NASDTEC Executive Board Meeting
February 17, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona
Present: Carolyn Angelo, Marta Cambra, Mike Carr, Vickie Chamberlain, Brian Devine,
Roy Einreinhofer, Ted Gillispie, Dale Janssen, Elizabeth Keller, David LaJeunesse,
George Maurer, Beth Myers, Meredith Curley, Pamela Coleman, and Linda Stowers
The meeting was called to order at 12:30 PM by President George Maurer.
Minutes of the October 2010 meeting were reviewed. Moved by Vickie Chamberlain and
seconded by Mike Carr to approve the minutes as printed. Motion carried.
President’s Report:
President George Maurer’s report will be covered later in the agenda with the discussion of
Goals as they impact the Executive Director Position.
Vice President’s Report:
Vickie Chamberlain’s report will be covered under the June Conference agenda item.
Regional Director Reports:
Western Region: Elizabeth Keller reported that the region held a meeting in Portland,
Oregon in January in conjunction with the Western States Certification Conference. Her
report is outlined in Appendix A. There is also a report from Hawaii entitled “Hawaii
Teacher Standards Board: Is Oversight Needed? This 107 page report is available by
contacting the NASDTEC office.
Southern Region: Mike Carr reported the region held their first conference call and Windows
Live meeting on February 2. This took the place of the regular annual gathering which, due to
travel restrictions, was not able to be scheduled. His report is outlined in Appendix B.
Northeastern Region: Brian Devine reported the region has not met at this time, but will be
holding conference call meetings on March 11th and 25th. A report of activities from NE
region states is outlined in Appendix C.
Central Region: Ted Gillispie reported the region will be having a conference call on March
4th. His report from that meeting will be added as Appendix D
Committee Reports:
Professional Practices Committee: Beth Myers reported the committee has sketched out the
2011 PPI. The committee is working on clearinghouse issues and will be sending out a
survey soon. See Appendix. E
Professional Preparation and Continuing Development Committee: Marta Cambra
reported the committee has not met since the June Annual Conference, but submitted a written
report. See Appendix F. The committee has a planned conference call on March 11.
Interstate Committee: Pam Coleman reported that six states have submitted their JSR’s and
five more are on their way. This is a live document and the committee will need to continue
to receive and act on the feedback provided in regional meetings. Mike Carr moved and
Elizabeth Keller seconded a motion to set a date of May 1, 2011 for submission of all member
JSRs. Motion Carried.
Technology Committee: David LaJeunesse submitted a written report. See Appendix G.
NEISBA Report: Dale Janssen reported several states requested information regarding
Autonomous Boards during this Legislative Session. Dale submitted a written report. See
Appendix H.
Associate Member Committee: Meredith Curley reported a new twist in approving out of
state applicants. For example, in working with Tennessee their new rules will not accept out
of state prepared applicants. They further state other states would have to provide information
to Tennessee on how the individual meets Tennessee standards. Dale Janssen suggested
NASDTEC should sponsor a study which sets up a true list of what is common among states
for certification. NASDTEC should pursue finding funding for such a study.
Executive Director’s Report: Roy Einreinhofer reported NASDTEC is operating within the
approved budget. Elections for 2011 include Northeastern and Central Regional Directors
and Northeastern region will be nominating candidates for the position of Vice President.
Since the budget process for FY 2013-2014 begins at the June meeting some thought has to be
given to the development of goals and objectives for those fiscal years. The establishment of
these goals needs to take into account the fact that a new Executive Director will be in place.
Future conferences:
2011 PPI – Little Rock, Arkansas
2012 June Conference – Baltimore, Maryland
2012 PPI – Cincinnati, Ohio
2013 June Conference – Austin, Texas
2013 PPI – Boise, Idaho
The Executive Board will meet the Friday and Saturday prior to the June Conference in
Sacramento. Roy has compiled a list of members of both the Senate and House Education
Committees for use by NASDTEC in acquainting them with the services NASDTEC
currently provides. Mr. Einreinhofer submitted a written report. See Appendix I.
A Strategic Planning session was conducted by Andy Drotos of the University of Phoenix.
Board members responded to eight questions regarding the future of NASDTEC and where
the organization should be headed. Following discussions the following action items were
developed. The responses and questions discussed are provided in Appendix J.
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Action Items
Align NASDTEC guiding principles to information in notes (#1 – 6 above)
o Identify action steps that related to each guiding principle – due April 2
o Incorporate strategies from Brian Devine’s communication plan
Identify vendor to improve web-presence; vendor selected prior to June Board meeting
Short-term Communication – greater communications is needed to develop a form of
communication to meet needs of jurisdictions.
 Orientation packet for roles & responsibilities for Regional Directors, Committee
participants/chairpersons, etc. Is Handbook information sufficient? Make
available electronically.
 Information packets introducing new members to NASDTEC
o What is NASDTEC
o Vision, mission & guiding principles
o Clearinghouse, KnowledgeBase, JSRs, etc.
o Testimonials from current jurisdiction members
o Delivered electronically to members
 NASDTEC Communicator
o Link to regional meeting information
o Link to Board agendas/minutes
Moved by Mike Carr and seconded by Elizabeth Keller to delegate Roy to match specific
action points with the current guiding principles and submit to all Board members by April 2,
2011.
Old Business:
Executive Director recruiting and selection process:
Develop advertising and strategy for communication of the position. Suggestions
included Education Week, AASA, Chronicle of Higher Education, and ASAE.
Interviewing process: Board members need to send comments about the process as
currently defined to Mike so that he can re-work the process and send out final update to the
Board members by April 2, 2011.
Board members need to send suggestions about the Job Description to Linda Stowers
so she can draft the final Description.
April 2, 2011 need to have the announcement ad finalized ready to go out which
should include the application process, rubric and essay, job description, timeline and job
advertisement.
June 2011 Conference update: Vickie Chamberlain reviewed the conference agenda. Due
to a speaker scheduling conflict, General Session #2, Dr. Deborah Ball was moved to Tuesday
Session #8 and Session #8 moved to Session #2. See Appendix J.
