| TO: | Members, Indiana Professional Standards Board |
| FROM: | Marilyn Scannell, Executive Director |
| DATE: | June 17, 1999 |
| SUBJECT: | Proposed Board Organizational/Committee Design, 1999-2000 |
At the Board's April meeting, staff presented its proposal for a committee structure to accomplish the Board's work in 1999-2000 with a view toward (1) accomplishing the work needed to promulgate rules for the redesigned preparation and licensure system during the next year; and (2) employing a streamlined structure to best utilize staff and Board member time and agency resources. Three significant changes to the current organizational structure were proposed:
- "design" work on the new system would be completed primarily by consultants and short-term work groups, enabling committees to focus on implementation (policy and process) issues associated with the proposed design;
- the Executive Committee would be enlarged by two members; assume an expanded, coordinating role; and would meet for a day in between Board meetings;
- a Board Relations Committee would replace the current Policy/Ethics and Legislative Committees.
In addition to the staff recommendations, Board members
discussed the need to incorporate into the organizational structure an evaluation
mechanism to determine whether the Board's new system was making a difference
and processes for identifying unforeseen/emerging issues in the field related
to the redesigned system. With regard to the first concern, data collection
through Indiana's partnership with the National Commission on Teaching and
America's Future (NCTAF) and through the Title II grant proposal, if funded,
will provide information which might be used to assess the Board's impact.
With regard to the second item, the staff will identify several processes for
identifying emerging issues for the Board's review at its September meeting.
The attached materials depict the proposed Board's organizational structure
for 1999-2000 based on the April Board discussion.
If this proposal is approved, it is recommended that 1999-2000 committee composition
and charge, with the exception of the Standards Successor Committee, be brought
to the Executive Committee for its approval during July and that specific membership
be brought to the Board for approval at its September meeting. Composition
and charge for the Standards Committee will be recommended to the Board by
the Standards Review Cycle Committee in September. In the interim, existing
committees will continue to work on essential tasks, such as items related
to the induction assessment contract and teacher education.
Staff Recommendation:
The staff recommends that the organizational structure shown on the attached
sheets be approved by the Board to carry out the Board's work during 1999-2000.
Professional Standards Board Action:
| Attachments: | Committee Governance
(Design) Committee Governance (Implementation) Executive Committee Role Executive Committee Assumptions Board Relations Committee |