Teacher Education Council Minutes
April 20, 2011
Members Present: Travis Childs, Jennifer Dennis, Joel Dering, Becky Easley, Claudia Edwards,
Courtney Glazer, Jennifer Holloway, Mandy Husak, Howard Kuchta, Teresa Lubrano, Paulette
Martin, Lynda Robinson, David Schmahl, and Vivian Thomlinson
Members Absent: Gabriela Adam-Rodwell, Greg Hoepfner, Kurtis Koll, Michelle Smith, Jan
Thomas, Ronna Vanderslice, Stephanie White, and Philip Zaninelli
Proceedings
Meeting called to order at 3:45 p.m. by Howard Kuchta
Director of Teacher Education Report
A. No report since Dr. Vanderslice is out of town on an NCATE visit.
Last month’s meeting minutes were approved.
Other Business
Old Business
1. Approved minutes from the February 16 meeting are posted at
http://www.cameron.edu/teacher_ed
New Business
1. Request to modify course: MUSC 2312
Travis Childs made a motion to change the course description to
reflect the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Lynda Robinson
seconded the motion, which was approved.
2. Request to modify course: MUSC 2321
Vivian Thomlinson made a motion to change the course description
to reflect the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Teresa Lubrano
seconded the motion, which was approved.
3. Request to modify course: MUSC 2332
Joel Dering made a motion to change the course description to reflect
the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Teresa Lubrano seconded the
motion, which was approved.
4. Request to modify course: MUSC 2341
Vivian Thomlinson made a motion to change the course description
to reflect the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Everyone seconded
the motion, which was approved.
5. Request to modify course: MUSC 3321
Teresa Lubrano made a motion to change the course description to
reflect the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Vivian Thomlinson
seconded the motion, which was approved.
6. Request to modify course: MUSC 3341
Travis Childs made a motion to change the course description to
reflect the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. David Schmahl
seconded the motion, which was approved.
7. Request to modify course: MUSC 4702
Joel Dering made a motion to change the course description to reflect
the current ratio of lecture to lab hours. Lynda Robinson seconded
the motion, which was approved.
8. Request for Program Modification: Social Studies Education –
Program Requirement Change
This program change consists of two parts: to require a grade of C or
better in all courses in the content area and to move Western
Civilization from general education to the major (in preparation for
expected changes in general education). Lynda Robinson made a
motion to accept the changes, and David Schmahl seconded. The
motion was approved. Additional discussion concerned the phrase “in
the major” and what would be included in both the social studies and
PE education courses. There may be a need in the future to specify
prefixes to avoid confusion.
Announcements/Discussion Items
A. All Program Reports uploaded to SPA September 15, 2012; due as pdf
to Director of Teacher Ed June 1, 2012; Must have 2 cycles of data for
each assessment; check for applicable standards for your area at
http://www.ncate.org/Standards/ProgramStandardsandReportForms/t
abid/676/Default.aspx
B. Certification test update – Howard Kuchta presented test score data
from September 2010 through April 2011 disaggregated by test and by
site in the case of elementary education. Some results are alarming.
Overall, it looks like claiming all students is working.
Future Topics for Discussion
A. Background Checks
B. Phonics data will be collected next year in OCTP annual report, but the
kind of data has not yet been specified.
Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m. Minutes submitted by Courtney Glazer.