Faculty Meeting Minutes
Department of Educational Studies
8:30 – 11:00 a.m., November 16, 2007, Room 233
Present: Frank Black, Jennifer Cook, Becky Cox, Betty Cox, Ann Duncan, Robert Erk, Ginny
Esch, Kathy Evans, Mary Lee Hall, Robert Hartshorn, Beverly Hearn, Patricia Hewitt, Suzanne
Maniss, Sandy Murray, James Petty, Glenda Rakes, Michael Spaulding, Joyce Swan, Gwen
Tomlin, Cherry Watts, Cris Whitlow
Call to Order
Dr. Frank Black called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Dr. Joyce Swan gave updated information on
Ms. Deidra Beene and Dr. Linda Blanding, who have both had surgery. Dr. Mary Lee Hall announced
that Michael Spaulding has successfully defended his dissertation for his doctorate.
Approval of Minutes
Motion: To approve minutes of October 19, 2007, as corrected.
Move: Hewitt
Second:
Esch
Vote: Carried
Clarification on performance under chairs remarks – Dr. Hall will be sending out the rubric probably by
email early in Spring semester. The composition of the chair search committee was corrected.
Follow-ups
1. Position Searches Update
* Department Chair – Black
There are currently four applicants; the committee will commence meeting in one week or so to
review those four. The position will be re-advertised in the spring. Dr. Black asked faculty
members to give him the names of possible candidates who would make a good chair for us, or be
sure they are aware of our search. Kristy will have flyers for this for those going to conferences.
* Selmer Position – Hearn
The ad is ready, and will be posted in a joint ad early in the spring semester.
2.
Comps/masters research project (Update - November 2007) – Murray
The committee met and talked about changing the comps, having the procedures be “discipline
specific”, moved to checkpoint 3 and having comps after a group of core competencies have been
achieved, developed by discipline. They are asking for input regarding how many courses they
need for each discipline, as decided by the faculty members and want permission to move on with
that, if faculty members feel that it is the way to go.
Motion: Comes as a motion from the committee
The committee wants to proceed with evaluation of how we are going to do comps.
Move: From committee
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Second:
Hewitt
Vote: Carried
Portfolio information/what pieces should be in the portfolio – Undergraduate Curriculum Cmte –
Hewitt
The undergraduate curriculum committee met Monday and came up with couple of suggestions;
the following comes as proposal for approval.
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Motion: Suggest that TCED 211 and 302 are checkpoints for portfolio, upper division
methods for midpoint, and also that the advisor be more of an advisory situation rather
than a checkpoint, except at student teaching, which is the final checkpoint. (Official
checkpoints)
Move: Comes as motion from cmte Second: Erk Vote: Carried (Implemented effective
Fall 2008)
Each licensure area would need to decide what the midpoint should be and alert Dr. Hewitt as to
the correct course.
Motion: That we increase final number of pieces to 15 with 9 being specified. Currently 915 with none being specified.
Move: From committee
Second: Murray
Vote: Carried
There should be more technology, more lesson plans. This will give a better feel for what they are
able to do. Other suggestions were that the caption needs to reflect what that piece is, why this is
evidence for that particular area, and that the caption should be a little lengthier.
4.
MSIL Program – terminology for culminating experience – Graduate Curriculum Cmte –
Murray/Evans
Effective Fall 08.
The student teaching course for students who are already employed is now Teacher Ed 795,
Practicum in Initial Licensure. On the previously distributed handout, the new ELED course is
denoted as 630. ELED 630 already exists, so the new course will be ELED 730. TCED 795 and
ELED 730 will have to be created.
5.
Convicted Felons in Student Teaching – Hall
A law was passed in July that required that students have a background check prior to student
teaching. We have been approved to move ahead with this. A commitment has been made that a
legislative committee will go back and clarify this but we have been told to proceed. This will
begin in spring for spring interviews. (NOTE – This has now been completed.)
What about students already in the program who do not have the background check? The way we
have decided to proceed is that those already there are grandfathered in. This is part of what the
legislative clarification is for.
Ms. Cook – There should be some provision in the law regarding updating the background check
at no cost to students.
6.
Criteria for Promotion and Tenure – Duncan, Evans, Hartshorn (Chair), Hewitt, and Maniss
(Copy of Power Point attached)
Dr. Hartshorn gave a report, just to update the faculty on where the committee is going with this.
They are still working on how much individual items will count. Dr. Black stated that service
may need to be defined more clearly, and divided out according to which is departmental,
university level, or public. It was also stated that teaching effectiveness is the most important and
should be weighted more.
