October 2, 2003
1:00 P.M.

Certified Literate Community Program
Upon a motion By Mr. Jones, second by Mr. Rhodes the Board approved the Pickens County CLCP as a Certified Literate Community.

APPEALS COMMITTEE

Action Item
Upon a motion by Mr. Bowen, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved to refer the appeal of Dr. Brenda Weitman to a Hearing Officer for the purpose of conducting a hearing and preparing an Initial Decision and Recommendation for this Board to consider.

Upon a motion by Mr. Bowen, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved to continue the appeal of Mr. Wayne Burch until such time as the Office of State Administrative Hearings issues an Order on the Motion for Reconsideration.

Acquisition of Property
Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to adopt the attached Resolution regarding the acquisition of 23.49 acres of land located on U. S. Highway 84, Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, needed for the construction of the Grady County Campus of Southwest Georgia Technical College under Project No. DTAE-103, Classroom Building, Southwest Georgia Technical College.

Approval of Contract
Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Tarbutton and Mr. Allgood, the Board approved a construction contract for the Re-roofing of the Environmental Programs Center, Swainsboro Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $65,000.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Dr. Noble, the Board approved a contract to provide Landscaping for Project No. DTAE-81 Allied Health Building, Southeastern Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $48,000.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved a construction contract for the Re-roofing of the Ramsey Hunter Dining Hall, North Georgia Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $90,000.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved a construction contract for Repair and Renovation of the HVAC System, Building 200, Lanier Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $50,000.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved a construction contract for Phase 2 Replacement of Outdoor Campus Lighting at North Georgia Technical College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $50,000.00.

NOTE: Phase 1 replaced 14 lights and poles. Phase 2 will replace the remaining 30 lights and poles to complete this project.

Grant of Non-Exclusive Easement
Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Allgood, the Board approved the granting of a non-exclusive easement to The City of Warner Robins, Georgia, across an area of the Middle Georgia Technical College campus measuring approximately 20’ x 2575’, containing 1.32 acres, for the purpose of installing and maintaining a utility main (sanitary sewer line), subject to the approval of the State Properties Commission.

Action Item
Upon a motion by Ms. Douglas, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to accept the proposed amendments to the Board policies concerning Acceptable Computer Use and Inventory Management.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mr. Tarbutton reported the following: “There are 225 current Quick Start projects statewide. There are 11 active prospects with a potential of 1,382 aggregate jobs. There are 7 announcements for new and expanding industries with a potential of 625 jobs. “

The Manufacturing Appreciation2003 Booklet was presented to each member. All Board Members are invited to attend the Manufacturing Appreciation Luncheon for 2004 which will be held April 15, 2004 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

“The agency has won three awards for publications from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations in the regional division. Quick Start received The Gold Medallion Award of Excellence for the 2002 Annual Report, The Silver Medallion Award of Achievement for the Spring 2003 Quick Start Newsletter, and the Winter 2003 Results Magazine.”

Jennifer Hackemeyer updated the Board regarding the Business Ethics Initiative.

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Local Board Appointments

Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment

A. Coosa Valley Technical College
Terri Lupo, Floyd County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)

Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved for the technical colleges above, that the person listed be appointed/re-appointed to the local board of directors of the technical college.

Placement of Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment on Board Table

A. Chattahoochee Technical College
Beverly E. Smith, Cobb County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2005)

B. East Central Technical College
Lon Gillis, Coffee County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)

C. West Georgia Technical College
Jerry Fulks, Troup County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)

Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Ms. Douglas, the Board approved for the technical colleges above, that the names listed above are placed on the Board table until the November meeting for consideration of approval of appointment/re-appointment to the local board of directors of the technical college.

Equipment Purchases and Contracts

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Atlanta Technical College Cisco Catalyst Network Equipment and Cabinet to connect the new administrative building computer network to the existing main network at a total cost not to exceed $88,227.37.

B. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Ms. Douglas, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to purchase Central Georgia Technical College a Dimension 3D Printer for the Auto Cad/Drafting program and the Computer Animation and Multimedia program at a cost not to exceed $31,000.00.

C. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Ms. Douglas, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to purchase for Columbus Technical College seating and tables for the North Building Student Center at a total cost not to exceed $34,552.98.

D. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to purchase for DeKalb Technical College an IBM RS/6000 model 630 server to support the Banner Student Information System at a total cost not to exceed $50,651.00.

E. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to purchase for Gwinnett Technical College 25 Dell Optiplex GX270 Desktop computers for the Learning Success Center Lab at a total cost not to exceed $26,445.00.

F. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Ms. Douglas, the Board approved to authorize the Commissioner to purchase for Valdosta Technical College a 10-month Lease with Xerox for a copier/printer for the Printing and Graphic Technology program instruction and for in-house production at a total cost not to exceed $25,732.00.

Other

A. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to honor Ms. Dixon of Atlanta Technical College for her accomplishments as the state GOAL winner through a resolution commending her efforts on behalf of technical education. Such resolution will be given to Ms. Dixon by the Board at the October 30, 2003 meeting.

B. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Ms. Douglas, the Board approved to honor Ms. Holloway of Middle Georgia Technical College for her accomplishments as the state Rick Perkins Award winner through a resolution commending her efforts on behalf of technical education. Such resolution will be given to Ms. Holloway by this Board at the October 30, 2003 meeting.