Interstate 2010-2015 Status Report:
Both the Interstate and Technology Committees are assisting jurisdictions with the
preparation of their JSRs. Once there are a sufficient number of JSRs posted to the
KnowledgeBase, we will have them posted to the .org website for public access. Right now,
only KnowledgeBase subscribers have access to that data. David LaJeunesse will help in
making that crossover.
New Business
Background Screening Proposal:
Attorney Carolyn Angelo reported to the Board members that the Red Flag proposal is
contrary to the current Clearinghouse contract. Discussion as to whether this is something
NASDTEC needs to consider followed. The Professional Practices committee needs to
provide more information for the Board to make an informed decision and report back in
June.
NCATE Constituent Membership:
NASDTEC needs to investigate the cost of membership and place on the June agenda. Vickie
Chamberlain will contact NCATE to begin discussions and determine costs involved.
Doug Bates Award:
The Professional Practices Committee submitted Marian Lambeth (FL) as the recipient of the
2011 Doug Bates Award. Moved by Elizabeth Keller and seconded by Mike Carr to approve
this recommendation from the committee. Motion carried. Beth Myers will contact Ms.
Lambeth to arrange for her presence in Sacramento.
Communications Plan:
Brian Devine submitted a communications plan which gives an overview of the current forms
of communication and recommendations for ways to increase/improve communication to the
membership and the general public. See Appendix L.
Board meeting adjourned at 4:30.
Appendix A
NASDTEC Meeting of Western States’ Directors
1/4/2011, Portland, Oregon, the Hotel Vintage, 4pm
Present: Teri Sexton (WY), Sondra Meredith (AK), Corll Morrissey(WA), Cina Lackey (ID),
Christina Linder (ID), Ted Andrews (WA), Jerry Barbee (NV), Elizabeth Keller (MT), Vicki
Chamberlain (OR), David Kinnunen (WA)
Items:
Went around the room and did intros
MT-Legislature in session (for 90 days, every 2 years), no money, plenty of discourse
OR-Pay cuts, new governor, legislature meets in February, split 30/30, sliding scale for
furlough days, new teachers will receive survey asking how their program did; schools will
also receive the survey
WY- Teri is “Interim” learning the political stuff, new superintendent, board is autonomous
from the dept, but is appointed by the superintendent, legislature “auditing” files to possibly
move to value added model
Vicki—will send Hawaii report (discussion about data and who has a right to information
about our licensees and who interprets that information and data)
AK-new governor (elected the person who took over for Sarah Palin), new commissioner
appointed by this new governor, Don’t know what the new commissioner has in mind but
have heard value added… Looking at teacher evaluation, 75% turnover in the office
WA-she is program and partnership specialist (higher ed office), liaison to the 21 approved
and authorized programs, tracking which university places their students, collect completer
data on these programs (legislated mandate), law requires higher ed and K-12 to meet to
discuss supply/demand, provided dual endorsement (reg ed area + SPED) so districts could
identify ways to provide respite every 5 years or so SPED teachers, all WA universities
required to create (not necessarily implement) an alternative route (year long, full time
mentored internship)
WA-(OSPI), 2 bills to move to consolidate and share data (data warehouse), formed a
committee and listened to many constituents, now a district HR person can see pertinent data
about their staff (test scores, programs completed, etc), trying to raise fees, created a “retool”
program to move Elem Ed folks to a high need area, foreign evaluation services question,
online program (teachers must be licensed, in or out of state)
ID-data collection, have 2 furlough days/yr, probably moving to 3, iTeach wanted to come to
Idaho they said NO, looked at evaluations, doing training for evaluators, revamping university
approval process, adding literacy standards for ELL students, all kinds of good things going
on
NV-have 2 offices, Las Vegas and Carson City, licensure data plugged into other systems,
within 4 months all files will be scanned, survives on fees and applications fell so revenue fell
and system updates were delayed, 1 furlough day a month, alternative routes process in place
(3 years teaching to waive student teaching), accepting ABCTE if the NV district WILL hire
you, bill passed saying that if someone comes from out of state with a license and the state
offers testing for basic skills and subject area then they get a NV license, reporting on
program completers, one institution dropping NCATE accreditation, Jerry will be retired
6/29/11
UT- (provided via email after the meeting)
Thanks for sending these notes forward. I hated to miss this year but had a conflict so I
apologize that Utah wasn’t represented at your Director meeting. Our Educator Licensing
Coordinator, Travis Rawlings, had a great experience and appreciated learning from you and
with you. I wanted to add to Elizabeth’s great notes so you have a heads up about our work in
Utah. Like many of your states, we too are working on revising our Professional Teaching
Standards, establishing new school leadership standards, creating a statewide teacher and
school leader evaluation framework and accompanying tools and establishing new procedures
for program approval. Simultaneously, we are rolling out the Common Core and beginning a
new legislative session led by ultra-right new leadership. So far all of our successful Pre-K
and K-3 Reading initiatives are on the chopping block to replace teachers with software from
private vendors. Heaven knows a computer can teach a child to read much better (and
cheaper) than a highly qualified teacher (according to a leading Senator). We are also being
accused of embedding socialist and communist ideas into the curriculum. There is a bill
being drafted to do away with our entire department to prevent this from happening. So life is
hectic but exciting in Utah. Stay tuned.
We are working with WestEd and Southwest Comprehensive Center to bring their regional
states together to work on teacher evaluation. We have met twice and are meeting in SLC
again in April. Their support has been very valuable and has helped us to progress more
rapidly. I am happy to share what we are learning and working on or you can link to the
following to learn more
http://www.swcompcenter.org/cs/swcc/print/htdocs/swcc/educator_effectiveness.htm
NCCTQ has been a great collaborator on this project and they have great resources on their
website.
Ted Andrews will get us his article on rural states, under NCLB
Overall, everyone notices fewer applications, and some notice retirees reinstating to be able to
substitute teach.
