College of Education and Allied Professions Leadership Council
The CEAP Leadership Council met on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in Killian 218.
Members present:
R. Corbin, K. Frederick, D. Grube, J. Holt, D. McCord, W.D. Nichols, L.
Nickles, M. Ray, T. Rose, P. Schoon, J. Smith
Members absent:
D. Brotherton
Others present:
J. Stewart, L. Roberts
Minutes:
Motion and second to approve the minutes dated 8/10/2011 passed unanimously.
Announcements
Council Members
Lee introduced the council to the new website layouts provided by IT.
Kurt announced the WHEE Teach cookout will be Thursday, 8/26 at 5pm at the pavilion behind the
softball field. Everyone is invited.
Dee recognized some fantastic members of the college who stepped up to help in the absence of the
OFE staff. Brian Lawrence has received approval for hire through the Executive Council. His
paperwork will now be forwarded to the Board of Governors for final approval. Lee will be visiting
classes to explain how the new process for application for early field experiences will work.
Janice announced that WCU On Tour will be 9/16-18. Steve Wargo will be representing CEAP.
Please send brochures to Steve by 9/7.
Perry reminded the Council to let Regis Gillman know if departments need marketing materials for
distance programs.
Dean’s Report
Budget
Perry reiterated that this year will be the leanest, in terms of budget, in recent memory. There
will be no travel-related professional development unless the faculty member is presenting at
the conference. He stressed that we need to figure out how best to do our jobs with the
operating and part-time dollars that we currently have.
Theme Discussion – CEAP Issues Management System
Lee demonstrated the new CEAP Issues Management System. The database is located on the
H: drive at CEAP/Issues Tracker. Perry asked that the council begin entering issues
immediately.
Business Items
Methods License
Dan
DPI is no longer requiring IHE’s to require methods licenses for faculty. This policy change
raises the question, should the college continue to require the methods license. The current
policy is that if you teach methods courses or are a university supervisor you need to be
credentialed. Other IHE’s around the state are maintaining this policy. The Leadership
Council agreed to recommend maintaining the current policy.
Homecoming Alumni Events
Perry
Perry asked the Department Heads to let the Dean’s Office know of any Homecoming Events
planned for individual units. The College will not have a CEAP event this year.
Big Ticket Purchases
Perry
The Council discussed possible options for spending this year’s summer funds.
Ideas
STL: BlackFish Software for portable biomechanics laboratory $750
Dean: Technology Modules/Atomic Learning Software
$3000
TRACS: Computer Stations for small group advising
$3000
STL: Display boards updates
$4000
STL: BIAs
$400
STL: BioPacs
$127,000
STL: OxyCon Mobile
$5000
STL: Monarch Ergomatic Test Cycle
$2599
STL: 2 iPads
$1200
STL: iPads for tenure and tenure track faculty
$?
STL: Flat screen monitor
$900
HS: Nomad kayak
$783
HS: L’Edge canoe
$1705
ITS: Computer refresh
$17137
ITS: Student reaponse systems
$5200
ITS: KL 104 increased capacity
$44000
ITS: KL 104 upgrade
$12000
Already committed ($4500 set aside for travel for DH)
$11291
BodPod
$50000
Medium
High
Other source
Medium
Medium
Rollup
Medium
Medium
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
High
High
High
High
Other source
High
1
Rollup
9
1
11
8
7
10
5
6
3
4
2
1
-
Already Allocated: $11291
High Total: $39788
Medium Total: $12749
Total: $63828
Killian Building Renumbering
Perry
Galen May and Facilities Management will be renumbering Killian within the next couple of
weeks. Facilities Management has mandated and will be funding this project.
Project Value
Perry
As part of our budget cuts we gave up half of our allotted Project Value funds. Traditionally
this money is prorated out according to faculty status. Perry opened a conversation about
guidelines for distributing these funds. He suggested that the council develop guidelines taking
into consideration future outlooks. Models at other universities allow for one co-author to
attend a conference to present if there are multiple authors. The council endorsed the idea of
supporting tenure-track faculty first or at a higher distribution rate and limiting the scope to
national and international travel with an emphasis on research. The council also supported the
idea of affording the departments some autonomy as to how they would govern these funds.
Council members also voiced concerns about professional development opportunities for staff.
Intern Placements/Background Checks
Kurt
Students are working through their programs all the way to internship and finding out that their
background checks prohibit them from working in the school system. Kurt outlined the need to
do a better job of communicating this pitfall to students. Kurt suggested adding a slide to the
orientation presentation to make this constraint clear. Dan explained the current mechanisms in
place to inform students that their background checks may pose a problem.
Enrollment
Perry
Perry announced that enrollment is down across the university and the WCU administration is
looking into the causes of the decrease. The Provost’s office has asked us to contact anyone
who is not enrolled this semester to determine their reason for not returning. The Graduate
School will be contacting graduate students. These results are due to the Dean’s Office by
Thursday afternoon.
Community Events
Perry
Perry announced that this year CEAP will be focused on bringing the team back together. He
asked the Council to brainstorm ideas for college-wide, departmental, or unit-wide events that
we can sponsor to bring the community together.
Ideas:
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WheeTeach Student Organization Events
College-wide potluck for fun (Advising Day Activities)
Research Colloquium
Hallway Discussions on paper
Student/Faculty basketball or disc golf tournament
Guest speakers
Advising Day Events Committee: Jackie Smith, Marissa Ray, Kurt Frederick
Task List Status Report
 Dispositions Policy
 Field Placement Guidelines
Dan
Dee
*Handouts-sent electronically
Important Dates
College Meeting with Registrar’s Office, KL 104
Leadership Council Meetings
Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 9:00 AM
Friday, September 9, 2011, 10:00 AM
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 9:00AM
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 9:00 AM
Dean Schoon adjourned the meeting at approximately 12:00pm.