PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Minutes
Tuesday, March 4th
2:00 p.m. – A154
Members Present:
Edwina Roseboro-Barnes, Mark
Ulseth, Jack Bagwell, Teresa Smith, Linda Tennant, Lori Ochsner, Brooke Pound,
Denise Every, Joanne Zukowski, Linda Weaver-Griggs
Members Absent:
Marc Tarplee, Jane Fleischer, Dane Loflin, Chuck Greene, Kimberly
Starnes, Robert Brown, Beth Blackwell
Edwina Roseboro-Barnes called the meeting to order and thanked all committee
members that were in attendance.
The status of the Professional Development Budget for 2009-2010 was discussed.
The budget was set at $225,000
for 2009-2010 and was not affected by the current budget cuts to this point.
We do not know what the budget for 2010-2011 will be at this point.
The committee discussed the possibility of follow-up action to the Benchmark
Friday sessions and poll participants to see if techniques learned have been
incorporated into courses or daily work flow.
The committee was asked to review the proposed changes for funding guidelines
through professional development regarding the maximum award for each employee
per year. Committee members are
requested to provide feedback to be presented to the Executive Committee for
consideration. By the fall 2010
meeting, a decision will be made to incorporate changes or leave current
practices as is.
There were 27 proposals submitted for the spring 2009-2010 cycle.
Council members grouped into teams to read and rate the proposals using
the Reader Evaluation Form.
Following the reading of proposals, each proposal was discussed and rated as
acceptable or provisional based on the
The next meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 18, at 2:30 p.m. in A154 to report on clarification of
provisional proposals, determine funding priorities, and finalize
recommendations for funding.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Smith