Brooklyn Schools Academic Booster Club Using inexpensive technology to further your objectives by Michael Mina

A Modest Proposal Brooklyn Academic Booster Club web page To be hosted by Brooklyn City Schools web site, if possible Announce meetings, events List your goals, objectives Post downloadable documents on web page Minutes Membership application form Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

Academic Booster pages Academic Booster web pages are sometimes made available on school system web sites Examples: Woodmore Academic Boosters web site On the web site of Woodmore Local Schools, Woodville, OH LHS Academic Boosters web site On the web site of Lowell Area Schools, Lowell MI Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

Woodmore Academic Boosters Web page tells about the group Membership application in PDF PDF (Portable Document Format) can be read by the freely available Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) Often used for downloadable documents (e.g., by the White House) See http://www.woodmore.k12.oh.us/ anewweb2005/dacademic.htm Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

Woodmore Academic Boosters Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

LHS Academic Boosters Meeting minutes online in PDF See http://www.lowell.k12.mi.us/ academic_boosters.htm Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

LHS Academic Boosters Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

LHS Academic Boosters Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

Converting Word to PDF PDF995 (at http://www.pdf995.com) Free software, easy to use Used by various departments at Cleveland State University to post documents online, including agendas and minutes of the Data Stewardship Committee that I chaired Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

CSU Data Stewardship Cmte. Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

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What I can do for you If you are interested, I will Discuss this proposal with the Brooklyn City Schools web manager Offer training in the installation and use of PDF995 This is offered on a voluntary basis Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

My Background Currently the University Data Administrator, Strategic Planning Dept., Cleveland State University Currently teach seven technology courses, primarily at CSU, but I have also taught at CWRU, The Computer Workshop, etc. Previously served as a Business Technologist, Sr. Statistical Analyst, Underwriting Analyst, Actuarial Analyst for companies such as Medical Mutual, William M. Mercer, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Copyright © 2005 Michael Mina

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