Faculty Meeting Minutes for 10.04.01
Attendees: Leslie Ricklin, chair, Dianne Cerreto, Ken Dobush, Shirley Ernst, Ann Gruenberg, H. Koirala, Teresa Picard, Jeff Trawick-Smith, and Dan Rothermel.
The meeting began at 12:15P.
1. S. Ernst moved to accept the September faculty minutes. D. Cerreto seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
2. J. Trawick-Smith moved to accept the revised Masters in Reading/Language Arts and Reading Consultant Certification in Reading/Language programs. A. Gruenberg seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
3. S. Ernst moved to accept the change that the graduation requirement for all Masters programs in the Education Department from 36 to 30 hours. A. Gruenberg seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
1. It was agreed that Sunshine dues would be $10 per semester. T. Picard and A. Gruenberg will coordinate Sunshine activities.
2. It was announced that 102 students had applied to CARE for admission into Education Department programs. There are 12 undergraduate and 5 Masters Elementary applicants. In Early Childhood Education there are 31 undergraduate and 2 Masters applicants. In the Secondary Program, there 7 in Mathematics, 10 in English, 16 in History/Social Studies, 2 in Biology, and 17 in Health/Physical Education.
3. It was announced that the CEDE Committee will meet on October 9, 2001 at 12:15 PM and agreed to be the conduit for organizing the information from faculty to report on diversity for all the NCATE reports.
4. It was announced that the Technology Committee would meet the week of October 8, 2001 and agreed to be the conduit for organizing the information from faculty to report on technology for all the NCATE reports.
5. It was announced that the Library Committee is seeking recommendations from the faculty to spend $8480 in book budget allocation funds.
6. It was announced that the guidelines for Independent Studies, Internships, and Practica should follow the guidelines outlined in Dr. Freeland’s memo to all Department Chairs.
7. It was suggested that at some future date the Education Department should consider having a yearly Teacher-in-Residence.
8. K. Dobush gave an overview of the current status of the NCATE process. Discussions were held on how to best coordinate this effort among faculty members. The selection of a theme and revisions to the mission statement of the Education Department were discussed.
At 2:10 S. Ernst moved to adjourn the meeting. A. Gruenberg seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Rothermel