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Standard 2
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and Unit Evaluation

Standard 3
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Standard 4
Diversity

Standard 5
Faculty Qualifications,
Performance, and
Development

Standard 6
Unit Governance
and Resources


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SCHEDULE FOR NMU NCATE VISIT
MARCH 31-APRIL 4

Hotel Arrangements

  • Ramada Inn, 312 W Washington, 228-6000. One mile from campus. By downtown Marquette with restaurant in hotel and some restaurants in walking distance.
    Hotel and food costs at the hotel are directly billed to NMU. Other costs can be covered by the NMU credit card or by giving receipts to Muriel.
  • Four suites are reserved. One room per person for each team member. Can make arrangements for State Consultant, who will have the State pay for her room if desired as per her request.
  • Room 309, Ramada Inn, will serve as the work room for the Team at the hotel. It will be available for the duration of the visit from Saturday morning to Wednesday afternoon. It will be supplied with 4 laptop computers and 2 printers with necessary connections and supplies, 1 overhead projector, 8 pads of paper, 2 staplers, 6 various sized sticky note pads, 2 reams of paper, 12 formatted disks, easel with pad and markers, box of pencils and pens, tape and other supplies as requested or deemed necessary. An assortment of snacks and drinks will be made available.

Transportation Arrangements

  • All parties will be picked up from the airport and transported from the airport to the hotel via the Ramada Inn shuttle service (call 228-6000 if they are not there when you arrive) or by a School of Education representative. If there is a problem with either of these, take a taxi or call Rod Clarken at 228-7668 or Jim Hendricks at 226-6692.
  • Two state cars will be waiting at the Ramada Inn (keys will be at the desk) and will be for team use throughout the visit. The cars will be left at the hotel or university at the end of the visit, whichever is most convenient for the team, and either the hotel shuttle or a School of Education representative will transport to the airport.

Work and Exhibit Rooms on Campus

Magers 146 will server as the workroom on campus and Magers 100 (Director's Office) will serve as the exhibits room during the visit. Keys to the rooms and cards to enter Magers Hall after hours will be available at the hotel reception desk for each team member. The same supplies will be in the University workroom as for the hotel workroom.

Notices of Meetings

This information will serve as the notice of meetings unless a different form is requested. It will be shared with all involved parties.

SATURDAY (3/31/01)

Throughout the day:

  • BOE to get settled in hotel

  • Hotel to handle with guidance of Team Chair. If problems, call hotel personnel and if needed contact Rod Clarken at 228-7668 or Jim Hendricks at 226-6692.

Afternoon:

  • BOE reviews documents in exhibit room at NMU, 100 Magers. Most documents and exhibits are available on the web site: www.nmu.edu/education/ncate

  • Some examples of student work and confidential items are only available in the exhibits room or School files. The workrooms at both the hotel and university are also available throughout the visit.

Note: Daylight savings time begins. Set clocks ahead one hour before going to bed.

SUNDAY (4/1/01)

Morning:

  • BOE reviews documents

Afternoon:

  • BOE reviews documents

6:30-8:30 p.m.

  • Working Dinner (This is the only meal to be taken with University staff. Order from the menu.)

  • Ancestor's Room, Ramada Inn

  • Guest List:
    BOE Team: 1) David Prasse, Loyola University of Chicago; 2) Lynda Oldenkamp, Dakota State University; 3) John Roy, Campbell-Savona Central School (High School); 
    4) Li Jun Jin, Thompson University
    State Consultant: Sue Wittick
    Unit Head: Cam Howes
    NCATE Coordinator: Jim Hendricks
    2-3 key individuals selected by Unit Head: Rod Clarken and Fred Joyal

MONDAY (4/2/01)

8:30-9:00 a.m.

  • Team Chair meets with Unit Head, Cam Howes

  • Location: 202 Magers

9:00-9:30 a.m.

  • Team Chair meets with Vice President of Academic Affairs, Fred Joyal

  • Location: 610 Cohodas

9:00-9:30 a.m.

  • Academic Administrators (All academic deans with education majors):
    Terrance Seethoff (Arts/Sciences)
    James Scheiner (Business)
    Cam Howes (Professional Studies)
    Mark Curtis (Tech/App. Science)

  • Location: 246 Magers

8:30-9:30 a.m.

  • Department Chairs or Heads of Program Areas:
    Laura Reissner (Special Ed)
    Lois Hirst (Admin)
    John Bayerl (Counseling)

  • Location: 100 Magers

9:00-10:00 a.m.

  • Graduate Studies Committee:
    Laura Reissner (Chair)

  • Location: 146 Magers

9:30-10:30 a.m.

  • Heads of Depts with Education Majors:
    Diane Kordich (Art/Design)
    Neil Cumberlidge (Biology)
    Gary Brunswick (Business)
    Cam Howes (Education)
    James Schiffer (English)
    Harvey Wallace (HPER)
    Bill Rigby (Industrial Tech)
    Tim Compton (Languages)
    Don Zalewski (Math)
    Don Grant (Music)
    David Lucas (Physics)
    Steven Nelson (Political Science)
    Duane Fowler (Science - Seaborg)
    Barry Knight (Social Studies)

  • Location: 246 Magers

10:00-11:00 a.m.

