The College of Education Executive Committee met on Thursday, January 25, 2001, at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room in the Education Center with Dr. M. Reed presiding. Members present were: Drs. McGahee, Ducharme, Bauer, Gunter, Gerber, Gibbs, Atterbom, Swank, Price, and Siegrist. Guest: Dr. Pam Herzog.

Dr. M. Reed distributed the course/instructor evaluation results for each department for Fall Semester, 2000. In the overall responses for the COE, Dr. M. Reed reported that 75 percent of the Fall Semester, 2000, students either agreed or strongly agreed with the statement--"Overall, this was an excellent course"; for Spring Semester, 2000, the response to this question was 76 percent. For the question, "Overall, the instructor was an excellent teacher," 78 percent of the students either agreed or strongly agreed for Spring Semester, 2000, as compared to 77 percent for Fall Semester, 2000. For the question, "This course addressed the Conceptual Framework Principles identified in the syllabus," 84 percent of the students either agreed or strongly agreed for Fall Semester, 2000, as compared to 83 percent for Spring Semester, 2000.

A lengthy discussion was held about the results of the course/instructor evaluation data for Fall Semester, 2000. Dr. M. Reed noted that the course/instructor evaluations are just one means of collecting information for program evaluation and improvement. It is imperative that program evaluation data be collected, examined, and used for program improvement.

Dr. Atterbom presented an analysis of the Praxis II scores for the Health and Physical Education majors for last year. He noted that both strengths and weaknesses in certain areas were a reflection of curricular changes and faculty changes. Areas of strength were: knowledge of health and knowledge of fitness. An area which Dr. Atterbom defined as both a "strength and a weakness" (50 percent each) was assessing fitness and designing exercise routines. Dr. Atterbom noted that one curricular change which had been made based on program review was the "splitting" of an exercise physiology class to meet individual needs; in the fall, it is offered for exercise science majors and in the spring it is offered for teacher education majors. His department is considering "officially" making this class into two separate classes. Dr. Atterbom also noted that his department conducts a workshop each semester for students preparing to take Praxis II.

Dr. Swank reported that he is still searching for a way to get individual scores on the Praxis II for our students. At present, ETS (Educational Testing Service) does not provide individual student scores--just "pass" or "fail."

Dr. M. Reed reported that Dr. T. Reed would review budget needs at next week's meeting.

Dr. M. Reed reported that she and Dr. Gunter would take part in the University of Georgia PSC team visit to be conducted next week.

Dr. Herzog reported on the GSTEP grant. She announced that the Early Community Experiences Committee would be co-chaired by Dr. David Monetti and Ms. Vickie Burt. This committee will focus on developing sites for students participating in community experiences. Dr. Herzog asked for a recommendation for a member from each department to serve on this committee. Another GSTEP committee is the Clinical Induction Committee; this committee is being co-chaired by Dr. Shirley Andrews and Ms. Pat Brignati. This committee will examine the Danielson framework for beginning teachers.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:36 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,