Professional Education Council
APRIL 25, 2006
MINUTES
3:30PM
HULL 132
MEETING CALLED
BY
Tony Norman
ATTENDEES
Pam Arkin, Deborah Carrington, Vonnie Colvin, Cheryl Davis, Lily Goetz, David Locascio, Pat Lust, Enza
McCauley, Tony Norman, Marilyn Osborn, Jeannine Perry, Lissa Power-deFur, Chuck Ross, Michele Smith,
Gerry Sokol, Peggy Tarpley; Guests: Jeff Hoyt, Wayne McWee
Agenda Topics
CHARGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT
DISCUSSION
SPA Assessment Plan Deadline
Dr. McWee stressed the importance of PEC and assured members support at the highest levels. He asked for a rough draft of SPA
Assessment Plans to go to Dr. Norman. He reiterated July 1 st due date as important for fall 2006 implementation. He cited
advantages saying that this not only helps gather information for NCATE purposes, but it will also be used for program biennial
reports submitted to Longwood’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Research.
COMMENTS
Dr. Norman restated his request to have SPA Assessment Plans from faculty by June 1 st, thus allowing him 30 days to give program
coordinators feedback before their final submission of the plans to Dr. Hoyt’s office by July 1 st. Dr. Hoyt noted that Dr. Norman’s
request to have the SPA Assessment Plans done now will actually streamline the process and cut down on the frequency of reports
(from being completed every year to every other year).
NEW PEC BYLAWS
Article 3.2
Dr. Goetz stated that 7 days notice is not enough notice for a meeting. Suggested that it be changed to one month prior to
meeting date.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
Motion to change notice time to one month, and change was accepted. Article 3.2 will now read: Notification of meetings shall be
given at least 1 month prior to any meeting except in emergency situations.
DISCUSSION
Article 5
Dr. Norman emphasized that the PEC is primarily an advisory body.
CONCLUSION
Motion to accept bylaws. Vote taken. Bylaws accepted by assent.
POWER POINT PRESENTATION: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UNIT WIDE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
DISCUSSION
PowerPoint (See PowerPoint attached in e-mail)
Review of the work completed this year to develop a unit-wide assessment system that will be ready for fall 2006 implementation
(See Orange Book). Dr. Goetz asked for clarification of when unit-wide assessments would occur. Dr. Norman moved to the chart
that shows most unit-wide assessments will occur during EDUC courses. Dr. Power-deFur suggested that some items on the
Clinical Experience Diversity Report might cause concern among our PK -12 partner schools. Dr. Norman agreed to get feedback
from schools about the acceptability of these items. Dr. Norman also invited program coordinator to meet with him about how to
enhance unit-wide assessment to meet specific program assessment needs.
CONCLUSION
Dr. Norman requested that the PEC Charge Dr. Smith and him with the task of taking ideas in Orange Book and begin writing
policies and procedures this summer that will then be discussed and potentially approved for implementation by the PEC early fall
2006.
INFORMATION FROM DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - DR. SMITH’S CHALLENGES
Forty-five students do not meet requirements for Practicum II. Suggested that we may need to back up the time line for
requirements to be met. She asked for suggestions. She stressed that most students did not know the score needed to enter
teacher prep (Combined Praxis score should be 532). Stated she would be working with Dr. Norman about how to streamline
process for entrance into teacher prep and working with Registrar’s Office to catch stud ents early on (requires coding correctly in
system).
INFORMATION FOR THE VA DEPT OF EDUCATION - DR. POWER
Dr. Power-deFur clarified that two separate laws dictate the use of Praxis I. One law, still in effect, specifies the use of Praxis I as
an entrance requirement into all VA teacher preparation programs. Another law specifies Praxis I as a licensure requirement. This
law recently changed replacing Praxis I with the VCLA as a licensure requirement. She mentioned that ABTEL is working with t he
state to express Higher Ed’s frustration that the present situation requires two different tests, although they purportedly meas ure
the same skills. The state is working to remedy the situation. She also pointed out that changes in any of our teacher pre paration
programs MUST BE approved by the state or we risk students not being eligible for licensure. She encouraged all program
coordinators to contact the VA Director of Teacher Education, Melanie Bierman, regarding any changes they are making or
contemplating making to their programs.