Car Audio System Installer

Program Terminations
Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Mr. Rieck, 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

Central Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Milledgeville campus)
Electronics Fundamentals, diploma

East Central Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Industrial Electrical Technology, diploma

Okefenokee Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Medical Laboratory Technology, diploma
Respiratory Therapy Technology, diploma

Southwest Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Physical Therapist Assistant, degree

Technical Certificates of Credit

Central Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Milledgeville campus)
Emergency Medical Technology (Basic)
Emergency Medical Technician

North Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(Clarkesville, Blairsville, and Currahee campuses)
Brick and Block Masonry Apprentice
Residential Service Plumber’s Assistant

Southeastern Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Industrial Wiring Technician

Mr. Bowen asked was it possible to get a length of time each program had been in effect when it was terminated. Fred Kiehle said he would get this information for the Board members. In the future Mr. Bowen discussed the report be part of the program termination. Upon a motion by Mr. Copeland, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved this request.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Chairman Reynolds stated that the Executive Committee recommends not having a December 2004 Board meeting. Also recommends having 10 meetings in 2005 instead of monthly meetings. He asked the staff to report their recommendation for the 2005 State Board meetings and the months recommended cancelled at the November meeting. As of now, the December, 2004 meeting has been requested by the Executive Committee to be cancelled. These recommendations will be voted at the November State Board meeting.

COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
Commissioner reported he is visiting all 34 campuses. He has all but three campuses on his agenda before December 15 and these three campuses will be visited as soon after the holidays as possible.

The next state Board meeting will be November 10 and 11 in Savannah in conjunction with the Leadership Conference. Each member was given a tentative agenda for this meeting. He stated a slight change in this year’s meeting. There will be an interaction meeting with the foundation and local Board with speakers being Board members. Debra Lyons, Steve Rieck, Ben Copeland and Harold Reynolds, and Commissioner Vollmer will be the participants. This will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 p.m. in the Oglethorpe Auditorium of the Trade & Convention Center of the Savannah Westin Hotel. He stated after this Leadership Conference, he will be calling a meeting of local Boards and Foundations to make a decision on next year’s Leadership Conference.

He reported that Chairman Reynolds and he had met with Chancellor Meredith and Chairman Wooten of the Board of Regents discussing how DTAE and Board of Regents can cooperate and move forward. In the discussion three areas of the state were chosen: Waycross, Swainsboro and Gainesville and Tuesday the 6 presidents (DTAE & Regents) along with Chancellor and Commissioner of these Institutions had a conference call and discussed: What are you doing well together? How can we improve and/or cooperate better? The reasons these Institutions were chosen are: (1) the proximity of the Institution as they are next to each other; (2) the presidents said these Institutions get along very well; and (3) they are doing a good job in utilizing each other’s resources. Hopefully these three case studies would give some indications of what’s happening and if any duplications, etc. that could be avoided and/or improved. These six presidents have been asked to give a report by December 1, 2004.

Tuition fees were discussed but this discussion will continue at a later date.

Ben Copeland gave a brief report on Revenue Enhancement Committee. Members of this Committee are: Sandra Reed, Chair; Ben Copeland, Debra Lyons, Steve Dougherty, Freida Hill, Laura Gammage and Debbie Dlugolenski. He stated with the situation on the Regents’ Tuition increase and the Governor’s stand, he requested a president from each Consortia be assigned to his committee and this committee regroup.

Steve Rieck gave a report on Justification Economic Impact Committee. Members of this Committee are: Steve Rieck, Chair; Allen Rice, Mary Flanders, Cathy Meehan, Sharon Rigsby, Bix Rathburn, Jackie Rohosky and Jennifer Hackemeyer. He stated that the Committee’s mission: “By mid-October, the DTAE Board will implement a strategy and action plan to inform and educate executive and legislative branch decision-makers about the short, medium, and long-term impact that DTAE has locally, regionally, and statewide.”

Chairman Reynolds led a discussion in response to Mr. Rieck’s report. The conclusion was that Commissioner Vollmer would work with staff to make a case cost /data per student and present this Power Point at the November Board meeting.

ADJOURN
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 11:45 a.m. to tour the campus and have lunch.

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Belva Strickland,
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner

BS-10/14/04

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