AGENDA
Room 301B, Porter Building
1. Call to Order.
Establishment of a Quorum. (There are 14 voting members; eight voting members constitute a quorum.)
2.. Election of a secretary and student representative to Graduate Council.
3. Approval of the minutes of September 8, 2004. These may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/minutes/090804m.html
COE Council agenda and minutes, 1992 forward, may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/
4. Reports of Committees
A. Reports from Standing Committees
i. Basic Programs Committee.
No report.
ii. Advanced Programs
Committee
No report.
iii. Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee
No report.
iv. Personnel
Committee
No report.
v. Planning and Finance Committee
No report.
5. Reports from other College or University Groups
A. Faculty Council
B. Graduate Council
C. Strategic Planning Process
D. Continuing Education Advisory Council
E. EMU Research Advisory Council
F. COE Resource Development Board
G. COE Student Advisory Committee
H. ad hoc Diversity Committee
I. ad hoc Porter Chair Advisory Committee
J. ad hoc Education Alumni Hall of Fame Committee
K. ad hoc Education Students Data Assessment Committee
L. Other COE Groups
M. COE Departments or Offices
N. Porter Building status
O. NCATE/State status.
P. Dean’s report
6. Old business
A. Proposal to revise the governance system for professional education. (See Attachment 1)
B. Hours to Graduation Committee Recommendations
7. New business
8. Adjournment.
Next meeting October 13, 2004--2:00 p.m., Porter 301B, or as otherwise set by the Council.
Attachment 1
Standard 6: Unit Governance and Resources
The unit has the
leadership, authority, budget, personnel, facilities, and resources including
information technology resources, for the preparation of candidates to meet
professional, state, and institutional standards.
Unit Leadership and
Authority
Unacceptable
Unit leadership and
authority arrangements do not result in coherent planning, delivery, or
operation of programs for the preparation of teachers and other school
personnel. The unit does not effectively manage or coordinate all programs so
that candidates meet standards. The unit does not effectively engage
cooperating P–12 teachers and other practicing educators in program design,
implementation, and evaluation. The unit’s recruiting and admission practices
are not described clearly or consistently in publications and catalogs.
Academic calendars, catalogs, publications, grading policies, and advertising
are inaccurate, inconsistent, and/or out of date. The unit does not ensure that
candidates have access to student services such as advising or counseling. The
unit is not recognized as a leader on campus or within the educational
community.
Acceptable
The unit has the
leadership and authority to plan, deliver, and operate coherent programs of
study. The unit effectively manages or coordinates all programs so that their
candidates are prepared to meet standards. The unit’s recruiting and admission
practices are described clearly and consistently in publications and catalogs.
Academic calendars, catalogs, publications, grading policies, and advertising
are accurate and current. The unit ensures that candidates have access to
student services such as advising and counseling. Faculty involved in the
preparation of educators, P–12 practitioners, and other members of the
professional community participate in program design, implementation, and
evaluation of the unit and its programs. The unit provides a mechanism and
facilitates collaboration between unit faculty and faculty in other units of
the institution involved in the preparation of professional educators.
Target
The unit provides
the leadership for effectively coordinating all programs at the institution
designed to prepare education professionals to work in P–12 schools. The unit’s
recruiting and admission practices are described clearly and consistently in
publications and catalogs. Academic calendars, catalogs, publications, grading
policies, and advertising are accurate and current. The unit ensures that
candidates have access to student services such as advising and counseling. The
unit and other faculty collaborate with P–12 practitioners in program design,
delivery, and evaluation of the unit and its programs. Colleagues in other
units at the institution involved in the preparation of professional educators,
school personnel, and other organizations recognize the unit as a leader. The
unit provides professional development on effective teaching for faculty in
other units of the institution.