Notes for Faculty Meeting on November 1, 2001
Attendance: Dean Kleine, J. Bland, H. Koirala, D. Cerreto, K. Dobush, T. Picard, R. Reynolds, L. Ricklin, D. Rothermel, M. Sakofs, H. Sellers , D. Singh
1.
Minutes for 10/4 approved. H. Koirala made
motion for approval, seconded by H. Sellers. All in agreement.
2.
S. Ernst is bringing Brian Camborne to campus. Motion to sponsor speaker as a
Department made by D. Rothermel,
seconded by H. Koirala. Also, volunteers needed to set up room for refreshments.
3.
Motion made by M. Sakofs to create a standing committee on assessment, seconded
by H. Koirala and K. Dobush. All in agreement.
1.
Dues for Sunshine Fund still being taken. Please note that it is $10 per
semester.
2.
Comps are currently being scored. L. Ricklin noted that it is very important
for us to write letters to the examinees. These letters need to be written for
students who both pass and fail. Feedback is very important, particularly for
those who fail. Dean needs P/F notification by Nov. 2.
3. Dean Kleine spoke about the Minority Teacher Incentive Grant program. We need to find ways to get these grants to students. We have the fewest grants of all four colleges in the CSU system. We could have some people qualify for Spanish, since many teachers need to be certified in the immediate area. We need to work about getting students to understand our articulation agreement with the various Community Colleges in the area (i.e. Three Rivers, Manchester Community College). Advisors at the other institutions may not be aware of our programs. Large numbers of students who come into ECSU mention being interested in education, and transfer students tend to do well once they get here. Also, SIFT (Summer Institute for Future Teachers) is a way to get this grant information out.
4.
Dean Kleine also suggested that we may want to look at putting the Praxis II
before student teaching or use it as an admission requirement. Other
institutions in the state are doing this.
5.
Dean Kleine mentioned that the BEST Portfolio scores will be released and are
being linked to Title II. We will have the scores from 1999-2001. The scores
are reported to institutions based solely on self-reporting of the teachers.
These are not divided by district, or by institution where degrees were
attained as found in university records.
6.
Center for Educational Excellence wants our feedback on making housecalls for
workshops. Flier passed around during meeting for faculty to mark workshops
they’re interested in having offered in the Department.
7.
K. Dobush wants us to make strides in reporting how we use technology in our
courses for NCATE.
8.
Agenda for retreat is needed. Most people have responded that they are coming.
The main goal is NCATE discussions and collaborative work sessions. Retreat is
at S. Ernst’s house beginning at 9:00 AM on Friday, Nov. 9 with lunch provided
by the Dean’s Office.
9.
Suggestion made to make a standing committee for assessment for NCATE purposes
and to meet standards, as well as to be responsible for keeping track of
assessment of our programs. The committee should make recommendations about
improving the program as a result of assessment results. Suggestion made that
current members of committee remain on committee. A mission of the committee is
needed. Members of the NCATE committee on assessment are J. Bland, K. Dobush,
M. Sakofs, D. Dale (HPE), D. Robert (HPE).
10.
Course Catalog Graduate Revision should be completed by November 26,2001.
Graduate studies committee should work on this. We will also be looking at
other catalog copy by the end of November.
This will be done by various units.
11.
Committee Reports: Dan Thompson has
been hired as University Assistant working with CARE.
12.
Departmental Goals for 2001-2002 need to be revised.
Suggestions Include:
Goal One should be revised as follows: “Revise and implement all of the Education Department programs in alignment with National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and national, state, and professional organizations standards.” Jacqeline Bowman’s name should also be replaced with Jeanelle Bland as the NSTA Lead Faculty on the table.
Goal Two should read, “Completion of two
successful searches for tenure track faculty members in Reading/Literacy and in
Educational Technology.”
With regard to the third goal, we now have a formal agreement with Killingly. The goal should stand with no revisions.
Goal Four should read, “Faculty members are developing a rubric based on the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching/INTASC and specific national standards from Professional Organizations.” The rubrics are not currently completed, and each unit should create them.
Goal Five should remain the same. Remove the word “resulting” in the italicized paragraph.
Goal Six needs to be corrected to include specific evaluation criteria reflecting the National Teaching Standards have been added to the student teaching evaluation form. We’ve added video-taping, and done a better job with placing students in the schools.
Goal Seven should be changed to reflect Reading and Language Arts, not Children’s Literature. We’ve added M.S. in Secondary Education. Mathematics Education should be removed. We should add in the italicized part that we’ll begin development of the MS in Special Education. Also take out Ed.D. options.
Goal Eight should have Teacher Cadet at Hartford Public added to our plans.
Goal Nine should remain the same.
Goal Ten should remain the same.
Motion
to adjourn at 2:05 PM made by H. Koirala, seconded by D. Rothermel. All in
agreement.
Minutes
respectfully submitted,
Jeanelle
Bland