The College of Education Executive Committee met on Thursday, June 21, 2001, at 8:30 a.m. in Room 115 in the Education Center with Dr. T. Reed presiding. Members present were: Drs. McGahee, Ducharme, Siegrist, Gibbs, Bauer, Gerber, Mr. Pearce, and Ms. Roberts. Guests: Drs. Hertzog and Backes.

Dr. T. Reed announced that Dr. Doris M. Jenkins has been asked to chair our NCATE Board of Examiners team.

Dr. Jenkins is the Associate Dean of the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. The NCATE team will consist of five members, including

Dr. Jenkins. Our on-site NCATE visit is scheduled for November 10-14, 2001.

Dr. T. Reed distributed a handout on "Ethical Guidelines for NCATE-Affiliated Institutions."

Dr. Bauer moved approval of a prerequisite change for PSYC 3110 (Educational Psychology) and PSYC 3120 (Psychoeducational Aspects of Early Childhood); Dr. Ducharme seconded the motion. The new prerequisite for these two courses would be: PSYC 2500 or PSYC 2700 and acceptance to teacher education or approval of instructor. Some discussion followed about the need to have a prerequisite for PSYC 3110 and PSYC 3120. The motion was unanimously approved. Dr. T. Reed asked that the prerequisite for these two courses be reviewed after a year.

Dr. T. Reed reminded department heads that PSYC 2700 (Human Growth and Development) cannot be counted in Area E after Summer Semester, 2001. Ms. Roberts announced that all education majors enrolled in PSYC 2700 for fall semester had been sent a letter from the dean's office informing them that if they had enrolled in PSYC 2700 planning to use it in Area E, they should drop it and enroll in PSYC 2500.

Dr. McGahee moved approval of curricular changes from the Department of Adult and Career Education; Dr. Ducharme seconded the motion. Dr. Backes explained the changes. Primarily, the changes are in course titles and/or course descriptions resulting from the change in the department name. The following courses had title and/or course description changes: ACED 2900, 2950, 2960, 3500, 3510, 3520, 3600, 3650, 4300, 4310, 4320, 4410, 4420, 4510, 4560, 4600, 4610, 4670, 4680, 4690, 4780, 4790, 4810, 4900, 7020, 7030, 7150, 7300, 7310, 7410, 7420, 7500, 7530, 7620, 7640, 7680, 7850, 7900, 8120, 8250, 8530, 8995, 9410, 9420, 9430, 9440, and 9999. Three new courses were proposed. They are: ACED 4710 (Classroom and Laboratory Management), ACED 7110 (Introduction to Human Performance Technology), and ACED 7120 (Electronic Courseware Design and Development). The titles of three degree programs were changed. They were: the M.Ed. in Adult and Vocational education was changed to the M.Ed. in Adult and Career Education, the Ed.S. in Vocational Education was changed to the Ed.S. in Career Education, and the Ed.D. in Adult and Vocational Education was changed to the Ed.D. in Adult and Career Education. Changes were made in the following programs: the M.Ed. in Adult and Career Education (LEAD 7210 was dropped as a requirement and ACED 7640 was changed from a two-hour to a three-hour course); the B.S.Ed. program in Technical, Trade and Industrial Education--Secondary Certification (ACED 4710--Classroom and Laboratory Management was added as a requirement and the number of elective hours was changed from nine to six). Also, a new option in the Bachelor of Applied Science program was proposed. This new option will provide secondary certification in technical, trade and industrial education programs for graduates from selected technical college programs. The motion was unanimously approved.

Dr. T. Reed announced that the Teacher Education Council (TEC) would meet today at 2:00 p.m. He distributed a proposal prepared by Dr. Dennis Marks and Dr. Adele Ducharme which outlines the composition of the TEC Discipline Committees, the composition of the Teacher Education Council itself, and a flow chart of the approval process for proposals relating to teacher education programs. Discussion was held about several aspects of the proposal. It was generally felt that there was no need for Discipline Committees for Adult and Career Education, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Kinesiology and Physical Education, and Psychology and Counseling. The proposal will be discussed at today's TEC meeting.

Ms. Roberts announced that a transfer orientation would be held tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. She also stated that the procedure for reporting the Praxis I scores had been changed; the scores will now be reported as one overall score rather than separate scores for reading, writing, and mathematics.

Dr. Gibbs reported that 21 students had been identified for the undergraduate Early Childhood program in Waycross.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Donnie J. McGahee