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To: Members, Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB)

From: Philip Metcalf, Chair, Teacher Education Committee (TEC)

Date: March 15, 2000

Re: Minutes of January 20, 2000, TEC Meeting

Committee Members present: Merribeth Bruning, Esther Lee, John Marsteller, Philip Metcalf, and Roy Weaver.

Others present: Bet J. Kotowski, Gary Ingersoll, Judith Briganti, and Anna Lynch.

Members absent: Cheryl Clapp and Cathleen Rafferty.

The TEC was convened by Philip Metcalf, Chair, on January 20, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room 9 at the Indiana Government Center-South in Indianapolis.

I. Consultations with representatives of education stakeholder groups: None.

II. Materials reviewed as related to the group's charge:

A. November 18, 1999, TEC Minutes
B. IPSB Experimental Guidelines, Initial Level
C. Oakland City University (OCU) Experimental Program Proposal: Special Education
D. OCU Experimental Program Proposal: Career Technology Education Program
E. Unit Assessment Systems (UASs) – Work Plan
F. Summary of September 24, 1999, Institutional Session Feedback

III. Issues/questions as related to the group's charge:

A. The Committee approved the November 18, 1999, minutes after correcting a missing TEC meeting date (March 16, 2000).

B. A motion was made and seconded not to recommend approval for the OCU Experimental Programs. A vote was taken: all in favor, none opposed. The concerns were:

• Standard I: Rationale. No evidence for the rationale: does not differ from regular programs; performance-based is not experimental as it is now required of all programs.
• Standard VI: Governance and Resources – Insufficient personnel resources.
• Standard VIII: Evaluation – No evaluation of system.
• General inconsistencies.

Bet J. Kotowski and Philip Metcalf will draft a letter to OCU, informing the dean of the TEC's decision. Reference will be made regarding an appeal process.

C. Gary Ingersoll presented a summary regarding 1999 Institutional Annual Reports.

D. Committee members provided editing comments to Philip Metcalf on the UAS Implementation Time Line Work Plan. Gary Ingersoll will draft a letter to Unit Heads requesting information on where their needs lie. The draft will be submitted to the TEC and IPSB staff for review and edits.

E. The Committee drafted an agenda and assigned teams to present on topics for the March 3, 2000, Institutional Session.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.