Meetings
MEMORANDUM
- To: Members,
Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB)
- From: Steve Yager, Chair
- Teacher Induction Committee
- Date: September 20, 2000
- Re: Teacher Induction Committee (TIC) - Minutes of June 14, 2000, Meeting
Members present: Kim Clark, Shelly Furuness, Sandra Kelley, Theresa Knipstein, Tom Pickering, Carol Potter, Sheridan Rayl, Joy Seybold, Roy Weaver, and Lynne Weisenbach.
Members (consultants/staff) unable to attend: Patricia Strawbridge, and Steve Yager.
Others in attendance: Tom Hansen, Joe Weaver, and Jamie Richie.
The TIC meeting was convened on June 14, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room 220 at the IPSB offices at 251 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis.
I. Consultations with representatives of education stakeholders groups: None.
II. Materials reviewed as related to the groups charge:
- 1. Minutes of the May 17, 2000, TIC meeting
- 2. Recommendation for Mentoring Program
- 3. Proposal Submission Process for Mentor Training Programs
- 4. Region 8 ESC Report of Contractor to IPSB
- 5. Final Report on Education Service Center Contract
- 6. Issues/criteria concerning licensure for teachers at non-accredited schools
III. Issues/questions as related to the groups charge:
- 1. The Committee
approved the minutes from the May 17, 2000, meeting.
- 2. The Committee reviewed the Recommendations for Mentoring Program. The committee approved the recommendations to be sent to the Board at the June 21, 2000, meeting.
- A. The committee revised a draft of the Proposal Submission Process for Mentors, as presented by Sheridan Rayl. Revisions were made to ensure that the expectations of the document were clear and precise, and that the information requested met the expectations of the committee. The document will be corrected and sent out to the committee members for further review.
- 3. The
committee reviewed the IPSB Assessment of the Region 8 Educational
Service Center Contract. A discussion was held concerning how well
the ESC contract is being met. Future plans concerning the contract
were discussed. Few revisions were made to the IPSB Assessment.
- 4. Tom Hansen led the committee in a discussion regarding licensure for teachers at non-accredited schools. Factors regarding this issue were discussed, as well as possible criteria for allowing portfolio submission by a beginning teacher in a non-accredited school. The committee came to a consensus that a draft with conditions of approval for allowing portfolio submission by a teacher at a non-accredited school is to be made by Tom Hansen and Sheridan Rayl. This draft will be presented at the September 13, 2000 meeting.
- 5. The committee heard a report regarding recommendations given by the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Transition Task Force. The TIC will work with the Teacher Education Committee to inform the units of the induction program at the institution sessions.
- 6. The committee heard a report on validation workgroups given by Sheridan Rayl. Indiana is working with Connecticut consultants to validate our portfolio for the purpose of ensuring alignment with our standards.
- 4. Tom Hansen led the committee in a discussion regarding licensure for teachers at non-accredited schools. Factors regarding this issue were discussed, as well as possible criteria for allowing portfolio submission by a beginning teacher in a non-accredited school. The committee came to a consensus that a draft with conditions of approval for allowing portfolio submission by a teacher at a non-accredited school is to be made by Tom Hansen and Sheridan Rayl. This draft will be presented at the September 13, 2000 meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.