PECC MEETING

October 15, 2003

ATTENDING: Jean Adams, Dr. Bruce Barker, Dr. Jerry Bowler, Dr. Kay Cook, Dr. Kathy Croxall, Dr. Kate Grandison, Dr. Deb Hill, Dr. Prent Klag, Dr. Marty Larkin, Dr. Mike McGarvey, Shauna Mendini, Dr. Lee Montgomery.

1. Lee provided an update on NCATE accreditation status. The NCATE Unit Board meets October 24-26. Formal notice to SUU of full accreditation is expected shortly after the October meeting dates.

2. Lee announced that review by USOE of state programs (eg., dance, FCS, Business Ed., etc.) have been posted to the PEU web site. All programs were approved with some recommendations offered in almost every area. Copies of the USOE reviews were also given to each of the Deans. SUU has until late May to provide formal responses on each program to USOE. According to Gayle Johnson, responses need not exceed 2 pages.

3. Bruce outlined current USOE interpretation of Federal NCLB legislation. For secondary education, all students are considered “Highly Qualified Teachers” in the area of their teaching major. Per USOE HOUSS Rules, in order for candidates to be “Highly Qualified Teachers” in their teaching minor area, they must pass a Praxis Content exam. Cut scores have yet to be set by USOE.

4. Based on discussion of 120 degree content the following items were discussed.

• SUU Secondary Pedagogy is 39-40 sch. By comparison, USU is 35 sch, WSU, 34 sch
• College of Education has been charged by Provost to reduce requirements to be more in harmony with USU & WSU.
• Bruce shared several documents with PECC members

a) Comparison of secondary pedagogy between USU, WSU, & SUU

b) A suggested outline of courses to be reduced in Secondary Education and in content areas. Specifically Secondary Education will give up – 6 sch with suggestion that content area reduce student teaching from 5 to 3 sch and those programs with 3 sch in the content methods reduce to 2 sch.

c) A list showing number of licenses given in each of the secondary content areas over the past 3 years.

5. Some thoughts expressed regarding the 120 sch construct included: instead of 7 hours of student teaching & 3 hours of content, would rather it be ½ and ½. Content area needs more not education. Also, no one is within hours, especially with minors.

Next meeting – 19 November 2003