TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

9/13/07

Members Present: M. Prus, J. O�Callaghan, M. Barduhn, G. Porter, R. Goldberg, A. Pagano, V. Marty, C. Benton, M. Kelly, J. Malavasic, B. Buxton, K. Beney, J. Governali, K. Coffey, B. Hodges, G. Peterson, R. Ponterio, J. Bailey, K. Howarth, C. Dore, B. Mattingly, E. Gravani, N. Aumann, L. Melita

I. Acceptance of today�s agenda

The agenda was approved with the addition of the Professional Development School.

II. Approval of minutes

The minutes were approved without any additions or deletions.

When recommendations are approved for new policy, forms, or guidelines, the storage area for these decisions should be in one location.� Members agreed that creation of a website dedicated to the TEC�s recommendations might be satisfactory.

III. Old Business

None

IV. New Business

A. Provost�s Memo

In regard to a question posed concerning the components of portfolios that information will be provided at the next meeting.

B. Dispositions

Some programs shared when and how they assess dispositions during the academic year.

1) Physical Education � Their program assesses dispositions at mid-term and the end of the semester.� For mid-term assessments, the faculty meets to discuss students who may be having some difficulties in the program and the type of remediation that might assist them in working for a positive outcome.� The faculty meets again at the end of each semester and those who have improved are recognized with a congratulatory letter. This process continues for six semesters and the evaluation includes eight assessment areas.� In addition, all course syllabi contain the program�s dispositions so that students may become familiar with them.

2) Childhood Education � Their program has 27 dispositions listed on their syllabi.� In addition, their dispositions are imbedded in their course syllabi.� When a disposition issue occurs, those individuals who are involved meet to discuss what type of remediation might be suggested to allow for a positive student outcome.

Both of these programs use the Candidate Consultation Form and the Fair Process Policy as guidelines in evaluating dispositions issues.

The Council agreed that the list of Dispositions for All Candidates needs to be revisited and possibly revised at a future meeting.

C. Teacher Preparation Self-Disclosure Form

This form is used by the Associate Deans to provide the details of judicial incidents that occur between checkpoint 2 (at the time of application) and checkpoint 5 (prior to student teaching).� The initial application contains a section that directs students to self-disclose any judicial incidents to their Associate Deans.� This form is used to document the students� visits.� In addition, this information is presented to the TECRC for evaluation.

D.� Candidate Consultation Form

A copy of the Candidate Consultation Report was included in the handouts.� Programs were reminded that they should be using this form to fully document in writing any student situations that involve dispositions.

D. Professional Development School � initiative update

Each school is finding members who will connect with their areas of expertise in the school districts.� The purpose of this is to develop curriculum.

V. Other

None

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2007 from 3 � 4:30 p.m. in the

Fireplace Lounge, Corey Union.

Respectfully submitted,

Linda Simmons

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