Council for Teacher Education
The fourth meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2005-2006 academic year was held Monday, December 12, 2005 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 202. Members present: Vivian Covington (Chair), Rick Barnes, Melva Burke, Joe Ciechalski, Dawn Clark, Lynne Davis, Dana Espinosa, Bill Grobe, Gwendolyn Guy, Melissa Hamm, Linda James, Jami Jones, Rhonda Kenny, Kelly Kiser, Carolyn Ledford, Mark Malley, Al Muller, Mary Lisa Pories, Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Sandy Triebenbacher, and Sarah Williams. Absent were Michael Bossé, Michael Brown, Bethann Fine, Linda High, Lilla Holsey, Ashleigh Phillips, Pitt County Representative, and Betty Smith.
Order of Business
Agenda I – Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Rick Barnes and seconded by Joe Ciechalski to approve the minutes from the November 14, 2005 meeting.
Agenda II – Announcements
The chair announced that the ASIP 2000 Challenge Exam will be given January 10 or 11, 2006.
Students are to contact BCTE in 2318 Bate Building to register for the exam.
Please remind students in Senior I and Senior II to check OneStop during the semester for announcements. The final seminar for Senior II students will be Thursday at 9:00 a.m. in Mendenhall.
Students will complete licensure paperwork at that time.
Agenda III – Old Business
NCATE/DPI visit will be February 25 through March 1, 2006.
Agenda IV – New Business
The NCATE/DPI Team Leaders are NCATE Chair, Dr. Jay Shotel, George Washington University; DPI Chair, Dr. Dale Carpenter, Western Carolina University; DPI Consultant, Dr. Jennifer Olson, Consultant, Teacher Education Section, DPI; and NCATE/DPI Liaison, Dr. Cecelia Stepp-Jones, North Carolina Central University. The NCATE pre-visit will be January 5, 2006. They will review arrangements and make suggestions, if needed. Reports are in good shape. The NCATE report is going to the printer this week.
Syllabi should be in the evidence room. Program area coordinators should keep copies of course syllabi in departmental offices.
Lynne Davis will meet with report writers and program coordinators in early January to give an update on the pre-visit. She will also be meeting with early experience faculty, SR I methods and university supervisors.
Agenda V – Standing Committee
Curriculum – The chair, Linda James reported that the committee met and approved the following.
- Course revisions in the M.A.Ed in Health Education for HLTH 5310, HLTH 6000, HLTH 6100, HLTH and HLTH 6400. HLTH 6200 changes from 2 to 3 s.h., incorporating HLTH 6201, which will be dropped as a requirement.
- Revisions in the M.A.Ed in Birth-K include using three of the following courses for the 9 s.h. needed for the elementary specialty area/strand ELEM 6412, ELEM 6010, ELEM 5306, ELEM 6488, ELEM 6408 and ELEM 6410 or courses for the special education specialty area/strand (9 s.h.), SPED/OCCT 6701, 6702, and 6703.
- Two new courses as electives in the B.S. in B-K, CDFR 3400 and 4300 and a revision of CDFR 4323; Two new courses in the B.S. in FACS, FACS 2003 and FACS 2004 (replace IDMR courses); two new courses in the M.A.Ed in FACS, FACS 6003 and 6004.
A motion was made by Al Muller to accept the report and seconded by Bill Grobe. All revisions and course proposals were approved.
Evaluation – The chair, Carolyn Ledford reported that Standard 6 is finished. Program area coordinators should be thinking about possible local partners to take NCATE/DPI members to see during the visit. Al Muller moved to accept the report and Joe Ciechalski seconded. Report accepted.
Admission and Retention – Melva Burke reported that Linda High was doing well and would return in the spring as chair. The committee met to review a student’s request to repeat the internship.
The report was accepted.
Policy – No report
Agenda VI – Ad Hoc Committees
Portfolio – No report
Graduate Programs – No report.
Professional Studies – Melva Burke reported that the final revisions for the Senior I Contract have been made. A copy was included in materials. Changes were made to strengthen the common component of Senior I. Rick Barnes asked “what equals one day”. The chair replied it is one full day or 2 half days. Students are to report to schools when both the internship school is in session and when ECU is in session. Please take this copy to your department for comments. CTE will vote on the changes in February.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m. The next meeting for the academic year 2005-2006 will be January 9, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp