Faculty Assembly Meeting
Minutes
February 1, 2013
Present – Carolyne Ali-Khan, Jon Antal, Betty Bennett, Stacy Boote, Jin-Suk Byun, Candice
Carter, Terry Cavanaugh, Kim Cheek, Larry Daniel, Daniel Dinsmore, Nick Eastham,
Cassandra Etgeton, Liz Gregg, Caroline Guardino, Jan Humphrey, Jennifer Kane, John
Kemppainen, Jason Lee, Don Moores, Cathy O’Farrell, John Ouyang, Karen Patterson, Debbie
Reed, Otilia Salmon, Elinor Scheirer, Rebecca Schumacher, Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore,
Lena Shaqareq, Robert Smith, Nile Stanley, Carolyn Stone, Michael Stultz, Claire Torres,
Dawn Wessling, John White, Bess Wilson, and Brian Zoellner.
Approval of Minutes – The minutes of January 11, 2013, meeting were approved as
submitted.
Announcements/Opportunities for COEHS Personnel –
─ Announcements and Opportunities for faculty, staff, and students (Marsha Lupi)
─ Issue resolved re darkness in parking lot outside of building 57.
─ Literature distributed re classroom safety and disruptions.
─ COEHS is hosting a follow-up Holocaust workshop for secondary student
teachers and in-service teachers; other interested personnel invited as well.
─ COEHS preparing for a fall military workshop to prepare student interns to work
with children from military families. Date will be associated with professional
day during the internship calendar.
─ Openings on University Committees
─ Carolyne Ali-Khan had sent out a notice about openings for Faculty Association
Standing and University Committees. Nominations have been filled but
committee will continue to accept other nominations.
Revised Bylaws (Minor) Changes per Academic Affairs – the revised bylaws were sent to
Academic Affairs and returned with three suggested changes. John White pointed out the
changes:
─ The first issue was under Article 5 – Membership in Faculty Assembly; Academic
Affairs suggested the addition of visiting professors as Associate Members of the
Faculty Assembly (non-voting). The Executive Committee recommended this
change.
─ The second issue concerned the make up of a search committee in the case of a
vacancy in the office of the College Dean. Academic Affairs wants to reserve the
right for the Provost to appoint members to said committee, especially the Chair.
Chairs for Dean Search Committees have traditionally been other Deans. Coggin
and other Bylaws give themselves power to nominate a Chair for said
committee. COEHS had intended to do likewise. The Executive Committee chose
to ensure representation of each of the COEHS Academic Departments on the
committee and that college representation be at least 51% of that committee. It
suggested a deletion of the requirement that the Chair of the search committee
be a member of the College of Education and Human Services.
─ The third issue was in the XI Nondiscriminatory Climate Clause. The Executive
Committee included a clause that exceeded the University’s anti-discrimination
policy (Academic Affairs felt that it went too far and could have legal
ramifications). representing all of our stakeholders but Academic Affairs had an
issue with it. The Executive Committee simply changed the language to mirror
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that of the University Policy and chose to keep it in the bylaws as a testament to
our commitment to diversity and equality.
After an explanation of changes, questions and discussion, each of the three
issues were forwarded, seconded , approved. Caroline Guardino moves to accept
the revisions; second, no discussion, motion is to accept revisions as written.
Two faculty opposed the change to the second issue above. The Dean will send
the revised Bylaws to the Provost.
UNF UFF Bargaining Issues
Caroline Guardino & John White gave an update on the state of bargaining for the faculty
contract (the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by the United Faculty of Florida
(UFF) and University Administration. The most recent issue under negotiation was a
University Administration proposal to assign second summer courses to faculty at a rate
roughly equivalent of adjunct pay. The UFF was staunchly opposed. Guardino and White
encouraged faculty to pay attention to the negotiations and to attend bargaining sessions.
Contact Caroline Guardino, John White or Ellie Scheirer if you want to know what is going
on.
Standing & Permanent College Committee Reports
Standing Committees
─ Undergraduate Standards and Curriculum Committee, Cassandra Etgeton Committee did not meet in January but will be meeting in February. No APCs to
consider but there is a COEHS policy to review.
─ Graduate Standards and Curriculum Committee, Dan Dinsmore – Committee did not
meet in January but will meet Monday (2/4) if there is business to conduct.
─ Personnel Committee, Carolyn Stone –Committee met Tuesday (1/29) and is looking
at a speakers’ bureau for spring and fall.
─ Long Range Planning Committee, Candice Carter – Committee met on January 15.
Realized the need to recreate the mission of the college and to update the strategic
plan. Invited people that are involved in community initiatives for input and we will
be meeting on February 12 at 1 pm.
─ Student Issues Committee, John Kemppainen – Committee did not meet in January;
will meet following Faculty Assembly Meeting to discuss a policy issue on
admissions.
─ Technology Committee, Nick Eastham – The committee discussed having the LSCSM
department webpage designed to collect prospective students’ information with
online forms.
Permanent College Committees
─ Executive Committee – John White – Committee met and made bylaw changes noted
above. The College Leadership Team would like to put on a series of seminars about
faculty academic success (for junior level faculty). Most of the issues will revolve
around promotion and tenure issues.
─ ESOL Advisory Committee, Lena Shaqareq – no report
─ Educator Preparation Institute - Betty Bennett – The Language Proficiency Lab
program will be starting in March. They are looking for 15 Hispanic individuals who
need English language proficiency so they can join EPI in August.
─ Accreditation Update, Claire Torres – no report
Dean’s Report –
Faculty Search Updates
─ Searches for two faculty members are progressing:
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Assistant Professor, Middle/Secondary Mathematics Education (FSE)—
Offer has been made; we hope to have a decision from the candidate
today.
Associate/Full Professor, Educational Leadership, and Educational
Leadership Program Director (LSCSM)—Two finalists have been
interviewed; committee is in deliberation.
Projected Budget for 2013-2014
General Expenditures
─ No base tuition increase is recommended
─ Restoration of the current year’s $300 million reduction is provided as follows:
o $118 million in base funding
o $167 million for outcome-based performance funding: percentage of
graduates employed or enrolled in further education, average wages of
employed graduates, and average cost per graduate.
o $15 million for the second year of the 2012-13 Information Technology
performance funding initiative (the $15 million provided for 2012-13 was
made up of nonrecurring funds).
o $15 million allocated to the University of Florida to support the university’s
efforts to become a top 10 nationally ranked institution.
o $1million for the Florida Virtual Campus to stabilize the web platform,
update functionality of the website, and make other enhancements.
o $50 million for increases in university contributions to the Florida
Retirement System (this is a statewide issue).
o $44 million in tuition budget spending authority to support the additional
8,200 FTE students expected for the upcoming year (this is not new funding,
it is authority to spend the additional tuition collected).
Rewarding State Employees
─ $148 million for discretionary, variable compensation in the amount of $5,000
(bonus) for employees receiving an employee evaluation of “outstanding” and
$2,500 (bonus) for employees receiving an employee evaluation of
“commendable.”
─ $167 million for all state employees with at least a “satisfactory” employee
evaluation to receive an incentive of $1,200 (bonus) in recognition of their
efforts to reduce the state’s unemployment rate from December 2010 to
December 2012.
Current/Upcoming Events and Initiatives
─ COEHS is dialoguing with DCPS regarding a teaching fellows masters program
for secondary teaching fields.
─ Urban Education (“Reclaiming Black Males”) Symposium—Saturday, February
2nd at Downtown Public Library
─ Mayor Brown’s Education Summit February 28th-March 1st
Legislative Session 2013
─ HB 17—would extend instate tuition rights to children graduating from Florida
high schools whose parents are not US citizens.
─ HB 21--Requires DOE to create uniform, statewide identification badge to be
worn by noninstructional contractors signifying that contractor has met
specified requirements; requires school district issuance & recognition of
identification badge.
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HB 31--Public School Funding: Creates poverty-based categorical fund.
HB 37/133—Focused on creation of high school graduation option that focuses
on career-technical education & workforce development & leads to careertechnical education diploma.
HB41/289--Creates the "State Employee Appreciation Act"; provides
competitive pay adjustment for state employees; requires an appropriation.
HB 67--Terminates administration of FCAT to students in grades 9-12; requires
specified standardized tests to replace grade 10 FCAT for purposes of measuring
student's knowledge & skills; requires students to earn passing scores to qualify
for standard high school diploma; requires use of student performance on tests
for school grading purposes.
HB 105--Requires percentage of unencumbered funds to be allocated to VPK
Education Program;
HJR 139--By 2015, minimum salary for new full-time teacher in public school
must be at least national average salary for new full-time teachers in public
schools. By 2015, average salary for experienced full-time teacher in public
school must be at least national average salary for experienced full-time
teachers in public schools.
HB 197—Teacher evaluation: requires State Board of Education to establish fair
method to ascertain student learning growth used to evaluate teachers of
exceptional students & students who are not tested by statewide assessments or
end-of-course assessments.
HB 205--Students with Limited English Proficiency: Authorizes exemption from
certain state standardized assessments up to specified period if certain
conditions are met.
HB 213--Requires school district to offer college & career readiness course to
high school students; provides course requirements; requires students to take
interest assessment & develop curriculum plan before taking course; specifies
components of course curriculum & activities.
HB 283--Revises basis for designation of school grades to include participation
rate of students who are enrolled in fine arts courses.
HB 325--provides that license to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not
authorize any person to openly carry handgun or carry concealed weapon or
firearm in school safety zone.
HB 373--Provides that contracts for charter school employees & contracts for
charter school operations with educational service provider or vendor may not
extend beyond terms of school's charter contract;
Adjournment – The meeting adjourned at 1:26 p.m.