Council for Teacher Education
The eighth and final meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2006-2007 academic year was held Monday, April 9, 2007 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 202. Members present: Vivian Covington (Chair), Rick Barnes, Boni Boswell, Lynne Davis, Bethann Fine, Linda High, Nancy House, Carolyn Ledford, Tammy Lee, Ashley Mann, Melissa Matusevich, Mary Pickard, Mary Lisa Pories, Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Karli Ruscoe, Jane Teleki, Sarah Williams, and Scott Williams. Absent were Michael Bossé, Michael Brown, Joe Ciechalski, Dawn Clark, Todd Finley, Bill Grobe, Jami Jones, Nicole Mas, and the PCS representative.
Order of Business
Agenda I – Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Nancy House and seconded by Rick Barnes to approve the minutes from the March 5, 2007 meeting. The minutes were accepted.
A correction in the February 12, 2007 minutes was noted. Under Standing Committees, Curriculum Committee, the correct math course should be MATE 3300, not MATH 3300.
Agenda II – Announcements
CTE members whose terms are expiring are Rick Barnes, Boni Boswell, Bill Grobe, Nancy House, Jami Jones, Carolyn Ledford, Mary Lisa Pories, Marcela Ruiz-Funes and Sarah Williams. Members may be re-elected by their department chair. Representation is based on the number of full time teacher education faculty (TEF) who hold continuing appointments at the beginning of the academic year, 2007-2008. Notices will be sent to departmental chairs.
- 1-12 TEF one representative
- 13-24 TEF two representatives
- 25-36 TEF three representatives
- 37-48 TEF four representatives
- 49-60 TEF five representatives
- continuing with intervals of 12 adding one representative.
There will not be a meeting in May.
All curriculum changes needing CTE approval were to be completed today.
The due dates for internship placement requests are March 30, May 4, and July 2, 2007.
Agenda III – Old Business
The State Board of Education approved the use of PRAXIS exam 10022 (Early Childhood: Content Knowledge) for B-K teachers to be designated highly qualified (HQ) to teach kindergarten. The passing score is 155. It is not required to be issued a B-K license. It is only for B-K licensed teachers who wish to become HQ and teach kindergarten.
Seventy participates attended the meeting on 21st Century Schools on March 27, 2007. There was excellent representation. Diana Lys is preparing the feedback.
Over three hundred individuals attended The Fifth Annual Clinical Teacher Conference held March 22, 2007 at the Hilton. Breakout sessions by program areas will be part of the conference next year.
The search for the Dean of the College of Education is still ongoing.
Agenda IV – New Business
Lynne Davis presented a follow-up on the Standards for North Carolina Teachers/21st Century Teachers for 21st Century Schools. The NC Professional Teaching Standards Commission is charged with aligning the Core Standards with the newly adopted mission of “every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century”. Goals and steps to implement changes for professionals in higher education, public school teachers, and students were discussed. There will be revisions of the Standard Course of Study, Professional Teaching Standards and Program Area Standards. A chart listing the proposed standards for teacher education was distributed. Pleases share this with faculty in your program areas and record suggestions. These changes will take place fast. Focus group meetings are being held around the state to provide input into the standards. The next meeting will be at the Holiday Inn in Williamston on April 17 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Carolyn Ledford asked if these changes were congruent with the NC in the World initiatives. This is the time to be proactive with standard changes. An ECU representative will be at the meeting in Williamston.
The State Board has contracted with an individual to study the work processes, adequacy of the division, staffing, training, and staff development on policy and procedures in the Human Resources Section at DPI.
Agenda V – Standing Committee
Curriculum – Boni Boswell, Chair, reported that the committee met and approved the following: [1] Two new required courses for the B.S. in Physical Education; EXSS 3910 (3), Diversity Issues in Teaching PE and EXSS 4400 (3), Creating Positive Learning Environments in PE. The reduction of the academic concentration hours from 24 to 18 allowed for the additional hours. [2] Revision of the Masters in Social Work – individuals will take either SPED 5101 or 6002 and one additional social work course. The hours for the degree remain the same. CTE accepted the report.
Evaluation and Planning – Carolyn Ledford, Chair. No report.
Admission & Retention – Scott Williams, Chair reported that the committee met and made many editorial changes in the Welcome to Teacher Education handbook including replacing social security numbers with Banner IDs on all forms except the licensure application, which requires the social security number. The changes were accepted. The committee also approved, with reservations, the re-admission of one Senior II student. Three others were unanimously approved. The report was accepted.
Policy – Joe Ciechalski, Chair. No report
Agenda VI – Ad Hoc Committees
Lynne Davis reported for all committees.
Portfolio – The Portfolio Ad Hoc Committee is meeting this week.
Graduate Programs – The Graduate Programs Committee will meet when changes in the M.A.Ed are completed.
Professional Studies – The Professional Studies Committee is meeting on Tuesday, April 10.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m. The next meeting will be in September.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp