Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Athens, GA
March 17, 2009
10:30 A.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Ms. Patricia Barron
Mr. Fred Boatwright
Mr. Bill Cabaniss
Mr. Frank Christa, Chair
Mr. Vince Dooley
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mr. Kenny Beck
Ms. Don Fortson, Vice Chair
Mr. Stephen Felker, Jr.
Mr. Ed Geddings
Mr. Scott Hardigree
Ms. Carol Williams
Ms. Pet Williams
GUESTS
Mr. Darrell Brewer, Director of Student Activities
Ms. Cary Hardy, GOAL Winner
Mrs. Jane Brown, Academic Support Center Coordinator
CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME
Chair Frank Christa called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM welcoming everyone to the March Board Meeting.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Mr. Christa asked Ms. Andrea Daniel to introduce the first guest for the March meeting. Topic: “GOAL Winner – Cary Hardy”, Darrell Brewer, Director of
Student Activities ”.
Ms. Daniel introduced Darrell Brewer who is the Director of Student Activities.
Mr. Brewer spoke about Ms. Cary Hardy, the 2009 GOAL winner. Ms. Hardy is majoring in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Program. She will represent
Athens Technical College at the state wide competition. Ms. Hardy presented her GOAL speech and spoke about how Athens Technical College has changed her life.
Mr. Christa asked Ms. Daniel to introduce the second guest for the March meeting. Topic: “Computer Loan Program”, Jane Brown, Academic Support
Center Coordinator.
Ms. Daniel introduced Jane Brown who is the Academic Support Center
Coordinator. She has been with the college for eight and a half years. Ms.
Brown spoke about the computer loan program which helps students obtain computers through a loan program. Computers are donated to the Academic
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Christa called for approval of the February minutes for the Local Board. After reviewing, the minutes were approved with appropriate motion and seconding with no changes or deletions.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Jerry Barrow presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Economic
Development Team. Mr. Barrow introduced everyone who is part of his team and what each person is responsible for.
GREENE COUNTY
The Greene County shuttle bus, which will transport students from the Greene
County Campus to the Athens Campus, will begin running Spring Quarter.
Dr. Linda Edington is conducting human resource manager meetings once a month at the Greene County Campus.
A salon opened last quarter on the Greene County Campus and has made
$1,300 so far.
Twelve new students came to orientation.
WALTON COUNTY
COMPASS testing is now being offered on the Walton County Campus.
Financial Aid Web Cam appointments are now being conducted for students.
Twenty-three new students came to orientation.
Mr. Barrow thanked Ms. Andrea Daniel and her team for all their help and support.
ELBERT COUNTY
Businesses in Elbert County are hiring. Bubba Foods is expanding and hiring thirty employees. Pilgrims Pride is profiling the Cleaner position.
Work Ready testing has been conducted on high school seniors.
A year and a half ago, seventy-three counties applied for Work Ready status and only six counties made it. There were 2,400 Work Ready tests administered in
2008. One profile has been conducted and three are currently in progress. .

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Manufacturer’s Appreciation Week is April 13 – 17. The luncheon is April 16 th at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
Nate testing will be conducted both online and on paper. ASE testing will be conducted on about 100 auto technicians in May.
The Economic Development Team set a revenue goal of 150% for FY2008.
They are at 161%.
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Ms. Andrea Daniel announced that the Puttin’ on the Ritz event was a success with over 200 attendees. The event raised $6,000 for the Hospitality and
Culinary Program.
The Life Science Building Groundbreaking Ceremony took place on Monday,
March 16 th and will be in the newspaper.
Athens Technical College will become smoke-free and tobacco free beginning
March 30 th . Ms. Daniel thanked Ms. Tara Wolfe for heading up the committee to make the college smoke-free and Ms. Susannah Flanigan for her help in setting up cessation classes.
Auditorium seats for the new Elbert County Technical and Industrial Building are being sold at $250 per seat. So far $3,100 has been raised.
Events:
 Honor’s Day is May 5 th .
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Spring Fling is May 14 th .
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Graduation is June 11 th with GED graduation at 2:00 p.m. and diploma/degree graduation at 7:00 p.m. Assistant Commissioner Lisa
Eason will be the speaker at the GED graduation and Commissioner Ron
Jackson will be the speaker at the diploma/degree graduation.
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Earth Day will be on April 22 nd . All proceeds will go toward purchasing a purification system for the college.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Ms. Kathryn Thomas provided information to the local board regarding the
Budget Amendments. She received notification that the renovation and repair funds and equipment funds can now be spent. There has been an additional 1% cut from the budget which makes the cut stand officially at 9 ½%. The amendments were approved with Patricia Barron making a motion for approval and Ed Geddings seconding the motion with the remainder of the board in agreement.
Ms. Thomas presented the Financial Report as of February 28, 2009 which reflects the reductions in the budget.

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INSTITUIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Mr. Dan Smith presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Perkins One-Year
Funding Application. Perkins funding is for the development of academic and technical skills of students at post secondary and secondary levels. Fund allocation is based on the number of Pell grant recipients and rural makeup of our service delivery area. There are application measures that are addressed such as attainment of academic skills, technical skills, graduation rate, placement rate, and whether the college is in compliance with its budget.
Athens Technical College will receive $715,165 in funds for FY2010 which is a
7% increase from last year. $491,713 will be spent on personnel and $175,967 will be spent on equipment. The application must be submitted to the state department by April 2 nd .
The colle ge is partnering with Cedar Shoals High School’s Automotive
Technology Program to meet the requirement of a partnership at the secondary level. There is a displaced homemaker project for people who are being forced to join the workforce due to economic conditions. There is also a limited English proficiency project with Adult Education to transition people from ESL programs and GED programs to programs of study.
The application was approved with Carol Williams making a motion for approval and Stephen Felker seconding the motion with the remainder of the board in agreement.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Dr. Tydings updates: Summary of economic stimulus act handout which will affect the college. Mr. Dan Smith has been appointed as liaison to the Technical
College System of Georgia to see what we need to apply for as a Technical
College System. Dr. Carol White, Grant Coordinator, is looking at any grant opportunities.
Dr. Tydings handed out a newspaper article showing the Greene County shuttle bus which will begin running Spring Quarter.
Crossover Day was on Thursday, March 12 th . The TCSG Legislative update as of March 6 th includes bills that directly impact the Technical College System of
Georgia. Mr. Charles Craig of the Georgia Bio Group wrote a letter regarding
Senate Bill 169 that prohibits embryonic stem cell research in Georgia. The bill did get through crossover and is in the House.
Georgia Bio 2009 is an international convention being held in May to recruit life science companies to Georgia.
Senate Bill 233 changes requirements for EMT and paramedics in Georgia. It is opposed by Georgia EMTs and paramedics.
The charter was approved last week for the Career Academy.

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Dr. Tydings thanked Carol Williams for speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony and Frank Christa for attending.
The campus will be smoke free as of March 30 th which includes all tobacco products. There has been support for this by students and faculty and staff.
Dr. Tydings handed out a workforce readiness article in the newspaper written by
Dr. Jinx Patel who is on the Economic Development Foundation Board.
The budget is now at a 9½% reduction. Dr. Tydings is planning on the same cut for next year.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Chair Christa adjourned the meeting with appropriate motion and second at 11:40 a.m. Lunch was served immediately following the meeting.
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Flora W. Tydings, President
Rebecca Allen
Administrative Assistant
2/17/09
Next scheduled Board Meeting: April 21, 2009.
* Denotes action items that require a vote for approval by the local board.