Leadership Council
January 11, 2018
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – PCOB 209
Notes
In attendance: David Hough, Gilbert Brown, Denise Cunningham, Kim Dubree, Janice Duncan, Karen Engler, James Satterfield, Emmett Sawyer, James Sottile, Teresa Steele, Sharon Lopinot
The topic of Dr. Michael N. Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest was discussed at the LC meeting on November 9, with more information to follow. LC members were emailed the flyer this week that will also go in the Hough Post. Department Heads were asked to make sure their faculty and students are informed. The deadline to submit essays is March 4, 2018.
Search updates:
- Emmett Sawyer:
-Director, School and Community Partnerships: The first consideration date is January 25. There are a couple of applications so far.
-Asst. Professor, RFT: There are a number of applications.
- James Satterfield:
-Department Head, RFT: The search is ready to conduct phone interviews. Emmett is working on scheduling a date/time for the committee members to meet.
-Assoc. Professor, SAHE: The first consideration date is January 15 and there are a couple of applications.
-Asst. Professor, SAHE: The first consideration date is January 15. There are a good number of applications.
-Asst. Professor, COU: First consideration date is January 19. There are some applications.
-Asst. Professor, EAD: Starting phone interviews.
The COE Spring Commencement on May 18, 2018, was changed to 10:00 a.m. LC members decided there should not be a graduation reception because it would need to be held at 7:30 a.m.
A person from Columbus Public Schools contacted Margie Stewart, who then emailed Dean Hough regarding if there would be any Spring Latino graduates and what would they be endorsed to teach at the MSU Career Fair. It was discussed that ethnicity is self-reported. We are unable to give Margie an answer. We have approximately 50 students who self-reported Hispanic.
Dean Hough has been working with Paula Felchner and Pete Herschend on a project, Golden Thread. They are working on an assessment that would be given to high school juniors to see if they have the qualities that would make a great teacher. Funding is provided by Pete. Paula and Pete asked to meet with the department heads, associate deans, and a few others to discuss what they have done so far and to gather feedback regarding a pilot. Paul Katnik may also be invited. The dean will email everyone when the meeting date/time are set.
Dean Hough asked for opinions on what to do as far as MACTE memberships. He said we can have up to seven voting members, but anyone can just attend. Cathy Pearman is currently on the MACTE Executive Board. This also needs to be discussed with the secondary group.
Discussion:
– Have one person join who can then inform others of updates
– James Sottile would like to have Kim, Travis, and/or Ximena attend
– Look at what organizations our college should be affiliated with
– Continue one or more memberships but scale it back
– Do not pay for memberships, but send people as needed
– Do not pay for memberships, but meet with DESE directly
The dean will discuss this further with the Provost.
Denise Cunningham and her administrative assistant, Mindi, talked with personnel at Human Resources about setting up a procedure for hiring student teacher supervisors. A set plan had not been in place and she thought there should be a process and it should be consistent in all three departments. There would be an application in the Applicant Tracking System for all student teacher supervisors to apply that would include specific questions to designate their area of expertise. All departments would be able to go through the applications and interview/hire the ones they want. This process would also make sure everyone has a background check. It would also be used for hiring student supervisors for students placed outside of the Springfield metro area. After a discussion, the other two department heads agreed this would be the way to go. The dean will support it for our college. Everyone would need to be hired each semester. It was noted that all supervisors complete time sheets.
The next conversation came from Kim Dubree who emailed the dean regarding processing payment for master (cooperating) teachers in the Internship Academy. The academy is expanding to include Early Childhood, Family & Consumer Sciences and middle school students. The dean said that all master teachers in the academy are paid by his office. Yes, it is a higher rate than others, but more hours are put in. Information on this was presented to the Board of Governors at their last meeting. This will continue for now, but he may have to look at it again next year and may also need to transfer funds from Kim’s supervisor account to the COE to help cover expenses.
James Sottile handed out information regarding information for CAEP on program review and DESE APR program outcomes (meeting accreditation requirements). All EPP programs in the College of Education met the “accredited” level. The Spanish program, in secondary education, has been appealed and we are waiting for the final outcome. LC members should look at the report to see what changes need to be made. The LC group did not provide any immediate feedback regarding changes (continuous improvement), given the DESE-APR data since all criteria were met related to the state standards for program review (APR). Dean Hough is working on Standard 4 and asked James for some specific documentation he needs. James noted the assessment team will work to provide information to the CAEP Standards workgroups. The dean noted there may be times when people on other standards work groups may need the same information that can then be noted in their standard’s appendix.
The department heads will have information on faculty/staff awards/achievements after their next faculty meeting. The dean is especially looking for information on students and faculty that may not be in Digital Measures. This will be done on a monthly basis and information should be sent to Sharon electronically.
Gilbert Brown discussed projects regarding “One Missouri.” He has hired a coordinator for Bear Partnership in Pattonville. They are working on finding one for Riverview Gardens and Lee Summit, but nothing has worked out yet. Gilbert and others are going to Lee Summit on March 6 to discuss this.
Around the Table
Emmett Sawyer
David Goodwin is doing better. He plans to see him again in the next few weeks.
Denise Cunningham
There are six students enrolled in the Early Childhood/Special Education program.
Gilbert Brown
A new academic advisor has been hired, Matthew Scott. He will start soon. Gilbert was in China in December. He went to three institutions and sees numerous opportunities for them to work with our college. Gilbert recommended forming a small work group to look at working on partnerships and grants.
Karen Engler
She is working on secondary EPP membership based on the matrices and who should be members. They have pulled a list of all graduates from advanced programs who graduated last fall and are looking at completing assessments.
Janice Duncan
They will be looking for a part-time elementary Spanish teacher for next year. Their enrollment is the highest it has ever been. They have five initiatives started by students for nonprofits that have taken off.
Dean Hough
Staff ADPs need to be completed. Scores of three indicate they are doing their job. Less than three indicates a need for improvement. Scores of four or higher indicate they are going beyond with no room for improvement.
He met with the state advising board this week and they visited on MEP that goes away this fall. They need a mechanism on the APRs for what we are using for documentation. The group voted on not staying with MoPTA starting in the fall and need to develop an assessment. Information will be shared with the EPP group next week.
The dean and Provost will be visiting property in Christian County along with Brent Dunn and Denise Kettering. The property would make a terrific environmental education outdoor classroom. Several universities from across the country are currently conducting research on the site, and the owners are Master Naturalists with a passion for helping others learn about the important of healthy ecosystems as well as the history of the region. The University of Mississippi is studying black bears on the property in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation. The University of Memphis is studying water quality. Archeologists are studying the history of the area dating back 7,000 years. Historians are studying Civil War encampments and Bushwacker activities that took place about the same time. Forest and glades are being reclaimed and over 360 varieties of mushrooms have been documented on the site. The property is approximately 400 acres, and if it were gifted to COE, we would agree to manage the property, train teachers, and provide opportunities for P-12 and college students to learn by interacting with the scientific work taking place on the property. Dean Hough has met with the owners and toured the property on two previous occasions; he will keep the LC updated if this opportunity moves forward.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 a.m.
Submitted by Sharon Lopinot, Executive Assistant