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[bcarlsen]

Good Sunday, Lynda,

      Regarding a new printer for the TOST.  Both Lazerquick and Terry  
Heaton say that they can work with either platform: Pagemaker or  
Publisher, PC or Mac, Linux or DOS or OS X.  Both printers have the  
ability to put labels on the TOST directly and clear the USPS hurdles  
with their NCOA address update systems.

       Lazerquick will do the labeling and bulk mailing for $99.   
Terry Heaton's old system that uses Paul Zastrow's labels and my bulk  
mailing operation costs OSTA $40.

       Terry Heaton has taken Paul's mailing labels and converted them  
to an Excel file and run them through their NCOA procedures.  No price  
on this yet, as he is awaiting Heidi's update on page 7 of the March  
TOST.   This will probably be accomplished this week.

      Regarding last week's listserve excitement.  The February issue  
of NSTA Reports has a front page layout exhorting the use of WIKIS to  
accomplish the dialog that Mr Moursund and others were hoping to  
accomplish.  Perhaps there is a current board member who may be  
familiar with such electronic stuff and could look into it.   Wikis,  
facebooks, twitters, blogs, websites, listserves, . . . Dick Tracy  
never could have imagined this stuff.

       Thank you for all that you do!
           Best wishes,  Bernie

btw: Is anyone going to the NSTA Convention in Philadelphia?  Ken  
Rosenbaum wants to meet us and sign some papers regarding 2013.   
Please let me know soon.



Quoting Lynda <sandsciosta at charter.net>:

> It has been a little over a month since our retreat and I know our  
> April  meeting is still over a month away but I wanted to remind  
> people of things they need to bring or have done by that meeting.
>
> 1.  The bylaws committee will be bringing us a printed copy of  
> proposed changes for us to discuss.  They were e-mailed the bylaws  
> today.
>
> 2.  We need to find a new TOST editor.  Heidi is resigning.  She did  
> the one that recently went to press and one more, then we need  
> someone new.
>
> 3.  Bernie I think you were looking at a new printer for us.  We  
> need to know what form the documents need to be in and what we may  
> need to do about that.  Heidi says the PageMaker program she is  
> using is part of some of the issues she has had.  She is  
> recommending Publisher.
>
> 4.  Bring ideas for the TOST.  Marj is working on a "Get to Know  
> Your Board" article.  I hope everyone has sent her the information  
> she wanted.
>
> 5.  Please start preparing your Board reports.  Remember to e-mail  
> them to me and Carol.  I will also remind you closer to the meeting.
>
> 6.  Sponsorship letter.  I know some people were working on that  
> before we left but did it get finished?
>
> 7.  Contacts - may require the letter.  Some were for solicitation  
> of website adds.  I wrote down the following:
> Scott - Prentice Hall, Leatherman, OFRI
> Alan - Intel, PGE
> Brian - Nike, Vernier
> Carolyn - School Specialty
> Bruce - BPA
>
> Costs for adds were: Website 1/2 year = $1800 and full year = $3000
> Non-profits:  1/2 year = $240 and full year = $400
>
>
> 8.  Contacting pre-service teachers.  Several people had signed up  
> for different colleges -  have contacts been made?
>
> 9.  Cheryl is looking for facilitators for the PD trainings to be  
> offered this summer.  She got approval for funding so if you want to  
> help her out let her know and if you know of anyone who would be  
> good get those names to her.
>
> 10.  Mike - you were going to see if you could get Facebook  
> unblocked for our next meeting.
>
> Hope that helps.  I don't want things to get "out of sight, out of mind".
>
>
> --
> Lynda Sanders
> OSTA President
> NBC Early Adolescent Science
>
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