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REGION 2

4 - 30 - 99 Meeting Minutes


Third Meeting
Regional Professional Development Advisory Council
St. John's River Community College
St. Augustine, Florida
Friday, April 30, 1999

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY



  • I. Welcome and Introductions

    Chairman Lyndarae Martin called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. Chairman Martin asked those present to introduce themselves.

    COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:

    • Lou Bethea, Clay District Schools
    • Glenna Kyker, PEG - Union Correctional Institute
    • Lyndarae Martin, St. Johns River Community College
    • Jane Murray, Learn to Read of St. Johns County
    • Julie Falt for Pat Smittle, Santa Fe Community College
    • Marilynn Stevenson, Florida Community College at Jacksonville

    COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:

    • Ray Fleck, Business representative
    • Samuel Lauff, Marion County Schools
    • Tim Mahler, Florida Department of Corrections
    • Dianne Westcott, Suwanee-Hamilton Area Vocational Technical and Adult Center

    GUESTS PRESENT:

    • Beverly Collins, ITEC- Employment Services
    • Ernie Matthews, Adult Education- St. Augustine Technology
    • Karen A. Soukiasian, David Dobbs
    • Marty Mayor, Clay District Schools
    • Robert H. Franck, VAW
    • Venessa Fairbrain, ITEC- Employment Resource Consultant

    FSU TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT:

    • Peter Easton, Principle Investigator
    • Cynthia Godbey, Project Director
    • Gary Liebert, Research Assistant

    DOE TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT:

    • Teresa Bestor, Regional Consultant - Region 2
    • John Denmark, Regional Director - Region 2

  • Dr. Peter Easton announced that the project has a presentation scheduled for the Florida Literacy Conference on May 12 and asked for volunteers to participate.

  • Updated Council Directory was disseminateD.

  • Dr. Easton reviewed the status of Region II's progress in the project to provide some background for the discussion of objectives for the meeting. He referred to the diagram depicting the First Year Implementation Strategy for ADE 21 Project where the following phases are illustrated:

    Phase I Establishment of the RPDAC
    Phase II The conduct of a needs and resources assessment
    Phase III
    1. Training facilitation
    2. Policy advocacy
    Phase IV
    1. Transfer of training assessment
    2. Review of lessons learned through system change efforts
    Phase V Year 1 evaluation and Year 2 planning

  • Dr. Easton elaborated on the task of Constituency Development and he also stressed the importance of the selection of a regional technical support institution. The intent is that the Council would select a regionally based technical support institution that can serve as the technical support backstop in future years as FSU steps out of that role.

  • John Denmark indicated that DOE expects that a needs and resources assessment will be completed by the end of the first year. Dr. Easton pointed out that the Region 2 Council has taken the "temperature" of the needs, resources, barriers and best practices in the region.

II. Review of Second Meeting

  • Dr. Kyker indicated that, although she can serve as a liaison to a variety of groups in the community, she needs to be designated as representing PEG in the minutes. There being no further changes, the minutes from the March 29, 1999 Region 2 RPDAC were adopted as amended.

  • Issues about Clarification of Roles of Council Members were discussed. The issue was raised as to whether the representation of constituency groups on the Region 2 Council is really adequate. It was pointed out that the group could compile this information using the Sampling Matrix.

III. Old Business

  • Cyndi Godbey disseminated a compilation of the information that had been gathered prior to the last meeting regarding needs assessment. Jane Murray shared information that she had gathered from CBO's from around the state who provide adult education.

  • Regarding the Local Workforce Development Issues, the visitors were introduced: Beverly Collins and Vanessa Fairbrain introduced themselves as Transitional Services Coordinators for ITEC; Robert Franck (Bob) was at a technical center and then went back in industry for one of the largest employers in St Johns County; Karen Soukiasian; and Ernie Matthews, of St. Augustine Technology. The visitors discussed the current job market situation and what is needed on the job. The visitors made it clear that what adult education needs to do is focus on performance-based training of students that is connected to real expectations and consequences.

IV. New Business

  • Dr. Easton pointed out that Performance Consulting takes a different approach to addressing performance problems. In this field, practitioners address the following issues:

    1. What is the performance problem? What can't people do that they need to do to get what we/they want?

    2. Why is this a performance problem? To what degree is it due to:
      1. lack of training/knowledge;
      2. lack of financial/material support;
      3. inappropriate technology; or
      4. policy barriers.

    3. What strategy will minimally address all the chief obstacles? What role, if any, does training play in it?

  • Dr. Easton asked whether the group still agreed that work force readiness of the student should be the theme. The group affirmed this choice, adding that goal setting should be a part of the curriculum.

  • Dr. Martin pointed out that the issue is more how to do the training so that the teachers incorporate the workforce readiness skills training.

  • There was discussion about what is meant by workforce readiness. Members indicated that it consists of things such as:

    how to dress
    how to interview
    job search strategies
    resume
    communication skills
    workforce culture
    what are the job expectations

  • Dr. Easton summarized the Council members' input as suggesting two packages:

    • Package A: Student Instructional Strategy
    • Package B: How do you get teachers/administrators to do that.

    He pointed out that given the time frame, the group may need to survey quickly what curriculum is already out there, adapt that but really focus on doing package B the first year. It was pointed out that package B is the more important.

  • There was discussion about the selection criteria for the regional lead institution. Dr. Martin suggested that the group consider forming a consortium of institutions, each of which could contribute resources to support the first year trainings. Dr. Martin asked that the Project Team do a one page summary conceptualizing the consortia.

  • The group agreed that Regionally Based Training should be held in July and the third in August.

V. Close Meeting

  • The next meeting was set for May 24 at the Union Correctional Institute.

  • The next agenda for the next meeting was reviewed and the following assignments were made:

    • DOE and Council members (as feasible) will pull together curriculum materials.
    • The Project Team will draft a summary of the project and the consortia concept.
    • Council members will go to their institutions to engage them in a consortium to plan and deliver the trainings over the summer and provide related support staff. The following institutions will be approached: Santa Fe Community College, Florida Community College in Jacksonville, and St. John's River Community College. Also, Dianne Westcott will be contacted to see if she wants to participate.
    • The FSU Project Team is to call Ms. Bestor about getting someone from Career Development to come to next meeting for 1 hour.
    • Council members will complete the constituency building diagram.

    The meeting adjourned at 3 p.m.


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