SLC Information Technology Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes 3/17/2011
Attendees: J French, K Lynch, M Rousch, P Turbett, C Tuttle, D Wolf, J Rousell
Guest: Rochelle Romada
1. Minutes unanimously approved as submitted.
2. Rochelle Romada, St. Lawrence Lewis BOCES – Provided an overview of the Career & Tech Center and the Vocational Education program they offer to 11th & 12th graders in St. Lawrence Lewis Counties. The program current has 45-50 students in it. Rochelle is seeking an opportunity to have a dialogue with the SLC IT Board members for input about their program’s curriculum. They want to work with business to be sure the curriculum matches the needs of businesses. Rochelle provided a packet of information that included descriptors of their programs.
Questions from Board members included:
• Whether or not the curriculum currently included apps like GIS or SCADA?
• Do students tour business facilities? Would skpe or other technology offer virtual tour opportunities?
• Is there an eye on emerging technologies?
• Does the program invite guest speakers?
• Are there opps for student run projects matched with real world projects?
• Is there a focus on communication skills for technical students?
• The SLC IT Board invited students/teachers to attend and perhaps participate in the Symposium?
3. Committee Reports
a. Technology Symposium
• L Perry provided an update on the Symposium preparations
• Solicited help from Board members to attract interest from commercial service providers to exhibit at the event.
b. SPIRIT Awards
• Still seeking nominations, committee will convene to discuss selections
c. Education Committee - No update
d. Strategic Planning -No meeting yet
4) Old Business –
RE: Wireless access in the Conference Room – Laura reported having a conversation with Interim IT Director Keith Zimmerman. He committed it was within their capacity to build out wireless access in the conference room within a month timeframe.
RE: Video capabilities – the equipment is available in the conference room, some learning needs to take place on how to utilize it, Jeff Rousell offered to contact Dale Pondysh in the County IT office to work on expanding the Board’s ability to utilize video through Web X or comparable app for its deliberations.
RE: Teambox or other web based information sharing app – Jeff Rousell & Kevin Lynch offered to work on setting up a Teambox account for the Board to begin experimenting with for its projects.
5) New Business:
• Presentation to Board of Legislators, 4/18 – Laura reminded Board members that we have an opportunity to orient the new legislators to the SLC IT Board at this presentation. Laura indicated it would be a 5 minute intro (later realized this was an error, and we were scheduled for 30 minutes.) Carrie Tuttle and Marc Rousch offered to assist with the presentation.
• Access to SLC Legislator’s via email – Laura mentioned that she noticed email addresses for legislators had been removed from the County website since the beginning of 2011 which limits the ability for constituents to communicate directly with legislators in this technical age. The SLC IT Board directed the Chair to write a letter to Board members pointing this fact out and offering assistance to restore email access to legislators.
Meeting adjourned 5pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by L Perry
