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KySTE Members Update

News from the front lines of Kentucky Education Technology.

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June 1, 2013. Welcome to the last KySTE Members Update for 2012-13. This mostly-monthly newsletter contains announcements and information from the KySTE Board meetings.

Now is the time to renew your membership!!

KySTE's fiscal year runs from July 1 - June 30. If you purchased membership in 2012-13, and haven't renewed yet, your membership is about to expire! Here's a brief list of membership benefits:

  • This newsletter, which includes notices for event registrations, special events, and grant offerings.
  • KySTE Outreach grant offerings are for members only!
  • Discounts on the Fall Event and spring conference.

Keep the flow of notices coming -- renew today! -- Click here for more information, and a link to the membership form.

New Board Members

KySTE logoWith the new fiscal year comes new and returning board members, including...

  • Mary Ann Rankin, ISTE Liaison. Mary Ann replaces longtime veteran and past president Michele Crowley.
  • Brett Higgins, Region 5 Rep. Brett replaces Erin Waggoner, who is our incoming Vice President.

KySTE also welcomes new president Diana McGhee, who automatically rotates to that position from Vice President. We also thank Andrew Conyers (Region 7 Rep) and Brent Hoover (Region 8 Rep) who were appointed this year due to sudden vacancies. For a complete list of the 2013-14 KySTE Board, see our KySTE Board page.

Planning Committee

As a reminder, the Planning Committee is charged with designing the Fall Event and spring conference.

Save the dates!!

  • CASTLEFall Event: Incoming VP Erin Waggoner is joining CASTLE in partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Education to offer a 1-1/BYOD workshop as a new approach to the KySTE Fall Event.
    • New date: Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
    • New Location: Lexington Convention Center (adjacent to Rupp Arena and the Hyatt).
    • Cost: The workshop will be open to non-KySTE members, but members will receive a discounted rate similar to the cost of last year’s Event.
    The Fall Event will cover aspects of 1:1/BYOD deployment, but will also include our standard sessions for new CIOs/DTCs.
  • Spring Conference. Our spring conference will be held Wednesday-Friday, March 5-7, 2014, at the Galt House Hotel, Louisville. Watch for a "Call for presenters" in August.

Budget

KySTE obtains funds from membership dues, events, and vendors in the form of donations, partnerships, and sponsorships. A balance representing a contingency fund plus yearly operating expenses is carried forward each July 1. KySTE returns all funds in excess of this amount as services to our members, primarily as grants through KySTE Outreach. (See below for more about KySTE Outreach for 2013-14.)

As of May 20, the following balances were reported:

  • Checking: $109,045.54
  • Savings: $150,291.06
  • Outstanding/Payable: $3,925.72 (credit card)

Other Committees

The Governance Committee completed the 2nd reading and obtained approval for several bylaws changes, including the new committee and board position (see the May 13, 2013 Members Update for more) . No other committees had presentations at this month's board meeting.

KySTE Outreach News

KySTE OutreachThrough gains from this year's donations and events, plus undisbursed grant funds from the previous year, KySTE again anticipates being able to offer grant funds in excess of $60,000 for 2013-14. As before, grants will be offered only to KySTE members. Renew your membership now!

New! The KySTE Outreach timeline has changed!

  • July 1: Final determination of funding levels.
  • August 1: Final grant management contracts (KySTE will be outsourcing application evaluations this year).
  • September 15: Grant application window opens.
  • December 15: Grant application window closes.
  • Late February: Winners are selected and notified.
  • KySTE 2014 (March 5-7): Grant recipients are recognized and awarded grant checks.

Jeff

Jeffrey L Jones
Director of Communications, Ky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE.org)
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KySTE OutreachA special thanks to KySTE Vendor Partners Enterasys and HP, for supporting the KySTE Outreach Program.

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[Would you like your business/company/organization to be a KySTE Vendor Partner? Contact KySTE Executive Director Gary Grant at gary.grant@kyste.org for information.]

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