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Regional CTAP Calendar of Events & Trainings - Distribution Dates:
Note: An addendum to the Sept/Dec 08 will be produced for Santa Cruz and SBCOE |
| I. CTAP PROJECTS |
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II. PLANNING for 2008-2009 |
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2007-2008 "Looking Back"
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2008-2009 "Planning for New Year"
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Partners: Business Partners: Yahoo!, Apple, Adobe, Krause Center, COEs, Discovery Streaming, Region 3 and 10 Educational Partners RSDSS, Standards/Assessment, ELD, Migrant Ed, New Teacher, AVID, Curriculum Coordinators, 4 COEs Districts |
Continue to grow partnerships | |
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REGIONAL PROGRAM What? Who? How? Where?
Customers: LEA, COEs, Districts, Schools, Leadership participants, individual Teachers and Admin |
1. Delivery of Services: AB430, Grant Support, Trainings, OMS, Tech Integration
2. Purchasing Tools & Resources: OMS, Curriculum Companion (500), Blackboard (5,000), PbWiki, Adobe Connect/Presenter (500/50), Ning!, Skype, Zoomerang, SurveyMonkey, etc.
3. Building Content: Web 2.0, CyberSafety/Ethics, Tech Integration, etc.
4. Data Collection: OMS |
1. Continued development and delivery of Services: AB430 Modules, Grant Support, Trainings, OMS (note: AB430 expansion for modules)
2. Purchasing Tools & Resources: Continued licensing, plus Atomic Learning (500 licenses), Atomic Learning (500), Inspiration (100). Contracts w/Districts, Schools, etc. (e.g., Atomic Learning, CC, OMS, Blackboard, Inspiration, Adobe Presenter/Connect, etc.)
3. Building Content: Continue to identify and develop. Decide format and location.
4. Data Collection: OMS - a). Goal: 100% evaluation completions, b). Consultations(Purpose, Outcome, Next Steps), c). Revise Program Areas/Objectives in OMS, d). complete info p/events |
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CTAP REGION V - Communications & Content Management |
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Goal: Create "portal" entry to access all Region V tools/resources/content/information.
Goal: Clarify use of tools Note: OMS & RSDSS (SBCOE/Liz, SCCOE/Martha, SCruz/MarkR, MCOE/MaryW: CDE is setting the protocol for OMS use. |
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CONTENT FOCUS |
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Group Discussion
AB472: http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/ma/mardletter.asp
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END OF YEAR (EOY) DATA |
Refer to: "R_5_data.tables"
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Goal: 100% evaluations Goal:Consultataions (Purpose, Outcome, Next Steps) Goal:Reaching Tech underserved and Rural |
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Obstacles |
OBSTACLES/CHALLENGES
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SOLUTIONS:
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CTAP CALENDAR
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Identify for 08-09 critical COE meetings: Santa Cruz: (K) = Manager (whole office/1x month - 2nd Wed); C & I network (1x month), Principal meetings (not every Friday)... Monterey: TBA (Jeanne/Martin) |
| III. STATUS |
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"Looking Back" |
"Planning for New Year" | |
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2007-2008 |
2008-2009 | |
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Staffing |
Interim Director/Grants Manager: Diana
Monterey: Martin
San Benito: Liz (PT contract)
Santa Clara: X
Santa Cruz: Kristi
Consultants: John Guglielmino, Sharon Meyers, Ken Graeber, Sara Armstrong, Larry Liden |
Director: Diana/Interim
Grants Manager: Diana/John
Monterey: Martin
San Benito: Liz (PT contract)
Santa Clara: Paula, ?
