Thanks Jim!!! Jeff sent me a link offlist...
JL On Sep 14, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Jim Flanagan wrote: > Jason, > > Take a look here: > > http://www.ilcto.org/membership > > Jim > > Sent from my iPad > Cell 773.396.4638 > Chicago 773.463.5494 > Beaver Island 231.448.2109 > > Privacy Notice: The information contained in this electronic message is > intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. This message is private and may contain information that is > privileged, confidential and/or inside information and exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:31 AM, Jason Livezey <jlive...@nlsd122.org> wrote: > >> How do you become a member, again? >> >> JL >> >> On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Hunt, Jeffrey wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the discussion about IL CTO membership and participation. Right >>> now the group’s membership is mainly focused in DuPage, Kane, Lake, and >>> Cook counties, with other members peppered across the state. The >>> individuals – Guy Ballard, Jim Flanagan, Jim Gerry, Connie Hodson, Pete >>> Knopf, Jeff Romani and me -- who wrote the organization’s goals, formed the >>> original corporation, and gained 501 (c)(3) status work in these counties. >>> We met to address professional development needs of our peer CTOs. In our >>> jobs we are asked to provide professional development for many groups in >>> our districts, but it seemed as though nobody was interested in our >>> professional growth. In meeting we promoted the group with our geographic >>> peers. From early in the organizational meetings we knew addressing the >>> professional development of all Illinois K-12 CTOs would be difficult. >>> There is a large potential group across the state. We’ve tried a variety >>> of means of bringing in CTOs who are not from the area. >>> >>> In those early discussions, several of the founders were at or nearing >>> retirement, but we thought that we could anchor the start-up of the >>> organization and hand it off to the next group of CTOs for growth and >>> stability. Only three of the founders are left on the current board of >>> directors as this handoff occurs. Jim Flanagan encouraged Jim Peterson to >>> run for the board. Jim P is the president-elect and will serve his term >>> starting in 2011. Keith Gillette, the current president, has several >>> goals, including improving member services on the web site, expanding >>> membership, and providing consistent electronic connections to the on-site >>> meeting. The first step is immediately outside the membership area – that >>> means the northwestern part of the state and north central; so the proposed >>> meetings at Starved rock and Bloomington. >>> >>> On April 15, 2011, the group, through Jim Peterson’s guidance, will be >>> meeting at Heartland Community College as an outreach to potential members. >>> Sure, that’s far from Belleville, but not much farther than a drive from >>> Waukegan. We have members in the Chicago area who have never attended a >>> meeting, but they think that membership is important. Proximity has >>> nothing to do with participation. Do you want to be part of a group that >>> is about CTO professional development? Personally, I belong to several >>> professional organizations, volunteer on their committees, and participate >>> through the Internet and the telephone, but I do not attend their >>> conferences. >>> >>> We’ve had discussions about having remote sites where members can collect >>> to network with peers and participate in the meeting. It takes somebody at >>> a location to reserve the room, order lunch, set up a projector and connect >>> their computer to the Internet and the meeting. We have one open board >>> slot in 2011. Several have written about their motivation, interest, and >>> issues of resistance on this list about joining the group. Jim Peterson, >>> as the coordinator of the slate for board elections, may be calling you to >>> run for that position. To be a board member, you have to be a member of IL >>> CTO. Your first step to bring meetings farther south is to be a member. >>> Join today! >>> >>> -=- >>> Jeff >>> >>> Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D. >>> Director, E-Learning >>> Treasurer, Illinois Chief Technology Officers, NFP >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> Jason Livezey >> Director of Technology >> New Lenox School District #122 >> Cell: 815.693.9338 >> >> ACMT Certified >> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Jason Livezey Director of Technology New Lenox School District #122 Cell: 815.693.9338 ACMT Certified
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