Report to UNC-GA on the Joint Initiative for Teacher Education and Recruitment
Reporting Period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
East Carolina University, College of Education
Overview
ECU uses the teacher recruitment-advisor position to coordinate the activities related to the campus-wide teacher recruitment plan and specifically Wells Fargo Partnership East (WPE).
Based on the previous year’s analysis of data, the scope of recruitment beyond the northeast region was to be incorporated in the 2012-2013 recruiter plan to include all the 2+2 areas and alternative licensure. Dr. Bilbro-Berry served as the lead coordinator of Wells Fargo Partnership
East throughout the year and coordinated the activities related to the 2+2 partnership and the campus-wide teacher recruitment plan. As the lead coordinator, she facilitated the work of the
WPE degree completion program that provides access to teacher education degrees. Five hub sites exist with an ECU employee housed at each site. The hub sites are located at Beaufort
County Community College, Craven Community College, Nash Community College, Pitt
Community College and Wayne Community College. The recruiter/advisors at each of these campuses work with 20 community colleges, one private 2 year college and one air force base in the eastern part of the state. The recruiter/advisors of WPE serve the 38 school systems in the region and actively recruit in the school systems. The chart below indicates the impact on the region of the WPE coordinators:
Coordinator
# of Prospect
Contacts
# of Current Student
Contacts
Faulkenberry
Hub Site
Coastal/South
Central 5,280
# of Current Cohorts*
4 (87 students)- Coastal
4 (84 students)- S. Central** 6,422
Ruscoe
Bradley
Northeast/Virtual
North Central
7,940
1,464
5(43 students)***
6(105 students)
9,461
3,267
Totals 14,684 19 (305 students)
*Data includes all students who were enrolled in 2012-2013 (including graduates)
19,150
**S. Central Coordinator left the position in spring 2013; current cohorts are being advised by
Coastal Coordinator until a replacement is hired.
*** Virtual Coordinator conducts recruitment for all virtual areas within WPE and the Northeast region
Current and prospective student contacts and partner contacts were made either face-to-face at individual advising sessions, group advising sessions, one-on-one meetings with school system personnel, face-to-face at public school system seminars (i.e. teacher assistants), through school visits (i.e. FTA, Teacher Cadet, career days), via email, via virtual advising technology and oncampus visits at consortium community college advising days.
The WPE coordinators and Dr. Bilbro-Berry worked to serve lateral entry teachers, either directly or by specific referral to the campus-based Alternative Licensure Coordinator. They also served prospective 2+2 students in the region. Lastly, the WPE coordinators are members of the
ECU College of Education Latham Clinical Schools Network Advisory Board (38 public school systems), and the WPE Advisory Board, as well as being a member of the WPE Leadership Team.
Dr. Bilbro-Berry serves on the previously mentioned committees and also serves as the chair of the WPE Leadership Team and Enrollment Management Advisory Board and the Enrollment
Management Planning Team.
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1. Provide name and contact information for the teacher recruitment-advisor and the host community college campus for this position.
Contact Information for Campus TR & WPE coordinator
Dr. Laura Bilbro-Berry, Assistant Director
East Carolina University
Speight 107, Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-1123
Email: bilbroberryl@ecu.edu
Contact Information for Coastal Coordinator
Ms. Anne Faulkenberry, Coordinator
Craven Community College
800 College Court, New Bern, NC 28562
Phone: 252-638-6492
Contact Information for Northeast/Virtual Coordinator
Ms. Karli Ruscoe, Coordinator
Beaufort County Community College
P.O. Box 1069, Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252-493-7659
Contact Information for North Central Coordinator
Ms. Kathy Bradley, Coordinator
Nash Community College
P.O. Box 7488, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-451-8212
Contact Information for South Central Coordinator
TBD, Coordinator
Wayne Community College
3000 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27533
Phone: 919-739-7012
Contact Information for Lead Coordinator, Office of Alternative Licensure
Ms. Susan Morgan, Lead Coordinator
East Carolina University
113 Speight Building, Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-4125
2. Performance Outcomes
Number of lateral entry teachers worked with by the advisor who are actively pursuing
certification, and number licensed:
During the 2012-2013 academic year, 65 new lateral entry plans were written. 178 LE were advised. Assistance was provided to LE students/teachers for registration, course offerings and clearing their LE license. 121 LE teachers have cleared their license to include 23 LE, 56 NCT, and
42 TFA candidates. The Office of Alternative Licensure (OAL) implemented an Alternative
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Licensure Inquiry Database, a generic email for alternative licensure and a generic phone number. 1,259 unduplicated inquiries were recorded with most inquiries contacting OAL numerous times. 462 plans were written. 729 contacts were made for recruitment including 440 emails, 157 postcards, and 132 face to face contacts at career fairs at the university and outside of the university.
During the 2012-2013 academic year, 45 students completed the NC TEACH program. The chart below represents the teacher education majors for the NC TEACH completers:
Teacher Education Major
Business Ed
# of NC TEACH completers
8
English
FACS
Spanish
Math
MIDG Science
MIDG Social Studies
2
5
1
1
3
3
MIDG Mathematics
MIDG Language Arts
Physical Ed
Physical Ed/Health
Science
SPED GC
SPED GC/SPED AC
Social Studies
Total
2
2
3
1
6
6
1
1
45
During the academic year 41 TFA candidates completed their program. The chart below represents the teacher education majors for the TFA completers:
Teacher Education Major # of TFA completers
Elementary
English
Mathematics
Science
10
5
3
6
Social Studies
Spanish
MIDG LA
MIDG Science
MIDG SS
MIDG Math
ELEM/Math
ENGL/MIDG LA
ENGL/SPED GC
MIDG LA/SPED GC
MIDG Math/SPED GC
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3

MIDG Math/MIDG Science
Total
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41
Head count of number of students in the process of receiving courses towards certification, their home county, where/at what institutions(s) they are taking the course(s), and whether they are taking the course by regular attendance or via distance education (or respective percentages if both methods are employed)
Of the 45 NC TEACH completers, 28 (approximately 62%) completed their courses online. 17 of the 45 NC TEACH completers (approximately 37%) completed a blended program in Johnston
County and at ECU. The chart below indicates the home counties of the ECU NC TEACH completers.
County of Residence
Beaufort
Bertie
Charter
# of NCTEACH Completers
1
1
2
Craven
Cumberland
Davie
Durham
Duplin
Edgecombe
Hertford
Iredell
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Johnston
Lenoir
Martin
Onslow
Pender
Pitt
Sampson
Tyrell
1
5
1
1
11
1
1
2
Wake
Wayne
Wilson
Total
1
3
2
45
Of the 41 TFA completers, the following chart represents the home counties of the students.
County of Residence
Bertie
Charter
Durham
Edgecombe
# of TFA Completers
6
3
5
1
4

Halifax
Nash/RM
Northampton
Warren
5
3
5
8
Washington
Weldon City
3
2
Total 41
In fall 2013, 45 students will begin at TFA cohort. In spring 2013, a cohort of NC TEACH students began and will complete their program in spring 2014. In summer 2013, 47 students began within a NC TEACH cohort with both blended and online delivery methods.
For the WPE 2+2 cohorts 305 students were enrolled during the 2012-2014. 232 of these students were elementary education students, 49 were special education students, 24 were middle grades students with at least one area of concentration in science or mathematics. The chart below outlines the home counties of the students enrolled in WPE for the 2012-2013 academic year:
County of Residence # of Students
Anson
Beaufort
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Carteret
Catawba
Cherokee
Cleveland
Craven
Cumberland
Dare
Davidson
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Gaston
Guilford
Halifax
Henderson
Johnston
Lee
Lenoir
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
1
1
5
3
34
6
8
1
5
2
9
3
15
1
2
47
6
4
5
1
2
4
6
1
1
5

Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Pamlico
Pitt
Randolph
Rutherford
Sampson
Vance
Wake Tech
2
16
3
8
3
6
5
5
4
10
18
Wayne
Wilkes
43
4
Wilson 5
All courses within the WPE program are delivered via distance education. Students take 6-9 hours per semester including both summer sessions until their Senior II semester when they take 12-13 hours depending on their program.
Ninety-three WPE students graduated within the 2012-2013 (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) academic year. Seventy-two of these graduates were elementary, 13 were special education, and 8 were middle grades. The table below indicates the home counties of the graduates from this year:
Beaufort
County # of Students
4
Carteret
Craven
Cherokee
Cleveland
3
11
3
1
Dare
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Gaston
Guilford
Halifax
Henderson
Johnston
Lee
Lenoir
Mecklenburg
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
17
1
2
2
6

Moore
Nash
Onslow
Pitt
Randolph
1
3
2
3
1
Rutherford
Sampson
Vance
Wake
1
3
3
1
Wayne
Wilkes
14
1
Wilson 4
93
51 elementary graduates are anticipated for Fall 2013.
Since the beginning of WPE in 2002, 513 students have graduated. Of those that graduated, 89% are licensed. 79% of those who are licensed are employed in North Carolina. Of those employed, 94% are employed within their home counties in eastern North Carolina.
