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Minutes		November 21, 2002
Members Present	Members Absent	Others in Attendance
Sharon Banks, Lansing School District Cindy Bowen, Sheraton Hotel Victor Celentino, Ingham County Board of Commissioners Patricia Cook, Economic Development Corporation for the City of Lansing Cordell Henderson, Hill Jann Jencka, Ingham ISD Owen Johnston, Bekum America Judy Kenney, WSYM TV-47 Scott Koenigsknecht, Fowler Public Schools Chris Laverty, UAW Local 652 Larry Lloyd, Clinton ISD Jennifer Nash, Accident Fund Company Kathi Rypkema, Parent Rep Gerald Stinnett, Williamston School District Edith Suttles, Waverly School Board Jon Tomlanovich, Eaton ISD Vernicka Tyson, MSU Clark Volz, Maple Valley School District	Kelley Bishop, MSU Brindley Byrd, Q X 2 Contracting, Inc. Paula Cunningham, LCC Gene Fernandez, Sparrow Health System Glenn Freeman, III, Greater Lansing Labor Council David Hollister, Mayor, City of Lansing Doug Stites, CAMW! Jackie Warr, Lansing School Board	George Contompasis, CAMW St. Johns Tom Griffin, Eaton ISD Jody Bennett, CCRESA Summer Hallwood Minnick, Lansing Chamber of Commerce Martha Finn, Eaton ISD Pat Jackson, CCRESA Geri Shepard, Lansing School District Linda Sanchez, City of Lansing Ralph Hansen, EISD Linda Heard, Newsletter William Brown, LCC
		Staff
		Karl Stearns Sandi Carter


ITEM #1		Public Comments
		Summer Hallwood Minnick reported on Lansing Chamber’s progress on the updating the web site. They have met with various stakeholders and are moving forward.

ITEM #2		Approval of Minutes
ACTION		Owen Johnston asked for clarification and suggested amending two items under the marketing report in the October minutes: one to reflect the STRA is considering a breakout meeting during the spring event, and the other to reflect that the marketing committee recommended not spending money on the WIGU event. Minutes approved as corrected.

ITEM #3		Subcommittee Reports
		a.Evaluation Kelly Trout and Kathy Humphrey from Ingham ISD, and Bill Brown, LCC, reported on the evaluation of the 2001-02 career preparation system. Copies of the “Executive Summary” and full report were provided. Copies will be available for ISDs to share with their schools. Edith Suttles suggested the board review the material and invite Kelly, Kathy and Bill to return to a future meeting for further discussion.
ACTION		b.Career/Technical Education Tom Griffin provided a report on the November 13th STRA employer appreciation breakfast. It was well attended and employers provided positive feedback. Ralph Hansen has data on students enrolled in local CTE programs and will be presenting that in the future. Ralph also reported on a possible threat to the Perkins funding. A proposal to eliminate funding for the Perkins Act and use the funding for the Pell Grant Program is being considered by the administration. The board moved and voted unanimously to send a letter from the board to legislators signed by the Chair. Karl also warned of possible funding cuts and changes in career preparation and other funding. The executive committee will study these issues and alert the board.
		c.Marketing 6000 students are scheduled to attend the December 3rd When I Grow Up day at the Breslin Center. Board members were invited to attend the event from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Patricia Cook reviewed information sent by Ron Mason outlining the events of the day. The first newsletter has been produced, and will feature stories on Williamston and Edith. Ideas for future stories for the newsletter should be provided to Karl. Planning is under way for the April 30th event. Three breakout rooms are available at the Kellogg Center for STRA, RIG and a dropout forum. d.Regional Implementation Group Martha Finn reported that RIG will be discussing their future focus at the November meeting and will be presenting to the executive committee. e.English as a Second Language The directory has been corrected and printed. ESL will be meeting December 2nd to discuss distribution and future direction of the committee. f.Executive Committee Report The December Career Connections board meeting has been cancelled. The January Executive Committee meeting has been moved from January 2nd to the 9th.

ITEM # 6		Other Business
		Jerry Stinnett presented a draft of a report prepared by Dr. Barb Bolin and other MDCD staff on Williamston schools and their success. Edith congratulated Dr. Stinnett, Narda Murphy and all the staff at Williamston and suggested discussing the document a future meeting.

ITEM #8		Next Meeting
		Thursday, January 16, 2003 Capital Area Michigan Works!

		Respectfully Submitted, Sandi Carter