Professional Development Committee
March 7, 2004

GEOpower workshop report - cost around $700 - 16 attended - good reviews from attendees - most from small towns - most were high school teachers

Next GEOpower workshop - Location - Wichita, April 17th
- possible contact - Linda Carlton SS and Sci dir for Wichita School District

Possible future SW Kansas

Honorarium policy for GEOpower
Motion by Melodie and 2nd by Lynn
The KGA will provide a honorarium to the presenting coordinator(s) at the rate of $40 per attendee (actual or dropping less than 1 week before) to be distributed equally among coordinators.

2004 TC Grants - Updated cover sheet and guidelines.
Contact Deanna Kuder to see if she will be a review of the grants and if she will coordinate the reviewing team (3 needed). Suggested reviewer Glenda Johnson, Alice King, Darlene Handlin, Deb Bolton, LouAnn Getz. Should only take one meeting.

TC levels
Motion by Judy and 2nd by Melodie
The KGA will begin a new program to recognize members for volunteer service with 3 levels of recognition to begin with the Fall 2004 Conference and to be reviewed annually by the Executive Committee at the Fall Conference.

All point allocations/designations are subject to interpretation by the PDC committee.


NCGE 2004
Pay Reg. for TCs - $123 each

Summer Institute 2004 - continued work on plan/schedule - limited to 10 participants

Fall Conf. - Salina, Sept 11th - Sandy?


Lesson Plans to standards - finished? - still being worked on.


Next meeting - May 8th - 11:00 - Deb Hamil

Summer 2005 - Advanced Summer Institute. SW, deep south, Rustbelt, Lewis and Clark route