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We Are MEC!

We Are MEC!. Our Mission. The Metropolitan Educational Council

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We Are MEC!

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  1. We Are MEC!

  2. Our Mission The Metropolitan Educational Council (MEC) is a consortium of school districts and related agencies in the greater central Ohio area. The primary mission of the council shall be to contribute to the educational services made available to youth and adults by the cooperative action of the membership. MEC shall identify, plan and provide to its members services that can be more effectively achieved by cooperative endeavors.

  3. MEC COG • Regional Council of Government • Organized in 1972 • MEC is owned and governed by our member districts • Products are needs-based from our members • Striving to deliver the lowest and most affordable price on goods and services for our member schools

  4. Serving Ohio Schools Cooperative Purchasing Information Technology Center COG 1972 34 area districts 59 charter and community schools 3 state schools ESCCO SSCO Over 169,000 students • COG 1972 • Over 180 districts, libraries and related agencies • 8 ESCs • SEOVEC and CALICO • 2 universities • Over 544,000 students

  5. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • DASL Services – 61,235 students • EMIS Services – 157,484 students • Fiscal Services – 161,076 students • INFOhio Services – 124,374 students • IT Services – 169,461 students • ProgressBook – 69,679 students

  6. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • Fiscal Services • 738,400 payroll checks • 180,200 vendor checks • 148,950 purchase orders • 38,500 IRS W2s • 3,700 IRS 1099s • Staff of 3

  7. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • Student Services (DASL/EMIS/ProgressBook) • 380,000 Virtual grade cards and interim reports • Funding validation for member districts • ADM/Special Education/EMIS/State Report Card Data • 80,186 parent access accounts • Staff of 5

  8. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • INFOhio Services • 266 Libraries represented • 1,133,381 Volumes represented • 2,219,184 Volumes checked out/viewed • 21st Century Learning skills focus • Staff of 2.5

  9. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • Technology Services • 282 buildings connected to OECN • Represents a capacity of 4.76Gbs • 6.0Gbs annual ISP bandwidth usage • 30,758 flow through email boxes with 281,000 spam messages blocked per day • 40 virtual server instances • Staff of 4.5

  10. MEC ITCBy the Numbers Managed support mechanism • General Statistics • 122 professional development events FY09 • 2,252 participants in PD events FY09 • 40,415 total support contacts FY09 • 46,272 staff support hours worked FY09 • 17 total ITC staff • $1,993,733in payroll and benefits supporting the local economy

  11. MEC Purchasing Cooperative Local State and National affiliations • MEC line item bid awards are local services developed and provided to our schools through the award of line item bid contracts designed by MEC Committees • OCEPCprovides State Affiliation with 9 other cooperatives in Ohio • AEPAprovides National Contracts

  12. MEC ITCCollaborative Ventures New Era of Collaboration • Less competitive attitude with other ITCs and other agencies • Working with LACA for use of a scheduling program • Saves money for MEC • Supports LACA • Meets customer needs

  13. MEC ITCCollaborative Ventures New Era of Collaboration • Working with ESCCO • Shared resources • Less duplication of services/resources • Greater service opportunities for all customers • Working with several ITCs • Shared resource model • Shared services model

  14. We are MEC • Working with and for our member districts • Uniquely qualified in specialty areas • Empowered by positive customer relations Our strength is the unique knowledge we have of our clients and their needs.

  15. Metropolitan Educational Council Ronald L. Miller, Executive Director Bret D. Longberry, ITC Director Susan K. Ward, Fiscal Officer 2100 Citygate Dr. Columbus, OH 43219 614.473.8300 www.mecdc.org

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