PDC Meeting Minutes June 5, 2007

Ayers, Robert / Borgmeier, Chris / Harrison, Dianne / Miller, Connie / Sebesta, Valerie
Baldwin, Brett / Clark, Susan / Heaton, Catherine / Piazza-Templeman, Torry / Tindal, Gerald
Blumenstein, Beth / Deardorff, Pam / Latini, Nancy / Ramsey, Betsy / Vanderstek, Courtney
AGENDA ITEM / DISCUSSION / DECISION / NEXT STEPS /
Welcome & Introductions
Minutes of March meeting / The March minutes were approved as written.
Projected needs for PDC Membership / Dianne Harrison announced that she will resign from PDC and SACSE effective 6-6-07. Pam Deardorff will assume the position of chair for the 07-08 school year, replacing Betsy Ramsey. Courtney Vanderstek nominated Brett Baldwin for the position of vice chair, in his absence. / Elections will occur at the September meeting.
PDC webpage updating / Beth Blumenstein presented proposed revisions to the PDC webpage. / The calendar, application for membership, and link to SICC page will be added to these revisions.
HEC update / Torry Piazza-Templeman presented an update from the Higher Education Council. She reported on the collaborative task of aligning the Oregon professional standards for special educators with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) standards. / These revisions will be presented to the TSPC board in August, and an update will be presented to PDC in September.
SLP update / Torry Piazza-Templeman presented an update on the Speech Language Pathologist shortage. Currently, there are 20 participants in Cohort 1, and orientation will begin on August 20, 2007. Scholarships were provided through the SIG. Classes are being presented through NOVA Southeast. / Torry will provide an update to PDC in September.
National Professional Development on Inclusion application / Pam Deardorff reported on the National Professional Development on Inclusion opportunity, for which Oregon was selected along with three other states to participate. This opportunity allows Oregon to receive technical assistance related to personnel development in early childhood education. / Pam will provide an update to PDC in September.
SICC PDC and SACSE PDC / Pam Deardorff reported that SICC’s PDC is no longer active, and she is proposing that it combine with SACSE’s PDC. Diane Harrison moved to recommend to SACSE that the two PDC groups be merged, and the motion was unanimously approved. / Diane will discuss this idea with SACSE on 6/6/07. Connie Miller will report back at our September PDC meeting. Pam will invite Leslie Munson, chair of SICC, to the September PDC meeting.
District Training requests / Beth Blumenstein shared the results of the District Training Priorities survey. The results were then used to inform the discussion of topics to propose for Fall Conference. / When all survey results are submitted to ODE, Beth will send the final results to PDC members for reference.
School Improvement Plan requests for TA / Catherine Heaton shared the School Improvement Plan requests for Technical Assistance. The results were then used to inform the discussion of topics to propose for Fall Conference.
Fall Conference planning / Based on the results above, discussion was held about topics that would be important to include at Fall Conference. / A Fall Conference update will be given at the PDC meeting in September.
Kindergarten Summit update / Catherine Heaton presented a report about the Kindergarten Summit held on March 20, 2007.
Other / Dianne Harrison presented an update regarding PBS in her district. It is going very well. / Although Dianne will not be a member of PDC anymore, she will continue to keep us informed.
Meeting schedule for 2007-2008 / It was decided to continue to meet the day before SACSE. / After SACSE has selected days to meeting for the 2007-2008 school year, these proposed dates will be sent to PDC via email.
Items for the next agenda / PBS Network training calendar; summary and description of statewide initiatives, including grants and regular education initiatives; coordination of professional development opportunities; fall conference; elections; report from SACSE regarding combining SICC PDC and SACSE PDC; SPDG update; Inclusion Project update; HEC update; sign language requirements for schools per Jay Gense; assessment;