Santa Cruz: ? (Position Advertised)
Consultants: John G, Nancy Pang, Carolyn Tuomy, Ken Graeber, Larry Liden |
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Funding |
Last Year of Program 05-08 | Status: Program funded until June 30, 2009. Waiting for legislative decision (AB1637) |
| PD Offerings - Standards | Minimum of 10 for local COE Minimum of 20 for customized district offerings |
| III. CTAP PLAN 2008-2009 |
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MAIN THEMES |
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| CONTENT MANAGEMENT & ACCESS: Internal and Public CTAP website and google site |
CTAP Region V Google Site: 1. Public Access: http://ctap5.org Click the "All New Workshops!" graphic 2. http://sites.google.com/site/ctapvworkshops/Home: google sites (both internal & public) Workshop format: CTAP banner header is a default. The elements of the workshop will include: Agenda and Workshop Resources (e.g., web links, support materials, workshop extensions, templates, model uses/samples) Public access: either CTAP Region V website or directly with our 'google site' url. Internal staff: we can build from here and keep it "internal" in the process of organizing our workshop. We can also share with one another since we have admin rights: Martin, Paula, Liz, Carolyn, Diana. Agenda and workshop resources are separate text boxes ('gadget title'). When creating elements of the Agenda add what the item is (e.g., Website, PDF, PPT, podcasting, .mov, .wsf, etc.). Text box: 'wrap' to adjust window to any resolution size. Uploading to Google site: max is 100MB for group In progress: team will use SCCOE's server for CTAP to upload our docs/movies, etc. to. TBD Facilitator's Notes: will be added by each workshop developer. This link will be at the end of the workshop's "Web Resources" list. (It will be a link to a google page with these notes.) |
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Leadership Coaches/Mentors |
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| Creating an Online Professional Learning Community (Ning!) |
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| E-Tools for English Language Learners |
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| Screencasting |
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| Tech Integration In The Classroom. (Elem, JHS, HS) |
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| E-Portfolios |
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Power Point
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Learn the basics of PowerPoint to create presentations that will grab your students' attention and help teach skills and reinforce concepts. You will learn how to create a basic slide show with transitions and graphics along with some important design principals that will help you make stunning slideshows |
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| Word |
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| Excel |
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| Inspiration/Kidspiration |
Inspiration and Kidspiration are fantastic tools to help students plan, research and complete projects successfully. Students can create graphic organizers to help them visualize ideas, concepts and relationships and help improve writing proficiency in either diagram or outline format. The program's graphics and text to speech capabilities help English Learners express themselves. Learn the basic of this program and receive a copy at only $30 with training (regularly, $70)! What a deal! |
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| iLife in Education |
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| iLife: iTunes |
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| iLife: Garageband |
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| iLife: iDVD |
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| iLife: iMovie |
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| iLife: iPhoto |
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| iLife: iWeb |
Apple’s iWeb software combines a templated-based approach to webpages, blogs, and podcasts. Get all the benefit of these communication / information technologies without having to learn the code behind them. Easy to use. Here is one teacher’s site made with iWeb: Click here. | |||||||||
| iWork in Education |
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| iWork:Keynote |
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| iWork:Pages |
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| iWork: Numbers |
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| Google Tools: Overview |
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| Google Tools: Earth |
This is trippy! Take your class on a trip around the world; a virtual trip. Google Earth can be used for social studies, science, math and more. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Learn how to navigate and “fly” to different locations, zoom in, and mark places of interest. | |||||||||
| Google Tools: Sites |
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| Google Tools: Sky |
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| Google Tools: Docs & Presentation |
Google Docs and Presentation are easy-to-use online tools that enables you and your students, or colleagues, to create, store and share files and presentations instantly, and collaborate online in real time. Learn how you can create new documents and presentations from scratch or upload existing ones. There's no software to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer. |
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| Curriculum Companion |
Curriculum Companion offers an extensive library of curriculum resources aligned directly to the activities and lessons in the Open Court, Houghton Mifflin, McDougal Littell, and Holt state adopted curriculum materials in English Language Art. Curriculum Companion offers PowerPoint presentations and graphic organizers for each lesson along with links to web sites that make it easy to integrate technology into the Language Arts curriculum. Attend this class and receive a free license ($49 value) for this fantastic site. |
