SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

1. Call To Order

Day One of the meeting was called to order by the co-chairs at 10:45 a.m.

2. Meeting Minutes

Motion: That the minutes of the June 15, 2000 meeting be adopted as corrected.

(Moved by R. Berman, seconded by A. Mitchell, carried with one abstention.)

3. Subcommittee

Reports

Professional Practices Subcommittee – Maria Neira, chair, reported that the subcommittee met on September 21, prior to the full Board meeting. The subcommittee approved the funding of one new Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center, the Connetquot Teacher Center, for $60,000. The subcommittee has a motion regarding the proposed mentoring regulation, which it will introduce during the full Board discussion.

Higher Education Subcommittee – Pat Allen, chair, reported that the

subcommittee met on September 21, prior to the full Board meeting. The subcommittee reviewed the application form for the registration of teacher education programs, which was revised with feedback from the subcommittee. The subcommittee discussed the teacher education institutional reporting process and will raise its concerns during the full Board meeting. The subcommittee requests that the topic of the Alternative Teacher Certification (ATC) program be put on this meeting’s agenda, in order to report on the implementation of the program and to request additional information.

4. Annual Report to the Board of Regents

Jean Rose reported on the annual report she and co-chair David Caputo gave to the Regents at their July meeting. Among the issues the Regents are interested in receiving recommendations from the Standards Board on are funding for mentoring, proposals to address the teacher shortage, and a code of ethics.

5. Amendment to Bylaws

An amendment to the bylaws, discussed at the June meeting, was voted on:

Motion 1: That the bylaws be amended as follows:

Article II, Section 2, last bullet, amend to read, "One student, matriculated in a teacher education program at a college or university registered in New York State, whose votes on any and all items before the Board or subcommittee of the Board shall be recorded and included in the official minutes but shall not be tallied in any voting determination of the Board."

(Moved by T. Gillett, seconded by V. Demers-Jagoda, defeated.)

6. Pupil Personnel Services Workgroup

Staff gave a report on the deliberations of the PPS Workgroup, which was formed to consider preparation, certification, and assessment requirements for PPS certificate titles. The Board reviewed the Workgroup’s draft report and asked staff to provide additional information to assist in their review of the Workgroup’s recommendations.

7. SED/New York City agreement

Staff provided background on the agreement reached between the Education Department and the New York City Board of Education regarding the employment and phase out of temporary licensed teachers in SURR schools.

8. HEA Title II Reporting

Staff provided an overview of the federal HEA reporting requirements for institutions with teacher education programs and New York State’s data collection plan for 1999-2000 data.

9. Institution Results Reports

Staff reviewed 1998-99 data on program completers by institution.

10. Mentor Teacher Internship Program

Staff presented a proposed technical amendment to Part 85 of Commissioner’s Regulations, eliminating the restriction contained in the original regulation that required programs with an evaluative role for mentors to have been in effect prior to 1986.

11. DISCUSSION TOPIC

The topic of the discussion was Teacher Supply/Teacher Shortage. The list of ideas and issues generated during the brainstorming session will be distributed to Board members for continued discussion at the October meeting.

12. Adjournment

Day One of the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

(Moved by M. Pirkle, seconded by R. Berman, carried.)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

1. Call To Order

Day Two of the meeting was called to order by the co-chairs at 9:23 a.m.

2. Announcements

Board members thanked Jean and David for hosting dinner the previous evening.

3. Co-chairs’ Meeting with the Commissioner

The Commissioner requested that the co-chairs, with the Board’s agreement, forward to him a summary of the previous day’s discussion. The Regents will be looking at teacher recruitment and alternative paths to certification in November and the Commissioner encourages the Board to provide additional input on this issue prior to the Regents meeting.

4. Mentoring

The Board reviewed drafts "A" and "B" of the mentoring regulation. Staff will prepare a third draft incorporating the changes requested by members for consideration next month. Members identified related issues for further exploration: additional models for mentoring programs, funding proposal, role of higher education in mentoring, and outcomes for mentoring programs.

5. School Leadership

Staff gave an overview of the work of the Blue Ribbon Panel on School Leadership and the projected timeline for development of preparation and certification requirements for school leaders.

6. Project SAVE Legislation

Staff presented a draft of the proposed amendments to Section 52.21, Part 80, and Section 100.2 of Commissioner’s Regulations implementing the recent Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) legislation.

7. Part 83 Case Summary

Staff presented a summary of the moral character (Part 83) cases reviewed and acted upon by the Professional Practices Subcommittee for the period September 1999 through June 2000 (attached).

8. Fingerprinting Legislation

Staff outlined the requirements of the recent fingerprinting legislation, as well as the expected process and timelines for adoption of implementing regulations.

9. Adjournment

The co-chairs adjourned the meeting at 2:42 p.m.