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 * **Review of agenda, Updates ** || **Common understanding, Identification of additional items **** (Questions/Actions are listed below in red) ** || **Evan & Others ** || **90 ** ||
 * **Recording for today's meeting -**


 * Hiring -Beginning Aug 1**

Deb Humpal & Rob Brookhart have accepted the Instructional Design positions--beginning Aug.1 Nancy Movall has accepted the K-12 Learning Specialist position; Heartland working the "kinks" out in regards to Nancy living in Omaha.


 * Hiring: What Worked, What Didn't**

Issues with 192-day contract
 * Expressed concern to the Chiefs about it--was assured that extended contracts could be issued if needed
 * Would like to be able to post positions in the future earlier in the year
 * May have lost some other quality candidates because of the 192-day contract

Would like to thank those who served on the hiring committee: screeners Deb VerSteeg, Sharon Interviewers: Gwen Nagel, Tiffany DeJaeger, Sue, Peggy Steinbronn

Question: Is it an issue of the AEAs not understanding that working August through May doesn't cut it anymore? The work is year round--the nature of the online environment.

@https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmoN9aEdsjVAdFFMdDJER3V3N2lvaWNvS2NYNFdoTGc
 * Current Projects:**

Overview of the current projects--a lot due August 1; some September 1 Create a Google form to track projects in one location

Update by Peggy for Math Update by Evan for ELA
 * Iowa Core Investigations - Math, ELA**

Sharon Kurns brought this to us; Glen from AEA 9 also serves on that committee. Talked with them about the options of online learning with the group. It will be a training for their facilitators who are leading the instructional rounds for superintendents and principals. Mentoring some new trainers in this work--current trainers/facilitators and adding new ones; would like this online. Help with some consulting to help get it into the new Moodle system. Sarah McEnery is in contact with Peggy to get the work done by end of August.
 * Instructional Rounds**

Online Council meetings will be the first Thursday of the month September meeting will be the day long meeting-September 6: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.--goal settings, small group work.
 * 2012-13 Calendar**

Next meeting is //**August 2, 2012**// 8:30-11:30

Look at the strengths of the team**;** need some awareness of what is going on in other states; year-long professional development plan for the year
 * Professional Development for AEA PD Online**--new staff go to Madison Distance Education Conference in August--awareness of current trends of online learning in K-12 realm; develop a team plan

//**Begin this structure in October:**// //**Attempt to structure the meetings a little differently:**// 1st hour for updates--open to license renewal coordinators, others Last 1 1/2-2 hours to be directed planning committee type of work

Online council and Advisory council--collaboration with PBS Teacherline Up and running with links from us to their catalog--can register for license renewal credit with AEA PD Online
 * PBS Teacherline**

Met with Rhonda Rabbitt--new person in Iowa Viterbo wanted to not offer Viterbo credit over the summer so they can get some procedures worked out and a new Iowa person in place. Will offer Viterbo credit again beginning in September
 * Viterbo Update**

OLLIE Cohort 6 • Technology for Online Instruction = 9/5-11/13 • Instructional Design = 11/28-2/12 • [|Facilitation] = 2/20-5/7
 * OLLIE Course Schedule/Registration**

The Drake Online endorsement is not required--courses have to be taken for Drake credit if they are going to get the certificate. Drake Certificate is NOT for BOEE endorsement.

What would be the best way to get this information out to the community colleges?
 * Question**: Do the community colleges understand the certificate?

Chief Administrator's signed the memorandum of understanding for the Equella license Will need to structure some things to oversee this--a group would be created to oversee the content that gets put into that system. AEA's will need to put together recommended committee members--a panel--to oversee the content; find ways to put current content in the system.

Will post current budgets to wiki ||
 * Current Budget**
 * **Closing** || **What needs to be communicated? **
 * Future agenda items? ** || Evan || 5 ||
 * Agenda items: ||