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| Blogs |
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| MovieMaker |
Learn how to use the free software that comes with Windows to have you and your students create instructional, informational, and classroom movies using audio, graphics, and video resources found online. |
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| Wikis |
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| Online Collaboration for Educators (Google Docs , Skype & Zoho) |
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| Thinkfinity |
If you are looking for free, top-quality online interactive tools and lesson plans, this is the site for you! Thinkfinity is loaded with educational resources to strengthen problem solving, creativity and critical thinking skills for the 21st century. Learn how this consortium of websites can enhance your program. |
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| Web Publishing: Communicate! |
The Internet has become a basic tool for communication with students and parents. Publishing to the web comes in a variety of formats, from newsletters to photos, video, blogs and more. How will you reach your community? | |||||||||
| Podcasting & Other Audio Tools |
An increasingly popular form of communication, podcasting technology allows users to make audio recordings and post them to the Web for automagic download. Imagine your own classroom podcast, where students write, speak, communicate ideas with real audiences via the Internet. Or perhaps you’d like to create your own weekly podcast for students and/or parent communication. The possibilities are great, so come and experiment with podcasting technology. | |||||||||
Digital Storytelling
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Photo Story 3 is a free, easy to use program for Windows users. Incorporate writing, reading and oral language skills in a fun and easy way. Learn to use digital create a slideshow and build students' fluency by recording them narrating a story, article or poem. Using PhotoStory, create a movie of the finished product. It's fun and easy! See examples of how to integrate this program into your curriculum. |
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| Interactive White Boards (Promethean & Smart) |
Interactive whiteboard technology has arrived at many schools. Annotate webpages and documents; use flash files to demonstrate concepts; create interactive games for your students; and more. Jump on the leading edge and work with this unique tool and its accompanying software. | |||||||||
| Integrating Digital Photography |
Make the most of your digital images. This class will give you ideas for projects to use all those digital photos. Learn to create slide shows and print projects that incorporate images from your camera and the web to enhance and reinforce curriculum. |
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| iCollaborate: Blogs, Wikis, Video Chat |
Blogs and wikis are an increasingly popular form of communication and are very easy to set up and use. Imagine your own classroom blog or wiki, where students write and communicate ideas and to collaborate on projects. Add the possibility of communicating live with software already on your computer and you have a set of powerful learning tools. | |||||||||
| iPhoto Classroom Projects |
Learn the basics of iPhoto and then focus your day on developing one or more projects to use with/for students. Let's DO SOMETHING with those photographs: a slideshow, a QuickTime movie, a web page, a book and more. | |||||||||
| Admin Academy: #1 Cybersafety 1 |
Session 1 of 2: Digital Citizenship and cybersafety have jumped to the forefront for site and district administrators. Join your colleagues, CTAP staff, and a local lawyer in an exploration of the issues. |
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| Admin Academy: #2 Cybersafety 2 |
Session 2 of 2: Now that we have identified the issues related to digital citizenship and cybersafety, let's develop meaningful solutions and/or approaches. Share with and learn from your colleagues and CTAP staff. |
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| Admin Academy: #3 Technology Planning & Funding |
Technology planning and funding - two topics that can make a difference for your site. Learn how other sites and districts are grappling with these issues. Bring your own plan, explore planning models, and revise your ideas. A working session that can really work for you! |
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| Admin Academy: #4 Moving Your Staff Forward: Best Practices for Professional Development |
Tools and a tech plan will not by themselves move your staff and school culture forward into the 21st century. What do you do, what might you do, how can you make the critical difference that will empower your staff with a new skills and insights? |
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| OMS (Basic/Advanced) |
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| SETS Projects (TechSETS, EdTechProfile, TICAL, CLRN) |
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| Math Tools to Motivate & Challenge - Elementary |
Tap into every elementary student's math level with online tools. Give students who need an extra challenge (or extra practice) cool places to go. |
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| Online Tools for Elementary Language Arts |
Computer technology and the Internet offer an array of tools to support writing instruction. Graphic organizers, online writing tools, easy-to-create rubrics - all support the writing process. Plus 6-traits writing activities. Writing motivators are abundant: books, audio broadcasts, real & expanded audiences. Just imagine your students writing and excited about it. | |||||||||
| Introduction to Discovery Streaming |