Collaboration: Can we do more? (eg, Vicki pays David’s new data analyst to do some of the
analysis of her data?), listserve?, research advisory committee (NASDTEC)?
NASDTEC update: Executive Director, Interstate Agreement update,
Vicki: Future of WSCC—At an informal meeting during the Conference, we met with Ted to
discuss his intentions. Ted will continue producing the WSCC for the present. At some
point, though, we will need to decide how to make the conference successful when Ted is
ready to step down. No other NASDTEC region has a conference. Those in attendance
believe it is important to our work in the West, especially in light of the current federal
emphasis on urban/populated areas.
Appendix B
SOUTHERN REGION REPORT
FEBRUARY 2010 NASDTEC BOARD MEETING
Presented by Mike Carr, Regional Director
The region held its first-ever meeting via telephone and Windows Office Live on February 2.
The meeting was very well attended with 11 states and five associate members on line. David
Lajeunesse gave the group an update on the on-line process for entering the JSRs, and
questions were entertained from the group. A state update was also given by attendees, and is
as follows:
AL—Much talk about cutting the school year length and the teacher work force; enrollment
increases are being seen in IHEs for teacher education; state has new teacher standards; AL
now plans to accept any valid certificate from other states; out-of-state administrative certs
will be accepted if applicant has 3 years of admin. experience; state hopes to complete the
JSRs this spring
VA—Now has the required reading test for elementary teacher applicants on line via ETS;
pay-for-performance bill is now in the legislature there; new teacher standards are coming
soon; state does not have signing the JSRs “on its radar” yet
LA—Reform plans are being implemented but without enough funding as RTTT funds not
received; teacher recruitment has been added to Andrew’s office due to reorganization; an
annual teacher evaluation is in place and beginning in 2012-13, certification renewal will be
dependent upon successful evaluation; state plans to complete JSRs this spring
MS—Similar to LA in new teacher evaluation plans accounting for student performance; new
Code of Ethics has been implemented for teachers; state is attempting to restrict reciprocity
from the current “wide open” approach; all leadership programs are being reevaluated; state
hopes to deal with JSRs this spring
TN—Implemented a 4-tiered licensure system for administrators (Aspiring, Beginning,
Professional, Exemplary) but there is some question as to role of some of these levels; TN
will not accept administrative licensure gained in other states unless state petitions the TN
Board for approval so TN will not sign any agreement for this group of employees; added
middle grades STEM endorsement to deal with so many K-8 certificates; no standards set yet
for this new cert; two bills now in legislature dealing with abolishing tenure; state has not yet
worked on JSRs
KY—standards board has discussed its approach to reciprocity as prelude to working with
new agreement; requirement to have Masters degrees led to non-acceptance of most on-line,
out-of-state programs 2 years ago, and similar measures may be considered with move back to
post-Masters administrative certificates; Teach For America will begin operation in a few
eastern counties this fall; state plans to finalize JSRs after its March board meeting
NC—RTTT money has come to state, but Nadine’s area has not been working much with
that; SLPs have been an issue there, and out-of-state applicants will need to have NC board of
examiners license soon to be certified in state; state should have agreement and JSRs done
later this spring and a “deadline would help” get those done
FL—Very dire budgetary situation; proposal there that all teachers would be on annual
contract with tenure being abolished; new standards developed for teacher preparation
programs; all standard certificates are accepted under reciprocity, but Bev still wants state to
sign and “be a player” with the new agreement
SC—New supt of education, but Jim plans to stay on there in the foreseeable future fulfilling
role formerly of two people; cuts had been proposed by new supt, but Jim hopeful that this
will change some now that his people have made their presentation to him; Teach For
America will begin there this fall; state has completed JSRs and submitted them
TX--$27 billion shortfall and reorganization at the TX Ed Agency; talk there is the possible
loss of up to 80,000 teaching positions; state has eliminated printing of certificates and is
100% virtual now; new Code of Ethics adopted and on-line Code course has been developed
for all teachers; reading exam has been added for all elementary cert issuances; state says
JSRs are “moving up the line” for action
GA—New Governor and state supt, but separate standards board has not been affected (no
leadership changes); there is a likely reorganization coming in the Professional Standards
Commission due, in part, to budget cuts; performance-based leadership will allow reciprocity
if coming from another state, but GA certified employees cannot go outside state for non-PSC
approved leadership programs; advanced degrees for salary upgrades must be relevant (InField) to the base certification or add a new field; degrees must be from IHEs with NCATE,
TEAC, or Carnegie System accreditation; state will complete JSRs in spring and hopes to
send several to the June conference
Appendix C
Northeast Region Update
February 17th & 18th
Phoenix, Arizona
Pennsylvania:
New teacher project alternative program in Pittsburgh
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On January 1, 2011, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved an
alternative teacher preparation program, The New Teacher Project (TNTP). This
program is offered in partnership with the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Candidates
successfully completing this program may be certified to teach in the Commonwealth
of PA without meeting further academic and testing requirements provided the teacher
is of good moral character, is eighteen years of age, and possesses a bachelor’s degree.
The program is aimed at increasing the diversity of the school district’s applicant
pool and recruiting of experienced professionals to teach in high priority areas. The
program requires:
 Mastery of subject area content will require the successful completion of the
content area assessment
 Demonstration of professional knowledge needed for classroom effectiveness
 Teaching in a high priority area for at least 5 years
The PDE full program review process will begin in the fall of 2011. The review will be an
electronic process using an electronic data base that is currently being developed. Site visits
will occur only if needed. The full review is an outcomes based review. IHEs will be
required to submit outcomes data, analyze the data, report and demonstrate how the data was
used to improve the certification program. Intially, nine IHEs will be reviewed during the
2011-2012 year, there after 13 IHEs will be reviewed annually in seven year cycles. The data
required to be collected during full review is based on program frameworks, Title II and Pa
regulation requirements.
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The new Teaching Information Management System (TIMS) is in development and on
target for implementation in late spring/summer 2011. This system will allow on
application for teacher certificate, online application review and approval/denial, and
the transition from paper certificates to electronic certificates.
