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DATE: April 29, 2008 NC State TIME: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m. College of Education LOCATION: 120 Poe Hall Administrative Council Meeting Minutes Meeting called by: Kay Moore Note taker: Margaret Penny Type of meeting: Monthly Administrative Meeting Facilitator: Kay Moore Attendees: Duane Akroyd, Aaron Clark, Carol Kasworm, Ellen McIntyre, Malina Monaco, Kay Moore, Gerald Ponder, Alice Scales, Bob Serow, Sam Snyder, Ellen Vasu, Anona Smith Williams Unable to attend: Ted Branoff, Lili Collazo, Glenn Kleiman, John Penick, Raymond Ting Guests: Beth Cassedy, Karen Hollebrands, Gail Jones, Michael Maher, Brad Mehlenbacher, James Minogue, Tom Oppewal, Tamara Young Item Responsible Status/ Notes The minutes were approved as written. Kay Moore Dean Updates: Patricia Simmons accepted the MSTE Department Head position and will Kay Moore join us on September 1, 2008. The UNC Tomorrow Report Response has been given to the Chancellor and Provost. There are approximately 30 recommendations. The second round of reporting will start soon. Research Committee Report: The Research Committee presented a report on the quality Gail Jones of graduate student dissertations. The overall opinion is that we are doing a good job. The Committee invited suggestions. A recommendation to accept the report was made and seconded. The Council agreed to refer the report to the Graduate Studies Committee for their review. It was also recommended that the two committees meet to discuss the report. Re-visioning Teacher Education: Four documents were distributed outlining the Michael Maher proposed changes to teacher education (attached). Portfolios will be handled through Gerald Ponder SAGE. MAT Proposal: The proposal for an MAT includes nine licensure areas (attached). A Tom Oppewal motion was made and seconded to approve the proposal. The Council approved the motion. Governance: Duane Akroyd was elected to serve on the RPT Committee in the run-off Aaron Clark election. Karen Hollebrands was elected to serve on the faculty mediation committee. Aaron recommended revising the constitution to allow our faculty to participate in online voting. The new faculty chair will address the proposed revision. AROUND THE COLLEGE: AHE: The revisions to the proposed Ph.D. have been finalized and sent to the Graduate Carol Kasworm School for consideration this fall. C&I and AHE have received a new certificate for e-learning. The Charlotte Cohort is recruiting students for the new Friday night/Saturday format. Two new online courses will be offered this fall—Introduction to Leadership Fundamentals and a new Learning Leader course. C&I: Voting faculty met and reviewed FARs and SMEs of all non-voting faculty. The Ellen Vasu non-voting faculty will receive a letter regarding strengths and weaknesses. Megan Mantra has been hired for the secondary social studies position. ELEM ED: A senior banquet was held for the first graduating class. Ellen McIntyre An offer was made for the full professor position. ELPS: Paul Bitting was invited to give Jones Lecture at Texas Tech. ELPS is Bob Serow experiencing a transition in leadership. Tom Alsbury will take over for Lance Fusarelli as the Educational Leadership Graduate Program Coordinator. The Ed.D. and MSA programs will be operational in the northern counties this fall. There are three doctoral cohorts and four masters cohorts. MSTE: Graphic Communications and Technology Education are meeting this week to Alice Scales work on combining the two programs. The Education Council elected officers for next year. Research and Administration: Construction work on the Advising Center has begun. Sam Snyder The Media Center is closed and renovations will begin soon. Dumpster Days are again in progress and will end on Friday. Research expenditures are $1M higher than last year. New research dollars doubled this year from what they were last year. Mary Bracey resigned. The post-award office will be reorganized. Academic Affairs: The 2008-09 New Faculty Orientation will be held on August 15. Gerald Ponder Student Services: May 1 is the deadline for enrollment. We currently have 146 confirmed Anona Smith Williams commitments. Three candidates participated in a second interview for the recruiter position. June 1 is the projected start date for this person. Assessment: Faculty should be reminded that rubrics and score sheets for spring semester Malina Monaco are due. The fall semester reports are done. Lead and Serve elements are well represented among all programs. DPI and INTASC standards need to be linked through the standards crosswalk table. Abbreviations need to be consistent as well. The PERL script is very exact, so a space or comma can halt the process. Rubric refinement was discussed in CEPC as well as clarifying scoring (decimals, grades etc). Next Meeting Information: Facilitator: Kay Date: July 28, 2008 Moore Time: 10-12:00 p.m. Scribe: Margaret Place: 120 Poe Hall Penny