1. Trade Technology Advisory Committee Procedures
CONNECTICUT TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM Trade Technology Advisory Committee (TTAC)
Trade Technology Advisory Committee Procedures
08/26/08

2. COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION

3. TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION
Industry Representatives (minimum of three) from Local Area Companies in your school district
Including Specialty Representative (where applicable)
(Example-Building Inspector for the Construction Trades)
2) Department Head and Instructor(s)
3) Students (Graduate within the last five years-current student is optional)
4) Trade Consultant – Ex Officio
5) School Administrator – Ex Officio
6) Optional Members – Academic Teachers, Parents, Students, Etc.
7) Chairperson – selected from anyone within the committee

4. MEETING PROCESS

5. TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING PROCESS
Minimum of two (2) per year
Meetings scheduled by Department Head by September 24 and reviewed by their Administrator
GENERAL ITEMS FOR EVERY MEETING
Agenda, which is reflective of the minute form supplied, along with additional items that are important to your program reviewed with Administrator
Examples: Field Trips, Professional Development , Legal Questions, Skills-USA.

6. MEETING PROCESS TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FIRST MEETING
Completed by November 20th
GENERAL ITEMS PREVIOUSLY LISTED PLUS THESE
Standard Equipment List reviewed and signed off by chairperson
NOCTI process and results reviewed
Textbooks and Technology reviewed and suggestions made
Meeting length 60 minutes (not including dinner)
Simplified Standardized minute and participant forms on the “Trade Folder” located on the network drive completed and forwarded to Principal by the end of November

7. MEETING PROCESS TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SECOND MEETING
Completed between February and May
GENERAL ITEMS PREVIOUSLY LISTED PLUS THESE
Curriculum reviewed and suggestions noted
NOCTI –Preparation or Debriefing
Review the Graduate Follow-Up Study (available from Kim Traverso)
Notification of Trade Reauthorization date (available from Robert Martin)
Meeting length 60 minutes (not including dinner)
Simplified Standardized minutes and participant forms on the “Trade Folder” located on the network drive completed and forwarded to Principal by the end of May

8. MINUTE RECORDING PROCESS

9. MINUTE RECORDING PROCESS
TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTE RECORDING PROCESS
Responsibility of Department Head to designate a recorder and must ensure that minutes are recorded at every meeting using the simplified standardized template that is available electronically in their trade folder labeled T.T.A.C.
Document will be “saved as”
TTAC – Trade - School - Date
example: TTAC - Carpentry - Grasso
*Remember it’s a TEMPLATE and must be saved back into your trade folder as a DOCUMENT titled TTAC – Trade – School - Date
Trade Advisory Minutes are to be ed only to the Principal who will review and place the final version of all their trade/technologies minutes) in their school’s folder on the “V” drive.

10. RESPONSIBILITIES
DEPARTMENT HEAD

11. TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBILITIES
Meet with administration to schedule two (2) tentative meeting dates by October 1st. The Principal will place the information in their school’s folder on the “V” drive.
Complete Committee Composition prior to the 1st meeting and forward meeting dates with Trade Advisory members to their
Compose the Meeting Agenda following the Minutes Form
Elect a Chairperson and designate a recorder
Minutes and participant information recorded on standardized form and forward electronically to the Principal.
Complete tasks required – Standard Equipment List sign-off, review of textbooks, curriculum, and review of supply money, etc.

12. RESPONSIBILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

13. ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Review Trade Technology Advisory Committee guidelines with the Trade Department Head and Instructor(s) by the end of August
Set tentative meeting dates with Trade Department Heads by the end of September . Place the dates of your trade / technology meeting dates on the appropriate form on the “V” drive by the end of September.
Review standardized reporting forms, located on the “V Drive” with the Department Head prior to the 1st meeting.
Review the agenda with Department Head
Secure information on Trade Reauthorization and Graduate Follow-Up from Central Office and forward to the Department Head
Review committee minutes and insure they are acceptable and place them in your school’s folder on the “V” drive.

14. RESPONSIBILITIES
TRADE CONSULTANT

15. TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TRADE CONSULTANT RESPONSIBILITIES
Review Trade Technology Advisory Committee meeting dates.
Assist in locating participants if requested by Department Head
Attend as many meetings as possible
Review minutes, list the top three (3) concerns for each of the trade areas and forward to your State Steering Team
Construct action plans for each concern in conjunction with your State Steering Team

16. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

17. TRADE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the process in detail to the Administrative Teams
Produce a spreadsheet of all Trade Technology Advisory Committee meetings for the school year which will be placed on the “V” drive.
Attend as many meetings as possible
Review common concerns and action plans with the Management Team and report back at a Trade Consultants Meeting
Advise Administrative Teams on success and/or needed improvement of individual Trade Technology Advisory Committees
Assist in the development of an External Customer Survey to measure the success of the Trade Technology Advisory Committee process