Maine:
I would dare say that we’re probably in the same boat as a lot of other states. We continue to
work with fewer people than we need or previously had, and the work load does not get any
lighter to compensate. For the first time since the 60’s, Maine has a Republican Governor,
House, and Senate. We will also have a new Commissioner of Education appointed as a result
of this change in office. Rumors abound, including one to abolish the Department of
Education, although we will have to wait and see what comes out in the next few months.
Our new legislative session has begun, so along with that will come many education-related
bill proposals, public hearings, work sessions, and hours of time devoted to researching why
proposed legislation may or may not be good for our Department and education in the state of
Maine. In December, Department of Education representatives from most New England
states met in Providence, RI, with representatives from ETS to begin discussions regarding
licensure assessments used and the possibility of increasing the portability of tests/scores
among the New England states. It is expected more meetings will occur in the future. Maine
has a team participating in the SCEE (State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness) through
the CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers). There are monthly webinars, meetings,
and an annual conference is planned for this April in Washington, D.C., where participating
teams will meet to further the discussions and work begun through the webinars.
New Jersey Update:
1. Applications are down 15 to 20% given major layoffs, in turn layoffs due to cuts in state
aid
2. The State Board of Education adopted amendments that allow most out of state certificate
holders to receive an equivalent NJ certificate [if there is one].
For teachers, the primary exceptions are that:
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One must have passed a content test to receive their out of state certificate,
otherwise must pass the NJ test; and
 The applicant must meet the NJ college GPA requirement of 2.75 [2.5o if
graduating prior to 9/1/04] if s/he does not have 3 years teaching experience in
good standing.
For administrators, the primary exceptions are that:
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We award only initial level certificates to superintendents, principals, and school
business administrators, requiring all to complete a residency covering NJ policy
and law before receipt of our permanent certificate. Supervisors, however, will
receive a permanent certificate since we do not require a residency for them.
 One must have passed a content test to receive their out of state certificate,
otherwise must pass the NJ test unless applicant has 5 years experience in good
standing.
For educational services, the primary exceptions are that:
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One must have passed a content test to receive their out of state certificate,
otherwise must pass the NJ test;
 One must complete a NJ residency to receive the permanent certificate if one is
required for the NJ certificate [primarily school library media specialists]; and
 One must still acquire any other state licenses necessary to function in NJ [i.e.
nursing, occupational therapist, etc].
3. The Department has proposed an alternate route for superintendents that allows districts in
need of improvement on the annual AYP report to recruit and hire candidates, with the
commissioner’s permission, who have:
 A Bachelor’s in any field [rather than a Master’s];
 Documented experience relevant to success in the areas of NJ professional
standards;
Candidates who receive the initial certificate under this route must undergo the usual
residency, three performance evaluations, and must pass the state test prior to
receiving the permanent certificate.
University of Maryland, University College:
From University of Maryland University College (UMUC) I can tell you we are in our second
academic year of our new MAT program in secondary content areas: English, History, Social
Studies, and the STEM areas of Math, Computer Science, Earth/Space Science, Biology,
Chemistry, and Physics. In the fall we will add a ton of foreign languages. UMUC is the
nation's largest public online university with a mission of service to adult professionals.
Teacher education was just added a few years ago, and for me it is exciting to take my
commitment to teacher education to an exciting forward-thinking university.
New York:
Restructuring of Adolescence Level Teacher Certification for Students with Disabilities
This regulation requires registered teacher education programs for all teachers to include: a
minimum of three semester hours in educating students with disabilities and a requirement
that 15 of the 100 clock certificates and the program registration requirements.
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Candidates will no longer be able to enroll in special education
teacher preparation programs that lead to Students with Disabilities 5-9 Generalist and
Students with Disabilities 5-9 and 7-12 content specific certificate titles after February 1,
2011.
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A Students with Disabilities in Adolescence 7-12 (Generalist)
certificate title was created. Teachers holding this certificate will be eligible to be employed
to teach in supportive roles such as consultant teachers, resource room service providers and
integrated co-teachers.
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Candidates holding the Students with Disabilities in Adolescence
Generalist certificate will also have the option of obtaining an extension to this certificate, to
authorize the teacher to be employed as the special class teacher of students with disabilities
in a specific academic subject area, upon the completion of certain requirements.
Presentation of the draft New York State Teaching Standards
The Board of Regents adopted the draft New York State Teaching Standards,
Elements, and Performance Indicators presented to them at the January 2011 meeting of the
Higher Education Committee. These teaching standards were developed by a Work Group of
forty-three individuals representing twenty-two stakeholder groups, and reflect review and
input from the field.
The NYS Teaching Standards will serve as an important foundation for initiatives
currently underway to improve teaching and learning in
NYS:
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The preparation of teachers, by identifying the knowledge and
skills that new teachers are expected to have before they enter the classroom.
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The development of new performance-based assessments for
teachers in order to receive their initial certification.
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Forming the basis for rubrics that will be identified or
developed and used in the Annual Professional Performance Review process.
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Identifying in-service professional development needs
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Establishing benchmarks for teacher career ladders
It is important that through the continuum of teacher preparation, certification,
performance evaluation, professional development, and career advancement there be a
common, agreed upon, articulated vision of what teachers need to know and be able to do.
The NYS Teaching Standards provide that vision.
STEM Pathway for College Faculty
In an effort to meet the demand for highly qualified teachers in the teacher shortage areas of
science and mathematics new regulations were adopted in February by the NYS Board of
Regents. These regulations establish an expedited pathway to teacher certification in Math or
one of the sciences for individuals with advanced degrees in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) that have two years of teaching experience in their
content areas at the college level.
Individuals that meet the requirements listed below may begin teaching their content area at
the High School or Middle School level under a newly established Transitional G certificate
or Initial certificate.
Requirements for the Initial Certificate:
1.
Graduate Degree in one of the STEM fields; and
2.
