Perkins College of Education
Department of Human Services Advisory Council
February 15, 2013
Program reports/search updates
• Counseling
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Rehabilitation Services
• School Psychology
• Special Education
• Speech and Language Pathology
• VI/O&M
• Committee reports: College Assessment Oversight Committee (Dr. Solmonson); Service Learning Advisory Board (Michael Munro); Tenure & Promotion issues (i.e., terminal degrees; site of publications; presentations = publications); Diversity (Ellis-Hervey/Steward) and Core Curriculum Committee Reports (Chair).
Current Reports/Business
· Program Directors’ Responsibilities (Ginger Kelso)
· TracDat revisions due March 1.
· Adjunct faculty compensation rule
· E-mail the class times for program training environment evaluations (before springbreak).
· Status of Current Searches (School Psychology, Speech Language Pathology, Neuroscience, Visual Impairment/Orientation Mobility)
· Core Curriculum (SPH 172—Beginning American Sign Language; SPH 272—Intermediate American Sign Language; RHB 222-- Introduction to Alcoholism and Substance Abuse; EPS 250—Disability in Society)—Deadline TODAY!
· Summer and Fall schedules due TODAY!!
· Seeking standardization of administrative support responsibilities
· Seeking standardization of P&T departmental policies
· Annual Evaluations will consider attention to administrative tasks:
“Failure to attend to the following during the academic year may result in an unsatisfactory annual evaluations: monthly leave reports; posted office hours; syllabi/vitae submitted before the 1st day of the semester; submission of complete FARs (i.e., updated vitae, course evaluations for the period evaluated; under-load teaching assignments; inclusion of information on FAR ONLY for the academic year), attendance at program/departmental/college meetings, assigned committee meeting attendance/ participation, graduation ceremony attendance as required by university policy.”
· Peer Review results will be distributed after Springbreak.
· Annual Evaluation/Promotion and Tenure variables for consideration in review of TEACHING:
1. Overall Course Evaluation
2. Range of ratings within each course evaluation
3. Student response rate
4. Positive/negative commentary (%)
5. Rigor of course (i.e., complexity of assignments, amount of work, # examinations)?
6. # students in class
7. Undergraduate/master’s/doctoral
8. Practica/Internship
9. Grade Distribution
10. Didactic vs. Skills building
11. On-line vs. Direct Instruction
12. Travel-time requirement
13. Syllabus adherence to university/college/required template