Formal Committees for Teacher Education

 

 

 

The following formal committees have been established to maximize student success in

transfer and completion of the Baccalaureate degree in Teacher Education:

 

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Regional Teacher Preparation Committee – this group is comprised of Teacher

Preparation representatives from Delgado Community College, Nunez Community

College, and regional public and private senior colleges. Additionally, other

institutional administration, general education leadership, and curriculum

management representation are ex-officio members of this group.

 

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The Louisiana Community and Technical College Teacher Education Workgroup –

this group is comprised of representatives from LCTC System Colleges with

approved Associate of Science in Teaching for Grades 1-5 degree programs, and is

charged with providing consistency of educational experience. Additionally,

challenges with transfer, and strategies for increased success in the future are

addressed here. The group is chaired by the LCTCS Director of Educational

Programs.

 

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The Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education Teacher Preparation

Oversight Committee – this group is comprised of representatives from the LSU

System, the LCTC System, the Southern System, the UL System, the private

colleges and universities, the BESE Board, the Louisiana Department of Education,

and the Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education, and is charged with

reviewing academic and curricular issues of Teacher Preparation programs at all

levels. The Oversight Committee reviews issues with transfer, articulation,

institutional success, and identifies strategies for increasing opportunities for student

success in Teacher Education. The Committee spearheaded the development and

approval of a state-wide, higher education system-to-system articulation agreement

for the block transfer of Associate degree program credits from community colleges

to senior colleges of education in 2009. The Oversight Committee is chaired by the

Associate Commissioner for Teacher Education Initiatives at the Board of Regents

for Louisiana Higher Education.