Total full-time equivalencies (FTE’s) and student credit hours that the head count above represents
For the WPE completers in 2012-2013, the chart below indicates the FTEs and student credit hours:
Students Course Hours
SPED (13 students)
MIDG (8 students)
ELEM (72 students)
Total (93 students)
21 s.h.
22 s.h.
23 s.h.
66 s.h.
Student Credit Hours FTE (based on 24 hr equivalent)
273
176
.87
.92
1656
6138
.96
2.75
For lateral entry teachers the minimum number of hours for coursework is 6 semester hours. For the 23
LE completers, this represents 138 student credit hours produced and .25 FTEs for the academic year based on 24 semester hour equivalency for 1.0 FTE.
For lateral entry teachers in NC TEACH, their coursework averages 15 semester hours. For the 45 completers this represents approximately 675 student credit hours produced and .625 FTEs for the academic year based on 24 semester hours equivalence for 1.0 FTE.
Articulation issues and curriculum changes effectively made as a result of the advisor.
There are none to report at this time as ECU has had established articulation agreements for community college transfer students in place since 2002 prior to the beginning of this recruiter position. No updates were needed during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Articulation issues that are under discussion but have not been satisfactorily resolved
None
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3. Briefly describe how the Joint Initiative and funding for the teacher recruitment advisor position aligns to the priorities identified in your campus teacher recruitment plan.
The position aligns with ECU’s teacher recruitment plan (TRP) in several ways. First, the coordinator of the campus wide recruitment plan was an original member of the ECU TRP writing team, is the current
Chair of the ECU Enrollment Management (EM) Advisory Board that oversees the implementation of the
TRP, and a chair of the EM Planning Team that implements the plan with input from faculty and staff across campus as needed.
Of the 19 strategies in the ECU TRP, 5 are assigned to the EM Planning Team to accomplish. Dr. Bilbro-
Berry is a key player on this team. These four strategies are #3: Refine an enrollment management information system; #4: Design a special recruitment effort targeted towards currently enrolled students, non-committed students (subpopulations of undecided, A&S majors) to include the development of more fast-track options for adults in alternative programs of study (MAT); #5:
Implement special efforts to recruit minorities into teaching professions; and #11: Use event marketing to give visibility to teacher education programs across market segments. The campus coordinator drives the implementation of these strategies.
In addition, strategies #6, #12, and #17 are assigned to the Wells Fargo Partnership East Coordinators for implementation, and Dr. Bilbro-Berry directs the WPE program and coordinates the operations of all 4 hub sites. These three strategies are #6: Continue to bring community colleges and the university together to discuss ways of working more effectively on teacher education goals; #12: Develop a standard transferable NC associate’s degree in education, with subject matter specialization options to increase enrollment form community colleges; #17: Ensure that course offerings meet the needs of working adults.
This position is a fully integrated part of the ECU TRP and the actions it takes to implement the strategies developed collaboratively with Admissions and Arts and Sciences.
4. Financial expenditures from this allocation that identifies salary and non-salary for the position and also captures any local support for July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. If you have any lapsed salary from employment gaps, please identify and include this in your financial report on expenditures.
The financial expenditures from this allocation were used for 74% of the salary/benefits for Dr. Bilbro-
Berry. Please see the attached budget print out for a detailed accounting of expenditures.
5. Report the total months of employment for the teacher recruitment-advisor position for each of the prior two years (2009-2010 and 2010-2011) of funding that the position has been filled (for example – In 2007-2008 the position was filled X months of the year; in 2008-2009 the position was filled X months of the year). Please indicate any employment turnover or challenges experienced in filling the teacher recruitment-advisor position at your institution over this period of time.
In 2009-2010, the teacher recruitment-advisor position was filled for 12 months of the year funded by the teacher recruiter funds. For 2010-2011, the teacher recruiter-advisor position was filled for 12 months but was funded with ECU College of Education funds.
Unfortunately, for 2010-2011, the funding was required by OSBM to be used for temporary salary only.
The dollars were not utilized as had occurred in previous years in regards to the teacher recruiter. The
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unit funded the teacher recruiter position from its budget. The temporary funds were used for expenditures directly related to the teacher recruitment plan. The temporary nature of the funds and the deviation from previous years’ regulations on spending of these funds created issues in expending all of the funds within the permissible guidelines provided for temporary funds.
In 2011-2012, the teacher recruitment advisor position was funded by the teacher recruiter funds. In
2012-2013, the teacher recruitment-advisor position was also filled for 12 months of the year. No employment turnover or challenges were experienced.
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