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WVIZ Advisory Council
Minutes from Meeting
April 14, 2015
Registration and refreshments began at 7:30 a.m. in the PB&J lounge. This month’s meeting was sponsored by itSavvy
and Squirrels.
The meeting began at 9:02 a.m.
Laurie Switzer, PreK-16 Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator, welcomed the group and spoke briefly on the activities
coming up for the Education Department. She introduced new attendees and guests; reminded everyone of the
program to secure graduate credit with perfect attendance at all Advisory Council meetings and explored ways to
communicate within schools and districts.
Jennette Kane, Advisory Council Steering Committee Chair conducted the business portion of the meeting. The minutes
of the March 3, 2015 meeting were approved. Steering Committee members with expiring terms were recognized and
presented with thank you gifts:
Jeremy Shorr, Supervisor of Instructional Technology. Mentor Public Schools.
Renee Yoder-Elias, Director of Professional Development Services. Ashland University.
Jennette Kane, Supervisor of Technology, Orange City Schools, was presented with the 2015 Betty Cope Award for
outstanding achievement and dedication to Advisory Council.
Laurie Switzer presented the “Top 10 Ideas to Present to the Educators you Represent”:
10. The 2015 WVIZ/PBS Auction
9. Advisory Council meeting dates for the 2015-2016 school year.
8. Fair on the Square
7. Distance Learning programs including a summer workshop in August.
6. Programs from Online education
5. Summer toy workshop for K-6 teachers with Science responsibilities
4. Amazing Technology Race summer workshop and conference with John Chin via Skype
3. iCoach Professional Learning
2. ideastream Kids Day. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
1. Distribute “Connections” newsletter digitally to all educators in your schools
The 2015 Innovative Educators were introduced and recognized:
Stacy Aker. Technology Teacher (Grades 5-8). Columbia Local Schools.
Amy Roediger. Chemistry Teacher. Mentor High School.
STEM Elementary Team. Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Parma City Schools.
After a short break, the Innovative Educators presentations followed. Each winner presented for 15 minutes and
followed with Q & A.
The meeting concluded at 11:20 a.m.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Wasil
Executive Administrative Assistant
WVIZ/PBS ideastream
ATTENDANCE
School/Organization
Amherst Exempted Village Schools
Ashland University
A-Tech
Avon Local Schools
Beachwood City Schools
Bedford City Schools
Buckeye Local High
Buckeye Local School District
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District
Chardon Local School District
Clearview Local Schools
Cleve. Hts.-Univ. Hts. School Dist.
Columbia Middle School
Columbia Middle School
Coventry Local School District
Cuyahoga Falls City School District
Cuyahoga Falls City School District
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Eagle Academy/CMSD
Euclid City Schools
Geauga County ESC
Independence Local Schools
INFOhio
Kenston Local Schools
Lake Ridge Academy
LGCA
LGCA
Lorain City School District
Mayfield City Schools
Mayfield Middle School
Medina City School District
Medina City Schools
Memorial Park Elementary School
Mentor City Schools
Mentor City Schools
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First Name
Mark
Renee
Karen
Karen
Angela
Michael
Nick
Joy
Lori
Linda
Deby
Kathy
Stacy
Rebecca
Kelly
James
Karen
Connie
Robert
Paul
Deborah
Laura
Jennifer
Andreas
Jutta
Barbara
John
Marc
Heather
Kate
John
Christina
Adam
Michael
Deb
Last Name
Kostur
Yoder-Elias
Uspenski
Huddle
Maxwell
Zaletel
Orlando
Fabian
Guerrini
Ross
Cokain
Lawrence
Acker
Brendza
Kendrick
Marras
Gedeon
Mangan
Zellers
Burkart
Morgan
Janosek
Schwelik
Johansson
Swoboda
Reynolds
Greaves
Evans
Wellendorf
Sherwood
Metzner
Hamman
Fender
Lynch
Fazenbaker
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Mentor High School
Mentor High School
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Public Schools
Montessori High School at University Circle
North Coast Council
Orange City Schools
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City School District
Parma City Schools
Perry Local School District
Perry Local School District
Revere Local School District
Rocky River City School District
SMART Coaches
SMARTSolution Technlologies
SMARTSolution Technlologies
St. Anselm Elementary
St. Paschal Baylon Elementary School
Stepstone Academy
Strongsville City Schools
Vermilion Local Schools
Virtual Schoolhouse
West Geauga Local Schools
Wickliffe City School District
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Amy
William
Jeremy
Larry
Matthew
Libby
Lori
Jennette
Jeannette
Jennifer
Margaret
Patrick
Rashelle
Ryan
Melissa
Stacy
Jack
Rob
Cynthia
Dianna
Jeanne
Fran
Lauren
Kerry
Iryna
Colleen
Patricia
Jennifer
Patricia
Sean
Stephanie
Roediger
Wade
Shorr
Luciano
Miller
Panhorst
Slingerland
Kane
Dumot
Detmar
King
Geschke
Porter
Morton
Moore
Stuhldreher
Thompson
Renau
Gobrogge
Foley
Goldberg
Reddick
Oczypok
Kawa
Kulick
Lennon
Schaefer
Bengele
Marxen
Whelan
DeMichele
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