REICH COLLEGE REICH COLLEGE OF OF

EDUCATIONEDUCATIONSPRING SEMESTER 2008SPRING SEMESTER 2008

Opening MeetingOpening Meeting

WELCOMEWELCOME

FALL 2007 FALL 2007

ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS

FACULTY AND FACULTY AND STAFFSTAFF

RECOGNITIONRECOGNITION

Melanie Greene, (C&I) Board of Melanie Greene, (C&I) Board of Governors’ Teaching Excellence Governors’ Teaching Excellence Award for ASUAward for ASU

Charlene Sox, (C&I) Board of Charlene Sox, (C&I) Board of Governors’ Teaching Excellence Governors’ Teaching Excellence Award (campus)Award (campus)

Joy Osborne, ASU Outstanding Staff Joy Osborne, ASU Outstanding Staff AwardAward

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

SALT Grants Awarded—11 proposals SALT Grants Awarded—11 proposals and $120,000and $120,000

Initial Educational Leadership Initial Educational Leadership Conference for MSA faculty across the Conference for MSA faculty across the statestate

Diversity Reading Group with 18 Diversity Reading Group with 18 participantsparticipants

Price Reading SymposiumPrice Reading Symposium Special Education Regional ConferenceSpecial Education Regional Conference

Student ActivityStudent Activity

Teaching Fellows Alumni SeminarTeaching Fellows Alumni Seminar ASU Scholars WeekendASU Scholars Weekend Mountaineer Reading DayMountaineer Reading Day Teacher Cadet DayTeacher Cadet Day

Curriculum/Program Curriculum/Program DevelopmentDevelopment

DPI Approval for Special Education DPI Approval for Special Education Graduate Program, Communication Graduate Program, Communication Disorders, and Instructional Disorders, and Instructional Technology;Technology;

Implementation of PRAXIS II Implementation of PRAXIS II requirement for all students as a part requirement for all students as a part of student teaching requirements;of student teaching requirements;

Implementation of background checks Implementation of background checks for all early field experience students for all early field experience students and student teachers.and student teachers.

OTHER ACTIVITIESOTHER ACTIVITIES

Successful “Swing for Scholarship” Golf Successful “Swing for Scholarship” Golf Tournament yielded close to $30,000;Tournament yielded close to $30,000;

Implementation of the IDEA Factory in Implementation of the IDEA Factory in collaboration with Belk Librarycollaboration with Belk Library

Host for Jordanian school administrator Host for Jordanian school administrator who spent 10 days with Watauga who spent 10 days with Watauga schools and the RCOE;schools and the RCOE;

Assistance with visit of 20 Egyptian Assistance with visit of 20 Egyptian educators who visited ASU and the educators who visited ASU and the state.state.

CHALLENGESAND

OPPORTUNITIES

We’re going to be hot, hot, hot!

DPI UpDate

Changes!

DPI DeletionsDPI Deletions

Program approval process separated Program approval process separated from the accreditation process;from the accreditation process;

Technology portfolio requirement Technology portfolio requirement eliminated; candidate proficiency eliminated; candidate proficiency assessed within program evidence;assessed within program evidence;

No program visits; all reviews done No program visits; all reviews done electronically by DPI;electronically by DPI;

2.5 gpa no longer an admission 2.5 gpa no longer an admission requirement; licensure requirement requirement; licensure requirement only;only;

DPI Deletions cont.DPI Deletions cont.

School Leaders Assessment Exam School Leaders Assessment Exam deleted as requirement for MSA deleted as requirement for MSA programs;programs;

Requirement that methods faculty Requirement that methods faculty be licensed eliminated;be licensed eliminated;

Current program and unit standards Current program and unit standards eliminated;eliminated;

DPI AdditionsDPI Additions Content “power” standards be Content “power” standards be

developed for each licensure area; must developed for each licensure area; must reflect expected candidate learning reflect expected candidate learning outcomes and be aligned with NC K-12 outcomes and be aligned with NC K-12 Standard Course of Study and Standard Course of Study and standards of appropriate national standards of appropriate national professional associations;professional associations;

A rubric will be developed by McREL A rubric will be developed by McREL that institutions will use to assess that institutions will use to assess candidates for licensure purposes; candidates for licensure purposes; candidates will be expectedcandidates will be expected

Cont.Cont.

