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Overview
Kelly Vreeland
AAM Business Manager
E-mail (kvreeland@ercwc.org)
Welcome to the Adventure of the American
Mind administration page. This section provides the information
and documentation necessary to administer the AAM program.
If you are new to the program, we are pleased
that you are interested in partnering with The Education
and Research
Consortium of the Western Carolinas in a program designed
to enhance the quality of education through the use of technology
and the vast on-line digital resources of the Library of
Congress.
View a self-running, brief
presentation on the history
of the AAM program and a timeline for getting started (Download, 330KB).
Conference Calendar
This calender of selected educational
conferences is provided for the convenience and planning
of AAM Partners.
Partner Meetings
The Education and Research Consortium hosts three AAM
Partner meetings per year. The AAM management team uses
these meetings as an outlet for providing Directors with
Program information such as strategic planning, special
project updates, administrative changes, and reports submitted
to the Library of Congress. The AAM Partner meetings also
provide an excellent forum for Partner Directors to exchange
program related ideas and experiences. The Partner Meetings
web page provides details on meeting agendas, locations,
directions, and lodging options.
Sub-Grantee Agreement
A sample of the contract between
participating institutions and the Education and
Research Consortium of the Western
Carolinas outlining each participant’s responsibilities.
The Library of Congress grants funds to the ERC who
then sub-grants funds to participating institutions.
AAM Operating Procedures
The AAM Operating Procedures provides Partners with an
outline of policies and procedures regarding accounting
structure, purchasing contracts, and travel.
AAM Partner Contact List
The AAM Partner contact list is a link to the wealth of
diverse experience and information available from our program
directors and their staff. The AAM community is highly
collaborative and we urge all current, new and future partners
and their staff to make contact with their colleagues.
Staffing
Sample job descriptions for the following AAM funded positions
at partnering institutions: AAM Project Director, Digital
Preservationist and Administrative Support.
AAM Related Forms
The following documents are provided for the convenience
of partnering institutions: Line Item Definitions, Line
Item Transfers, Sub-grantee Prior Approval Form, Budget
Worksheet Template, and the ASAP Request Form.
OMB Circulars
Links to the OMB circulars (A-110, A-122, and A-133) that
govern the administration, accounting and auditing guidelines
of the AAM Program. AAM Partners are expected to be familiar
with and in compliance of these circulars.
Collateral
Materials
Here AAM Partners can find various
documents and templates to assist in the development
of web sites,
AAM-related documents, and more, and the AAM logo in
a variety of file formats.
Quotes from AAM Teachers:
"Embrace all of the tools we have today (including technology) and help your kids construct new knowledge built on an existing knowledge base."
Elizabeth Ryan, Teacher - Loyola University AAM Participant
is a funded program, administered through the .
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