PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
March 5, 2014, 3:30 PM (Glass Hall 345)
Meeting Minutes
Attendees
Roberta Aram, Jill (Alice) Black, Bill Edgar, Scott Fiedler, Brenda Goodwin, Cindy Hail, Adam
Harbaugh, Andrea Hellman, Andrew Homburg, Beth Hurst, Grace Jackson-Brown, Janice Greene,
Angela Kohnen, Carol Maples, Cindy McMeley, Sarah Nixon, Juli Panza, Diana Piccolo, Debbie Pitts,
Gayle Runke, James Sottile, Steve Willis, and Rebecca Woodard
Guests
Bethany Laws
I.
Call to Order
The monthly meeting of the Missouri State University Professional Education Committee
convened at 3:30 pm. Chair, Brenda Goodwin presiding. A quorum was established.
II.
Minutes
Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of February 12, 2014 meeting. All
approved. Minutes stand.
III.
Announcements
a. Gilbert Brown provided an update on activities with UAPB. Gilbert Brown, Charlotte
Hardin, and Cathy Pearman are travelling to UAPB on March 17 and 18 for a planning
meeting.
b. Daniel Hellman and Candace Fairbairn are organizing four additional one-hour MoPTA
workshops, with each focusing on one of the MoPTA tasks.
c. Brenda Goodwin gave a brief update on House Bill 1949.
d. Brenda Goodwin reminded everyone of Women’s History Month and the final call for
presentations for the April MACTE meeting.
IV.
Administrative Updates
a. Unit Update – Chris Craig, Head of the PEU
No Report
b. COE update – David Hough, Dean of COE
No Report
c. Assessment update – James Sottile, Associate Dean
James Sottile reported that he has been working on the completion of CAEP, AACTE,
and Title II reports. EPP-wide definition of a ‘program completer’ has been established.
The EPP Assessment Committee met on March 4 and determined that MSU would
pursue the Continuous Improvement track for future CAEP accreditations. An EPP Data
Day has been scheduled for April 4 from 9:00-12:00 in PSU Ballroom East.
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d. Secondary Education Update – Rebecca Woodard, Director
Rebecca Woodard asked committee members to let her know if any eligible
secondary/k-12 students had not been admitted to Teacher Education. ARGOS reports
are still in the process of being revised to include MoGEA and MEP scores.
V.
Committee Reports
a. Admissions, Procedures, & Retention – Chair Needed
No report
b. Membership & Professional Development – Chair Beth Hurst
No report
c. Program Review – Chair Roberta Aram
Committee will meet in April.
d. Diversity – Chair Steve Willis
Committee met on March 5 in the library to review materials in Charlotte Hardin’s
previous office.
e. Conceptual Framework – Chair David Goodwin
Committee will meet in April.
f. BSED Secondary Oversight – Chair Tonia Tinsley
Committee met on February 14. Discussion items included the MoPTA, DESE Rules
changes, the COE Dean search, and the importance of keeping the PEU Head within the
Provost’s office. The next meeting will be March 7.
g. MSED Secondary Oversight – Chair Lynda Plymate
No report
h. Screening – Chair Gayle Runke
Next meeting will be March 26.
i. Exceptions and Compliance – Chair Gayle Runke
Next meeting will be last of April, giving last opportunity for CBASE contracts.
j. TEA Update – Diana Piccolo
Participating institutions are working on a publication of TEA results and previously
presented at a local Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) conference. Next
executive board meeting is in April.
VI.
Action Items
a. Curricular Proposals
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COURSE CHANGE OR DELETION
DEPT
CFD 260 Supervised Experiences in the Child Development Laboratories
CFD 560 Family Involvement in Early Childhood Programs
CFD 563 Administration of Programs for Children & Families
PROGRAM CHANGE OR DELETION
BS-Child & Family Development (Comprehensive)
MAT
CEFS
Approved
Y/N
Y
CEFS
CEFS
Y
CEFS
RFT
NA
Y
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VII.
Personnel Actions
a. Recommendation of New PEU Members
Beth Hurst, Chair, Membership & Professional Development.
No new members were brought forward
b. Teacher Education Program Candidates
Juli Panza, COE Advisement
Secondary Education Director
Members received candidate rosters from the College of Education and the Secondary
Education office. Motion was made and seconded to approve all candidates. Motion
carried.
VIII. Old Business
a. Curriculum Program Changes – The Assessment Committee (and other interested
parties who asked to be on the committee), under the direction of Dr. James Sottile
continues to meet and work on this endeavor.
b. Items concerning MEGA and revised catalog descriptions – We will continue to table
until the Assessment Committee sets up guidelines incorporating the items into our
programs.
c. Membership Committee –Membership Proposal Draft (attached) was presented. Motion
was made and seconded to approve the revised Membership Proposal Application.
Motion carried.
d. Proposal for name change to align with CAEP acronyms has been sent to Faculty
Senate office.
e. Chair Brenda Good reported that nominations for chair-elect are still needed. At the
time of the meeting, no nominations had been brought forward.
IX.
New Business
There was no new business
X.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.
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