Council for Teacher Education
The fourth meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2006-2007 academic year was held Monday, December 11, 2006 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 202. Members present: Vivian Covington (Chair), Rick Barnes, Boni Boswell, Michael Brown, Dawn Clark, Lynne Davis, Todd Finley, Bill Grobe, Linda High, Nancy House, Jami Jones, Melissa Matusevich, PCS representative – Julie Cary, Mary Lisa Pories, Ron Preston for Michael Bossé and Tammy Lee, Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Jane Teleki, and Scott Williams. Absent were Joe Ciechalski, Bethann Fine, Carolyn Ledford, Ashley Mann, Nicole Mas, Mary Pickard, and Sarah Williams.
Order of Business
Agenda I – Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the November 13, 2006 meeting were accepted.
Agenda II – Announcements
Congratulations to Dawn Clark in dance for being named the 2006 College Dance Educator of the Year by the NC Dance Association. Cynthia Bickley-Green in art education also received the Visual Arts Educator of the Year award.
The second PRAXIS I waiver has been approved. The student had documented disability.
A new website www.finaid.org/ allows students to search for scholarships and to sign up to receive notification when scholarships matching their demographic profile become available.
Western Governors University, a non-traditional provider of teacher education degrees, has been accredited by NCATE. Their current enrollment is 4500 candidates and approximately 600 candidates for licensure will graduate this year. Some candidates have contacted ECU for their internship placement.
Agenda III – Old Business
We have received official notification from DPI that all programs are approved until 2013 except SLAP, which was not reviewed.
Based on LSIT recommendation, the technology course for admission to upper division has to be less than four years old at time of admission to upper division. Individuals with coursework older than four years should take a “place out exam”. If unsuccessful, students may complete modules prior to admittance to EDTC 4001. The module option begins fall 2008.
Agenda IV – New Business
Thirty-four students were early released from the fall internship. The vast majority of students had positive comments about the early release.
The Rural Education Institute will host a workshop, 21st Century Schools: Implications for New Teacher Education Standards, on March 27, 2007 at the Hilton. Diana Lys is conducting the workshop and CEUs will be available. Either lunch or dinner will be provided. Community college and/or ECSU partners may be included. Rebecca Garland will be the speaker.
Diana Beasley, NC State Teacher of the Year, will speak at a Spring Senior II Seminar. It will be open to anyone, hopefully to bring in recruits. The Teaching Fellows Program is also having her here on the same day.
Agenda V – Standing Committee
Admission & Retention – Scott Williams, Chair, reported that the committee met electronically and approved the readmission of a student to Senior II.
Evaluation and Planning – Carolyn Ledford, Chair. No report.
Curriculum – Boni Boswell, Chair, reported that the committee met and changes in the MLS program were approved with minor changes. The MLS will now have three concentrations, school library media, public library or academic library. Changes in the Interdisciplinary Human Studies concentration were approved. These changes will allow health ed majors and physical ed majors to be eligible for a license in physical ed and health. The report was accepted.
Policy – Joe Ciechalski, Chair. No report
Agenda VI – Ad Hoc Committees
Portfolio – No report.
Graduate Programs – No report.
Professional Studies – No report.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m. The next meeting will be on January 8, 2007.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp