ADVISORY BOARD ON TEACHER EDUCATION
AND LICENSURE

Jefferson Madison Room
Richmond Airport Hilton Hotel
5501 Eubank Road
Sandston, Virginia 23150

September 18, 2000

AGENDA

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8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Arrival and Continental Breakfast

 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Full Board Convenes
Brenda Duda, presiding

¨ Welcome
¨ Approval of Agenda
¨ Approval of Minutes
¨ Election of Officers

Chair (The elected chair will begin serving as presider)
Vice-Chair

¨ Selection of a member-at-large to serve on the Executive     Committee

 

¨ Appointments by Chair

Chair of the Teacher Education Committee

Chair of the Licensure Committee

 

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¨ AGENDA ITEMS:
AGENDA ITEM A: Approval of ABTEL Initiatives for the 2000-01 Year – Thomas A. Elliott
AGENDA ITEM B: 

Approval of the Virginia Plan for Title II Reporting Requirements of the Higher Education Act – James E. Laws, Jr.

AGENDA ITEM C:

Proposed Revisions to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel – Paul Joseph
AGENDA ITEM D:

Praxis I Assessments--Five-Year Data Impact Study - Thomas A. Elliott

AGENDA ITEM E: 

Initiatives in Response to the 2000 General
Assembly – Thomas A. Elliott

¨ Revision of the Grievance Procedure
¨ Study on Feasibility of Implementing
    a Peer Review Process
¨ Emergency Regulations Governing the    Criteria  for Determining, Biennially, Critical    Shortage Areas for Awarding the Virginia    Teaching Scholarship Loan Program
¨ Board of Education Standards Governing
   Issuance of a Regular Five-Year License
   to Individuals Holding a Local Eligibility
   License
AGENDA ITEM F: 

Mentor Teacher/Clinical Faculty Programs-
JoAnne Y. Carver

12:00 noon-12:45

¨ Lunch and Continued Discussion

 

 

 

 

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12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

AGENDA ITEM G: 

Overview of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Initiatives –
JoAnne Y. Carver

Commonwealth Special Education Endorsement
Program - Dr. Steven Tonelson, Professor
of Early Childhood and Special Education
AGENDA ITEM H:

Professional Teacher’s Assessment – Patty S. Pitts

¨ Praxis II Validation Studies
 *Elementary Education Content Knowledge Test
 *Health and Physical Education Content
      Knowledge Test

¨ Reading Assessment

¨ Future Validation Required
    *Special Education Series
    *Vocational and Technical Education Series

 

 

 ¨ INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

*Informational Superintendent’s Memorandums
*1999-2000 Annual ABTEL Report
*Virginia Teacher of the Year – Regional Teachers 2001
*Sandra Cohen’s Presentation at the ABTEL Workshop
*Letter of Appreciation from Lanny Holsinger

3:00 p.m.

¨ ADJOURNMENT