Bachelor Degree Programs Proposed Implementation Plan

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Bachelor Degree Programs Proposed Implementation
Plan
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Principles in Planning Bachelor Program Delivery
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Teacher Education Baccalaureate Degree - Levels
of Oversight

• The Teacher Education baccalaureate programs have
  three levels of oversight
• Program Approval with Florida State Board of
  Education for
• Baccalaureate Teacher Education (proposal
  submitted
• August, 2007 approved all 5 programs with
  Memorandum of
• Agreement in February 2008)
• Level II Accreditation with SACS (proposal
  submitted April, 2008
• Level II membership awarded June, 2008
  will be finalized with
• site visit March, 2009)
• 3. Programmatic Approval with Florida
  Department of Education (FLDOE) for Exceptional
  Student Education (ESE) (proposal submitted
  September, 2008 expected approval after
  February, 2009, site visit expected)

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Mission Statement for Teacher Education Program
Mission Statement submitted to SACS in Level II
Application August 25, 2008
The Mission of Teacher Education is consistent
with the philosophy of Broward College. It is
to promote excellence in teaching, scholarship,
service, and professional development.
Recognizing the importance of technologically
and culturally competent educators in a diverse,
rapidly changing global society, Broward
Colleges Teacher Education Program is committed
to both developing and empowering the classroom
teacher through research-based and best practice
pedagogy.
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Standards Based Curriculum, F.S. 1004.04 FLDOE,
SACS
Number of Standards
Competency and Skill Frameworks
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Categories of Coursework in Teacher Education
Programs
Prescribed Courses for Each Program of Study

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Clinical Hour Requirements
Clinical Hours / Student
Education Programs
Courses Requiring Clinical Hours
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BS Teacher Education Program Student Admission
Criteria

• AA degree or 60 transferable college credits (to
  include 36 hours of general education)
• Academic requirements Three Common Education
  Prerequisites with C or better
• EDG 1005 Introduction to the Teaching Professions
• EDG 2701 Introduction to Diversity and
  Exceptionalities for Educators
• EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology
• Grade point average cumulative GPA of 2.5 on
  all postsecondary coursework
• Transfer Students No transfer student will be
  admitted once they have completed 30 upper
• division credits or have senior status.
• CLAST requirement
• General Knowledge Test (passing score by end of
  1st semester, junior year)
• Background Check (FL Dept of Law Enforcement and
  FBI)
• Academic Standing (good academic standing at last
  attended institution)

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Program Oversight in a Designated Campus, One
College Model
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Personnel for Teacher Education Program, January
2009
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Support Personnel in a Designated Campus Model

• South Campus Provost
• Provide administrative leadership to the Teacher
  Education Baccalaureate program college-wide
• Dean of Teacher Education
• Provides leadership and curriculum oversight
  to the Teacher Education Baccalaureate program.
• Teacher Education Specialist
• Serves as a recruiter, intake coordinator,
  primary enrollment manager and advisor for all
  students in the Teacher Education Baccalaureate
  program.
• Director of Clinical Education, Assessment and
  Accreditation
• Approves and supervises placement of
  students for preclinical field experiences and
  student teaching develops and implements the
  clinical educator training for all faculty core
  courses and serves as the director of assessment
  of the attainment of the FEAPS as required by
  FLDOE.
• Salaries covered by recurring budgeted funds
  set-aside and anticipated revenue for
• baccalaureate program starting in fiscal year
  2008-09.

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Availability of Qualified Full Time Faculty,
Teacher Education
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Bachelor Degree Programs Proposed Implementation
Plan
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Bachelor Degree Programs Proposed Implementation
Plan
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PROVOST, SOUTH2008-2009
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PROVOST, CENTRAL2008-2009
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PROVOST, NORTH 2008-2009
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VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS 2008-2009
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Proposed Course Schedule at the South Campus
January 2009 (20092)
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Human Resources, Bachelors Degree

• One college one faculty philosophy
• Faculty teaching in the bachelors degree
  programs will be covered under the existing
  faculty contract for
• Workload
• Salary scale
• Extra pay, contact hours, and overload

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Broward College Policy Revisions for Bachelors
Degree
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Marketing for Teacher Education Program

• General marketing efforts for all Broward College
  programs will highlight both our bachelor's
  degrees and our online degrees 
• On screen advertising on 42 screens throughout
  the county
• Mall advertising at Coral Springs, Pembroke Lakes
  and
• Sawgrass Mills
  malls)
• Transit advertising on 40 Broward County buses
• Outdoor advertising at 11 locations anchored by
  Publix
• Supermarkets
  throughout the county
• Street teams with mobile billboards
• Publications include Sun-Sentinel Education
  Quarterly,
• Miami Herald Living
  Learning, En USA,
• South Florida Times, El
  Sentinel,
• El Venezolano, and
  Caribbean Today.
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Specific Outreach to Potential Teacher Education
Students

• The Colleges outreach efforts will target 2465
  potential Teacher Education students (currently
  enrolled) as well as graduates in specific majors
  from 2002 to present. Those students and
  graduates who hold an earned GPA of 2.5 or higher
  meet the initial qualifications for this program
  and will be the core of our specific outreach
  efforts
• All Education majors
• Psychology majors
• English majors
• Math majors
• Science majors

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Recruiting Activities for Teacher Education
Program

• Phone Inquiries Center of First Impressions
  (Response Center Information line) were trained
  July 2008 and have been responding to inquiries
  about the program
• Web presence Bachelor Degree program
  announcement, Supplemental Application and FAQs
  on the home page, more specific web presence with
  links with the academic program pages pending
• Mail An information postcard was mailed on
  Friday, October 24, 2008
• Automated call Follow up information blast to
  the same pool on Monday, November 3rd as a follow
  up to the Postcard
• Campus Visibility Posters have been created from
  the Post Card and will be posted on all campuses
• Email Sent to all currently enrolled BC students
  highlighting the BS in Education
• degree with program links and financial
  aid information
• Financial Aid (Affordability/Financing)
• Brochure has been created highlighting the
  availability of Student Aid programs/
  Pell/Loans/Loan forgiveness programs for Ed
  majors in critical shortage areas. Brochure
  available for distribution to Bachelor degree
  students in all Financial Aid locations, School
  of Education, Response Center and on the web.
• In-class visits to current Broward College
  Education, Math and Science courses

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Bachelor of Science Teacher Education Proposed
Budget to the State Approved by the FLDOE
September 2008
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Bachelor of Science Teacher Education Proposed
College Budget
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In Conclusion

• Questions and Answers

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ESE Program Viability and Demand

• More than 45,000 Broward County students are
  categorized as Exceptional (ESE). Broward
  County has over 190 ESE teaching vacancies per
  year and FAU currently produces approximately 23
  graduates
• In 2007, 259 BC Education majors were surveyed.
• 82 were interested in pursuing a Baccalaureate
  in Education through Broward College
• 2,465 recent graduates, 120 average annual
  program majors in BC AA Education programs are
  the ESE Baccalaureate Teacher Education focus
• Enrollment data indicates that currently enrolled
  potential ESE Baccalaureate students attend
  classes at multiple BC campuses