News
from the front of lines of Kentucky Education Technology.
February
10, 2015. 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: Full Conference App available! 2015 grant recipients announced! (See
below for more.)
News
From the KySTE Board Meeting, Monday, February 9, 2015
Budget/Finance
Committee
This
committee is in charge of planning and managing KySTE's financial
needs, and is chaired by Matthew Constant, KySTE Treasurer.
Key activities include deposits from TMC of conference
receivables. $100,000 has been moved to an investment portfolio managed by a non-profit foundation.
- Treasurer's
Report:
- Total
Checking and Savings: $271,717.89
- Accounts
Receivable: $41,451.84
- Accounts
Payable: $10,859.07
- Total
Current Assets: $371,717.89
Nominating
Committee
The
Nominating Committee is chaired by KySTE VP Cheri Gossett. The
Elections are "in the wild," links to the Survey Monkey ballots
were sent to all members Monday, Feb. 9. Contact Cheri if you did not
receive one. (Regional Reps are elected within their regions -- contact
your regional rep or regional group leadership for details. Winners
will be announced at the close of elections, and will be recognized at
the conference. For
more about Board positions, see
the KySTE Bylaws.
Planning
Committee
This
committee, chaired by President Erin Waggoner, is in charge
of planning KySTE events, including the Fall
Event and Spring Conference.
- Fall
Event:
Vice President Cheri Gossett
reports that the event will once again include Jeff Sebulsky and serve
STLP coordinators. Sessions will also serve non-leadership roles
(TIS/TRT, Tech), though the focus of the Event will remain consistent
throughout (legal and security issues).
- KySTE
2015
- Conference App Now Available from Google Play and iTunes store, with other platforms served by an HTML5 web interface at http://m.core-apps.com/kyste2015. From now on, look to the app for the latest in presentation, event, and preconference workshop information.
- Registration
remains open, with Early Bird registration
closing this Monday, Feb. 16.
Awards
Committee
This
committee, chaired by ISTE Liaison Mary Ann Rankin, is charged with
coordinating the KySTE awards and STLP
scholarships. All applications have been received, and will be
numerically scored by the Awards Committee and Regional
Representatives. Winners will be announced shortly, and recognized at
the conference.
Other
Committees/Board Actions
Other
committees had
no new items for this
board meeting.
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Jeffrey L Jones