Committees & Councils

Department of Education Committees and Councils

Resources

• Department of Education meeting schedule for Fall 2019
• Meeting minutes procedures and templates
• Meeting minutes template tutorial
• Tutorial on accessing meeting minutes through the Committees and Councils webpage

Department of Education Meetings

• Meeting times:  Schedule
• Membership:  all faculty and staff linked to the Department of Education
• Meeting contact: Jane Carlson (jcarls25@d.umn.edu)
• Education Department Agenda/Meeting Minutes 2019-2020
• Agenda Item Submission Form for Department Meetings

Academic Affairs Council-Education Department

This council will review course changes and new programs and course proposals. It has representation from each of the programs and reports to the college curriculum committee.

Undergraduate

• Meeting Times:  Bi-weekly, as needed
• Membership:  Jane Carlson, Nancy Diener, Molly Harney, Lisa Kittelson, Shelley Michalicek, Chris Johnson, Jennifer Bouchie, Jodi Lieske, Jennifer Frisch, Ben Riden, Brianne Vigen
• Meeting Contact:  Brianne Vigen (vige0019@d.umn.edu)
• Department AAC Review Process
• AAC FAQ from CEHSP 
• Education Academic Affairs Meeting Minutes (UGRD) 2019-2020

Graduate (Master of Education Program Council)

• Meeting Times: Bi-weekly, as needed
• Membership: Jane Carlson, Frank Guldbrandsen, Insoon Han, Nedra Hazareesingh, Julia Williams, Lynn Brice
• Meeting Contact:  Julia Williams (jwillia1@d.umn.edu) and Insoon Han (hanxx093@d.umn.edu)
• Education Academic Affairs Meeting Minutes (GRAD) 2019-2020

CEHSP Academic Affairs Council (Dept. of Education Representative)

• CEHSP Academic Affairs Council
• CEHSP Graduate Academic Affairs Council

Assessment Council

This council will work on creating new unit assessments and/or revise current unit assessments.

• Meeting Times: Schedule
• Membership: Sean Bedard-Parker, Jane Carlson, Jenny Bouchie, Lisa Kittelson, Erin Pepelnjak, Jennifer Frisch, Chris Johnson, Kay Wohlhuter
• Meeting Contact:  Jane Carlson (jcarls25@d.umn.edu)
• Assessment Committee Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Awards Council

This council will work on nominate deserving Education faculty, staff, and students to awards.

• Meeting Times: as needed
• Membership: Joan Kwako
• Meeting Contact:
• Awards Council Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

edTPA Council

• Meeting Times:
• Membership: Sean Bedard-Parker, Jane Carlson, Erin Pepelnjak, Beth Ruark, Kay Wohlhuter, Joann Luhtala, Carol Kubiski, Donna Martin
• Meeting Contact:  Beth Ruark (eruark@d.umn.edu)
• edTPA Learning Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Master of Education Program Meeting

• Meeting Times: Once a month
• Membership: Jane Carlson, Frank Guldbrandsen, Insoon Han, Nedra Hazareesingh, Julia Williams
• Meeting Contact: Julia Williams (jwillia1@d.umn.edu) and Insoon Han (hanxx093@d.umn.edu)
• Master of Education Program Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Program Meetings

• Meeting times:  Weekly meeting with the faculty members in each program
• Membership:  Faculty members in the program
• Meeting Minutes:
• UECH Meeting Minutes 2019-2020
• Meeting Contact:  Jenny Bouchie (jbouchie@d.umn.edu)
• STEP Meeting Minutes 2019-2020
• Meeting Contact:  Chris Johnson (cwjohnso@d.umn.edu)
• IESE Meeting Minutes  2019-2020
• Meeting Contact: Jennifer Frisch (jkfrisch@d.umn.edu)

Program Coordinator Meetings

• Meeting Times:  Schedule
• Membership:  Program Coordinators, License Officer, Department Head, and others as needed.
• Meeting Contact:  Jane Carlson (jcarls25@d.umn.edu)
• Program Coordinator Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Scholarship Council

This council will work on allocating Education Department scholarships.

• Meeting Times: Spring
• Membership: Jenny Bouchie, Nancy Diener, Dave McCarthy, Chang'aa Mweti, Erin Pepelnjak
• Meeting Contact: Jenny Bouchie (jbouchie@d.umn.edu)
• Scholarship Council Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Strategic Planning Council

This council will work on the Education Department Strategic Plan (to be achieved in the next 3 to 5 years).

• Meeting Times: schedule
• Membership: Sunny Brysch, Molly Harney, Charles Rick, Beth Ruark, Ben Riden, Julia Williams, Lisa Kittleson, Roxanne Gould, Dan Glisczinski, David McCarthy
• Meeting Contact: Jane Carlson (jcarls25@d.umn.edu)
• Strategic Planning Council Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Technology Council

This council will work on the distribution of the Education Department technology funds.

• Meeting Times: as needed
• Membership:  Janis Bahneman, Jenny Bouchie, Jane Carlson, Joanne Coffin-Langdon, Alex Seydow, Helen Mongan-Rallis, Erin Pepelnjak
• Meeting Contact:  Janis Bahneman (flugx007@d.umn.edu)
• Education Technology Council Meeting Minutes 2019-2020
• CEHSP Technology Council (college committee with department representation)

Community Outreach

Community Advisory Council on Teacher Education (CACTE)

The Community Advisory Council on Teacher Education (CACTE), is a collaborative relationship between P-12 schools and the University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Education and Teacher Education Programs, provides leadership in the preparation of teacher candidates for the teaching profession.  The Community Advisory Council on Teacher Education’s (CACTE) mission is to be involved, through input towards decisions and planning together, in the design, implementation and evaluation of the University of Minnesota Duluth Teacher Preparation Programs that prepare teacher candidates for the teaching profession.   This group includes representation from all of the identified Program Advisory Boards.

• Meeting Times: Bi-Annual Meetings
• Membership:  UMD Faculty/Staff Members and Community Partners (P-12 Teachers and Administrators)
• Meeting Contact: Jim Sersha (jsersha@d.umn.edu) and Chris Engen (cengen@d.umn.edu)
• CACTE Meeting Minutes 2019-2020

Administrator's Advisory Council (Administrator Breakfast)

The Administrator's Advisory Council is a collaborative relationship between P-12 school administrators and the University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Education and Teacher Education Programs, provides leadership in the preparation of teacher candidates for the teaching profession.

• Meeting Times:  Annual Meetings
• Membership:  UMD Faculty/Staff Members and P-12 Administrators
• Meeting Contact: Jim Sersha (jsersha@d.umn.edu) and Chris Engen (cengen@d.umn.edu)
• Administrator's Meeting Minutes 2019-2020