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Minutes
School and Library Advisory Board Meeting
June 12, 1996
Members Present: Joanne Steneck, Phil Lindley, Gary Seekins
(for Steve Gilbert), Gary Nichols, Linda Lord
(for Raymond Poulin) Reggie Palmer, Jim Graul
(for Jim McCarthy), Barry McCrum, Bill Black
1. Minutes of May 29, 1996
Minutes accepted. Future meeting dates
discussed. Next meeting to be June 26 at the PUC.
July 11 (Thursday), August 7 and September 4 were
tentatively scheduled as future meeting dates.
2. Status Report from NYNEX on Applications &
Installation Progress
Information passed out by Mr. Henry regarding
number of installations, sites scheduled for
installation and sites waiting for loop
qualification. As of As of June 11, 1996, 717
applications have been received. Six sites were
installed as of 6/10/96 with approximately 69 in
the pipeline.
Computer grants have been approved for 225
schools and libraries. NYNEX expects to send
checks at the end of June.
Ms. Steneck reported that the Commission has
approved an extra $50,000 for training.
Jim Graul asked for clarification of the
discussion at the last meeting about
superintendents' offices purchasing frame relay
service into the School and Library Network.
According to Jim, their interest is in
communication with schools in their district. It
was agreed that, at least at this time,
superintendents' offices would not have access to
the School and Library Network. Nothing prohibits
them from connecting to their schools through
means other than the School and Library Network.
Ms. Steneck suggested that Ms. Lord and Mr.
Poulin start working on a memo to present to the
Board in September that provides a rationale for
why superintendents should be connected to the
network. This should also describe how connection
by municipal offices is the same or different and
options for charging a fee for network connection
for entities other than schools or libraries.
Mr. Palmer requested list of applicants
sorted by each independent telco's territory.
NYNEX will produce list. Ms. Steneck asked for a
list of the eligible libraries and schools in each
independent phone company's service territories.
Mr. Palmer will provide this list.
3. Consideration of Training Bidders Selected by
Maine Science and Technology Foundation
MSTF has selected three bidders to provide
training: University of Southern Maine,
University of Maine Orono and Northern Maine
Technical College. USM will cover Androscoggin,
Cumberland and York counties (320 sites - 720
trainees); NMTC will cover Aroostook County and
parts of Washington and Penobscot counties (146
sites - 292 trainees); UMO will cover the
remainder of the State (633 sites - 1,266
trainees). UMO and USM propose to do the training
for $170 per trainee and NMTC for $213 per
trainee. MSTF also plans to manage a website that
will provide assistance to those on the network.
MSTF has budgeted an additional $25,000 for this
site and $75,000 for administering the program.
MSTF did not have contracts or contract term
sheets prepared for the Board's approval.
John Pierce, the project manager for MSTF,
explained that all three trainers will use the
same printed materials. These materials have
already been developed and are in the public
domain.
The training program will start in mid-August
and run for one year; 2 days of initial training
and one day of follow-up at the school or library
site. To be scheduled as close to connection to
the network as possible. MSTF will report to the
Advisory Board on a quarterly basis on the status
of training. Evaluation process will be made part
of vendor contracts.
The Advisory Board requested contracts to be
submitted for approval at June 26th meeting. MSTF
will provide copies to Advisory Board members by
the June 24 meeting. Jay Johnson will also
provide a written description of the terms of the
$50,000 technical training for approval at the
June 26 meeting.
5. Further Discussion of Evaluation Benchmarks and
Measurements
Ms. Steneck passed out a draft memo to the
Commission describing possible evaluation
criteria, primarily based on the requirements of
L.D. 828. It was agreed to discuss this memo at
the next meeting.
6. Review of AEV Applications
The subcommittee has begun to review AEV
applications but 7 applications received so far
required further information, so none are ready to
be approved by Board or recommended to the
Commission for approval.
7. Newsletter
Ms. Steneck will work on redraft with Mr.
Beiser and present it on 6/26. Will try to keep
it to three pages for ease in mailing. It was
suggested that any Board members E-mail items for
newsletter to Ms. Steneck or Mr. Beiser so they
can be put in redraft for next meeting.
8. Other
Mr. Nichols asked NYNEX to provide budget
numbers for the project and spending to date.
NYNEX will provide the information at the next
meeting.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:40 P.M.