GCPTA MEETING MINUTES
At Hilton Hotel - Clear Lake, Texas
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

The meeting was opened by Steve Ames and the participants introduced themselves.

New Members:
In-District Associate Member:
Larry Neff of Lamar University - Port Arthur
Orville Voiers of Aristech - Pasadena

(1)Subcommittee recommended the development of student workbooks to go with the instructor guides. These workbooks will increase workbooks from the instructor guides. Also this will help the GCPTA secure funds for its operating budget. Subcommittee received approval from the GCPTA members to pursue this activity. Anyone interested in the development of the student workbooks, contact Steve Ames by April 21, 1999.

• NSF (National Science Foundation) Grant - approximately $900,000.00

All money has been allocated, see attachment - NSF Advanced Technological Education Grant.
For a copy of the text of the original proposal, call Joanna Kile at 409-938-1211 ext. 502.


• Subcommittee approve application for LAAP Grant - Web based educational program

Subcommittee - Public Relations - Karen Baird
The next newsletter will go out 2nd week of May. All articles for the newsletter are due Friday, April 30, 1999 by 4:00pm. The newsletter will be published every four months. Primedia has volunteered postage and distribution of the newsletter. Possible new Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance Stationary Logo. Career Expo has been moved to Friday, February 11, 2000, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the San Jacinto-Central Campus Ballroom. Only one career expo will be held per year. For a copy of the Press Release for the Bellwether Award, please call Valerie at 281-834-0766. Conference - co-sponsor for the Bellwether Award - National Counsel for Occupational Education - October in Seattle, Washington.

Subcommittee - Education - Troy Waters for Barry Hardy & Denise Navarro
Pilot meeting at College of the Mainland, Friday, May 14, 1999 for SH&E and Intro. courses. Call Cheryl Smith of TDS at 281-488-1128 to RSVP for this meeting.

Check out the web site for Joining the Workforce at www.mainland.cc.tx.us/workforc. The focus of this is to get educators and employers together in the workplace. If you like to sign up online you may do so by e-mail to: workforce@mail.mainland.cc.tx.us. The Project Administrator of this Perkins project is Don Bass of College of the Mainland.

Texas Skills Standards Board
Lee Rector purposed idea that GCPTA and Texas Skills Standards Board work together to find common ground. New subcommittee was formed, Skills Standards Subcommittee. This subcommittee is chaired by Cathy Williams-Foster. Anyone interested in membership for this subcommittee, contact Cathy at 713-215-3262 or at cathy.foster@wilcom.com.

Distance Learning - Duncan Welder
Please complete and return all surveys to Valerie by fax 281-834-3056 as soon as possible. If you did not receive a survey, please call Valerie at 281-834-0766.

Financial Report - John Payne
Budget was approved 4-16-99. The budget works on a calendar year. Change the subscriptions so the colleges to match industry subscriptions. Subscription letters have gone out. Still waiting on responses. Albemarle will sponsor GCPTA booth at next API Conference.

Advisory Committee Feedback

Brazosport College - Recruiting at high schools
Are currently using the some of the WECM standardized courses
Brazosport College and the Dow Chemical Company are currently working together on pilot course (PT3). It's an estimated 300 hours of work for the NSF Grant.

Alvin College - 93 students in program
Piloting Safety, Health & Environment Course

San Jacinto College - Central Campus - Massive growth in enrollment.
Now offering 20 sections in Process Technology
1 new instructor
Accreditation - PTEC program would be rated exemplary if program was at least three years old.

Wharton County Jr. College - Tessinger's has donated half of their building for class space for Process Technology classes, also built two additional classrooms. Grand Opening Soon.

College of the Mainland - PTEC Orientation Wednesday, May 12, 1999 6:00pm - 8:00pm
College of the Mainland - room T-07

Del Mar College - Full time coordinator needed for Process Technology and Chemical Technology.

Lamar University - Institute of Technology - Ground breaking of new buildings on March 16, 1999.
Huntsman Corporation and LUIT - co-op
Expanded Process Technology classes to summer
Added chemistry
Job shadowing - progress, not enough jobs for all qualifying students

Lee College - Intro. and SH&E course are picking-up
Pilot unit is up
Dexter program is up
3 full-time instructors and 15 part-time instructors
Have 7 of the WECM courses

Alliance Web Site
Web Site www.processtech.org under construction by Bob Kosar. If your school or company has a web site and it Is not accessible by just a click, contact the webmaster, Bob Kosar by e-mail: bobkosar@hal-pc.org.
College of the Mainland is hosting server

Alliance Video
Alliance Video by LarMar Video Productions Inc. - Call 225-869-8015 or by e-mail larmar@stargazer.net
Alliance will get 10 copies of video free, the video will be sold to Alliance members.
Volunteers to validate script are: Doug Hill, Lamar Garrett and Bill Raley.

Audience: Ninth and tenth graders, junior high and high school students.

Objectives: After viewing the video, the audience will:
1. Know of the existence of community college courses aimed at giving them job skills needed in the petroleum and chemical industries;
2. Be motivated to begin taking courses in high school which prepare them for employment in the industries.

Running Time: a maximum or ten minutes

FUTURE MEETINGS -

Education Subcommittee Meeting
Scheduled as needed

Distance Education Subcommittee Meeting
Next meeting date has not been confirmed.
College of the Mainland

GCPTA and Louisiana Alliance Joint Meeting
Friday, June 25, 1999

9:00am - 1:00pm
Players Island Hotel - Lake Charles, Louisiana
Contact Valerie at 281-834-0766 for a map to the hotel. Your hotel reservations must be made by May 24, 1999 if you want the $69.00 "GCPTA room block".

Thirty-five people in attendance
Meeting Adjourned at 12:30 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Valerie M. Billiot, Administrative Assistant
Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance

1999-2002