Council for Teacher Education
The tenth and final meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2005-2006 academic year was held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 202. Members present: Vivian Covington (Chair), Rick Barnes, Michael Bossé, Michael Brown, Melva Burke, Joe Ciechalski, Dawn Clark, Lynne Davis, Dana Espinosa, Bill Grobe, Gwendolyn Guy, Linda High, Jami Jones, Lisa Rogerson for Carolyn Ledford, Rhonda Kenny, Al Muller, Marcela Ruiz-Funes, and Sandra Warren for Sarah Williams. Absent were Bethann Fine, Linda James, Melissa Hamm, Lilla Holsey, Mark Malley, Ashleigh Phillips, Pitt County Representative, Mary Lisa Pories, Betty Smith, and Sandy Triebenbacher.
Order of Business
Agenda I – Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Michael Brown and seconded by Bill Grobe to approve the minutes from the April 10, 2006 meeting.
Agenda II – Announcements
The ASIP 2000 Computer Challenge Exam will be given Wednesday and Thursday, May 17 and 18, 2006 in Bate Building. Individuals should contact bassm@ecu.edu in order to register. Please share this information with other faculty and students.
Several issues of the magazine Teachers of Color are available in the Office of Teacher Ed. There is an interesting article on teaching and recruiting.
The School of Music is hosting a Orff Schulwerk Workshop June 12-13, 2006. Contact Linda High for more information.
The Latham Clinical Schools Network Newsletter was available for program areas outside the COE.
A handout was distributed on the Western Governors University. This is a degree-granting, competency-based online university for teacher licensure established in 1997. It is in the accreditation process with NCATE.
In June there will be a training of trainers workshop for faculty and school system employees covering domestic violence, conflict resolution, seclusion and restraint. Peter Romary will lead these sessions.
In late August or early September a Portfolio Rubric Training will be held. Field testing is complete, all rubrics have been updated and are cleaner and more concise. All supervisors of interns have to be trained in using rubrics.
Rhonda Kenny is leaving teacher education in EXSS to assist with the health fitness program.
Agenda III – Old Business
At the April meeting, it was decided to drop the speech and hearing screening as an admission requirement for Upper Division. A notation as to a potential problem will be added in to the Upper Division Interview Sheet. Students with a speech or hearing problem will be referred to a Speech and Hearing Specialist by their advisor. This documentation will be in the student’s file with their advisor. This is effective for Fall 2006 admits.
At the April meeting, a motion was made and seconded to keep the beginning technology requirement as part of admission requirements to Upper Division. The requirement was amended to accept transfer courses in technology that have been taken within three years of applying to Upper Division. Further discussion was held regarding ECU courses taken and the time limit. Rick Barnes and Al Muller moved to change the time limit to five years. A friendly amendment was made to change the requirement to “all computer courses could not be older than four (4) years.” This is effective for anyone being admitted in the Fall 2006 term. The motion passed with one no vote.
Agenda IV – New Business
Undergraduate practicum forms for the early experience classes and other practicum prior to Senior I will no longer be returned to the Office of Clinical Experiences, since this information is entered electronically. The forms will be housed in the advisor’s file.
A summary of Exit Survey questions for fall 2005 initial and advanced program areas was distributed. Program coordinators will get individual results. The scale for the two levels were not the same. The results will be changed. Michael Brown moved and Michael Bossé seconded to change the initial survey values to 1-4 for consistency.
The following council members terms are expiring this academic year.
- Mike Bossé – Math/Science Education
- Michael Brown – School Psychology
- Joe Cielchalski – Counselor Education
- Dawn Clark – Dance Education
- Beth Ann Fine – Library Studies & Instructional Technology
- Gwendolyn Guy – C&I
- Linda High – Music Education
- Lilla Holsey – Business, Career, and Technical Education
- Linda James – Math/Science Education
- Al Muller – C&I
- Sandy Triebenbacher – Birth-Kindergarten Education
Agenda V – Standing Committee
Curriculum – Al Muller reported for Linda James. Five new courses were approved for the Ed Leadership Doctoral Program: LEED 7520, Special Topics Seminar; 8410, Advanced Research; 8420, Quantitative Research; 8430, Qualitative Research, and 8440, Applied Research Design. All courses were approved.
Evaluation – No Report.
Admission and Retention – The committee met and three students were approved to redo Senior I and Senior II. The report was accepted.
Policy – Joe Ciechalski reported that the committee met and generated the following statement to be included in the next catalogue. A minimum grade of “C” is required for licensure for all undergraduate teacher education and licensure only programs for the following professional studies courses: unit early experience course, unit methods course(s); unit internship course(s); unit internship seminar; EDUC 3200, EDUC 4400 or PSYC 4305; unit reading or literacy course(s) requirement; unit special education course(s) requirement; and unit technology course requirement. The committee accepted the report.
Agenda VI – Ad Hoc Committees
Portfolio – No report. The committee will meet later.
Graduate Programs – No report.
Professional Studies – No report.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m. The next meeting will be in September 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp