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University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE)

CLASSIFICATION: University Council

REPORTS TO: Provost

CHARGE: The UCTE serves as an advisory body to the Educational Policies Council (EPC) and other interested groups on matters related to teacher education curriculum.

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1. To consider curricular proposals relating to teacher education and licensure, including academic content area proposals that might impact teacher education.

2. To liaise with outside agencies concerning strategies to support the quality of teacher education at KSU.

    

COMPOSITION: Voting members: Three faculty members at-large appointed by Faculty Senate. Other voting members include: each of the undergraduate Teacher Education Coordinators in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services (currently, 10); a graduate Teacher Education Coordinator in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services; Teacher Education Coordinators in the College of the Arts (currently, 3); Teacher Education Coordinator in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (currently, 1), and Teacher Education Coordinator in the College of Communication and Information (currently 1); Five (5) faculty representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, ideally faculty who are involved in teacher education.

Non-voting members: Ex officio members will be the Associate Deans from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of the Arts, College of Education Health, and Human Services and the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum.

QUALIFICATIONS OF FACULTY MEMBERS: Members of the UCTE will be faculty members with a demonstrated interest in teacher education and licensure. The UCTE will have faculty membership drawn from program coordinators and designated representatives with primary interest in teacher education programming.

TERM: Members are appointed for three (3) years and consecutive appointments are permitted. Program coordinators serve for the duration of their time in that role.

MEANS OF APPOINTMENT: Program coordinators will serve for the duration of their appointment as coordinator. College representatives will be appointed by their respective Associate Dean in consultation with the College Curriculum Committee. Three (3) members representing the faculty at large are appointed by the Chair of Faculty Senate upon the recommendation of the Committee on Committees.

ALTERNATES: At least one (1) alternate representing the faculty at large will be appointed each year for a one-year term by the Chair of Faculty Senate upon the recommendation of the Committee on Committees.

CALL: The council will convene at least once each semester.

CHAIR: The UCTE will be led by two faculty co-chairs, one selected from the College of Education, Health, and Human Services and one selected from the College of Arts and Sciences, elected for staggered two-year terms by the membership.

Approved by the Committee on Committees, February 25, 2002; Updated April 26, 2004; Approved by the Faculty Senate, May 14, 2007