Dear Former and Future Teacher Education Coordinating Committee and Administrators;
As some of you know, we went through a rather lengthy process last year to change the University committee TECC membership and functions. Our changes were approved by faculty senate late spring and we can now reconfigure the committee. These changes will be critical as we try to better inform everyone involved in teacher education about changes and to make strong decisions that serve the campus and the state’s new teachers and educators coming from UI.
This email is being used to thank you for past service and to determine future membership. My guess is that some of you will continue on this committee and some of you may be moving on. Thus, my first task is to sincerely thank all of you who have served in the past. I’m copying here your deans and your department chairs, so that everyone knows of your service and the TECC’s appreciation of your efforts.
The approved committee structure is below. For many but not all of the positions, there is a logical choice as one person in the department may take lead over the teacher education portion of the program. For other positions, I will need to rely on department chairs/deans for nominations to complete our committee membership. While the committee is a recognized University committee, the dean of Education is given the responsibility to determine membership and set agendas.
Whatever the official, voting membership, please know that we welcome visitors and that anyone who would like to ensure that he or she is keeping up with changes, that you are welcome to our meetings.
New Membership Recommendations or Need for Names
1.
C&I Elementary Education – open
2.
C&I Secondary Education – open
3.
C&I CTE – open
4.
C&I Special Education – open
5.
MVSC, PE – Grace Goc Karp?
6.
Early childhood – Beth Price?
7.
Agriculture Education – Jim Connors?
8.
Music Education – Lorie Enloe?
9.
English Education – open
10.
Math Education – Roy Ely?
11.
Social Sciences – Open
12.
Natural Sciences – Open
13.
Business – Open
14.
Two junior or senior-level students, one from COEd and one from either Early childhood, Ag Ed, or Music – Open. Let’s start with Early childhood for this year, and C&I needs to provide a name/student as well.
15.
One superintendent – Greg Bailey, Moscow SD has agreed to serve (thank you!)
16.
One principal – Erik Perryman, Principal of Moscow High School as agreed to serve (thank you!)
17.
One teacher – Donna Wommack, teacher from Genessee School District has agreed to serve
(thank you!)
18.
Director of Assessment (Dan Campbell), Director of Student Services (Tammy Bowen) and I will all serve without vote.
Action

If you have been named with a question mark, I need your confirmation that you will continue to serve on TECC, or a recommendation for who should be asked. If the position is open, I need the department chair to nominate member(s) for the committee. Please let both Twila Brown and me know of your willingness/intent/recommendation for filling the seats, by next Monday, September 1.
Meeting Dates
Our first TECC meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17, at 4:00 pm. We’ll hold all TECC meetings from 4:00 – 5:00 pm so school personnel can make the meetings.
Our January meeting will be on Monday, January 12 th , at 4:00 p.m. (Classes begin on the 14 th )
Our third and final meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, March 31, at 4:00 p.m.
Please confirm your membership (or chairs, please provide your recommendations) for this University committee by September 1, 2014. Thank you for your past service and/or future service.
Cori Mantle-Bromley
Corinne Mantle-Bromley, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3080
Moscow ID 83844-3080 cmantle@uidaho.edu
208.885.6773
Section 4. Teacher Education Coordinating Committee. FSH 1640.86
6.4.1.
Function [See also University of Idaho FSH 4300 .] [ed. 7-06]
6.4.1.a.
To conduct a continuing review of teacher-education policies and to promote quality teacher preparation.
6.4.1.b.
To act on and submit to the respective college committees proposed changes in teacher education certifications and endorsements. [rev. 3-14]
6.4.1.c.
To provide updates on state and national issues pertaining to the preparation of educators.
[rev. 3-14]
6.4.1.d.
TECC will meet in September, January and March, prior to UCC deadlines, in order to facilitate curriculum changes. Meeting dates/times will be posted annually by the first week of September.
[add. 3-14]
6.4.2.
Structure, Membership, and Selection
Faculty members are nominated by the College of Education from each of the following groups: four from programs within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, including representation from the elementary program, the secondary program, the career and technical education program and the special education program; one from the Department of Movement
Science physical education teacher education program; one faculty member from each of the following groups: early childhood, agricultural education, music education, English education, mathematics education, social sciences, natural sciences and business; two junior or senior level students (one from the College of Education and the second annually rotating between early childhood education, agricultural education and music education); three P-12 school personnel, including a superintendent, a principal and a teacher, representing both elementary and

secondary education as well as multiple districts; and the Director of Assessment (w/o vote) and the Dean of the College of Education or designee (w/o vote), who serves as chair. [rev. 7-08, 7-10,
3-14]
Corinne Mantle-Bromley, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3080
Moscow ID 83844-3080 cmantle@uidaho.edu
208.885.6773