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TITLE Teacher Education in Colorado 1991-1992 &1992-1993.

INSTITUTION Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.PUB DATE Dec 93NOTE 29p.

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Graduates; *Educational Change; Elementary SecondaryEducation; Higher Education; Program Development;*Schools of Education; State Programs; Statistics;*Teacher Certification; *Teacher Education Programs;Teacher Educators; *Validated Programs

IDENTIFIERS Colorado; *Preservice Teachers; *SpecializedAccreditation

ABSTRACTColorado institutions of higher education approved to

provide teacher education submit annual reports to the ColoradoDepartment of Education for the purpose of facilitating communicationbetween the institutions and the Department of Education and toinform the Colorado State Board of Education of current developmentsin teacher education in the State. Materials included in thisdocument have been excerpted from reports submitted by deans ofschools of education, 1991-92 and 1992-93. The following informationis provided: (1) 17 Colorado institutions of higher educationapproved for teacher preparation programs; (2) numbers of studentsrecommended for Colorado certification categorized by endorsmentareas (fine arts, foreign languages, general elementary education,health, physical education, language arts, linguiLtically different,mathematics, middle school, science, social studies, occupationaleducation, program specialists, special education, schooladministration, and special services); annual reports; comparison oftotal numbers of Colorado teacher education graduates 1972-1993 byendorsement area; and summaries of reports from institutions withrespect to significant changes in their programs. (LL)

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TEACHER EDUCATIONIN COLORADO

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOric 01 Educahooat Ressemn and improvement

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONCENTER (ERICI

C This document has been rIptoduoadreceived from the oerson or organizationoligmataly) .1

O 'Aloof changes nave beim mad, tO voptoverootOduCtIOIN Quality

Points ol view or opinions stated in this docu .front do no! t*Cluanly roprOlkInl otholalOERI posdpn or pOlicy

1991-1992

1992-1993

-PERMISSION TO REPRCDUCE THISMATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY

TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERICI."

Colorado Department of Education

William T. RandallCommissioner of Education

State of Colorado

December, 1993

2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE

Colorado State Board of Education

Sybil S. Downing, Chairman Member-at-LargeBoulder

Patricia M. Hayes, Vice Chairm4n 6th Congressional DistrictEnglewood

Gladys S. Eddy 4th Congressional DistrictFort Collins

Royce D. Forsyth 1st Congressional DistrictDenver

Thomas M. Howerton 5th Congressional DistrictColorado Springs

Ed Lye 11 2nd Congressional DistrictBroomfield

Hazel F. Petrocco 3rd Congressional DistrictPueblo

William T. RandallCommissioner of Education

State of Colorado

The Colorado Department of Education does not discrimMate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or agein access to, employment in, or provision of any of CDE's programs, benefits, or activities. The following person has beendesignated to handle

inquiries regarding CDE's compliance with Title IX, Section 504, Title PI, Affirmative Action, and the Americans With Disabilities Act:Director of Educaticeal Equity Programs and Services, Colorado Department of Education 201 E. Colfax Denver, CO80203, 303/866-6676.

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A REPORT

OF

TEACHER EDUCATION IN COLORADO

NO. 20 & 21

A Summary of Annual ReportsSubmitted by

Colorado Teacher Education Institutionsfor the Period

September 1, 1991 through Augustand

September 1, 1992 through August

31, 1992

31, 1993

Published by theOffice of Professional Services

Eugene J. Campbell, Executive DirectorPatricia D. Pease, Senior Consultant

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

WILLIAM T. RANDALLCOMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

STATE OF COLORADO

DENVER, COLORADODecember, 1993

INTRODUCTION

Section 13.08 of the Rules for the Administration of the Teacher Certification Act of 1975

requires that Colorado institutions of higher education approved to provide teacher education

submit annual reports to the Colorado Department of Education. These reports are intended to

facilitate communication between the institutions and the Department of Education and to

inform the Colorado State Board of Education of current developments in teacher education in the

state. The materials included in this document have been excerpted from reports submitted by

deans of education of the teacher education institutions in Colorado.

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

CHAPMAN COLLEGE

COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

COLORADO COLLEGE

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

MESA STATE COLLEGE

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE

REGIS UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE

5

COLORADO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAPPROVED FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Numbers of Students Recommended for Certification1991-92

Total: 2.853

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

THE COLORADO COLLEGE

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

MESA STATE COLLEGE

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE

REGIS UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE

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COLORADO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAPPROVED FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Numbors of Students Recommended for Certification1992-93

Total: 2.820

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE 160

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY 7

COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 13

THE COLORADO COLLEGE 39

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 254

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE 1 1 2

MESA STATE COLLEGE 53

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE 355

REGIS UNIVERSITY 75

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER 270

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS 204

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER 238

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 186

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO 654

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX 27

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO 1 1 6

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE 57

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NUMBERS OF STUDENTS RECOMMENDED FOR COLORADOCERTIFICATION, 1991-92 ENDORSEMENT AREAS

TOTAL: 2.953

FINE ARTS 137Art Education 59Music Education 76

FOREIGN LANGUAGES 41French 13German 5Japanese 1

Spanish 28

GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION /LiEarly Childhood Education 17Elementary Education 898

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1.17

LANGUAGE ARTS auDrama 4English Language Arts 169Reading Teacher 21

Speech 13

LINGUISTICALLY DIFFERENT 11Bilingual Education 18English as a Second Language 13

MATHEMATICS 112

MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCIENCE . 14.1

SOCIAL STUDIES 21.7

OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION 12Agriculture 9

Business Education 30Distributive Education 4

Home Economics 5

Industrial Arts 24Trades and Industry o

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PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 171Counselor 62Educational Media Specialist 32Elementary School Media 5Reading Specialist 0

SPECIAL EDUCATION 3.211

Moderate Needs 131

Severe Needs: Cognitive 31Severe Needs: Affective 49Severe Needs: Vision 2Severe Needs: Haaring 3Severe Needs: Communication 21

Profound Needs 2

Early Childhood Special Education 40Director, Special Education 16Educable Mentally Handicapped 2

Educationally Handicapped 2

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 222Elementary Principal 153Middle School/Junior High School Principal .13

Secondary Principal 136Superintendent 21

SPECIAL SERVICES 22School Audiologist 3School NurseSchool Psychologist 18School Social Worker 26Speech Correctionist/Language Specialist 31

Occupational Therapist 8Pe ripatology 3Physical Therapist 1

9

NUMBERS OF STUDENTS RECOMMENDED FOR COLORADOCERTIFICATION, 1992-93 ENDORSEMENT AREAS

TOTAL: 2.820

FINE ARTS 120Art Education 46Music Education 74

FOREIGN LANGUAGESFrench 13

German 8

Latin 1

Russian 1

Spanish 31

GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONEarly Childhood Education 34Elementary Education 941

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION

LANGUAGE ARTS 23.9Drama 1

English Language Arts 193Reading Teacher 30Speech 15

LINGUISTICALLY DIFFERENT 2/Bilingual Education 12

English as a Second Language 17

MATHEMATICS 120,

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SPECIAL SERVICESSchool Audiologist 3School NurseSchool Psychologist 15School Social WorkerSpeech Correctionist/Language Specialist 21

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Reports From Institutions1992-93

Institutions of higher education approved to offer educator preparationprograms in Colorado are asked annually to report significant changes totheir programs. The following is a summary of those reports.

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE:

Adams State College has discontinued the B.A. degree in Industrial Technologydue to decreased enrollment. Dr. Penelope Freel was appointed Head of theDepartment of Education. Dr. Susan Zernial was appoint as a new faculty memberand Dr. Donald Hermanson has retired.

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY:

Dr. Pamela Hopkins has been hired to replace Dr. John Hunt in the schooladministration program. Chapman University, Orange, California, and the ColoradoSprings Academic Center have been granted continued accreditation by the WesternAssociation of Schools and Collegls and by the California Commission for TeacherCertification.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY:

Dr. Ronald Schmidt was recently appointed President of Colorado ChristianUniversity.

