ATTACHMENT C

Appendix 3

Annual EEO Public File Report Form

Covering the Period from February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010

Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit:  WCFE

 

Section 3:  Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by WCFE

Station(s) Claiming Credit: Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council

1) Activity: Career Night XXXIII

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 4:30-9:00 p.m.

Participating Employees: Sharlene Petro-Durgan, Director of Finance & Administration and Lisa Hoff, Executive Assistant

Host/Sponsor of Activity: SUNY Plattsburgh School @ the Angell College Center

 

Brief Description of Activity and Station Participation: Sharlene and Lisa had all unpaid department internship job descriptions available. We also had one job opening for a Corporate Marketing Representative position (Sales) and had the job description available for those who wanted a copy. The station handed out volunteer opportunities, applications for employment, Highpoints Bulletins and Art Auction Information and volunteer opportunities.  We collected one resume but handed out business cards corresponding to the department internship job description they were interested in. We had one teacher who wanted to volunteer in the Education department.

 

2) Activity: Job Fair

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 4:00-8:00 p.m.

Participating Employees: Joana McKenna, Executive Assistant & Sophie Mitsoglou, Director of Development

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce, WPTZ-TV, JSEC, OneWorkSource, Hometown Radio and Hall Communications

 

Brief Description of Activity and Station Participation: Joana and Sophie had all unpaid department internship job descriptions available. We also had two job openings for a Corporate Marketing Representative position (Sales) and one Videographer/Editor position, and had the job descriptions available for those who wanted a copy. The station handed out volunteer opportunities, applications for employment. We collected 24 resume(s) and handed out business cards corresponding to the department internship job description they were interested in.

 

3) Activity: Vermont Veteran's Career Fair

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:00-1:00 p.m.

Participating Employees: Joanna Cummings, Director of Communications Host/Sponsor of Activity: Vermont Department of Labor @ the Holiday Inn

 

Brief Description of Activity and Station Participation: Joanna had all unpaid department internship job descriptions available. We also had one job opening for a Corporate Marketing Representative position (Sales) and had the job description available for those who wanted a copy; and one job opening for a Development Producer position (Production). The station handed out volunteer opportunities, applications for employment, and internship opportunities.  We collected 22 resume(s) and handed out business cards corresponding to the department internship and job description they were interested in.

 

 

TRAINING FOR STATION PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT TRAINING ON EMPLOYMENT MATTERS AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

 (February 1, 2009-January 31, 2010)

 

Strategic Plan Action Plan for 2008-2009

 

 

Goal #2 :

Create a positive workplace environment.

 

Objective

Action Step  (Who's responsible? )

By when

Measures of success

Status  / Comments

Provide professional development opportunities.

 

Create a method for researching internal department or individual professional development needs.  (Executive Staff)

 

1/31/08

 

Training list created. 

 

Will use performance evaluations to build training list.  Will send to exec. staff once completed for any additions or changes. Moved to FY 09

 

 

Director of Finance and Administration attended the following workshops:

 

3/10/09 "Managing and Mitigating Internal Pay Issues"

 

Director of Communications attended the following workshops:

 

 

Director of Education and Outreach attended the following workshops:

 

Education Outreach Initiatives

1. Literacy Outreach - The education department has a large literacy outreach component. It provides literacy strategies to area childcare providers, educators and parents. It also provides free books to practice these strategies.

2. Outreach activity 2 is providing the EdVideo service to area schools and adult literacy programs; offered workshops on integrating the VITAL(Video in Teaching and Learning) resources into instruction.

Through this activity we provide a multi-media download service to area schools as well as training on how to use this service.

3. SUNY Plattsburgh Professional Development Outreach 10 sessions- trained 200 plus pre-service teachers both undergraduate and graduate level on the resources that public television provides to educators(ie. pbs teachers, EdVideo, VITAL)

4.  Mountain Lake PBS produced the videos Dead Reckoning~Champlain in America and Forgotten War.  As a companion to these multi-media productions we created education websites with lesson plans, scholar interviews, and first hand documents as part of our outreach around these projects. 

 

 

Executive Assistant and Account Clerk attended the following webinar:

 

4/16/09 PBMA Toolkits Audio Seminar on EEO Compliance - Follow the FCC Basics To Avoid Unnecessary Fines.  Informative toolkit that reviewed the basic FCC requirements that regularly impact all broadcasters. Presenters: Katrina Gleber and John Bagwell from Lerman Senter, PLLC in Washington, DC

 

Employee Assistance Services (EAS) - All employees are eligible to use the services that EAS has to offer.  A quarterly newsletter goes out to each employee.  If there is any type of supervisory training that is offered by EAS, it is encouraged that managers attend. If there are other training opportunities at EAS, staff is encouraged to attend.

 

INTERNSHIPS:

 

Strategic Plan Action Plan for 2009-2010

 

 

Goal #4 :

Build our identity as the region's storyteller.

 

Objective                     Action Step                         By When   Measure of Success    Status/Comments

Develop new talent and ideas by becoming a lab for young professionals

 

Continue to recruit high achieving interns eager for PBS experience (Dir of P&P)

Ongoing

Successful internships completed

 

Develop a relationship with the local independent and academic film / video community.

Accept submissions of "Final Films" from Burlington College, SUNY Plattsburgh and UVM for possible broadcast. (Dir of P&P)

Ongoing

Materials reviewed and colleges responded to.

Burlington College submissions received in July 09.

 

            SUNY Plattsburgh Internship Program - The Director of Fundraising and Business Development, Coordinator of Special Events and Volunteers, Director of Production and Programming took advantage of this internship program (see attachments).

 

            VESID - The Director of Communications took advantage of this internship program (see attachment). VESID is an on-the-job-training program that employers can be reimbursed for wages (according to their regulations - see attachment).

 

            Six Weeks of Employment Earnings for Teens {SWEET} - The Development and Production department utilized 1 SWEET student for the summer, which started

May 18, 2009.  They come to us with an interest in building their skills and real life work experience. Although they are technically volunteering with the station, they are compensated for their time through the SWEET Worker Program.  Mountain Lake PBS aims to give the workers a variety of experiences while instilling professional work ethics and values.  This symbiotic relationship benefits the station by allowing the workers to complete important tasks. (see attachment)

 

Practicum Program - The practicum program is different than the internship program whereas the students need approval from the college and be recommended. (see attachments)