Discover all the fantastic resources available on this site. Learn how to stream and download videos and video segments, find images and audio clips and create a personal playlist. |
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| iPod in the Classroom |
More than a music player, the iPod can be a portable learning tool for dictation and sound recording, taking and reading notes, storing files and photos, and listening to audio books and newspapers. Let’s explore the uses for this new tool in your classroom. | |||||||||
| Media Literacy in the Elementary Classroom |
In today's media-driven world, even young students need to become critical consumers. Let's look at TV and Internet resources and develop ways of helping our younger students begin to assess them. Plus, these students need to understand basic concepts of being safe on the Internet. Safe, smart, savvy...one, two, three, go. | |||||||||
| World Languages Go Digital |
From online resources to AP testing, world languages is clearly heading online. Explore resources, create audio files, post to websites, set up an audio blog, think of ways to use everyday technology to expand language opportunities. Work with other world language teachers to understand the possibilities for your instructional practice. |
| TEACHER SUPPORT |
TECH LEADERSHIP SUPPORT |
ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT |
| Inspiration & Kidspiration (CT) Curriculum Companion (CT) Thinkfinity (MC) Podcasting (MC/PH) Wikis & Blogs (MC/PH) Digital Storytelling (CT) iPod in the Classroom (PH) Discovery & CA Streaming (CT) Online Math Tools - Elem (PH) Online Eng/LA Tools - Elem (PH) iLife Series (MC/PH) Digital Photography (CT) Online Collaboration (MC) Google Tools (MC) eTools for English Learners (MC) Social Networks - Tech Leads? Social Bookmarks - Tech Leads? |
Emerging technologies: (PH) - Interactive white boards - Student response systems Wikis & Blogs (MC/PH) Google Docs (MC) Online Prof Dev (PH) Web 2.0 - What's New? (MC) Online Collaboration (MC) Screencasting (MC/PH) Leadership Foundation - 3 days (LT/PH) Leadership Group: Web 2.0 collaborative/networking tools EVENTS: - Oct 3 CyberSummit (DP) - Apple & Dell Days (PH) - White Bd Shoot-out (PH) |
Creating an Online PLC (MC) Admin Academy - 4 sessions (PH/MC/DP) - Cyberbullying - Tech Funding - Tech Planning - Tech Prof Dev Planning OMS (MC) EETT Tech Planning (DP/JG/PH?) EVENTS: - Oct 3 CyberSummit (DP) - Apple & Dell Days (PH) - SIS Systems (repeat) |
| OTHER SERVICES: CTAP blog or HTML newsletter (PH coordinates/all contrib) |
OTHER SERVICES: CTAP blog or HTML newsletter (PH coordinates/all contrib) |
OTHER SERVICES: AB 430 (MC/PH) EETT Tech PlanConsults (DP/JG) TICAL Services (PH) CTAP blog or HTML newsletter (PH coordinates/all contrib) |
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P: Lock in dates @ SCCOE M: Lock in dates @ SCCOE |
Regional Events:
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| Leadership Survey: | Finalize Draft for Tuesdays Session | |
| Marketing: PD Calendar/ Workshops: | Cybersummit | |
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| Leadership Cohort 5 |
CTAP TEAM MEETING – September 12, 2008
Location: San Benito COE
Attendees: Liz Talbot, Diana Paradise, Paula Hundley and Martin Cisneros
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CTAP Region V PD Offerings and Calendar |
Action Item: Finalization of Calendar for publication |
CTAP Team 15 min |
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CTAP Region V Leadership Survey http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/13107g372ed Data collection: o 2007-08 services provided by Leadership participants (related CTAP tools/resources/content) o 2008-09 Needed CTAP support |
Region V Leadership Survey completion: Action Item: Need to revise based on leadership focus group input. |
CTAP Team 15 min. |
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CTAP Events & Services: Marketing & Promotion |
Action Item: Completion of Calendar document for distribution and web posting |
Martin and Team |
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CTAP’s District Needs Survey |
Action Item: Developing survey |
CTAP Team |
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LFI Planning |
Revising LFI Agenda and Content |
Liz and Paula |
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| CTAP Leadership Seminar - Nov. 17 | Planning |
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Student Tech Showcase - ILC |
Status Action Item: Identify 2 student groups: Pajaro Valley USD/Dan Levy + ? |
Paula |
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Broker’s of Expertise: CTAP input - http://www.k12hsn.org/boe/surveys/ |
3 surveys for CDE’s Broker’s of Expertise |
Diana, Martin and Team |
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CyberCitizenship Summit - STATUS |
o Registrants (75+) Target groups: Ed Tech contacts, COEs’ Asst Supts, Leadership members, School Board members (SClara, xxxx), Safe School (Community Resource Officers)…?, Region IV, IT directors, etc. o Schwag: Keysticks and pens (new) o Agenda o Break-out sessions o Matrix of ‘online safety/ethics resources” |
Roles: Registration/greeters; break-out sessions (recorders, bloggers, podcast).
CTAP badge (JT) - ribbon?
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CTAP TEAM SHARING - Services provided |
1. OMS - Consultations
2. Staff Update! Liz as .4 CTAP staffer and Santa Cruz COE position. Action Item: New MOUs for MCOE, SBCOE, SCruz
3. Discussion: CTAP Coordinators - Regional and COE/District Services (e.g., 50/50, 100%, 80%, etc.). Asst Supt discussion! - Sept. 24th. |
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OMS: Consultation:
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| OUR CALENDAR: Comparing & Revising | Action Item: Team aligns regional events/meetings to individual calendars. | Team | |||
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KELLY WADE - CALL Fax: 831.466.5607 Phone: 831.466.5891 |
CTAP Calendar - aligning PD Fall Flyer - input Summit - recruiting |
Ph:831-466-5891 Fx:831-466-5607 |