Colorado Christian University has been granted approval by the North CentralAssociation to offer a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. Several faculty andadministrative changes have taken place at CCU. Among these changes are: Drs.Jan Davies and Dotti Marlatt now co-chair the Department of Education and direct thenew masters program; Dr. Henry Sims is the administrator of the acceleratedelementary education program; Dr. Dean Larsen has been hired to provide instructionin the middle school program.

A new facility, the Aspen Building, has been completed and the educationfaculty offices are now located there. A new student computer lab has been added tothe library and the curriculum laboratory has been expanded. Several curriculumchanges have been made and reported by CCU.

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THE COLORADO COLLEE:

Gresham Riley resigned as President of Colorado College and was replacedby Acting President Michael Grace.

Colorado College has been designated as the regional site for the ColoradoScience Teacher Enhancement Project (CO-STEP) supported by the NationalScience Foundation and aimed at enhancing K-6 science teaching.

Colorado State University:

Several faculty and administrative changes have taken place at Colorado StateUniversity including: Dr. Nancy Hartley was appointed Interim Dean of the College ofApplied Science; Dr. Cathy Love was appointed Interim Director of the School ofOccupational and Educational Studies; Dr. Barbara McWhorter has been appointed toteach in the counseling program and to assist in Project Promise. Drs. Richard Fisherand Stanley Cole have retired.

The Project Promise staff, Sharon Blocker and Cod Mantle-Bromley, haveestablished a Professional Development School a': Rocky Mountain High School inFort Collins and are teaching professional education classes on site with theassistance of the high school staff. Other professional development schools are alsobeing designed.

The CSU faculty in school administration are working with Adams State Collegeto provide courses to enable candidates with master's degrees from Adams State tocomplete the school administration program at CSU.

Curricular changes during the past year have included modifications to theAgriculture, Trade and Industry and Technical Education programs.

The State on-site accreditation team visited CSU in 1993 and recommendedfull approval of all programs to the State Board of Education.

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE:

Fort Lewis College reports no significant changes within the last year.

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MESA STATE COLLEGE:

Under the recent reorganization of Mesa Estate College, the Dean of the Schoolof Humanities and Social Sciences is now responsible for the Mesa TeacherEducation Program on an interim basis. A new school of Professional Studies will beestablished in 1994-95. Senator Tilman Bishop has retired as Director of the TestingOffice.

The TEP has hired a new faculty member to teach the new math lab, financedthrough an Eisenhower Grant, and to serve as a liaison with local school districtpersonnel. Several changes to the Teacher Education Program were reported.

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE:

The following administrative changes at MSC were effective at the beginning ofthe 1993-94 academic year: The Department of Teacher Education was restructuredto become a Division of Teacher Education within the School of Professional Studiescomposed of three departmentsEarly Childhood/Elementary Education, SecondaryEducation and Reading; a Director of Professional Education has been added to actas a liaison between the departments and the Dean of the School of ProfessionalStudies and share in the responsibilities for NCATE Accreditation and the PartnershipSchools; the positions of Director of Teacher Education and Chair of the Departmentof Teacher Education have been eliminated.

The following appointments have been made:

Dr. Mark O'Shea, Director of Professional EducationDr. William Wiener, Chair Dept. of Early Childhood/Elementary EducationDr. Marilyn Taylor, Chair Dept. of Secondary EducationDr. Doug Cawley, Chair Department of ReadingDr. Bill T. Rader, Chief Education OfficerDr. Dan Alfaro, Recommending Official

Due to the appointment of a new President for MSC and other internalinstitutional changes, the NCATE Board of Examiners site visit has been postponeduntil November, 1994.

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REGIS UNIVERSITY:

Faculty and administrative staff have been reassigned in the University WithoutWalls Competency Based Teacher Education Program due to the restructuring of theSchool for Professional Studies:

Dr. Allan Service, Academic Vice PresidentDr. Bill Hussin, Dean of thu School of Professional StudiesDr. Judy McCann, Associate DeanDr. Irene St Oiler, Faculty Coordinator for Independent StudiesMs. Sharon Chambers, Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum

Coordinator for Education Programs

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER:

The CU-Boulder Masters Plus program in secondary education has beenredesigned for full-time students who will progress through the program as a cohortand complete field experiences each semester. The program in School Psychologywill be terminated effective Spring, 1995.

