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The November 21, 2013, Education Unit Meeting focused on key updates and announcements, including the NCATE final report and SEI courses and endorsements. Items discussed included the need for timely completion of dispositions assessments for candidates and strategies for improving candidate readiness. The meeting also highlighted upcoming Alumni Awards at the State House, essential for honoring contributions to the field. Attendees were reminded of the importance of embedding SEI/ELL components in the curriculum and were informed of the next unit meeting scheduled for December 12, 2013.
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WelcomeEducation Unit Meeting November 21, 2013
Agenda • Updates/Announcements • Revisit Dispositions Assessment • SEI Courses and Endorsement • Next Steps with Forms • Next Unit Meeting Overview
Updates & Announcements • NCATE Final Report • All Unit Meeting PowerPoint presentations and minutes are posited on the meeting schedule webpage. Other AY unit meetings can be viewed under Archived—Education Unit Meetings • Commerat6cve Book • Dec. 18 Alumni Awards at the State House • Others
Updates & Announcements • Commerative Book • Dec. 18 Alumni Awards at the State House • Others
Dispositions • Please, please, please fill these out and give 1’s when appropriate • We do a disservice to our candidates if we do not catch negative dispositions early. • Several issues this semester might have been prevented if candidates had had a Unit Review
SEI Course and Endorsement Information • Candidates in practicum spring or fall should take the course this coming spring • We can go back into ELAR aft July 1, 2014 to endorse for SEI • Graduate level—any candidate teaching in a district, even if they have a preliminary license MUST take the ESE SEI course—no exception (to date ) • If a candidate had an SEI endorsement of one kind, it will substitute for another kind, e.g., a candidate with a teacher SEI endorsement can be waived form taking the administrator SEI course in the EDLM program
Meeting SEI Indicators • New PPA • Midpoint and final practicum evaluation • Will be getting a definitive answer whether or not candidates can meet these indicators during the SEI course
University Faculty and SEI • SEI Endorsement for license renewal • Embedding SEI/ELL components through the curriculum (Template) • Next steps in faculty SEI/ELL professional development
Next Unit Meeting • Change of date—December 12, 2013 • Data analysis template exemplar • CAEP • Next Steps