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October 2006 Commission Meeting

 

Notice

The Maine Commission for Community Service will hold its regular business meeting:

Friday, October 20, 2006
Cross Office Building, Room 105, Sewall St., Augusta ME
              

All business meetings are open to the public.

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Agenda

Time

Topic

Leader

10:00

Call to Order

Dube

10:05

Welcome, Announcements, Agenda Adjustments
» Introductions
» Announcements (Adhoc Committee, Budget, Committee chairs posting minutes, member commercials)
» Additions or Deletions to Agenda

Dube

 

Business Reports
(Reports submitted are posted. Follow links in agenda below. Discussion limited to action items.)

 

10:15

A. September Minutes

TBD

10:20

B. Nominations
1. Resignations
2. New Recruits needed

Nunan

10:25

B. Excellence and Expertise
1. Program Operations Training and Professional Development


Schlutt

10:35

Marketing and Public Relations
1. Overview of recurring events on MCCS calendar

Need chair; KG update

10:40
Partnerships
1. Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordination
2. DOT Org/VMaine

Nunan, Morse


10:55

Focus on Mission/Responsibilities
1. MCCS activities and projects related to inclusion


Janet May

11:20

2. Commissioner Orientation Part 2:
     a. Review Commissioner role
     b. Following the money: where funding comes from, goes to, and who decides

Crofton

11:40

3. Training: What, for Whom, and Intended Outcomes
     a. Blaine House Conference
     b. TriState National Service
     c. Maine National Service grant staff and partner staff
     d. New initiatives -- online and the institute


Dube, Schink, Goding

12:00

Networking Lunch

 

12:30

4. How the board really works:
          ~ Convener: bring groups together
              to work jointly
          ~ Facilitator:help groups resolve conflicts
              and reach consensus
          ~ Catalyst:make change happen
          ~ Partner:combine Government resources
              with others'
Dube


1:00

Planning and Future Initiatives
1.  2007 MCCS Budget for Federal Dollars
2.  Update from Dept. of Education on service learning and citizenship education
3. Keep ME Warm -- commission role and status


Crofton
Hartman

Crofton

1:30

Business Wrap Up and Adjourn to Work Sessions
» Reminder: Complete meeting evaluation forms
» Items for November agenda-- authorize grants task force and exec committee, TriState Report, ________________
» Meetings to schedule before members leave:______
» Adjourn

 

     

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