PC-CAPS
6 week update
September 4, 2012
Key Components
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Business Partners/Partner Projects
Curriculum/Concurrent Enrollment
Instructors
Advisory Board
Marketing/Website
Financial
Business Partners/Partner Projects
and/or Speakers/Mentors
• Key connections made in the Business Community:
1. USTAR - Ted McAleer
2. Zions Bank, PC Medical Center - Becky Kearns
3. IHC/Park City Medical Center – Wendi Allen, Dan Davis,
Dorothy Gibson
4. Matt Peterson (VP Utah Fund of Funds)
5. Dr. John Hanrahan (People’s Health and councilman)
6. Rex Falkenrath (Westminster and business community)
7. Keli Christensen (Montage)
8. Katy Heddens (Black Diamond Gymnastics)
9. Kristen Robinson (EZ-Lift Rescue)
10. Michael Swenson (Swenson Strategies)
Business Partners/Partner Projects
and/or Speakers/Mentors
• Key connections made in the Public Sector:
1. Liza Simpson (PC town councillor)
2. Thomas Eddington (Director of Planning
Department, PC)
3. Donna McAleer (Candidate for Congress)
4. Abby McNulty (PCEF), Trisha Worthington (PCF)
5. Vince Beerman, Jim Banister
6. Ari Ionnides, Michael Hanahan (Boarddocs/Emerald
Data Solutions)
7. Jon Beutler – Park City Business Resource Center
(BRC)
Business/Partner Projects
• Upcoming Meetings:
– Jeff Edwards, CEO of Economic Development Corporation
of Utah (EDC) – 9/17
– Judy Young/Richard Nelson Utah Technology Council (UTC)
- TBA
Curriculum/Concurrent Enrollment
• Identified statewide CTE Courses with concurrent college
enrollment:
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UVU – USTAR just gave them $325k. (Ted McAleer)
Weber State – Largest concurrent/CTE program in the state
Utah State SLCC USU – Meeting w. Rhonda Menlove (Senior Vice Provost for Regional
Campuses and Distance Education & Utah House of Representatives)
– Westminster – Previous attempts in various subjects have all failed except for
math. Most likely option at this point is a internship/research type of course
credit. Rex Falkenrath is our ambassador there.
• Currently reviewing teacher requirements and available
curricula
• Project Lead The Way (Engineering curriculum used at
BVCAPS, UVU, Utah State, and Weber and Granite school
districts)
Instructors
• Completed teacher inventory assessment –
– what their bachelors/masters degrees are and what
teaching endorsements they hold as they apply to
concurrent enrollment and qualifications to instruct
courses such as Engineering, Bioscience, etc.
Instructors
• Met with teachers/administrators to gain
support/understanding of the program:
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Ed Mulick (Head of teacher association, PCHS)
Lyndsay Anderson (PCHS Vice Principal)
Counselors (PCHS and Learning Center)
Treasure Mountain Jr. High Faculty Meeting
Caleb Fine, Danny Fisher, Sheridan Schiffgen, George
Murphy (PCHS)
– Meghan Zarnetske (TMJS Earth/Physical Science)
– Nora Buchanan (Latino outreach at Learning Center)
– Ben Ray, Ed Mulick, Mary Purzycki, , Charlie Matthews,
Kathleen Waller (Science teachers at PCHS)
Instructors
• Scheduled for September:
– Anna Williams (Latinos in Action)
– D’Arcy Benincosa (Film)
– Marie Shepherd, Willow Amendola, Kellie Yates,
Celeste Cohorn, Jennifer Ivers (EHMS counselors
and teachers)
– Gina Mason (GATE)
– Nicole Todd (Learning Center)
– English teachers (PCHS)
Advisory Board
• Met w. Becky Kearns at Zions. She has been on many advisory
boards and will help guide me through setting up our board.
• Next steps:
– Determine key purpose/focus of the board
– Determine makeup of the board (business, educators,
philanthropic, legislative, etc.)
– Create basic guidelines, application process
Marketing/Website
• Basic Web presence www.caps.pcschools.us (8/8)
• Press announcing the program:
– Article in Utah business (8/12)
– Appearance on PCTV morning show (8/20)
– Guest on KPCW (8/10)
• Added PCCAPS to student volunteer programs
• Commitments for Testimonials: Ted McAleer (USTAR),
Dr. Hanrahan (People’s Health and Summit Cty Council,
Moe Hickey. (Targeting: Jeff Edwards (EDC), Richard
Nelson (TCO), President of Westminster, Dean of
Admissions of Stanford, etc.)
Marketing/Website
• Meeting w. Cathy Slusher (C&S Creative)
• Coming up in the next month:
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Facebook page
Google+
Search Engine Optimization
Meeting w. PCHS Student Council
Meeting to develop CAPS website with student login portal
• October:
– Student marketing internships w. PCCAPS
– Meeting w. Honor Society
– PCHS PTSO meeting featured speaker
Financial
• Budget created
• PCEF funding request (awaiting response 9/11)
Next Month:
• Laura Harsh/Abby McNulty – Blue Valley Foundation and PCEF
information session.
• Shari Gottlieb/Abby McNulty – Gave $5k to PCCAPS.
• Jon Pierpont - New Department of Workforce Services
Director
Operations
• Anne Smith – parent volunteer
• Trip scheduled 9/11-12 to BVCaps
– Administrators: Bob O’Connor and Lyndsay Anderson
(PCHS), Nicole Todd (PCLC)
– Counsellors: Dara Smith (PCHS), Diane Cashel (TMJS),
Missy Paskoski (PCLC)
– Teachers: Caleb Fine, Danny Fisher, Lars Nordfelt, Deb
Alcox (PCHS)
– PCCAPS: Tom VanGorder, Jennifer Jackenthal