Dec+6+2012

Meeting Minutes from ESU 1, 8 & 17 Visioning meeting Attendees: Rhonda Jindra, Carol Jessen, Deb Wragge, Jeff McQuistan, Bev Newton, Erika Volker (facilitator)

I believe Transform Education Sticky Notes
 * I believe we want to transform education but struggle with the barriers rather than take the time to address them
 * I believe we have enough funding to educate our students well
 * I believe teachers really do care about kids
 * I demonstrate a love of learning
 * Empowerment is a different balance
 * I believe administrators want to be leaders, but day-to-day activities thrurst them into management
 * I believe regulations tend to stifel learning rather than guarentee it
 * Change is inevitable
 * I believe parents want a quality education for thier kids but are too busy doing what they have to do to be effective

Collaboration We believe in: __**Excellence**__ - Current Activities: DT 1, 2, & 3 Teech Trainers NCE Conference NETA, STI PFI Facilitation of activities Nebraska Career Connections Cuptertino/Apple 7 Habits (principles)
 * Communication is a key
 * Trust is imperative to success
 * Reationships are the most important piece
 * I believe relationships are the key to everything
 * The key to the work is collaboration

__//Excellence Future Activities://__ CTE capacity (curriculum, instruction and assessment) Direct impact --- student data continuing cutting edge strategies (vocab, skills, technology and knowledge)

__**Transforming Education**__ Current Activities: DT 1, 2 & 3 DT counselors Tech Trainers reVISION PFI Connections to students (DT's) polycom meetings (innovative) Cupertino/Apple 7 Habits (lead by example)

//Transforming Education Future Activities//: buliding capsity in CTE educators (assessment, instruction, curriclum) Expanding "hobby" courses to career courses aligning CTE to workforce development seeing what the future holds and going there reVISION - Next steps

__**Collaboration**__ DT 1, 2 & 3 Tech Trainers Monitoring Process and grant proposal 8th Grade career day Lifelong learning center - NOrtheast CC personnelle Nebraska Career Connections polycom Meetings (Innovative) Cupertino/Apple comprehensive networking strong communcation skills encourage participation and commitment 7 Habits (relationships)

//Collaboration Future Activities:// Advisory Committee

__**Advisory Council Member Representation Ideas:**__ Need:
 * 1) Tim Henderson - Business/Industry
 * 2) Mary Colfack - Business/industry
 * 3) Erika Volker - Labor Organization
 * 4) Dawn Friedrich - CTE teacher
 * 5) Terri Nollette - CTE teacher
 * 6) Amanda Nipp - Parent
 * 7) Kim Neesen - Workforce/Economic Development
 * 8) Lisa Hurley - Workforce/Economic Development
 * 9) Ed Stansberry- Special Populations/Native American Representative
 * 10) Wayne hospital? HR Director
 * 1) General Education

Sticky Notes
 * Excellence Sticky Notes
 * I believe i am a resource and am able to serve the ESU 1 educational community
 * I am an advocate for the profession of education
 * Long range planning is crucial
 * Just in time response is important
 * I strive to model and inspre excellence in everything I do