EDUCATION COUNCIL
Nebraska Information Technology Commission
Friday, April 20, 2001, 9:00 a.m.
ESU 10, 76 Plaza Boulevard
Kearney, Nebraska
APPROVED MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Keith Bartels, Boards of Education |
Jeff Johnson, Centennial Public Schools |
Joe LeDuc, Lincoln Diocese |
Yvette Holly, alternate for UNMC |
Dr. Sarah Cunningham, proxy alternate for Dr. Joe Preusser, Central Community College |
Dr. Don King, alternate for Chadron State College |
Con Dietz, Creighton University |
Dennis Linster, alternate for Wayne State College |
Don Ferneding, proxy alternate for Al Schneider, ESU’s |
Alan Wibbels, ESU 10 |
Linda Engel, alternate for Nebraska Teachers |
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LIAISON NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Wayne Fisher, Department of Education |
Dave Wagaman, alternate for Division of Communications |
MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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CALL TO ORDER, ELECTRONIC POSTING, INTRODUCTIONS
The co-chair, Alan Wibbels, called the meeting to order at 9:02a.m. Roll call was taken. There were ten (10) members present at the time of roll call. A quorum existed to conduct official business. Mr. Wibbels stated that the meeting notice was posted to the NITC and Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar Web sites on March 16, 2001 and that the agenda was posted to the NITC Web site on April 12, 2001.
Yvette Holly and Sarah Cunningham arrived at the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
APPROVAL OF APRIL 20, 2001 AGENDA
Mr. Bartels moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Dietz seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bartels-Yes, Holly-Yes, Dietz-Yes, LeDuc-Yes, King-Yes, Ferneding-Yes, Cunningham-Yes, Linster-Yes, Engel-Yes, and Wibbels-Yes. Motion was carried.
APPROVAL OF MARCH 16, 2001 MINUTES
Dr. King moved to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Dietz seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Wibbels-Yes, Engel-Yes, Linster-Yes, Cunningham-Yes, Ferneding-Yes, King-Yes, LeDuc-Yes, Dietz-Yes, Holly-Yes, and Bartels-Yes. Motion was carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
COMMITTEE REPORTS - OPERATIONS WORK GROUP
Mr. Rolfes reported that the Operations Work Group and interested NEB*SAT users met via nine video conference sites on April 12th to discuss the NEB*SAT fee proposal. No consensus was reached. The Work Group will be meeting again on May 11th in Kearney.
COMMITTEE REPORTS - POLICIES, PROCEDURES & PLANNING
The Work Group has not met since the last meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS - TRAINING ADVISORY
Mr. Rolfes reported that as of April 3rd, thirty-two (32) applications for telecommunication training grants have been received. Three were disqualified for not meeting the requirements. The Work Group will be meeting on May 3rd to select the recipients. There is $170,000 available for awards. The NITC Web site had over 500 hits during the grant application period.
COMMITTEE REPORTS - NET DISTANCE LEARNING REPORT
Both Mr. Beach and his alternate, Mr. Huber, were at a conference so no data was available. A report will be prepared for the May 18th meeting. Mr. Beach wanted Mr. Rolfes to report that the Video Standards Work Group of the Technical Panel continues to meet regularly to develop the video standards. Mr. Linster reported that standards are being reviewed, researched and evaluated. A significant amount of work has been done and it is anticipated to have the draft done within 2-3 months.
TINA/WIDEN/NETCOM UPDATE
Mr. Winkle reported that the development of the RFP is proceeding and scheduled to be released in April. There are six different sections of the RFP and will be posted soon.
Mr. Johnson arrived at 9:13 a.m.
The Technical Panel did a full review of the RFP and provided feedback and comments. A second review is scheduled for the Technical Panel's May 8th meeting. The NITC will be receiving an update at the April 25th meeting. Mr. Winkle reinforced that the RFP addresses the transport layer only. Questions were entertained. Members were encouraged to attend the Technical Panel's meeting on May 8th, 9:00 a.m. at Varner Hall, to gain further information.
A copy of a Draft Memorandum of Understanding was distributed. This document will be used between the Division of Communication and partnering institutions paying for the terrestrial aggregation consultant. It did not pertain to everyone on the Council.
A copy of the Draft "Letter of Intent" was also distributed to members to take back to their institutions and sectors. The letter allows the Division of Communications to utilize the institutional inventory data collected from the needs assessment in the RFP. It is not a contract of commitment but rather a participation of faith and buy-in. Members recommended sending this to the ESU's on behalf of the school districts. It was also suggested to include a letter of explanation.
NEB*SAT FEE POLICY AND STRUCTURE FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE NETC
Members reviewed the "Recommended Action Concerning the NEB*SAT Fee Proposal" document distributed by Mr. Rolfes. Since the Work Group has not been able to reach a consensus and the NETCon April 21, staff recommended that the Council take a two-step approach. The first step would be to send a recommendation to the NETC that sets the timeline for completion of the fee proposal. If this is approved by the NETC, then the second step would be for the Work Group to further develop the specifics of the fee proposal. The council agreed with this approach. After discussion of the document, the following action was taken"
Ms. Cunningham moved to adopt and recommend the timelines to the NETC with the following changes:
- excluding the attributes listed under Item Number 1, and