Graduate Major in the subject, or closely related subject area,
of the certificate sought; and
3.
At least two years of satisfactory teaching experience at the
postsecondary level in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area; and
4.
Successful completion of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test,
and
5.
Either “a” or “b” below:
a)
at least six credits of undergraduate pedagogical core study or four credits of graduate
pedagogical study for the initial certificate in the area of the candidate’s certificate. The
pedagogical core study shall include study in the methods of teaching in the certificate area;
teaching students with disabilities; curriculum and lesson planning aligned with the New York
State Learning Standards; along with classroom management and teaching at the
developmental level of students to be taught.
b)
two years of satisfactory secondary or middle level teaching experience in the subject
area on a Transitional G certificate.
Requirements for the Transitional G Certificate:
1.
Graduate Degree in one of the STEM fields; and
2.
Graduate Major in the subject, or closely related subject area,
of the certificate sought; and
3.
At least two years of satisfactory teaching experience at the postsecondary level in the
certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area; and
4.
Successful completion of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test; and
5.
Commitment for employment from a school district or BOCES thatwill provide
Mentoring and 70 hours of Professional Development over a two year period, targeted toward
appropriate pedagogical skills.
Massachusetts:
On the Licensure end of things we are adapting to the loss of more than 30% of our staff last
September. With the assistance of the remaining licensure staff we have redesigned our how
we use our human capital and changed some of our process rules along with obtaining
approval on several policy changes designed to streamline the licensure process. One of the
key components to our redesign plan is tied to technology and making changes to our online
system that requires additional requirements to be in place prior to becoming ready to be
reviewed by a staff member. Unfortunately, while we await all of these puzzle pieces to fit
together, our processing time has far exceeded our previous turnaround time.
Spearheaded by RTTT, much work is taking place related to educator effectiveness. Soon,
proposals on a new evaluation system will be proposed to the Board, this work is being lead
by a special 40-person Evaluation Task Force established by the Board. We anticipate that the
work of the Task Force will inform and influence other areas of our work, including new
regulations for our state approved preparation programs, staff are in the planning phases of
this work and have a tentative target date of going to the Board in January of 2012. Other
work includes reviewing potential bids on a new MTEL (teacher test) contract, developing
online courses to assist those seeking a moderate disabilities or ESL license, developing a
UTeach site in the Commonwealth and adding to the core of NBPTS certified teachers.
Connecticut:
Deputy State Education Commissioner George A. Coleman has been named Acting
Commissioner of Education, effective January 6, 2011, by vote of the Connecticut State
Board of Education. Mr. Coleman was named Deputy Commissioner of Education by the
State Board of Education on May 2, 2007; after having served as Interim Commissioner of
Education from August 14, 2006, through April 13, 2007. Mr. Coleman, who had previously
served as associate commissioner of the Division of Teaching and Learning Programs and
Services since 1998, joined the State Department of Education in 1987 as an education
consultant in kindergarten and the primary grades. He served as chief of the Bureau of
Curriculum and Instruction and of the Bureau of Early Childhood Education and Social
Services before becoming associate commissioner.
Connecticut’s new Governor Dannel Malloy was sworn into office in January 2011 and
released his new state budget on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. The new budget calls for
the consolidation of multiple state agencies, and proposes that the Connecticut State Technical
High School System, currently part of the State Department of Education, be dismantled with
the vocational technical schools being absorbed by the local school district. The budget also
calls for 2 billion dollars in state employee concessions over the next two years. At this time,
we are still waiting for the specific details of the budget proposal to determine the full impact
on this department. In addition, the Governor will be appointing eight new members to the
State Board of Education which will conduct a national search for the new Commissioner of
Education.
Appendix D
Central Region Report
Appendix E
NASDTEC Professional Practices Committee report
Report to Executive Board 2.17.11_2.18.11
Committee members: Bart Zabin (NY), Marion Lambeth (FL), Mary Armstrong (CA), Beth
Myers (IA), Deborah Marriott (NY), Carolyn Angelo (PA), Troy Hutchings (AZ), Vickie
Chamberlain (OR)
The NASDTEC Professional Practices Committee met January 13-15 in Tampa, FL
and held a teleconference call February 11. We have several speakers confirmed for October
with the rest of agenda filled and just waiting for confirmation. The theme for the 2011 PPI to
be held October 19-21 in Little Rock, Arkansas, is The Jagged Line: Exploring Perspectives
Regarding Educator Boundaries. Some of the agenda highlights are: a national speaker on
social media, a panel discussion of how to have a successful administrative procedure when
dealing with diversion programs for crimes, and using a common lexicon.
While in Tampa we discussed Clearinghouse issues. The committee has been working
on a survey to the members. We have also been coordinating the David and the Technology
committee to improve the Clearinghouse.
Appendix F
NASDTEC PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
February 17, 2011
Phoenix, AZ
Committee Members: Frank Servidio (AR), Flora Jenkins (MI), Jerry Barbee (NV), Becky
Lodewyck (University of Phoenix)
This committee has not met since the Annual Conference where we held a Themed Meeting.
I extend many thanks to all who attended that meeting and for the ideas that were generated.
In Vermont as in other states, the economic situation has been one that resulted in reduced
staff, additional responsibilities for those who remain, and a change of government
administration with a new governor. At this time, we are in a hiring freeze; however, the
initiatives that had begun both at the state and local levels, and the federal mandates that have
to be addressed have put a strain on the current workforce. Therefore, it has not been possible
to find the time to schedule a committee meeting.
As you may recall from my last report, the goal established for the committee by the
Executive Board reads:
To provide national leadership in the areas of on-line teacher preparation, the
credentialing of virtual school teachers, and on-line professional development for
educators by consulting other national organizations with areas of particular expertise
with the goal being to develop guidelines and standards to present back to the membership
In order to make an attempt to address at least some of the items from the Themed meeting, it
is my intention to schedule a teleconference with the committee to at least address the
following:
Action items
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Review existing SREB standards
Collect comparison of TX, GA, and FL comparison information.
