Wisconsin Technical College System Board
310 Price Place, PO Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707
Edward Chin, State Director
Present:
Chairperson Karen Lawlor called the meeting to order at 8:45 AM.
Language was clarified in the second to last paragraph. A motion was made by Mark Kearns and seconded by Bill Barribeau to approve the minutes of the November 11, 2001 meeting. Motion carried.
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David Hague, Marketing and Management Education Consultant, gave a brief report
on the workgroup and the draft 140 Global Education and Services document that
was developed. Several minor revisions were suggested, including expanding the
examples. Flexibility in assigning instructors is critical. Mark Kearns made
a motion, seconded by John Hamilton, to delay approving the document until the
revised draft is presented. Motion carried.
The revised draft of the 850 document was discussed. Mary Ann Jackson gave a summary of the controversial points that still need to be resolved, and asked how the Committee wanted to proceed. A discussion of the concern of General Education instructors bumping Adult Basic Education instructors ensued, but the group feels that this concern should not drive certification policy. Jan Jablonski reviewed the concerns she has received from the district certification staff. Mark also indicated that the issue of "grandfathering" would need to be clarified. The group decided to discuss page by page, continuing where they left off on November 1, 2001, which was at "Details on Academic Preparation for Levels 5 & 6. However, first Tom Grinde handed out a list of what the state office would consider appropriate "Reading Instruction" courses, as that was an area of concern of the Committee. The list is not all- inclusive, and would serve as a resource to local certification staff. After reviewing the list, the Committee feels comfortable that changing to "Reading Instruction" would be appropriate, and no further discussion on that issue was needed.
The document draft was brought up on the overhead via Internet, and was amended as the discussion proceeded. The details of each academic specialty area were reviewed and changed to reflect consistency with the General Education where deemed appropriate. The document was set aside at 11:15AM to address the appeal from Michael Trudeau.
A brief update from each of the workgroups of the Guidelines revisions was given during lunch. A more in-depth report will take place at the next meeting.
A motion was made by John Hamilton and seconded by Nick Triscari to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2:15PM.