College of Education
Strategic Action Plan 2011-2013
o Continuous Improvement of Instruction – Joyce Downing
 Use TWS Feedback for Program Improvement – Theresa Earles-Vollrath
 Common Course Assessments for Core Classes – Matt Thomas
 Faculty Led Efforts to Improve Instruction – Chairs
o Peer Mentoring Model for Faculty Teaching – Deborah Theiss
o Quality Matters Review of All Online Courses - Chairs
o Implement Co-Teaching Model for Student Teaching – Rahila Weed
o Establish a Higher Education Collaborative around Response to Intervention – Rebecca Holland
 Improve Field Experience – Larry Reiter
 Joint Professional Development Program with LEA and/or MCC – Cliff Mohn
 Reciprocity in Teaching Assignments with MCC faculty – Carl Grigsby
 Service to Practicing Teachers – Julie Blaine
o Marketing and Recruitment – Carl Grigsby
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Recruit Undergraduates (with emphasis on minority and non-traditional students) – Carl Grigsby
Recruit Graduate Students – Chairs
Develop and Market Online Degree Programs – Chairs
Develop and Market Online Training Sessions – Larae Watkins
o Relationship Building and Fund Raising – Michael Wright
 Develop a Business Support Network – Carl Grigsby
 Secure Funding for Kansas City Initiative – MaryLee Guthrie
 Develop a Professional Development Support Network – Michelle Conrad
Goal: Continuous Improvement of Instruction – Joyce Downing
Objective
Use TWS feedback for
Program Improvement
Common Course
Assessments for Core
Classes
Faculty Led Efforts to
Improve Instruction
Specific Action to be Taken
Evidence of Success
Person(s) Responsible
Date to be
Completed
Fall 2011
PEF will align and integrate TWS components into
coursework leading to initial certification (include
MAT and LIS initial certification programs).
Late Spring/Summer, PEF committee will convene
annually to review and revise TWS
Determine procedure for using TWS results to
inform program and course reviews
Changes will be made to respective programs as
appropriate based on TWS data annually.
Secondary and K-12 Professional Education Block
courses will be revised, including competencies,
syllabi, and common assessments
Present revised Professional Education Block to
PEF faculty.
Develop Peer Mentoring Model for Faculty
Teaching
Course Syllabi will reflect all components of TWS.
Theresa Earles-Vollrath, Joyce Downing
Complete revised form, professional development
plan and integration plan
See unit assessment calendar
Theresa Earles-Vollrath, Joyce Downing
Theresa Earles-Vollrath, Joyce Downing
Summer 2011;
Annually
Fall 2011
Changes reflected in Program Area minutes; Program
Advisory Committee minutes; and syllabus revisions.
Revised crosswalk, syllabi (including course
outcomes), and copies of common assessments.
Joyce Downing, Program Coordinators
Annually
Matt Thomas
Spring 2012
Committee will provide detailed explanation of course
content and assessments to PEF.
Task Force research and develop model
Matt Thomas
Fall 2012 PEF
meeting
Spring 2011
Implement Peer Mentoring Model for Faculty
Teaching
Improve quality of online course structure and
teaching
100% All face-to-face instructors participate in Peer
Mentoring Model for Faculty Teaching
100% of online instructors will complete Quality
Matters Training
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Spring 2012
100% of online courses will be reviewed through
Quality Matters Review Process
Conduct PEF faculty training in co-teaching model
Program Coordinators
Spring 2013
Rahila Weed, Nicole Nickens, Joanie
Hartnett, Ann McCoy, Deborah Theiss
Fall 2011
Identify and train district supervisors in co-teaching
model
Richard Cole
Spring 2012
Pilot Co-Teaching
Deborah Theiss
Spring 2012
Implement Co-Teaching
Richard Cole
Spring 2013
Implement Co-Teaching Model for Student
Teaching
Deborah Theiss
Spring 2012
X
X
Goal: Continuous Improvement of Instruction – Joyce Downing (continued)
Objective
Specific Action to be Taken
Establish a Higher Education Collaborative around
Response to Intervention
Improve Field Experience
Place early field experience students in urban
schools.
Develop and maintain data management system for
collecting information on all field experience sites
and placements.
Increase collaboration between PEF and U-sups.
Evidence of Success
Person(s) Responsible
Establish consensus regarding the RTI model, essential
components, and terminology; graduate’s knowledge
and skill needs; and faculty knowledge and resource
needs.
Rebecca Holland
Create an action plan for meeting student and faculty
needs with assistance from the National Comprehensive
Center on Teacher Quality
Rebecca Holland
Begin to compile a resource bank for faculty to assist
with syllabus and class preparation
100% of students have an extended field experience in
an urban school.
100% of instructors with course-embedded field
experiences will require students to complete Credit for
Field Experience form and submit to Clinical Services
Rebecca Holland
100% of students, by the end of student teaching
semester, will have documented field experiences in 10
different data-collection categories
Offer U-sups opportunities to attend faculty meetings
and teach courses (as appropriate)
Larry Reiter
Larry Reiter
Date to be
Completed
Spring 2012
Fall 2012;
Continuously
Fall 2011;
Continuously
Rich Cole will review individually prior
to student teaching placement
Larry Reiter will record, analyze, and
share data
Larry Reiter
Fall 2011
Joyce Downing
Expand involvement with urban schools, including
charter schools.
Offer common professional development to PEF and Usups regarding the unit assessment system.
Develop structured activity for required early field
experience in specific urban sites
Carl Grigsby
Fall 2011
Vici Hughes
Fall 2012
Develop training for D-sups.
Develop video presentation on charter schools that
instructors can use in classes.
Review and update handbook and PowerPoint annually.
Rich Cole
Fall 2011
Offer training as a limited-cost course to D-Sups.
Offer ECEL 5350 or EDFL 5350: Supervision of Student
Teachers, in Summer 2012.
Rich Cole
Include D-sups on PEF mailings, emails, newsletters,
meetings, etc. (including electronic distribution for those
not able to attend in person).
Joyce Downing
Goal: Continuous Improvement of Instruction – Joyce Downing (continued)
Objective
Joint Professional
Development Program
with LEA and/or MCC
Reciprocity in Teaching
Assignments with MCC
Faculty
Service to Practicing
Teachers
Specific Action to be Taken
Develop a relationship with the Professional
Development Network (CSDPDN) leading to
common PD activities.
Evidence of Success
Person(s) Responsible
Date to be
Completed
Fall 2012
Participate in the PDN
Cliff Mohn; Michael Wright; Carl
Grigsby
Host PD sessions at Summit Center.
Significant number of faculty from each department
participating in district PD, as noted in Faculty
Annual Reports.
Faculty Profile revised.
Carl Grigsby
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Spring 2012;
Continuously
Joyce Downing
Fall 2011
Promotion and Tenure documents revised and
approved by faculty.
Instructional planning meetings are held, and courses
revised if necessary.
Promotion and Tenure Committee
Michael Wright
Carl Grigsby, Michael Wright
Fall 2011
Professor exchange—UCM faculty members teach
at MCC, and MCC faculty teach UCM course.
MCC Foundations course taught by UCM faculty, and
UCM Foundations course taught by MCC faculty.
Carl Grigsby, Michael Wright
Fall 2011
Provide professional development opportunities
(RPDC training sessions, MCCE webinars, New
Teacher/Counselor Institutes, etc.).
Assist in statewide curriculum development.
Host professional development sessions through the
RPDC and MCCE; Number of participants at training
events
Facilitate curriculum development meetings and
discussions
Julie Blaine, Larae Watkins, Michelle
Conrad
Spring 2012;
Continuously
Michelle Conrad, Larae Watkins
Summer 2012
University faculty attend professional development
sessions (PLC, RTI, DI, Assessment, etc.) with
public school educators.
Revise annual Faculty Profile report to include
public school participation.
Revise Promotion and Tenure Guidelines to reflect
public school participation, as appropriate.
Collaboration between MCC and UCM faculty on
alignment of course content.
Creation and distribution of model curriculum
frameworks
X
Fall 2011
X
Goal: Marketing & Recruitment – Carl Grigsby
Objective
Recruit Undergraduates
(with emphasis on
minority and nontraditional students)
New Teacher Institute
(NTI)
Recruit Graduate
Students
NTI / New Counselor
Institute (NCI)
Specific Action to be Taken
Evidence of Success
Person(s) Responsible
Date to be
Completed
Spring 2011;
Continuously
Contact current students in AAT (Foundations
classes) who attend MCC and encourage them to
enroll at UCM.
Number of students contacted; percent who enroll at
UCM.
Carl Grigsby
UCM Faculty visit MCC classes
Number of visits to MCC classes
Carl Grigsby, Chairs and Program
Coordinators
Fall 2010;
Continuously
X
Educate MCC faculty & staff about programs at
UCM, Promote benefits of collaboration.
Provide a MCC/UCM articulated 4 year program of
study for MCC freshman.
Expand undergraduate offerings at the Summit
Center.
Improve UCM & COE web sites to make
scholarships easier to find.