Identify the link between regional accreditation – what do they expect of
accredited institutions
Identify development paths
Credentialing of virtual school teachers (fully online or mixed environments)
Purpose: ensuring the quality of instruction for our children
I have contacted Committee members with possible dates and will work with Roy to set up a
conference call.
Respectfully submitted
Marta B. Cambra (VT), Chair
Appendix G
Technology Committee (attendance)

David LaJeunesse, Florida (2012) Southern Region, Chair

Cina Lackey, Idaho (2012) Western Region
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Barbara Seifert, Pennsylvania (2011) Northeast Region
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Rusty Rosenkoetter, Missouri (2011) Central Region

Conna Bral, University of Phoenix (2011) Associate Members
Additional Invitees
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Mark Pevey, Georgia
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Patty Wohl, California

Stan Wall, Oregon

Shirley Wilson, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Years indicate expiration of the term of office. Chairmanships are one-year appointments
made by the president.
Activities of Interest:
1. Meetings held:
a. November 15, 2010 – Elluminate® Live (PA host) Organizational & Planning
b. December 13, 2010 – Elluminate® Live (PA host)
c. January 24, 2011 – Elluminate® Live (PA host) with Professional Practices
Committee (PPC)
2. JSR Index for 2010-2015 Interstate Agreement within Knowledgebase Topical Tables
a. Costs for InterTech consultant work on IA Tables $6,105
b. H series tables completed (H1 Teacher; H2 Administrator; H3 Support
Personnel)
c. Interstate Agreement – Knowledgebase Table Correlation chart (attached)
d. Interstate Agreement How To document (attached)
3. Clearinghouse Support Analysis
a. Conference Call with Larry Hewitt to discuss needs
b. HCO provided system documentation, as requested
 Forwarded to Technology Committee for review and comment (no
feedback)
 Completed review of documentation and provided feedback to PP
Committee along with requests for additional information (attached)
c. Joint activities with PPC to continue work on action plan for Clearinghouse
support
d. Proposal to develop better HELP documentation for Clearinghouse via
collaboration with PPC
4. 2011 Annual Conference Planning (Sacramento, CA)
a. Committee Meeting – Monday, June 6th just before lunch (tentative)
b. Knowledgebase display/work lab sessions
c. Technology Roundtable (Lunch on Sunday or Monday)
d. Using Webinars to Impart Complex Credentialing Information (Patty Wohl)
e. Web host Key Sessions –
- Webcast and Video Record Opening General Session and Keynote
Speaker (Sponsor?)
- Webcast Regional Breakfast Meetings for Members unable to attend
(Sponsor?)
- Webcast General Business Meeting for Members unable to attend
(Sponsor?)
- Capture General Sessions for later distribution/sale (Vendor?)
5. Networking Site Plan for NASDTEC membership – Sites Inventory
a. www.nasdtec.org – requires updates via support provider
 Organization page, Directory, & Clearinghouse
b. www.nasdtec.info – hosts Knowledgebase (also www.nasdtec.net)
 http://nasdtec-test.intertech.com/ - Knowledgebase test site
c. www.nasdtec.com – hosts current conference information
d. www.nasdtec.us.com – under development as Members Only site
e. www.nasdtecportal.org – NIESBA site for Independent Educator Standards
Boards
f. www.linkedin.com/companies/nasdtec - NASDTEC on LinkedIn
6. Member/Information Provider Training Plan
a. Interstate Agreement and associated Topical Tables to be addressed January –
June 2011
i. Breakdown into manageable sections for quick, easy updates
ii. Compose proposed schedule for regular updates by jurisdictions
Discussions and Proposals:
1. Interstate 2010-2015 Status Report – include status of JSR documents on
Knowlegebase
2. Technology Committee collaboration with PPC on Clearinghouse Support
3. 2011 Annual Conference – Web hosting sessions? Technology Roundtable?
Knowledgebase lab?
4. NASDTEC Communications Plan, Website Improvement & Site Plans
Committee Collaborations:
1. Interstate Agreement Committee: Created new tables in KnowledgeBase for JSR
Index
2. Professional Practices Committee: Proposed Clearinghouse Changes
Future Committee Activities:
1. Continue collaboration with Interstate for improved Agreement references via sites
2. Continue collaboration with PPC for Clearinghouse Support
3. Continue Member/Info Provider Training Plan – focus on IA & Topical Tables
January-June 2011
Appendix H
NIESBA
National Independent Educator Standards Boards Association
Special Committee Report
February 17, 2011
By Dale Janssen
During the past month, two states, Wyoming and Hawaii have had bills submitted in their
respective legislatures to dismantle the standards boards. NIESBA sent a letter supporting
independent standards to the Hawaii Legislature’s Higher Education Committee. We have
also offered to send a letter of support to the Wyoming Legislature.
I will be co-presenting at AACTE with NCATE and TEAC on state partnerships.
There will be a meeting of NIESBA on March 15 at 3 pm (EST).
We are attempting to set up a meeting with a senior officer at the US Department of
Education.
Appendix I
Executive Director’s Report
February 16, 2011
1. 2011-2012 Budget: Based on a look at the financial reports for FY 2011 to date, we are
operating within the limits of our budget for the six-month period July – December.
2. Elections at the June 2011 Regional Breakfasts: The Northeastern and Central regions
will be holding elections for Regional Director at the June conference. The Northeastern
Region will also be responsible for nominating a candidate for the position of Vice President.
A notice went out to the affected regions in keeping with the requirement that the regions be
notified nine months in advance of those elections. A second notice went out to the regions
on February 8th.
3. Other Business for the June Meeting: The June meeting will signal the start of the
budget planning process for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. The first part of that process is the
establishment of Goals and Objectives for those years. Since that will also be the beginning
of the term of the new Executive Director, the goals establishment process probably takes on
even greater importance than under normal circumstances. You may want to give some
thought to tying the new goals and objectives in some way to the job description being used
for recruitment. Once the new person is in place, the Board can work with the ED in
establishing how to accomplish those goals.