C. Upon a motion by Mr. Allgood, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved the proposed amendment Policy revision: “Conduct an evaluation of the president of each state technical college” to Board Policy Section I.E.I Commissioner-Responsibilities and Authority – to lie on the table until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

PROGRAMS

Approval of Diplomas and Degrees
Upon a motion by Dr. Noble, second by Mr. Tallent, 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.

Coosa Valley Technical College – (Floyd County campus) diploma and degree program in Radiation Therapy effective Winter Quarter 2004

Griffin Technical College – degree programs in Technical Studies and in Printing and Graphics Technology effective Fall Quarter 2003

Heart of Georgia Technical College – (main campus) degree program in Machine Tool Technology effective Winter Quarter 2004

Moultrie Technical College – (Tiftarea and Turner campuses) diploma programs in Computer Information Systems – Networking Specialist, CIS – Microcomputer Specialist, and CIS – Database Specialist; and (Tiftarea campus) degree programs in Computer Information Systems – Networking Specialist, CIS – Microcomputer Specialist, and CIS – Database Specialist all effective Fall Quarter 2003

Valdosta Technical College – (main campus) degree program in Machine Tool Technology effective Winter Quarter 2004

West Central Technical College – (Douglas campus) diploma program in Marketing Management effective Winter Quarter 2004

Approval of Technical Certificates of Credit

Albany Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Dougherty County and Early County campuses)
Child Development Specialist
(Early County campus)
Gas Metal Arc Welding
Criminal Justice Specialist

Athens Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2004
(Athens campus)
Child Development Associate I

Augusta Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Augusta campus)
Railroading Fundamentals

Bainbridge College – effective Spring Semester 2004
Business Office Assistant

Chattahoochee Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Marietta campus)
Manual Drive Train/Axle Repair Technician

Coosa Valley Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2004
(Floyd County campus)
Nuclear Medicine Technician

Flint River Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
Nurse Technician

Griffin Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
Thermoforming Technician
Injection Technician
Extrusion Technician
Chassis Technician
Basic Automotive Service
Drafting Assistant
CAD Operator
– effective Winter Quarter 2004
Fiber Optics Technician
Basic Electronic Computer Installation

Heart of Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(main campus and Telfair Instructional Center)
Patient Care Technician

Lanier Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Jackson County campus)
Emergency Medical Technician (Intermediate)

Savannah Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(main, Effingham County, and Liberty County campuses)
Family Child Care Provider
(main campus)
Institutional Food Preparation
– effective Winter Quarter 2004
(main campus)
CNC Lathe Machinist
CNC Mill Machinist

Southeastern Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Imaging Science Services Assistant

Southwest Georgia Technical College – effective Winter Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Cisco Certified Network Professional

Swainsboro Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Johnson County and Treutlen County campuses)
Family Child Care Provider

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

Diplomas and Degrees

Central Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Macon and Milledgeville campuses)
Visual Communications, degree (CL03)
E-Commerce Site Designer, degree (ECM3)
Advanced Telecommunications, diploma (TBA4)
(Macon campus)
Automated Manufacturing Technology, diploma and degree (AM03/4)
Industrial Maintenance Technology, degree (IMA3)
Advanced Machine Tool Technology, diploma (MTA4)

Swainsboro Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2004
(main campus)
Dental Assisting, diploma and degree
Marketing Management, diploma

Technical Certificates of Credit

Atlanta Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
A+ Comptia Certification
Advanced Plumbing Specialist
Apprentice Plumber
Basic Plumbing
CAD/CAM Programmer
Carpentry Certification
Clinical Care Assisting
Commercial Sheet Metal Helper (SMA1, SMJ1, SMH1)
Commercial Sheet Metal Journeyman
Computer Repair Technician
Data Entry Clerk
Drill Press and Saw
Health Care Outreach Technician
Plumbing Installation Technician
Telecommunications Service Technician (TST1)

Central Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(Macon and Milledgeville campuses)
Private Security (PRV1)
(Macon campus)
3D Animator (ANI1)
Industrial Preparation (IJP1)
Industrial Maintenance Technician (IMS1, PMT1)
Industrial Pump System Technician (IPS1)
Basic AutoCAD Operator (UO01)
Microsoft NT Specialist (WSJ1)

Lanier Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(main campus)
CAD Operator – Architectural
CAD Operator – Mechanical
Teller Fundamentals

West Georgia Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
Basic Electronics (EMT1)
Basic Masonry (MAF1)
Cabinetmaking Assistant (CBO1)
Child Development Associate II (CDB1)
Firefighter I (FFI1)
Firefighter First Class (FFC1)
Fire Officer I (FOC1)
Master Firefighter (MFF1)
Senior Firefighter (SFF1)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
No Report

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Announced the next Board meeting would be in Savannah at the Westin Harbor Hotel in conjunction with the Annual Leadership Conference, October 29 – Committee meetings will be afternoon of October 29; and State Board meeting will be at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 30. A State Board Agenda was given to each member present and more details will follow. Mr. Harris encouraged each Board member to try and attend if possible.

COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
Stated he was in the middle of DTAE’s annual Community and Leadership Forums that are given at the individual colleges around the state. He asked Laura and Brad to please get a schedule to each member.

ADJOURN
There being no further business, Mr. Bowen motioned, Mr. Reynolds second and the Board approved the meeting adjourn at 2:05 p.m.

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Helen Mathis
Director and Executive Secretary of State Board

Belva Strickland, Executive Assistant
to the Commissioner
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