Role

The role of the Public Education Content Coordination Committee (PECCC) is to monitor the process of what content is delivered over the Utah Education Network system. One of the main responsibilities of this committee is to review course proposals that are submitted by educators who wish to offer a class on EDNET, KULC, or satellite. Another role of the committee is to administer the distance learning course enhancement grants program.

Committee Members

Linda Alder
Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction
Utah State Office of Education

Don Beatty
Principal, Creekside Elementary
Utah Association of Elementary School Principals

Rick Cline
Content Specialist
Utah Education Network

Vicky Dahn
Curriculum Director
Utah State Office of Education

David Eisler
Provost
Weber State University

Rick Gaisford
Internet Specialist
Utah State Office of Education

Cynthia Grua
Director of Distance Education
Utah Electronic College

Glenn Holmes
District Media Supervisor
Nebo School District

Laura Hunter
Utah Education Network
Content Director

Paul Kirby
Vice Principal
Brighton High School

Bonnie Morgan
Director Of Curriculum
Utah State Office of Education

Bob Park
Principal, Tabiona High
Utah Association of Secondary School Principals

Jerry Peterson
Assistant Superintendent
Utah State Office of Education

Mary Shumway
Specialist, Curriculum
Utah State Office of Education

Dick Siddoway
Electronic High School
Utah State Office of Education

Dianne Smith
Instructional Technology Teacher
Davis School District

Dale Steadman
Distance Education Specialist
Utah State Office of Education

Gary Wixom
Asst. Commissioner for Applied Technology Education
Utah State Office of Higher Education

Enhancement Grants

The distance learning course enhancement grants program offers Utah educators in Public and Higher Education institutions a unique opportunity for curriculum development projects. The program promotes enhancement of courses that meet state core or general education requirements as well as servicing under served population groups. It encourages projects that extend the conventional boundaries of a distance learning course. Examples of projects include enhancing an EDNET, satellite, or internet-based course and related projects that would help integrate technology in a distance learning course (e.g., creating PowerPoint presentation slides, a computer simulation, or a website).

Representation

The PECCC includes representation from a wide variety of educational institutions (i.e. elementary and secondary school principals, district media and curriculum coordinators, the Utah State Office of Education, Utah State Office of Higher Education, etc.)