The College of Education Executive Committee met on Thursday, February 15, 2001, at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room in the Education Center with Dr. T. Reed presiding. Members present were: Drs. McGahee, Ducharme, Gibbs, Wiley (for Bauer), Atterbom, Gerber, McNeill, Price, Siegrist,

M. Reed, Swank, Gunter, and Ms. Roberts. Guest: Dr. Lahr.

Dr. T. Reed distributed the monthly departmental budget reports.

Dr. Lahr moved approval of curricular changes from the Department of Art; the motion was seconded by Dr. Gunter. The proposal calls for the deactivation of ART 6510 (Special Topics in Art), ART 4083 (Sculpture III), and ARED 3011 (Art Education Methods for Middle School, 6-8). The title was changed for ARED 3012 (Secondary Art Education Methods, 6-12), credit hours were increased from two to three, and the course description was revised. The title was changed for ARED 3010 (Elementary Art Methods, P-5), credit hours were increased from two to three, and the course description was revised. The course number was changed for ARED 3020 to ARED 2020, the title was changed to Art for Teachers, and the course description was revised. Several editorial changes were suggested for the proposal; the proposal was unanimously approved.

Dr. Ducharme moved approval of proposed curricular changes in math and science courses from the College of Arts and Sciences; the motion was seconded by Dr. Swank. The proposal is for a new course, CHEM 5000 (Workshop for Teachers), and for graduate components of MATH 3162 (5162), Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers II; MATH 3190 (5190), Algebra and Geometry for Teachers; MATH 4161 (6161), Mathematical Reasoning; and MATH 3180 (5180), Mathematics for Middle School Teachers. The motion was unanimously approved.

Dr. McGahee moved approval of curricular changes from the Department of Vocational Education; the motion was seconded by Dr. Gunter. The proposal is for a revised course description for ACED 2000 (Beginning Keyboarding); revised title, hours (two to three), and course description for ACED 3610 (Electronic Authoring and Multimedia); revised credit hours (from two to three) and revised course description for ACED 3700 (Desktop Publishing); revised credit hours (from two to three) and revised course description for ACED 4070 (Office Applications); and revised course description for ACED 4160 (Administrative Office Procedures). The motion was unanimously approved.

Dr. Atterbom moved approval of curricular revisions from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education; the motion was seconded by Dr. Swank. The proposal is for deactivation of KSPE 2030, 3150, 3400, 3600, 3690, 4230, 1140, 1210, 1220, 1230, 1310, 1320, 1340, and 1350. The motion was approved by a vote of 11 in favor with 1 abstention.

Dr. Atterbom also moved approval of revisions in the admission requirements and retention requirements for the B.S. in Exercise Science program; the motion was seconded by Dr. Gunter. After lengthy discussion, Dr. Atterbom decided to withdraw the motion; the proposal will be discussed further at the departmental level.

Dr. Atterbom made a motion that KSPE activity service courses be evaluated independently of other COE courses; the motion was seconded by Dr. M. Reed. The motion was unanimously approved.

Dr. M. Reed distributed a handout (on behalf of Dr. Swank) dealing with on-going certification initiatives from the Professional Standards Commission (PSC).

Dr. T. Reed reported on a meeting which he had attended last Friday of the Board of Regents? Teacher Education Advisory Board. Dr. Kettlewell proposed that all B.S.Ed. programs in Secondary Education become B.S. or B.A. programs. If an institution elects to do this, it will be allowed to put an additional nine hours in the programs (for a total of 129 hours rather than the current 120 hours). The proposal passed by a vote of 34-6; Dr. T. Reed voted against the proposal. The recommendation must also be approved by the Board of Regents.

Dr. T. Reed led a discussion concerning our Teacher Advisory Council. The current membership is composed of five members from the public schools, the deans of Arts and Sciences, Education, and the Arts. Dr. T. Reed proposed that this make-up of the council be changed. He would like to see the membership composed of the deans of Arts and Sciences, Education, and the Arts, as well as the department heads from all three of these colleges, with the exception of Communication Arts. This group would deal with all education issues, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, it would satisfy the Board of Regents? teacher preparation principle that we have a "functional unit." Discussion followed about this proposal. All department heads agreed that the reconstitution would allow a more collaborative perspective in our teacher preparation programs. Dr. T. Reed will proceed with the re-organization of the council.

Dr. T. Reed announced that there will be a meeting of the Georgia Partnership in Education on March 1; Dr. Bailey will be a featured speaker. Dr. T. Reed asked that some of the department heads, or their designee, attend.

Dr. T. Reed announced that he will make the COE budget presentation next Wednesday to the President?s Cabinet.

Ms. Roberts distributed the revised recruitment brochure for COE transfer students.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:14 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Donnie J. McGahee