Section C: 2000 AACTE/NCATE Report

Category I - Design of Professional Education (Standards 1.A through 1.I)

Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category I standards during this year (1999-2000):

Additional Partner Schools were added: Milton-Union, Bellbrook High School, and ISIS charter school.

The Office of Professional Field Experiences has been redesigned.

A new cohort model of Early Childhood pre-service training began Fall, 2000 with xx students.

Category I Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:

            No weaknesses cited.

Category II - Candidates in Professional Education (Standards II.A through II.D)

Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category II standards during this year (1999-2000):

The College continued its efforts to recruit underrepresented students. The Student Fact Book, fall 2000 indicates the following data compared to the start of the decade and mid-decade:

College of Education and Human Services (CEHS)

CEHS Ethnicity, Fall 2000

The College received a number of grants focusing on recruitment of underserved populations including grants with a focus on diversity:

Diversified Teaching Force (00-01) - Greg Bernhardt, sponsored by Ohio Department of Education

                        Title?  , Ron Helms & Colleen Finegan, sponsored by

Category II Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:

            No weaknesses cited.

Category III - Professional Education Faculty (Standards III.A through III.D)

Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category III standards during this year (1999-2000):

The College continued its efforts to recruit underrepresented minorities to fill faculty and staff positions within the College.

* Some of these positions are .50 FTE or more.

* *Some of these are part-time positions.

Beginning Sept. 1, 2000, for the 2000-2001 academic year, fourteen positions created by early retirement and resignations were refilled. In addition, the Provost augmented two new positions: Early Childhood/literacy and Special Education.

Category III Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:

            No weaknesses cited.

Category IV - The Unit for Professional Education (Standards IV.A through IV.C)

Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category III standards during this year (1999-2000):

During July, 2000, the College moved into a new facility - Allyn Hall. An Educational Resource Center, ten state-of-the-art classrooms, a distance learning classroom, two computer labs, three conference rooms, a seminar room and faculty and staff offices occupy all four floors of this $10+ million renovated building.

The Teacher Education Council was formed during the Spring of 2000 and will meet quarterly. Meetings were held Spring Quarter, 2000 and Fall Quarter, 2000. This Council represents key faculty from the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science and Mathematics, and Education and Human Services, administrators from our Partner Schools, and is co-chaired by the Deans of the College of Liberal Arts, Science and Mathematics, and Education and Human Services.

Category IV Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:

            No weaknesses cited.

Additional Changes in the Unit:

Changes resulting from the move from certification to licensure required by the Ohio Department of Education have impacted all grade levels and content areas.  Elementary Education is now Early Education (ages 3-8), Middle Education (ages 8-14) and Secondary Education became Adolescent Education (ages 12-21). Former K-12 programs are Multiage (ages 3-21). Special Education is now Intervention Specialists and previous categories are condensed into three areas: Mild-Moderate, Moderate-Severe, and Gifted.

All students working on old certificates programs of study must be completed before Sept. 2, 2002. Consequently we are phasing out our old certification programs and implementing new licensure programs.

During 1999-2000, a new baccalaureate degree program in Organizational Leadership was approved by the Department of Education Leadership, College of Education of Human Services, Wright State University Board of Trustees, and the Ohio Board of Regents. The intent of the degree is to provide a degree-completion program for students who hold an Associate Degree and need a 4-year degree to advance in their career choice.