September 9, 2015 at 12:00 PM - Executive Committee Meeting

Discussion:  Call to order at 12:00 PM Staff: David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, Priscilla Quintana, Beth Kabes

Discussion:  Tom Maxey from AESA will be giving a presentation tomorrow. There will be a survey for Districts to complete regarding the level of service across the state.

Discussion:  Executive Director reviewed the MOU with NDE with the Exec Committee. Contracts with NDE will follow the signing of the MOU by both parties.

Discussion:  Executive Director reviewed the discussion regarding a lobbyist for the ESUCC. We need to get our voice heard so that more cuts are not made. We need to have an equal voice/support for the lobbyist.

Discussion:  Review of current goal and possibility of updating the goals. We need to align the three state initiatives and also six AQuESTT tenets. Career/Technical was the fourth goal but we have incorporated that within the initiatives and AQuESTT. Review of State Statute that defined the ESUCC. Kraig Lofquist and Marge Beatty will work with David Ludwig to come up with plan for review.

Discussion:  Begin process for 2016-2017 MSA now.

Discussion:  Discussion of how ESUCC expenses are charged to ESUs. Should the ESU use the state formula to determine costs. Need to include levy authority if go this route. Continue to discuss options.

Discussion:  Executive Director reviewed the NROC 3 year agreement. Need to move up in scale/usage over next 3 years. There are special terms of contract has written if funds are not available to support.

Discussion:  David Ludwig discussed the begining of writing procedural manual,

Discussion:  ESU 7 has one our of polypropylene 4'x8' with 6 gromets - $16; 4x4.5 is $9.

Discussion:  Reviewed the home base for staff.