Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

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It is the purpose of the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) to stimulate
improvement in the preparation of teachers and other educational personnel in the State of Indiana.

IACTE Update

Posted April 15th, 2009 by IACTE

Keeping Track of Changes 

The IACTE Executive Committee has been tracking the various changes within Indiana Department of Education (DOE) since our last meeting.

Members have attended the last two State Board of Education meetings to monitor developments. In addition, we have met with Marcie Brown, special assistant to the State Superintendent Bennett, offering our assistance in exploring the issues of teacher licensing, accreditation and principal licensing, all of which are being reviewed by Ms. Brown. We will be posting the handouts from the latest State Board meetings and copies of any minutes or notes made available publicly on the IACTE website [www.iacte.net] in the next few days.

News thus far:

Fifty Years of Federal Teacher Policy

Posted March 12th, 2009 by IACTE

Fifty Years of Federal Teacher Policy: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Today, a series of public forums took place on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Center on Education Policy (CEP). Dr. Gary Sykes & Kenne Dibner of Michigan State University discussed findings in their recently authored paper, "Fifty Years of Federal Teacher Policy: Looking Back, Looking Ahead." Attached is a 6-page summary of their findings and recommendations that we thought that you may find interesting. The rough draft of the full paper will be posted on CEP's Web site (http://www.cep-dc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=536&parentID=481) during the coming weeks.

A note about the project:

IACTE 09.10 Ballot

Posted March 8th, 2009 by IACTE

IACTE 09.10 Ballot

Attached is the ballot for the 2009-2010 academic year for the election of two at-large representatives to the IACTE Executive Committee. Please remember that only ONE vote per institution will be counted. The deadline for the return of your ballot is Monday, April 6th. The results will be announced at the IACTE Business Meeting on April 17th.

Thank you -

IACTE Executive Secretary

Outstanding Future Educators Recognition Day - April 17

Posted March 8th, 2009 by IACTE

Outstanding Future Educators Recognition Day - April 17

It is that time of the year to prepare for one of the BEST days of the academic year, honoring our outstanding future educators. The banquet is scheduled for Friday, April 17th at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Indiana. The letter and registration form are attached. The deadline for sending the names of those to be honored and those planning to attend is Friday, April 3rd. We have been able to keep the fee for this event to $35/person.

IN Board of Education Strategic Plan

Posted March 8th, 2009 by IACTE

IN Board of Education Strategic Plan

To follow-up with discussions at the IACTE meeting on Friday, February 27th, several members of the IACTE Executive Committee were in attendance at the Indiana State Board of Education meeting yesterday. Shared at the meeting was the attached "action plan" for the Department of Education. Note #3 which addresses licensing and teacher/administrator preparation specifically. The plan was not discussed during the course of the meeting.

State ENL Funding in Jeopardy

Posted March 7th, 2009 by IACTE

The ENL funding for the state is in jeopardy

We are contacting folks in higher education around the state and encouraging them to contact their state representatives.

This outreach is part of an effort by an advocacy group of ESL coordinators. The attached files are from the Indiana Urban Schools group of ESL coordinators. Last week there was a meeting to engender a campaign to offset the governor's recommendation to cut ESL funding from $7million to $3million. Chances are good that there will be more money than this - but it is imperative that individuals and groups do what they can to get the record straight about ESL funding. Since 1999, when funding was first appropriated, the amount per student has dropped from $40/student to $19./student because of the growth of the ENL population in Indiana. Right now we have 409 percent growth!