Dr. Hartshorn advised the faculty that weighted formulas will be shared at a later date. Having a
higher score on one thing can bleed over into another area. But you must rate high on teaching
effectiveness to get a good score overall. He also said that ground rules should be set for peer
assessment. This will not go into effect until next fall. A recommendation to the faculty is
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expected at the February 15 faculty meeting. Information will be given to faculty members prior
to that meeting. Dr. Hewitt reminded the faculty that being a predictive instrument, it is not a
guarantee that you are going to get promoted/tenured.
Old Business
None
New Business - Black
1. Committee Reports
* Appeals – Poore - Previously Dr. Evans mentioned appeals, and that an appeal letter was
indicative of granting admission. This has changed. Candidates come to Mr. Poore with a
successful GPA and interview, lacking ACT or PPST. The most usual problem is reading. He
suggests that they take PPST on paper or Praxis II Content test, pass it, update their letter, and
then meet with the committee. One or two will have problems with math, some writing, mostly
reading. Candidates have to prove that they can read well enough to be admitted.
Hall – no appeal process for licensure, but state does provide appeal process for program.
Students should be made aware that they may be able to get through program, but if they do not
pass Praxis II examinations, they will not be licensed. Further info and update in January.
* Undergraduate Curriculum – Hewitt – Dr. Hewitt reminded the faculty members that Faculty
Senate Undergraduate Council will refuse all requests for online science requirements for
substitutions. Stephanie Kolitsch will be disseminating a form for what the undergraduate
curriculum request should look like.
* Graduate Curriculum – Murray (No report)
* IRB – Esch – meeting cancelled and rescheduled for December 5
* Technology – Hartshorn – All of our classrooms have projection systems. The Vista does not
work well. (Spaulding)
* Departmental Bylaws – Murray – The committee is still comparing previous bylaws and the
handbook.
* Standards Committees
Standard I Candidate Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions – Petty – will be meeting
soon
Standard II Program Assessment and Unit Evaluation – Greenockle/Poore – no report
Standard III Field Experiences and Clinical Practice – Cook – Working on some sort of
revision of levels 1 and 2 field exp evaluation forms. Clarifying what those terms mean.
Ready by NCATE retreat.
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Standard IV Diversity – Hearn – Meeting actively, assigned parts of rubric to committee
members to start preparing draft of document. Working on student survey parallel to the
one we gave to faculty members.
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Faculty Senate Report – Esch, Evans, Hearn, Petty, Whitlow Dr. Esch – The Instruction Committee made a proposal that people just can’t make up a course at
the end of a semester so a person not doing well can have a course that will bring his/her GPA up.
3.
Field Experience and LRC – Cook
The LRC has had one complaint about service; Ms. Cook has been spending more time there
getting staff on track. Faculty members and students are encouraged to see Ms. Cook about any
complaints.
The Computer Center has upgraded the Apple Cart. This cart is available to faculty, and the
individual computers available to students in LRC library.
Field Exp – There are currently 118 student teachers for spring semester. Martin Elementary
accepted no student teachers.
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5.
Fairness and Consistency in Teacher Education Interviews – Cook
Fairness and Consistency in all Instruments for Assessment System - Poore
Directions on how to score are needed for fairness and consistency in Teacher Education
Interviews and for our assessment system. Ms. Cook and Mr. Poore took our criteria and came
up with way to have 0 – 4 scores for fairness and consistency. Page 2 of a provided handout
shows the current questions. Page 3 shows what the new questions and ratings are, clarifying
what each item means. Use “1” if exhibited, “0” if not observed. Under Reflective Thinking it has
been revised slightly to make the exhibit Reflective Thinking rather than Dispositions. This is not
set in stone, just being used to test out the changes. This will help consistency in data so we have
information for the NCATE visit.
A comment was made that we may need some clarification in terms that may be subjective. Mr.
Poore stated that there will be training sessions for those participating in interviews for
consistency and that the form can be shared with TCED 211 students so they know exactly what
is expected. The faculty were advised that we need teams to do interviews rather than just one
person doing an interview and that interviewers need to stick to the script.
Ms. Cook also stated that we need standard questions; all interviewers need to be asking the same
questions and they need to match the rubric. Interviews tend to take 30 minutes.
Motion: Move that we accept the instrument and process, and this is what we will be using
for Initial Licensure (Undergraduate) and MSIL.
Move: Hewitt
Second: Hearn
Vote: Carried.
Chair’s Remarks – Hall –
Due to time constraints, Dr. Hall stated that she would send comments out via email. She did
remind the faculty members of the COEBS Opening Faculty Meeting on January 18, 12 – 2 p.m.
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Announcements/Reminders – Black
A $1500 Scholarship is available for graduate students.
Adjourn – 10:57 a.m.
Move for adjournment
Motion: Hewitt
Second: Hearn
Vote: Carried
NEXT MEETING: January 25, 2008
Future Follow-ups and Deadlines:
1. One-way Window in Gooch 207 – Hall (December 2007)
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