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KySTE Members Update

News from the front of lines of Kentucky Education Technology.

August 20, 2014. This mostly-monthly newsletter contains announcements and information from the KySTE Board meetings. Look below for the latest news from the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education.

Raised Hands

"Digital Transformation" (2014 Fall Event) Registration is now open!
See below for more.

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  1. This "Members Update" was mailed to this year's and last year's members. If you haven't updated, this will be the last "Members Update" you'll receive!
  2. The KySTE Fall Event is $75 for non-members, $50 for members. Get the discount!
  3. KySTE Outreach grant offering will be announced shortly. You cannot apply for a grant unless you're a member.
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News From the KySTE Conference Call, Monday, August 11

Welcome, Cindy Johann!

The latest addition to the KySTE Board, Cindy Johann, (District Tech Coordinator, Carroll County) replaces Dr. Angie White, who has taken a position at Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative. Welcome, Cindy!

Finance Committee

This committee is in charge of planning and managing KySTE's financial needs, and is chaired by Matthew Constant, KySTE Treasurer. New for 2014-15, KySTE has contracted with Maddox and Associates to provide accounting and budget support for 2014-15.

  • Treasurer's Report: 
    • Total Checking and Savings: $281,494.66, 
    • Total Assets:  $410,562.16, 
    • Net income (loss) for July: $6,514.07; 
  • Vendor Partnerships: There are now 10 vendor partners (see at bottom), 9 direct contributors, one (Doe Anderson) is in-kind, providing marketing.

Planning Committee

This committee is in charge of planning KySTE events, including the Fall Event and Spring Conference.

  • "Digital Transformation" (2014 Fall Event): Registration is open!  Sessions will focus on digital learning. STLP Coordinator Jeff Sebulsky will deliver 3 sessions. Look also for KySTE Outreach grant winner presentations, as well as helps from the Outreach Committee on this year's grant offering. (This event is offered in partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Education.)
  • KySTE 2015 (March 4-6): Vendor booth sales are underway, and sales are ahead of schedule. Look for an "application to present" announcement in the coming weeks.
  • Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Partnership. Affiliation with this state organization is in the works. Look for a mutual partnership between KySTE and KASA in the organization of conference events and strands, coming soon.  KySTE approved paying for KASA membership for board members participating in KASA meetings and events.
  • Kentucky School Board Association (KSBA) is also exploring collaboration possibilities with KySTE for their December meeting.

Other Committees/Board Actions

Nominating, Awards, Governance and Marketing committees had no new items for this board meeting.

KySTE Outreach News

Celebrating the Success of Grant Recipients: KySTE Treasurer Matthew Constant has offered to spearhead a video project, featuring previous KySTE Outreach grant winners and their projects. Production on the first video, featuring Daviess County, will begin in the next weeks as a pilot, with hoped-for videos of other grant winners following.


KySTE Outreach
 

TenMarks an Amazon Company

Avaya - The Power of We

CBTS - Technology Solutions for Business

Creative Image Technologies

HP

Integration Partners - Be Certain

Matrix Integration - Voice & Data Solutions - We make it work.

Microsoft

Pomeroy - infrastructure optimized

Doe Anderson - helping brands master change since 1915

[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.]

KySTE logoJeffrey L Jones
Director of Communications, Ky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE.org)
jeffrey.jones@kyste.org
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