News
from the front of lines of Kentucky Education Technology.
December
10, 2014. This mostly-monthly newsletter contains
announcements and
information from the KySTE Board meetings, and other
sources. Look below for
the latest news from the
Kentucky Society for
Technology in Education.
Notable
this month: KySTE 2015 Registration Opens! KySTE Outreach Deadline Nears!
Board Nominations Open! (See
below for more.)
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News
From the KySTE Board Meeting, Monday, December 8, 2014
Budget/Finance
Committee
This
committee is in charge of planning and managing KySTE's financial
needs, and is chaired by Matthew Constant, KySTE Treasurer.
- Treasurer's
Report:
- Total
Checking and Savings: $272,264.56
- Accounts
Receivable: $129,067.50
- Accounts
Payable (KySTE Outreach grant disbursements): $24,080.34
- Total
Current Assets: $377,251.72
Regional
Reports
The
Regional Reps include Karen Wallace (Region 1), Robby Forsythe (2),
Sharis Lattimore (Jefferson Co./3), Cindy Johann (4), Brett Higgins
(5), Tony Tompkins (6), Andrew Conyers (7), Brandon Blackburn (8).
Several
regional reps mentioned items of interest to their regions, for
incorporation into future conference offerings. Comments included...
- Approval
for a return to the CIO/DTC focus of past fall events.
- Content
interests.
- PowerShell
- Google
admin management
- Office
365
- The
new e-rate
- Student
data in the cloud
- Location:
Of those regions willing to report, central KY was still favored,
though Western KY was also mentioned.
- The
KySTE presence at the STLP regional competitions was noted and
appreciated.
Nominating
Committee
The
Nominating Committee is chaired by KySTE VP Cheri Gossett. Join the
KySTE Board! Nominations are now open! The
following board positions are available, all serving two year terms,
except where noted.
- *Vice
President. (The VP automatically becomes president, then former
president, so this office is a three-year commitment. Nominees
must have
previous KySTE Board experience.)
- *Treasurer.
- *ISTE
Liaison Officer.
- *Parliamentarian.
- Regional
Reps for Regions 1, 3, 5, and 7. (Regional Reps are nominated
from within their groups -- contact your current Regional Rep.)
For
more about Board positions, see
the KySTE Bylaws.
*=Contact Cheri to nominate.
Planning
Committee
This
committee, chaired by President Erin Waggoner, is in charge
of planning KySTE events, including the Fall
Event and Spring Conference.
- KySTE
2015
Featured speaker Leslie
Fisher will do 8 sessions over Wednesday and Thursday,
including sessions on apps, video/image editing, Web 2.0, technology
leadership responsibilities, and more.
Awards
Committee
This
committee, chaired by ISTE Liaison Mary Ann Rankin, is charged with
coordinating the KySTE awards and STLP
scholarships. The following nominations are still being
accepted:
Other
Committees/Board Actions
Other
committees had
no new items for this
board meeting.
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Jeffrey L Jones