Present Charter School Students a complete picture
from beginning to end, freshman to senior year
where their first 2 years are at MCC and second 2
years are at Summit Center.
Market MCC/UCM 2+2 program through the KC
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other civic
groups.
Advise and recruit new teachers at NTI
Increase enrollment of MCC students
Number of students presented plans.
Carl Grigsby, Krisana West
Spring 2011
X
Complete UCM CoE degrees available at Summit
Center and online combination.
Revised college website
Carl Grigsby
Fall 2011
John Zelazek
Fall 2011
Number of applications received; number of students
who enroll in AAT program.
Vici Hughes / Doug Thomas
Fall 2011
Documented numbers of minority teacher candidates
recruited.
Carl Grigsby
Spring, 2012
Number of students enrolling in course and degrees at
UCM from each NTI cohort.
Package developed; number of packages delivered to
schools.
Michelle Conrad, Larae Watkins, Lacey
Fischer, Lori Cochran,
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Summer 2011;
Annually
Spring 2012
Number of graduate faculty visits to schools;
Increase in enrollment in graduate programs.
Number of UCM undergraduates enrolled in UCM
graduate programs.
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Spring 2011
Number of students enrolling in course and degrees at
UCM from each NTI/NCI cohort.
Michelle Conrad, Larae Watkins, Lacey
Fischer, Lori Cochran, Janelle Cowles
Summer 2011;
Annually
Develop a package of information to be placed in
the teacher’s lounge as faculty supervise practica,
internships, and student teaching candidates.
Visits by graduate program faculty to schools; Plan
a COE Graduate Program day at schools.
Contact undergraduate students as they complete
undergraduate degree (one comprehensive
communication letting students know about all of
our degrees and who they could contact.
Advise and recruit new teachers at NTI/NCI
X
X
Fall 2011
X
Goal: Marketing & Recruitment – Carl Grigsby (continued)
Objective
Specific Action to be Taken
Query graduates through the TEAC survey with
questions about whether they are enrolled in a
graduate program—where and why they chose that
program?
Offer Educational Leader degree with urban
education focus.
Implement Apprentice (Fellows) program as MSE
Option for first-year teachers.
Develop and Market
Online Degree Programs
Develop and Market
Online Training Sessions
Evidence of Success
Person(s) Responsible
Date to be
Completed
Spring 2012;
Annually
Database of UCM graduates enrolled in Graduate
Programs.
Yuankun Yao, John Zelazek
Number of students enrolled.
Doug Thomas
Spring 2011
Degree developed and approved by CBHE.
Nicole Nickens
Fall 2013
Patricia Antrim, Odin Jurkowski, Nicole
Nickens, Matt Thomas
Larae Watkins, Judy King
Spring 2012
Offer entire graduate programs in online format.
Contract with districts/schools who are sponsoring
Interns.
Number of online programs established.
Research and create online training sessions for
teachers in Missouri
Number of training sessions established; number of
teachers participating
X
Spring 2012
Goal: Relationship Building and Fund Raising – Michael Wright
Objective
Develop a Business
Support Network
Secure Funding for
Kansas City Initiative
Specific Action to be Taken
KC Coordinator join Chambers of Commerce in
specific communities.
Host open house at the Summit Center for CoE
donors, business people, community leaders & local
alumni.
Hold reception and informational meeting for key
KC businesses arranged through JE Dunn.
Develop marketing materials.
Continue to explore grants/gifts.
Develop a Professional
Development Support
Network
Collaborate with professional organizations.
Participate in online teacher communities.
Membership: Lee’s Summit, Kansas City, Kansas
City Hispanic Chamber, Coalition of Hispanic
Organizations, Black Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Kansas City.
Host event twice yearly.
Carl Grigsby
Date to be
Completed
Fall 2011
MaryLee Guthrie
Fall 2011
Hold meeting at JE Dunn office, downtown.
Michael Wright, Carl Grigsby, Joy
Mistele
Michael Wright, Emily Merchant,
University Relations
MaryLee Guthrie, Carl Grigsby, Michael
Wright
Michelle Conrad, Larae Watkins, Lacey
Fisher
Fall 2010
X
Fall, 2010
X
Larae Watkins, Michelle Conrad, Cathy
Kahoe, Nathan Wittmaier
Continuously
Evidence of Success
Package developed for solicitations.
Number of meetings with key foundations;
Contributions received.
New Teacher/Counselor Institutes and Missouri
ACTE summer conference connection; Host Missouri
social at National ACTE conference with Missouri
ACTE and DESE
Post resources to teacher listservs
Person(s) Responsible
Continuous
Summer 2012;
Continuously