4. Future Conferences:
Event
Dates
Location
2011 Annual
Jun 5-8, 2011
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
2011 PPI
Oct 19-21, 2011
Doubletree Hotel, Little Rock
2012 Annual
Jun 3-6, 2012
Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor, Baltimore
2012 PPI
Oct 17-20, 2012
Hilton Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati
2013 Annual
Jun 9 – 12, 2013
Omni Austin Downtown
For the 2013 PPI we have selected Boise, ID as the host city. I will be doing a site visit later
in the spring to select the hotel. Recommendations from our Idaho colleagues will weigh
heavily in the site considerations. After looking at airfares and other costs associated with
attending the Institute, Boise presents us with a favorable overall package.
5. Future Executive Board Meetings: The next regular meeting will be held in Sacramento
the Friday and Saturday prior to the June conference. As you are meeting with your regions
please try to get a fix on what states are going to be attending. Based on the Southern regions
report, more states seem to have instituted travel restriction for 2011 than we experienced in
2010. We will, therefore, be doing more email promotions to try to bolster attendance. Any
suggestions for other means of promoting the event that you can suggest will be greatly
appreciated.
6. Future Newsletters: The next newsletter is scheduled to go out in April. Because that
edition will be used to do the final promotion for the June conference I would like to get it out
as early in the month as possible so I’m setting the deadline for articles as March 31st.. Please
give some thought to contributing an article. We’ll also begin the promotion for the PPI in
that edition and would like to promote the latest changes in the KnowledgeBase – including
the addition of Section H, the JSR forms. As a part of your regional teleconferences and/or
meetings I would be interested to know how many folks receive the HTML version of the
newsletter as opposed to the text version.
7. Compiled the list of Senate and House Education Committees and will communicate with
them about NASDTEC.
Appendix J
NASTDEC Strategic Planning Session
February 17, 2011
*To capitalize on our time outline your ideas and respond to the below questions prior to our
meeting.
Objective: To strengthen NASDTEC’s administrative roles to carry out the
organization’s mission. Create an Executive Director description, establish criteria in
selecting an Executive Director and identify a recruitment process.
1. Where do you see NASDTEC in the next 3 – 5 years? List three or four goals for the
organization.
a. Leader in certification mobility
b. Credible source for research and policy related to certification, accreditation,
professional practices, project development
c. People in field need to know who we are, what we represent
d. Real virtual presence in teacher certification and ethics area
e. Complete guiding principles that accompany mission and vision (DO what the
guiding principles say)
f. Alignment between guiding principles and work that NASDTEC does
g. Recognized by CCSSO and other national organizations as a credible source
h. Leading voice & resource for educator certification issues; ‘go to’ agency
nationally
i. National recognition of Clearinghouse work
j. Message to our internal stakeholders
i. Increase communication
ii. Executive Director would be accountable for outreach to state agencies,
new state directors, engage membership in NASDTEC guiding
principles
2. Identify (6) criteria to enhance the effectiveness (role) of the Executive Director
position. How each of the points listed contributes to the effectiveness?
a. Develops research/pros & cons on key policy issues
b. Identifies ways to increase participation of ‘dormant’ statues
c. Face and voice of the organization; promotion of the organization
d. Proven communicator (oral & written); utilize technology to improve
communication
e. Knowledge of field and current issues
f. Strong leader
g. Grant writing/foundation/funding generation
h. Ability to oversee implementation of guiding principles; identify resources to
accomplish goals
3. Define your vision of the support staff needed to free the Executive Director to carry
out the mission of the organization.
a. Planner/clerical
b. Grant writing (as needed)
c. Revisit how we contract for web technology
d.
e.
f.
g.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Conduct routine day-to-day activities; listserv
Fields requests from members
Web-design
Scheduling/logistics for conference; work with conference vendors; on-site
registration
h. Budget experience
i. Conference promotion
j. Conference planning, web design, grant writing, etc. could be contracted to 3rd
party vendors (Executive Director has oversight for these functions but may
choose to contract the services.)
Identify existing stakeholders and their relationships to NASDTEC. Next, identify
additional stakeholder relationships that need to be developed to strengthen our
position as an organization.
a. Member jurisdictions
b. Associate members
c. Institutions of higher education
d. NCATE, TEAC, CCSSO, NQC, NCTAF, NSDC, US DOE, NAAC, AACTE,
NEA, AFT, NCAC, etc.
e. Vendors/sponsors – ETS, Evaluation Systems of Pearson
f. Recognition of NASDTEC as a key resource for educator certification
g. Increase visibility of NASDTEC; attend major conferences; present on behalf
of the organization; vendor at major conferences
h. Identify partnership opportunities; collaborative events; collaborative research
Propose (5) new techniques to improve communication with the state affiliates and
associate members.
a. Better ‘keyword’ searches to tie NASDTEC to educator certification searches;
stakeholders need to be able to find us
b. Ask what the membership wants/needs to be supported
c. Blogs
d. Partnerships
e. ‘force’ compilation of list-serve responses
f. Social media – twitter; Facebook
g. Database to collect information (survey data, information requests, etc.)
h. E-blasts
i. Weekly updates to the Board
j. Webinars/mtgs for members
k. Improve capacity for regions to meet
Identify 3 – 5 key roles & responsibilities for the new Executive Director.
a. Organizational leader of the vision
b. Identify partnership opportunities
c. Spokesperson
d. Attend national meetings
e. Virtual footprint
f. Communication facilitator
g. Lobby for organization
h. Represent NASDTEC at other national meetings & conferences
i. Grants
Now that the new roles of the Executive Director have been cultivated, what criteria
will you use to select the new Executive Director?