  • Teacher Education Candidates (without faculty or administrators):
    Students Invited

  • Location: 2137 New Science Facility

11:00-12:00 noon

  • Faculty Committees that have worked on aspects of Curriculum Development:
    Blocks I and II, Rod Clarken (Chair)

  • Location: 246 Magers

12:00-1:00 p.m.

  • Lunch

  • BOE Team Meeting

1:00-2:00 p.m.

  • Individual Interviews:
    Chief Executive Officer (i.e. President): Judith Bailey (Location: 602 Cohodas)
    Director of Clinical/Laboratory Experiences: Rod Clarken (Location: 108 Magers)
    Person in charge of Admission to the Unit: Lynne Gerhardt (Location: 105 Magers)
    Affirmative Action Officer: Sue Menhennick (Location: 202 Cohodas)

  • 2:00-3:00 p.m.
    Individual Interviews:
    Director, Diversity Student Services: William Hill (Location: 1103 University Center)
    Dean, Academic Information Services: Darlene Pierce (Location: 203 Learning Resources Center)
    Director, Academic Computing: John Limback (Location: 1I Learning Resources Center)
    Instructional Technologist: Kathleen Saville (Location: C.I.T.E.)

3:00-4:30 p.m.

  • Visits to field sites, observation of classes, recent graduates who work in the geographic area, graduate and undergraduate students in professional education, cooperating teachers and administrators in the school sites visited, student teachers and other interns in the school sites visited.

  • Location: Whitman Elementary School, ED 311/316 Class Suzanne Standerford (Instructor). Rod Clarken to accompany

3:00-4:00 p.m.

  • Leaders of Student Organizations in Education
    SMEA/SCEC Representatives: Jerry Lombardo, Korie Wilson

  • Location: 246 Magers

4:00-5:00 p.m.

  • Teacher Education Advisory Council:
    Carol Turner (Chair)

  • Location: 246 Magers

5:00-7:00 p.m.

  • Dinner

  • BOE Team Meeting

8:30-10:00 p.m.

  • Team Meeting at Hotel
    (The Team reviews the day's activities and discusses:

    1. Whether previous weaknesses have been corrected
    2. Remaining areas of concern related to standards
    3. Activities for Tuesday
    4. Documents and/or other forms of evidence not yet located that should be requested from the Unit Head or Coordinator

TUESDAY (4/3/01)

8:30-9:00 a.m.

  • Team Chair meets with Unit Head, Cam Howes

  • Location: 202 Magers

9:00-11:00 a.m.

  • Interviews with:
    Head of Professional Education Unit: Cam Howes (Location: 202 Magers)
    Dean of Arts and Sciences: Terry Seethoff (Location: 359 Magers)
    NCATE Coordinator: Jim Hendricks (Location: 100 Magers)

10:00-11:00 a.m.

  • Secondary Program Development Committee:
    Rod Clarken (Chair)
    David Buhl
    Tim Compton
    Gary Ebrecht
    Don Grant
    Tom Hyslop
    Diane Kordich
    Jon Nelson
    Howard Nicholson
    Larry Pagel
    Don Zalewski

  • Location: 246 Magers

10:00-11:00 a.m.

  • Undergraduate Review Committee:
    Jon Davies (Chair)

  • Location: 346 Magers

11:00-12:00 noon

  • Open meeting with all School of Education faculty (without administrators):
    Dennis Badaczewski
    John Bayerl
    Nancy Carter
    Rod Clarken
    John Covaleskie
    Jon Davies
    Lynne Gerhardt
    Kathleen Hanlon
    Lois Hirst
    Rita Hrecz
    Sandra Imdieke
    Lorana Jinkerson
    Earl Kaurala
    Wendy Locke
    Steve Oates
    Frances O'Neill
    Harry Rajala
    Laura Reissner
    Suzanne Standerford

  • Location: 146 Magers

12:00-1:30 p.m.

  • Lunch

  • BOE Team Meeting

1:30-4:00 p.m.

  • Visits to field sites, observation of classes, recent graduates who work in the geographic area, graduate and undergraduate students in professional education, cooperating teachers and administrators in the school sites visited, student teachers and other interns in the school sites visited.

  • Location: Graveraet Middle School, ED 231 Class Frances O'Neill (Instructor).
    Rod Clarken to accompany

3:30-4:30 p.m.

  • Visits to field sites, observation of classes, recent graduates who work in the geographic area, graduate and undergraduate students in professional education, cooperating teachers and administrators in the school sites visited, student teachers and other interns in the school sites visited.

  • Location: Whitman Elementary School Suzanne Standerford and Rodney Clarken to accompany

1:30-3:30 p.m.

  • Group Interviews with:
    1:30-3:00 p.m. Professional Education Unit: Cam Howes (Chair)
    3:00-3:30 p.m. Academic Senate (Major Univ Policy Comm): Roberta Verley (Chair) and Earl Kaurala (Ed Representative)

  • Location: 246 Magers and Ontario Room UC, respectively 

3:30-5:00 p.m.

  • Follow-up Interviews with Individuals as appropriate

5:00-9:00 p.m.

  • Dinner

  • Team Work Session

WEDNESDAY (4/4/01)

Morning:

  • Completion of First Draft of BOE Report

  • BOE Work Session

11:00-3:00 p.m.

  • Exit Conference scheduled with Unit Head, Cam Howes, and NCATE Coordinator, Jim Hendricks

  • Location: Ramada Inn

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