Teacher Education Council Minutes
April 18, 2012
Members Present: Stephanie Boss, Travis Childs, Jennifer Dennis, Becky Easley, Claudia
Edwards, Courtney Glazer, Tara Grandy, Mandy Husak, Teresa Lubrano, Rachel McLain, Lynda
Robinson, David Schmahl, Jan Thomas, Vivian Thomlinson, Ronna Vanderslice, Lisa Weis, and
Stephanie White
Proceedings
Meeting called to order at 3:45 p.m. by Ronna Vanderslice
Director of Teacher Education Report
A. Future Teacher Scholarships in identified shortage areas: math, science, &
special ed – All majors should apply.
B. OSAT focus group for reading update – A statewide meeting was held and
reading faculty were allowed to take the OSAT (all items used will be
retired for a year). Dr. Robinson and Dr. Weis attended the meeting to
represent Cameron. They both believe that our students need test-taking
skills and more professional vocabulary in the area of reading beginning
with the language of the competencies. The reading faculty are continuing
to meet to work on our OSAT scores in Subtest 1. Although our pass rates
are the same as other institutions, we will continue to work to improve
them.
C. Summer Institute for Character Education applications due April 25, 2012
D. PARCC/Common Core update – Ideally the two organizations will compete
and then come together to use the best assessments. Becky Easley
attended the most recent state department meeting about the common
core. Questions still remain about scoring the open-ended questions –
whether computer programs will be used or professional, human scorers.
An additional local concern is about the technology infrastructure required
to support the new assessments. Pearson will provide two assessments
during the year with two optional ones that may be used for
benchmarking. The assumption is that if students pass these assessments
then they will be considered college-ready. The impact here at Cameron
will be that remediation won’t be provided for students who pass the
assessment and come straight to college.
E. InTASC standards adopted by OCTP – A timeline for full implementation is
being developed. This will impact the education portfolio. The education
faculty have been working on the new standards and are
revising/developing assignments to meet them for the portfolio. It is
particularly important for those programs who use the portfolio as one of
their key assessments to stay informed of the changes as they are made.
F. Clinical Alliance – Oklahoma has joined approximately 14 other states that
are seeking to improve clinical experiences. The alliance is meant to be a
state-level reform movement but with the flexibility to meet local needs.
Cameron has attended two in-state meetings as discussions are beginning.
At the last meeting, a LPS principal and candidate currently in our program
attended with Dr. Glazer and Dr. Vanderslice.
G. School Report Card – All reports indicate it will be hard for schools to earn
an A or B. The grades do not appear to be normally distributed. Our
message to the schools will be to ask what we can do to help.
H. RSU Update: Social Studies and English programs – Articulation agreements
are still being developed and will have to be approved by Provosts on both
campuses. The only change that we will see at the RSU campus is that Dr.
Holloway and Dr. Weis will have secondary students in some professional
education classes. On May 9, Travis Childs and Lance Janda are going to
Claremore to discuss the RSU faculty administering key assessments in
their classes. Most of the classes will be online, and Travis will teach the
methods.
Last month’s meeting minutes were approved.
Other Business
Old Business
1. Approved minutes from the March 14, 2012 meeting are posted at
http://www.cameron.edu/teacher_ed
New Business
Announcements/Discussion Items
A. Final drafts of program reports due to Director of Teacher Ed on June
15, 2012 – The following pieces should be included in the full report:
contextual information, # of majors and completers, list of faculty
(names only), charts for sections II & III, 2 cycles of data for majority of
assessments, and section V re. changes made based on data. Section V
is the only new part on the report. Ronna and Courtney will be having
individual meetings with feedback in August.
B. Faculty Development Part B due May 15 with documentation
C. LPS Parent University –Cameron will support the program, perhaps
with facilities. Fort Sill MWR will also be helping.
D. Certification score update for 2011-2012
E. Math Specialist Option in M.Ed.
F. Teacher Shortage Employment Incentive Program (TSEIP)
G. Current education-related legislation
a. HB 2244-changes GPA from cumulative to retention for alt cert
b. HB 2285-extends the deadline to 2014 for testing across
elementary, ece, and special ed (likely to pass)
c. HB 2790-allows those who complete Ed Leadership program to
“test in” to superintendent
d. SB 1565-requires state regents to implement pilot dyslexia
training program for candidates in several institutions
e. SB 1443-extends moratorium on NBCT for 2 more years but
requires funding of bonuses for current NBCTs
Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m. Minutes submitted by Courtney Glazer.