Council for Teacher Education
The eighth and final meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2012-2013 academic year was held Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 313. Members present: Barbara Brehm, Michael Brown, John Carlson, Lena Carawan, Angelo Collins, Vivian Covington (Chair), Kristen Cuthrell, Mike Dawson, Kaye Dotson, Bethann Fine, Sandra Harvey, Cheryl Johnson, Diana Lys, Susan Morgan, Ron Preston, Robbie Quinn, Lisa Rogerson, Shari Steadman, Student Rep Angelina Knies, Ivan Wallace, and Jamie Williams. Absent were Kylie Dotson-Blake, David Gabbard, Bill Grobe, LCSN-PCS representative, Laura Levi Altstaedter, James McKernan, Cynthia Wagoner, and Undergraduate Student Rep Anna Hajjar.
Order of Business
Agenda I –Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the March 18, 2013 meeting were accepted.
Agenda II – Announcements
Vivian Covington, chair, made the following announcements.
Terms are expiring this year for the following CTE representatives; Lena Carawan, Mike Dawson, Bethann Fine, Bill Grobe, Laura Levi-Alstaedter, Robert Quinn, Cynthia Wagoner and Jamie Williams. Notices will be sent to each department chair. Representatives may be re-elected by their respective department.
Notices have been mailed to faculty and chairs of individuals whose teaching license is expiring June 30, 2013. Seven and a half (7.5) CEUS are needed for renewal. Years of experience are no longer counted toward renewal. The Office of Teacher Education needs renewal information by May 7 in order to submit to DPI prior to the deadline. Individuals who allow their license to expire will need 15 CEUs and the $55 fee will be required.
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has delayed the release of rankings and grades on 4800 teacher preparation institutions in the nation until June 2013. A sneak peek on their review showed a disparity between the number of education courses for prospective elementary teachers at the undergraduate level versus graduate level. ECU was cited as an example.
AACTE released the first national data report on the teacher preparation profession based on findings from the most recent AACTE PEDS (Professional Education Data System) data collection. One of the key findings was that contrary to many perceptions, teacher education programs are admitting academically competitive candidates into their programs. There is no difference between students in teacher ed versus non-teaching programs. The average GPA was 3.24.
Agenda III-Assessment Update & Accreditation
Diana Lys gave an update on DPI, NCATE and SACS.
SACS—The SACS visit was last week. It was an exceedingly positive review. She thanked all who helped make this successful. Under Institutional Effectiveness, some improvement in assessment is needed in some areas.
DPI—DPI will not have EE reviewers this summer. Program areas of Dance, Foreign Languages, FACS and Art should continue collecting evidences. EdTPA is subbed for evidences in other program areas.
NCATE—There was a small response to the NCATE TI Proposal comment period which ended March 29, 2013. The majority recommended to move the proposal forward. Comments were geared toward grammar and phrasing than toward substance.
There is no information on The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) standards. The comment period ended March 29, 2013.
In Table C of the State Performance Report, IHEs must showcase their work with public school involvement. A sample of Table C of the NC IHE Performance Report was distributed. We need to capture all involvement with public schools at all levels including grant activity and students judging high school students’ events to everything in between. Program areas should submit this completed table to Diana Lys by May 15, 2013.
Agenda IV –Standing Update from Office of Clinical Experiences
Susan Morgan reported that Alternative Licensure template updates are due. If you have not submitted your template, please send it to her.
The first round of Senior I applications for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 have been received. The next rounds are due May 13 and July 1. GPAs and admission to Upper Division should be verified prior to submission.
Requests for Summer I practicum placements are needed so students can be placed prior to the closing of public schools.
Students should check OneStop for Senior I placements. Please do not make commitments to student for a particular school as principals and teachers change over the summer.
The Internship Application should be completed in entirety. The Intern Procedures and Responsibilities will be revised to more precisely cover the interpretation of some parts of th Code of Ethics for NC Educators.
Agenda V –Old Business
None
Agenda VI –New Business
Michael Brown will be leaving the university July 1 to become the new Provost at NC Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount. He was thanked for serving many years on CTE as a member, Vice-Chair and his work on the CTE Curriculum Committee.
Agenda VII – Standing Committees
Admission & Retention – Bill Grobe Chair, No report.
Evaluation and Planning – Mike Dawson, Chair, No report
Curriculum, Mike Brown – Chair, Mike Brown reported that the committee met via email and approved a course revision from the School of Music for MUSC 6403, Music Technology in the Classroom. Outdated technology references will be removed and references to the five NC Professional Teaching Standards should be included. The report was accepted.
The status of the course change of TCHR 6024 to specific course prefixes was questioned. Vivian Covington stated that we are waiting on one program area to submit their course change form and syllabi. All changes will be submitted at one time to the Graduate Curriculum Committee.
Policy – No report
There being no further business, Ron Preston motioned to adjourn, which was seconded by Mike Brown.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
The next meeting will be September 2013.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp