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Meeting Agenda Friday March 26, 2021

Meeting Agenda

Yavapai County Educational Technology Consortium (YCETC) Board of Directors

Friday, March 26, 2021 10AM

Training Room or via zoom
YCESA
2970 Centerpointe E Dr
Prescott 86301

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AGENDA

Call to Order (President Epperson)

Welcome and Establishment of Quorum (President Epperson)

Pledge of Allegiance (President Epperson)

Limited Call to the Public

  • The Public is invited to speak about any agenda item
  • There is a limit of three (3) minutes per speaker and 20 minutes total
  • Requests to speak must be in writing and provided to the Clerk at the beginning of the meeting or prior to any agenda item
  • The President has absolute discretion over procedural matters
  • The Board may waive their :Public Participation Policy” as it applies to all speakers
  • Members of the public may indicate their support or opposition to a topic, in writing that will be noted and entered into the record
  • The Board may not respond to comments from the public, but may ask the facilitator to respond or place the item on a future agenda

Discussion and Action Items of the Consent Agenda: All items on the Consent Agenda may be adopted as a whole with one motion, unless a member of the Board wishes to consider it seperately

  1. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2020
  2. Approval of the Special Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2021
  3. Approval of the Agenda for March 26, 2021

Discussion and Action Item – Legislative Update, Secure Rural Schools Act / Forest Fee Management Association Report 

Presentation, Discussion and Action Item: Treasurer’s Report 

  1. Finance Accounts

Presentation, Discussion, and Action Item – RATIFICATION of BY-LAW CHANGE – Amend Article II, Duties and Responsibilities of the Board, Add section 6, to Read: “To facilitate the Consortium’s work, including but not limited to its role and involvement with the E-Rate program, broadband administration, State and Federal Grants, and acceptance of private donations, the Consortium has formed a sperate legal entity to be known as the Yavapai County Education Technology Consortium Inc. The entity is to be an Arizona nonprofit corporation governed by the Board of Directors as outlined herein”. This Item Now Appears in the Intergovernmental Agreement Which Authorizes the Yavapai County Educational Technology Consortium (YCETC). The Board Proposed this Item by a Unanimous Majority Vote on December 11, 2020. Ratification Must be at Least Two Weeks Later after Publishing for the Membership, and Will Require a Final 2/3 Vote of the Board of Directors

Presentation, Discussion Item: Technology and E-Rate Report 

Presentation, Discussion and Action Item: Potential Future Projects of Initiatives, and Funding Partnership. Potential Agreement between YCETC and UWYC to begin Fundraising Efforts Focused on Delivering in Home Internet Service to Students in Yavapai County

Presentation, Discussion and Action Item: Is There an Interest in Using ESSER I, II, III Funding, Related to COVID -19 , for a Collective Purchase of Technology or related items that could Qualify under E-Rate?

Discussion and Action Item: The Following Meeting Dates Have Been Established by the Board. The Board May Add Future Meeting Dates 

  • June 18, 2021 – 10 am 
  • September 10, 2021 – 10 am 
  • December 10, 2021 – 10 am 

Action Item: Adjournment:

Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be made by contacting Jenn Nelson at 928-442-5138 or Jenn Nelson@yavapai.us