Advanced Programs Committee
Minutes of meeting on
Present: Kia Skaggs, TED; Jane Gordon, TED; Phil Cardon, BTE; Ernest Brandon, Music; Sue Stickel, CSAP; Jill Henry (GA), Art; Chris Bocklage, Art; H.A. Hasan, SPECED; Judy Williston, TED; Lisa Frankes, TED, Joe Coyner, SpEd, Carolyn Finch, Assoc. Dean
The meeting was called to order by Judy Williston, Co-Chair
Minutes from 11-6-01were approved.
Dates for winter semester meetings
were reviewed. Meetings will be held
once a month on January 15, February 19, March 19, and April 16. Members should keep the following dates in
mind in the event additional meetings are needed: February 5, March 5, and
April 2.
Carolyn Finch presented a motion
that candidates seeking a recommendation for a Professional Teaching
Certificate from
The requirement will be implemented
The rationale includes:
1.
We are not in compliance with NCATE standards for advanced programs
2.
Candidates seeking a recommendation for the Professional Certificate are
now required to take the minimum 18 credits required by the Michigan Department
of Education. Many candidates are taking
undergraduate courses to complete these credits.
3.
We do not have a set of approved "planned programs" of 18
hours of graduate courses that meet NCATE standards for advanced programs.
Discussion of the proposed motion
included concerns that adoption of the motion would have a detrimental effect
on enrollments and that students would attend other universities. Several members raised concerns about effects
to specific programs.
The motion was tabled.
Members will seek input from
faculty and Carolyn Finch will bring additional information to the January
meeting.
Phil Cardon distributed information
related to professional dispositions.
Phil also reported on the proposal for the M.S. in Career,
Technical, and Workforce Education. Dean
Robbins had noted that since the admissions requirements no longer require a
teaching certificate, that the program will no longer be NCATE eligible.
Carolyn Finch reported
on the upcoming need for submission of State Folios for certain advanced
program areas. Dean Robbins will be
providing due dates for the folios.
The next meeting of Advanced
Programs Committee will be January 15 in Room 320, Porter.
Respectfully Submitted
Sue Stickel, Secretary