8. What recruiting method will you use to attract the new Executive Director?
Short-term goals:
 Improve member communication; improve use of technology as communication tool
 Interstate Agreement follow-up; deadline May 1 for completion of JSR
 Clearinghouse; educational ethics
 Hiring new Executive Director
 Document institutional history before Roy leaves
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Action Items
Align NASDTEC guiding principles to information in notes (#1 – 6 above)
o Identify action steps that related to each guiding principle – due April 2
o Incorporate strategies from Brian’s communication plan
Identify vendor to improve web-presence; vendor selected prior to June Board meeting
Short-term Communication Needs
 Orientation packet for roles & responsibilities for Regional Directors, Committee
participants/chairpersons, etc. Is Handbook information sufficient? Make
available electronically.
 Information packets introducing new members to NASDTEC
o What is NASDTEC
o Vision, mission & guiding principles
o Clearinghouse, Knowledgebase, JSRs, etc.
o Testimonials from current jurisdiction members
o Delivered electronically to members
 NASDTEC Communicator
o Link to regional meeting information
o Link to Board agendas/minutes
Appendix K
NASDTEC Communication
Background:
The purpose of this communication review is to provide a general overview of the current
forms of communication that the organization uses as well as some details about each form of
communication along with a series of recommendations.
Currently, NASDTEC communicates to its members in the following forms:
Websites:
www.nasdtec.org - homepage, access to directory and Clearinghouse
www.nasdtec.com - conference site
www.nasdtec.info - Knowledgebase
www.nasdtecportal.org - NIESBA site
www.nasdtec.us.com - Members Only site (under development)
www.nasdtec.net - reconciles to .org homepage
http://nasdtec-test.intertech.com/ - Knowledgebase TEST site
http://nasdtec.ning.com - Workgroups collaboration site (paid subscription); for use by
Technology and other committees
Communicator – quarterly newsletter
E-mail (notifications from Executive Director, inquiries from jurisdictions, Regional
Directors).
Annual Conference
PPI
Regional meetings
Board meeting minutes
In looking back at a NASDTEC survey (“Dale’s survey”) conducted in the spring of 2009, a
question was asked regarding the services that the membership thought is most important, the
results was:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
Annual Conference (1.48)
Clearinghouse (1.53)
Knowledgebase (1.92)
Interstate Agreement (1.94)
Membership Directory (1.96)
PPI (2.08)
Communicator (2.17)
When asked about what other services NASDTEC should be providing to it’s members, the
responses ranged from assistance to policy makers (especially when it comes to federal
initiatives/requirements), advocacy, be on the forefront of new developments such as
credentials for distance/online learning to such things as local conferences and strengthening
what the organization already does. It should be noted that 39 people choose to skip the
question.
When asked about what emerging national areas NASDTEC should be involved in, the top
three were: alternative educator programs (2.58), research on quality teachers (2.89) and
educator ethics (3.09).
Current Methods of Communication:
Websites – Although the previously referenced list of NASDTEC sites is rather
comprehensive, when I think of the NASDTEC website(s), I think of the .org and .com sites. I
don’t typically think of the Knowledgebase as its own site and with NIESBA being so new
and not being a part of that group of 13, which seems to get a little lost in the shuffle. I
assume that the website has the ability to track how many visitors go to the site and then once
they are there, where do they go. Having information about this could be helpful to the
development of a member’s only site and or any redesign of the website that could take place.
The .com site is pretty much just a recruitment tool for upcoming conferences while the .org
website is a mix of information available to the public and information that is password
protected, such as the Clearinghouse, Knowledgebase, and Jurisdiction Contacts.
Communicator – Is a quarterly newsletter that posted on the nasdtec.com website and emailed
to the membership via email from the Executive Director. Typically, there is an update/article
from the President, Vice President and Executive Director. This newsletter recently received a
fresh new look. Based on the previously mentioned survey, the members felt the
Communicator was the least important service provided by the organization (of the options
provided).
E-mail – Typical uses of email is via the listserv where a state/jurisdiction can ask particular
questions to the membership. The question(s) is sent out through the Executive Director and
the results should be returned to the ED to be shared and stored for the membership. E-mail is
also used by the ED and the Executive Board to share information with the membership,
region, committee etc.
Annual Conference/PPI – The Annual Conference and PPI are ways to promote the
organization through providing events that add value and enhance members/attendees
knowledge, skills and abilities. The business meeting, President’s reception, regional
breakfast, new member’s breakfast, committee news/updates and the Doug Bates lecture are
all opportunities to demonstrate the priorities and goals of the organization.
Regional Meetings – The regional meetings are additional opportunities for the membership
to network, learn from each other and receive and updates from the organization. These
meetings have come in all shapes and sizes from conference calls, to onsite gatherings to a
small conference.
Additional information about communicating in NASDTEC is enclosed, specifically; the
document addresses the forms of communication that is mentioned in the by-laws.
Recommendations:
Members only section – the attached document entitled the NASDTEC networking site plan is
a sketch of potential aspects of a new, member’s only site.
Listing of surveys – having a database of previously asked questions/surveys along with the
responses would be a huge asset.
Helpful links – while the NASDTEC may not want to publicly recognize other
organizations/associations, having a link to other organizations that regularly work on
educator licensure and preparation issues would be helpful. It also could be helpful to have a
listing of recent research, reports, articles/journals and blogs may also be helpful.
Calendar of events – having a calendar of events and not just NASDTEC events could also be
a useful tool. This could be similar to Ed Week’s listing but serve as an additional tool for our
members to obtain information and make NASDTEC their primary source of material and
information in the field.
Ensure that two of the main areas that NASDTEC is known for – the Interstate Agreement
and Clearinghouse/PPI/Educator conduct are a focal point, basically make sure that the things
we do well remain that way before trying to venture off and get a seat at the table in policy
discussions.
In addition to the above referenced recommendations, another means to increase
communication and strengthen the organization would be to develop an orientation package
for each of the respective roles within the organization such a committee member, committee
chair, regional director, vice president and president. Although each individual will put their
own imprint during their tenure, it would be helpful if there was a guide or handbook for
those that enter into new roles or even want to learn more about the role in advance of making
a commitment.
Accompanying documents: The NASDTEC networking site plan and an overview of current
communication mentioned in the bylaws.