Evidence, available electronically, that Evidence, available electronically, that they meet the standards; cvandidate’s they meet the standards; cvandidate’s rating on the rubric will be included on rating on the rubric will be included on the licensure form.the licensure form.

Annual review of electronic evidences Annual review of electronic evidences accepted on candidates by the accepted on candidates by the institution; reviews to be carried out by institution; reviews to be carried out by DPI;DPI;

IHE Performance Report will include IHE Performance Report will include data from the annual reviewsdata from the annual reviews

Cont.Cont. 2lst Century measures be developed that 2lst Century measures be developed that

can be used by institutions as evidence of can be used by institutions as evidence of candidate knowledge, skills, and candidate knowledge, skills, and dispositions; should include 21dispositions; should include 21stst Century Century measures of basic skills rather than measures of basic skills rather than PRAXIS I exams.PRAXIS I exams.

Requirements for continuing program Requirements for continuing program review to be focused on review to be focused on

--Scoring Criteria based on annual --Scoring Criteria based on annual review of review of

electronic evidences;electronic evidences;

Cont.Cont. --Results from surveys of employers & --Results from surveys of employers & graduates; to be expanded to include graduates; to be expanded to include performance of candidates in K-12 cperformance of candidates in K-12 c classrooms as determined by ratings classrooms as determined by ratings

on the on the teacher evaluation instrument and teacher evaluation instrument and eventually student achievement;eventually student achievement;

--Involvement with/service to public --Involvement with/service to public schools.schools.

Cont.Cont.

Rubrics be developed for “product of Rubrics be developed for “product of learning” at the master’s level & learning” at the master’s level & these be used as evidences for these be used as evidences for approval of master’s level programs.approval of master’s level programs.

TIMELINETIMELINE Initial report on “re-vision” due July Initial report on “re-vision” due July

1, 2009 to SBE1, 2009 to SBE

Timeline contTimeline cont Power Standards for each content area to Power Standards for each content area to

SBE May-June 2008 for approval;SBE May-June 2008 for approval; Reviews of new programs July 2009-Sept. Reviews of new programs July 2009-Sept.

20092009 Approval Fall 2009 by SBEApproval Fall 2009 by SBE Implementation of new programs Fall 2010Implementation of new programs Fall 2010 Summer 2012 annual review of evidences Summer 2012 annual review of evidences

piloted;piloted; Summer 2013 First required review of Summer 2013 First required review of

electronic evidences.electronic evidences.

General EducationGeneral Education

Program reviews related to Gen Ed Program reviews related to Gen Ed offeringsofferings

Alignment of programs with new DPI Alignment of programs with new DPI Power Standards; alignment of Power Standards; alignment of Professional Core with new Unit Professional Core with new Unit StandardsStandards

Alignment with NCATE StandardsAlignment with NCATE Standards

ASSESSMENTS and ASSESSMENTS and ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY

Internal assessment—undergraduate Internal assessment—undergraduate and graduateand graduate

External assessment—DPI and External assessment—DPI and NCATENCATE

Teacher Education Assessment Teacher Education Assessment Management SystemManagement System

BUILDING UPDATEBUILDING UPDATE

Open Public Hearing on Issues affecting Open Public Hearing on Issues affecting the building—Thursday, January 10, 2008the building—Thursday, January 10, 2008

Planning Council Meeting, Monday, Planning Council Meeting, Monday, January 14, 7p.m. Town Council January 14, 7p.m. Town Council ChambersChambers

Town Council Meeting, Thursday, January Town Council Meeting, Thursday, January 17, 2008, Town Council Chambers17, 2008, Town Council Chambers

All meetings open to the publicAll meetings open to the public SO WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE NOW?SO WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE NOW?

PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EDUCATION TO THE EDUCATION

BUILDINGBUILDING

JUST JUST REMEMBERREMEMBERChange is a Journey, not a Change is a Journey, not a

Destination!Destination!