March 16, 2007 Minutes

/ Broward County Public Schools
NETWORK/PC SUPPORT/COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY MINUTES

DATE: March 16, 2007TIME: 9:15 a.m.

LOCATION: SheridanTechnicalCenter, Rm. 536

ACTION ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES for March 7, 2006: /
APPROVED √ REVISED
REVISIONS

MEMBERS PRESENT

/ MEMBERS ABSENT
Mike Bouis, Cisco Systems
Matt Meyerson, Neteam
Robert Gutholc, Memorial Healthcare System
Mark Paterson, FedEx Kinko’s

SCHOOL PERSONNEL PRESENT

/ SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABSENT
Stephen Chairnoff, SheridanTechnicalCenter
Teresa Eberling, AtlanticTechnicalCenter
Lisa Terwilliger, McFatterTechnicalCenter

MAJOR TOPICS DISCUSSED

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SUMMARY

I. Welcome and Introduction / Advisory committee went around the room for introductions.
II. Call Meeting to Order / The meeting was called to order at 9:10am.
III. Approval of March 7, 2006 Minutes / Minutes were approved.
IV. Curriculum Delivery Components / Curriculum Conversion of Clock Hours to Credit- The committee discussed offering individual courses rather than programs for better articulation with colleges.
Competency Tests- Mike Bouis, with Cisco Systems, is on the interview board for his company and looks forgood communication skills, presentation, nice attire, and years of experiencewhen interviewing potential candidates. Mike suggests that teachers should set upmock interviews for the students as part of the curriculum to better prepare them. Also, Mike suggested role playing situations where the students could learn to interact and react to stressful situations. Teresa Eberling commented on how difficult it is, at times, to keep students on task.
Method of Evaluation- No discussion took place.
Skills and/or Proficiency Required for Completion- Mike Bouis suggested some of the below skills as a requirement for completion of each program: Video management, IP Telephony, Web collaboration solutions (video and audio), and web-based utilities such as Illuminate and Webex.
Facilities and Construction Requirements- Team construction or application structures??

MAJOR TOPICS DISCUSSED

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SUMMARY

IV. Curriculum Delivery Components…continued / Equipment- Roger discussed using Virtual PC for Networking programs to allow multiple PC-based operating systems to be run simultaneously on one workstation. Some other advantages of this software is the availability of memory and hard drive space, the use of enhanced programs, and it is cost effective to the program. Terri agreed with the use of this software and is using VM Ware, as well, with her NetLab students.
E-Learning Components- The committee discussed the several different online platforms available for teachers, such as Blackboard and Compass, and its’ use with blended learning.
Certification Tests and Recommended Testing Agencies- Committee discussed Comptia, a testing agency that offers free testing for A+ Certification and MCSE. Students can also get individual software licenses through Microsoft Development Course Alignment. The school pays reduced prices for the licenses but the students are responsible.
V. COE Forms Signature Requests / Due to the lack of present business members, the committee secretary will gather signatures by visiting members in person.
VI. Business Professionals of AmericaState competition update / Business Professionals of America’s (BPA) is a national organization that prepares students to be part of the top-of-the-line workforce through leadership, academic, citizenship, and technological skills.
Over 700 students from across the state of Florida attended the BPA State Leadership Conference from February 9th through February 11th. About 275 BrowardBusinessHigh School and Middle school students traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete with other students from across the state. The results were outstanding for Broward students!
Broward’s Region 501 and 502 had a great showing, with 125 Broward members receiving honors! Congratulations to all the students for their hard work, and for the teacher/advisors for working so hard to help the students achieve.

MAJOR TOPICS DISCUSSED

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VII. Internships / No discussion because Donna Caplan was not in attendance.
VIII. Next Meeting Date/Time/Location / Based on the districts decision whether or not to hold another joint advisory event, the committee decided to wait to set a meeting date. If the district agrees to individual groups meeting separately, then the group will be contacted via email to set up next meeting date/time/location.
IX. Adjournment / Meeting was adjourned at 10:00am.

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