Educator Preparation Council
The Educator Preparation Council is the executive body responsible for all issues related to educator preparation and certification and represents the Faculty of Educator Preparation. Membership in the Educator Preparation Council includes:
*Chairs: The Dean of the College of Education and The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
*College of Education Representatives: One from each program (Early Childhood, Middle Grades, Special Education, Instructional Technology, Educational Leadership, Foundations and Secondary), and the Graduate Coordinators
*Arts and Sciences Representatives: One representative from the following areas- Music Education; Art or Theatre; Mathematics; English; Social Science; Science; and Modern Languages and Cultures
*P-12 Representatives: Five elected from the formally identified host teachers and administrators
*GC Education Students: Two undergraduates and two graduate
*RESA representative
*Certification Officer
*Kinesiology Representative
*College of Business Representative
College (Education, Liberal Arts, Business, and Health Sciences) and P-12 representatives shall serve two-year terms, with half the representatives elected each year. Representatives may serve consecutive terms.
The Educator Preparation Council shall:
1.Be responsible for all issues related to educator preparation and certification, including the approval of courses, programs, and degree requirements.
2.Have the authority to evaluate programs and to oversee the articulation of various teacher certification programs on campus within the terms of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, The Professional Standards Commission, the Board of Regents, and other standard setting bodies appropriate to each discipline.
3.Determine decisions of the Educator Preparation Council where possible by consensus.
