1. General Council Meeting
Crooms AoIT Business Advisory Council

2. Glad you could make it! March 31, 2017
Welcome!
Glad you could make it!
March 31, 2017

3. Treasurer’s Report / Budget March 31, 2017
$44,574.23
Our new Treasurer is Ivelisse V. Babá-Portalatín.
This year Treasurer’s goal is to review every document, processes and to be updated in our Google files, including and not limited to old and new files.
BAC Members may review the financials.
Upcoming expenses to submit: Scholarships, TechFest XI,
Internship, Job Shadowing trips
Endowment Current Balance: $53, as of 9/27/16

4. Committee Reports Curriculum Job Shadowing / Internship Scholarship
Marketing / Membership
Fundraising
Committee Reports
What’s your status?

5. Curriculum Goals: Implement JA Career-Related Programs
Develop teacher externship opportunities with workforce partners
Increase student participation in IT Girls Club and expand computing activities
Implement NAF Track Certification

6. Curriculum IT Girls Club
Exposing female students to careers in STEM disciplines and IT
Guest speakers are welcome
Meetings during the 2nd Wednesday and 4th Monday of each month

7. Curriculum Implement NAF Track Certification
What is NAF Track? NAFTrack Partners have committed to give special consideration to college students and job applicants who, as high school graduates, earned the NAFTrack Certification.
Requirements
Completion of four courses through either NAF curriculum, third-party curriculum, approved Advanced Placement/IB/Cisco courses, and Dual Enrollment/Early College courses
Completion of a compensated, 120-hour internship
Graduation from high school
99% of our students have been uploaded into NAFTrack
74% have active NAFTrack accounts
Six seniors on track to earn the NAFTrack Certificate this year

8. JA Career Success in Progress

9. JA Career Success in Progress

10. Job Shadowing SCPS - Nov. 4 -Done
Thank you Sean Boltz, Tom Condo, Dr. Harper
Florida Adventist University - Nov Done
Thank you Eric Cadiente
IITSEC - Dec. 1 - (Miss out this year)
CFE - Dec. 9 - Done
Thank you Bob Kindermann
EA Tiburon - Jan Done
Thank you Fazeel Gareebo
Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce - Jan. 26 rescheduled the student into other trips.
HMH - Feb. 7 Thank you Ivelisse Baba-Portalatin
Siemens - Feb. 24 Thank you John Marra
Job Shadowing
Goals:
Need field trip commitments for
Need additional BAC chaperone to attend trips

11. Internship wbl.croomsweb.org Goals:
Recruit Summer Internship Opportunities - 25 students signed up - Employer Sign Up
Prepare for Internship Fair Workshop (Employers) - April 8 a.m.
Internship Expo - April 27th 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. at Crooms Cafe

12. Scholarship Committee
Reviews are underway
Scholarship Application for 2018 updated, sent to Crooms Technical Department to upload on the Crooms website.
This year committee's goal is to review every document, processes and application to be updated in our Google files, including and not limited to old and new files.
Important dates:
3/31/2017 Due date to submit final results
4/4/2017 Committee meeting to discuss final numbers with Guidance Counselors
TBD Present awardee names to Guidance Counselors and Cathy Alper
4/28/2017 Awards Ceremony

13. Grand Total of Scholarships Awarded since 2005
$106,000
Grand Total of Scholarships Awarded since 2005
140 Recipients

14. Marketing / Membership
Tools for Success
CroomsBAC.org
facebook.com/CroomsAoITBAC
Help! How do I Jump into a Meeting?!
Experience Crooms - April 7, 2017
Next Meeting: April 9am After the Experience Crooms

15. Fundraising Committed - $27,850 - THANK YOU!!!
Only 2 speaker cancellations; thank you John Marra and Angeline Gores for filling in as needed
TechFest XII - March 15, Event Planning - already in progress
Keynote Speaker - Simon Bailey will cover both sessions
Recruiting sponsors - tinyurl.com/TechFestXII-Sponsor (link coming soon)
Workshop Sessions - tinyurl.com/TechFestXII-Speaker (link coming soon)
Next Meeting Date: 8am (Conference Call)

16. $217K New TechFest Slogan The Future of IT, The Students of Tomorrow
Grand Total raised for all TechFest events
As of TF XI
Orlando Business Journal - Veronica Brezina
New TechFest Slogan The Future of IT, The Students of Tomorrow

17. School / Business Liaison
Building the BAC’s strength - CroomsBAC.org Sign up!
BAC Business Cards? Any Leads?
Pass IT Forward PLEASE - Let’s see if it comes back around!

18. School / Business Liaison
The following BAC members have registered online:
Ivelisse, B. Suzanne K., Elizabeth M., James G., Terry C. Kevin C., Cathy A.
Can everyone take a moment to register for this school year?
This information becomes data for our NAF report.
Croomsaoit.org tinyurl.com/Partner-In-Excellence

19. NAF Dinner Auction - BOOTS & BLING - March 3, 2017
Thanks Crooms team for attending and representing our council.

20. Unfinished / New Business / Partnership Updates
Crooms 100-Annual Report
PTSA - Thank you for purchasing desserts for TechFest XI
Athletics -
SAC -
A special “thank you” to Gillian Mussell for representing Student Leadership. Much luck and success in your future endeavors!

21. Student Leadership
Multicultural week Decorating doors and creating scenes from different countries to help educate students on diverse cultures and create a more well-rounded environment
April Door Contest
Blood Drive Hosting the Big Red Bus and helping students sign up to give blood
Elections New SGA President: Ashley Castillo

22. 5th Annual Sanford Riverwalk 5K $8,076.09 (net) raised 589 runners
Coming……
6th Annual Sanford Riverwalk in
Oct. 7, 2017
Riverwalk5k.croomsweb.org

23. Summer Retreat @ Crooms AOIT
August 4th, a.m. - noon
Includes complimentary lunch
RSVP by July 31, 2017

24. Give yourselves a high five!
Let’s Wrap It Up!
Give yourselves a high five!