The chair reported the faculty vote on the three motions submitted for faculty approval. Items one and three received positive votes, but item two - the motion that "experienced" faculty should teach the two portions of the 5230 course - raised much discussion. The faculty decided the issue needed more discussion and should be re-introduced at the faculty retreat in February. Eliza will compose a list of issues she feels need to be addressed before the retreat and will present these for discussion at the next Team meeting.
The chair reminded the team of three charges that need to be addressed this year: 1. Examination (reexamination) of the master's curriculum for continuity and weak spots which need attention or new faculty. 2. Possibility of continuing education programs particularly in cooperation with International Programs
3.Offering a specialist degree that does not carry the "education specialist" title. Sub-committees were formed to address each of these items and were populated as follows: 1.Curriculum examination: Jeff Shim, Chair; members: Ron Blazek, Beth Logan, Misook Heo, and Stephanie Maatta. 2. Continuing Education: Eliza Dresang, Chair; Margie Thomas, Linda Carruth, Stephanie Maatta, and Maria Chavez-Hernandez ex officio; 3. Specialist Name Change: Margie Thomas, Chair; Linda Carruth, Stephanie Maatta, consultant.
The Team was also charged with selecting the recipient of the Summers Outstanding Master's Student Award for 2000 and for submitting criteria and process recommendations for future awards. The team will review faculty votes on a list of eight finalists and make the final decision next week. Recommended procedure for future years includes a request to faculty that they keep a list each semester of outstanding students. These lists will be compiled at the end of the year and five finalists will be selected. These five will be asked to submit further documentation supporting their qualifications for the award. The criteria for selection are as follows: 1)academic excellence; 2) contribution to the school; 3) contribution to the profession; 4)community involvement. Using the documentation supplied, the Masters and Specialist Team will poll the faculty and select the award winnier.
The team further suggested that the five semi-finalists receive recognition during the award ceremony.
The next scheduled meeting of the Team will be on Friday, December 15th at 12:15 and will include some holiday partying as well as sub-committee reports. Sub committees will meet/email before December so that issues can be brought before the full Team at the December meeting.
Agenda Posted by Beth Logan (logan@lis.fsu.edu) on 10/06/2000 at 14:12:15