Would like to attend Montpelier but could make South Burlington.
Connie


> > From: Cheryl Moomey <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 2006/06/23 Fri PM 02:49:27 GMT
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Excel Training
> >
> > Hi Town Clerks.
> >
> > I just got off a conference call with Eric Rutz and Jennifer Douglas
> > (President/CEO) of Knowledgewave regarding Excel training.  They will be
> > meeting with me on July 6th to go through the process of printing
> > checklists, labels, etc.  They will then write a procedures manual that
> > you can take with you and can be used by new clerks or as refresher
> > courses.  Classes will be held the first three weeks of August.  They
> > will use the same instructor for all classes.  Laptops will be used in
> > these classes (they usually charge $500 for the laptops, but are so
> > excited about this project, they are not charging for them).  They have
> > ten laptops, and we thought because there are so many clerks we could
> > put two clerks per laptop, and have classroom size of 20.  That would
> > mean 10-11 sessions to get all clerks trained.  They would like to do as
> > many classes as possible in their South Burlington and Montpelier
> > offices.  For those clerks way down south, they would come down to you
> > if you couldn't drive to Montpelier.  We would need clerks to volunteer
> > space that would hold 20 people and possibly have internet connection.
> > They do have wireless, but depending on where they hold the meetings,
> > there might not be service.  Would anyone like to volunteer meeting
> > space down south?
> >
> > The class will cost about $40 per person.  Eric is checking on possible
> > funding through the Secretary of State's office.  If they can't help, do
> > you have money in your budgets to cover this class?  Excel classes
> > charge $95.  This is a good price.  For those of you who have scheduled
> > Excel 1 classes, they suggest you keep the class to learn the basics if
> > you want.  The classes will run from 10 am to 4 pm.  Five hours should
> > be sufficient  to get through what we need to know.
> >
> > We would need to know who wants training and if you could go to South
> > Burlington or Montpelier.  We also need to know those who can't come the
> > distance so we can make other arrangements.  By starting at 10, that
> > gives you time to travel without starting out really early.
> >
> > If you have questions on the checklist other than printing and labels,
> > let me know as soon as possible so that we can incorporate it into the
> > procedures manual.
> >
> > If anyone knows of any clerks not on Muninet or VMCTA, please let me
> > know so that we can get in touch with them.
> >
> > I will keep you posted as I find out more about it.
> >
> > Cheryl L. Moomey, Clerk-Treasurer
> > Town of Essex
> > 81 Main Street
> > Essex Jct., VT  05452
> > PH: 802-879-0413  FX: 802-878-1353
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.essex.org <http://www.essex.org/>
> >
> >
> >