Staff changes at CU-Boulder include:

Dr. Linda Molner, Director of Teacher Education and PartnershipPrograms.

Dr. Pam Ford, Director of Field Experiences and Outreach.Three new faculty members hired--Ruben Donate, Patrick McQuillan,

and Frances Rains.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS:

Dr. Margaret Bacon has left the deanship at UCCS. Dr. Greg Weisenstein hasassumed the leadership position. Additional faculty members hired include Dr. TerryMiller, special education, and Dr. Nadyne Gusman, Educational Leadership. UCCSSchool of Education was saddened by the death of Dr. Ben Stickney, socialfoundations and educational leadership. Dr. Stickney served on the School ofEducation faculty for eleven years.

Campus-wide changes include the appointment of Dr. Linda Bunnell Jones asChancellor of UCCS. The site visitation by NCATE was completed in the Spring of1993.

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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER:

Several faculty members have been hired at UCD in counseling, educationalpsychology, pedagogy, and special education. No other changes were reported forthe 1992-93 school year.

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER:

Dr. Gary Lichenstein has been appointed Director of Teacher Education at theUniversity of Denver. Dr. Calvin Frazier, Director of the School Administrationprograms will retired in the Fall of 1993. Dr. Edwin Steinbrecher has been hired toassume the directorship of the Administrator Preparation program.

The. State Accreditation team visited the DU campus during the Spring of 1993.Final results of the visitation are pending.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO:

Dr. Gary Galluzzo, former associate dean, was appointed Dean of the Collegeof Education at UNC. Many faculty changes at UNC were reported including theappointment of Dr. Linda Brookhart as the Coordinator of the Teacher InductionPartnership Program.

UNC continues to offer off-campus Master's degree and graduate-levelprograms. These programs served 603 students in 1992-93 studying in 31 cohortgroups at 13 sites throughout the state. Funding through the Colorado Commission onHigher Education provides for students to pay regular on-campus tuition.

Additional funding was provided by the UNC Vice President for AcademicAffairs to support the efforts of the College of Education in recruitment and retention ofminority students in teacher education. The position of Coordinator of the College'sCenter for Diversity in Teaching was increased to a full-time position.

The University was the recipient of a grant of $233,920 from the U.S. WestFoundation to support a project entitled "TEAMS: Teacher Excellence for OurMultiethnic/Multicultural Society."

The Division of Special Education has received significant amounts of newfunding to support the preparation of special education personnel: current-yearfunding of $971,354 and multi-year funding totalling $3,918, 793.

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The NSF-Funded E-MAST (Elementary Math and Science Teaching ) projectcontinues at UNC with special sections for elementary education students choosing ascience-math emphasis.

Dean Gary Galluzzo continues to co-chair the Colorado Teacher/SpecialServices Professional Standards Board. Dr. Galluzzo and Associate Dean MichaelGimmestad serve on the Board's sub-committee on Program Approval.

Dr. John Swaim has been elected chair of the NCATE Specialty Area StudiesBoard and Dr. Gene Hall is co-chair of the NCATE Ad Hoc Committee on ContinuingAccreditation.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX:

Sandra Stack has left the University of Phoenix and was replaced by NatashaNeilsen as the primary academic counselor for the MAED program. Several newfaculty members have been hired due to the expansion of the program.

The University of Phoenix has added a new campus within the Denver TechCenter. The new building provides extensive computer facilities.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO:

Dr. Mercedes Loehr has joined the USC Center for Teaching and Learning inthe area of educational media and technology. No other significant changes werereported.

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE:

Western State College has discontinued certification programs in Speech andDrama. Dr. Martha Violett is the newly appointed chair of the Department of Music andDr. Jay Heiman has assumed the chair of the department of Kinesiology andRecreation.

WSC has improved the education computer lab with the addition of newcomputers, printers, and in networking the lab across campus to provide greateraccess to computer systems in the state and country.

Modifications to WSC's admissions requirements to the teacher educationprogram were made during 1993. Changes in the admissions grade point average(now 2.5 overall and in education courses) and experiences with children and youthwere instituted. A new required course in Current Issues in Teaching was added.

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