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- From: stammen@sendit.NoDak.edu (Ron M. Stammen)
- Subject: ND ETC Activities
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- F. Y. I. re: North Dakota Educational Telecommunications Council
- from Ron Stammen
- ________________________________________________________________December 30, 1992 To: Those interested in ND ETC Activities
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- NDETC agreed on a consulting Contract for directorship duties
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- A special meeting was held by the ND Educational Telecommunications Council
- (NDETC) via a telephone conference on Tuesday, December 22nd. The purpose
- was to act on a December 18th recommendation made by a special committee
- appointed by NDETC chairman Robert Scrivner at the December 3rd meeting in
- Bismarck. This recommendation was to enter into a six month consulting
- agreement with Ron Stammen to accomplish directorship duties needing
- attention as recommended by the Advisory Committee.
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- The NDETC approved a motion to enter into a contract with Tri-College
- University, an independent consortium, for a consultant arrangement
- starting immediately and concluding in June. This agreement included the
- provision that this consultant is directly responsible to the NDETC
- negating any university oversight or jurisdiction. The duties outlined in
- the agreement encompass the following which can be changed upon consent of
- the NDETC and the Consultant:
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- 1. Take administrative action to provide direction and coordination of the
- council's activities. Promote the establishment of a functional
- telecommunication infrastructure to meet the needs of education, business,
- health agencies, and government by assisting school districts in
- establishing educational telecommunication networks. This includes
- facilitation of statewide telecommunication planning activities in order to
- update the statewide telecommunication plan.
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- 2. Dissemination of information to help increase the public's awareness of
- the purposes and activities of the council including public appearances or
- arrange for others to make public appearances on behalf of the council.
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- 3. Coordinate statewide staff development activities (in-service) regarding
- endeavors which use technologies to enhance teaching and learning in the
- classroom and over the interactive television/video networks.
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- 4. Establishing a statewide system for grant writing to acquire outside
- funds to enhance research and development which are in accord with the
- ensuing statewide strategic planning activities.
-
- 5 Develop a strategy for continuing financial support to establish a
- comprehensive statewide telecommunication network. This would involve a
- coordinated effort to not only pursue funding from various state agencies
- that are seeking financial assistance for telecommunications, but provide a
- clearing house to minimize duplicated or counterproductive efforts.
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- Date Changed for January Meeting
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- The NDETC council changed the meeting date scheduled for January 27th.
- This meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 3rd, 10:00 a.m. Details
- are being worked out to have it at either the Kelly or Doublewood in
- Bismarck. Among the agenda items are policy development, library services,
- and satellite dish funding.
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- Ron Stammen
- stammen@plains.NoDak.edu
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