Director of Teacher Education, Associate Director of Teacher Education, Director of Assessment, Director of Field Experiences, and Associate Dean of the College of Education
Task	Description of Task	Responsibility of:
1. Recommending Official
a. Recommend students for licensure	a. Work in conjunction with the Registrar's office, specifically Cathy Humke. Requires a signature stamp of the Recommending Official.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
b. Assure Records Analysts discuss consequences to students who graduate w/a non-teaching teaching degree.	b. The Registrar's office will not allow students to do this without having a student request form signed by the director. Students meet with the Record Analysts in order to make certain that they know 1) what they have decided & 2) that they will be held to current licensure requirements if they return (regardless of what they had left when they leave).	Associate Director
c. Attend recommending officials workshops. Often, though not always, these are held at the IACTE meetings.	c. This is where the Director will receive substantial amounts of information about changes that are occurring at the state level. Typically this will require communication with someone or multiple people on campus. For the past several years it has required the director to lead substantive changes in the teacher education program as a whole, such as the change to performance-based licensure.	Associate Director
d. Complete annual state reports	d. Usually these are due on Sept. 30 of each year. These reports should be placed on the TE webpage and must be available for each accreditation visit from the state.	Director of Assessment
e. Complete annual AACTE reports.	e. Usually these are due on Oct. 1 of each year. AACTE sends the templates.	Director of Assessment
f. Complete annual Title II report.	f. Usually these are due in April of each year. The template will be sent from the DE.	Director of Assessment
g. Manage the mandated 40 hours of team teaching by PEF.	g. Chapter 79 of the Iowa Code, Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs, section 79.12(8), require that faculty members in professional education team teach in the public schools at least 40 hours over each 5 year period they work in the TED program. This is a labor-intensive task that requires 1) that new faculty be informed of the requirement & admitted as TE faculty members, 2) that faculty be annually reminded of their hours completed & what remains to be completed, 3) that forms documenting faculty accomplishments be maintained & updated w/new information, 4) that faculty be notified when they are not in compliance, and 5) that department heads & Dean's be notified if a noncompliant faculty member can no longer teach practitioner preparation courses.	Associate Director
h. Implement new requirements for licensure.	h. Periodically the BOEE adds requirements for licensure, often with little warning. An example of this occurred when students were required to complete a state & federal background check in order to receive their license. Given the size of the UNI program and the fact that students are located outside of the state of Iowa, this can be a challenge & require substantial communication with 1) the BOEE, 2) students, 3) faculty, 4) parents, 5) other campus agencies, and 6) the public. Another example is the requirement that all candidates pass a basic skills exam. This involved massive changes in the UNI program and extensive communication with students and parents.	Director of Teacher Education
i. Oversee completion of special tasks from the BOEE and/or DE.	i. Several times in the past several years the BOEE has been mandated by the legislature to run a pilot or complete some other task. This also often occurs with little warning. An example of this occurred when students had to complete a Praxis II exam in order to receive their license. Given the size of the UNI program and the fact that students are located outside of the state of Iowa, this can be a challenge and requires substantial communication with 1) the BOEE, 2) students, 3) faculty, 4) parents, 5) other campus agencies, and 6) the public.	Director of Teacher Education
j. Communicate with the media about UNI performance in all areas related to TED.	j. Media requests for information about the UNI TED program occur on a regular basis. The media is frequently interested in how new or revised legislation will affect UNI students and programs.	Director of Teacher Education
k. Make certain that all programs are meeting/exceeding State of IA program approval requirements.	k. The state has very specific requirements concerning program approval, as delineated in Chapter 79. Given the UNI campus-wide approach to TED, the Director must be knowledgeable of all licensure areas and make certain that the total program meets or exceeds state requirements. For example, Iowa Code Section 79.13(1) mandates that prior to student teaching, a candidate engage in a minimum of 50 hours participation in teaching activities in a variety of school settings, with at least 40 hours after acceptance to the teacher education program. At UNI, the first 10 hours (or more) can occur either in level I at UNI or while attending a community college, the next 25 occur at PLS, and the remaining hours occur in methods courses spread across the entire university. The methods courses currently provide various types of experiences and requires regular monitoring.	Director of Teacher Education and Associate Director
l. Evaluate & facilitate program changes for licensure programs.	l. The Director is a permanent liaison member of the University Curriculum Committee. During each curriculum change cycle, programs make modifications to their programs. These modifications need to be evaluated to make certain that they meet or exceed program approval requirements and that they are communicated on the appropriate forms to the UNI records analysts in the registrar's office, the DE, and the BOEE.	Director of Teacher Education and Associate Director
m. Communicate with other state officials concerning requests about the UNI program or about specific students.	m. Other states regularly contact the Director's office for information about the UNI program, in general, or a specific student (with their permission). An example of this type of request would be for documentation of content in a specific class or justification for an unusual class configuration such as requests for clarification of UNI's diverse learners course.	Associate Director
n. Serve on and recommend other UNI TEF to serve on state committees.	n. As the contact person for UNI, the Director will be asked to serve on important state task forces such as the task force that created the Iowa Professional Development Model and implementation procedures in response to the state-legislated Teacher Quality Act. In addition, the Director will be asked to recommend UNI TEF with specific expertise for service on other committees and task forces.	Director of Teacher Education
o. Represent UNI at numerous meetings held by either the DE or the BOEE.	o. The Director is responsible for involvement in opportunities to represent the UNI TE program in Des Moines.	Director of Teacher Education
p. Work with BOR recommending officials.	p. Approximately once a semester, meet with the Associate Deans/Directors of Teacher Education from the U of IA and ISU. UNI supports BOR goals & objectives.	Director of Teacher Education and Associate Director
q. Work with the UNI Office of Governmental Relations.	q. Responds to all legislation or law changes that are pending before the Iowa legislature that are related to teacher education. Specific requests surround whether UNI should support the proposed changes or is opposed to the changes. In addition, the Director is often consulted about many other actions that occur in the legislature and at the BOEE.	Director of Teacher Education
2. Liaison to the TE Faculty and the Council on TE
a. Attend all Council meetings.	a. The Director and Associate Directors keep the Council appraised of issues that will affect the TE program, including information that will come to the recommending official. The Council meets from 3:30 to 5 on the first & third Thursdays of each month during the regular academic year and at other times needed.	Director of Teacher Education and Associate Director
b. Collaborate with the CTE Chair to develop agendas.	b. This agenda should be sent out about 1 week prior to the meeting, along with the minutes from the last meeting. The Director provides support to the CTE Chair by sending this information to all Council members, TEF members, and placing the information on the TE webpage.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
c. Maintain & update the Council membership list.	c. This is done at the start of the academic year.	Associate Director
d. Maintain & update the TEF and PEF membership lists.	d. This requires the Associate Director to get information from heads of all departments with teaching majors at the beginning of each academic year. Procedures for admission to TEF and Professional Educaton Faculty are described in the CTE by-laws.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
e. Communicate in writing with Council & TEF members.	e. Written communication occurs via appropriate listservs and through the campus mail.	Director and Associate Director
f. Communicate in person with Council members & TEF.	f. Many departments will invite the Teacher Education leadership to meet with them or attend departmental functions. This occurs throughout the academic year.	Director and Associate Director of T. Ed; Dir of Assessment; Director of Clinical Field Experiences
g. Provide support for the Chair of the TEF.	g. The Chair of the TEF is responsible for the fall and spring TEF meetings. Assistance is provided concerning the choice of topics/speakers for those meetings, room reservations, and dissemination of meeting information. In addition, the Director usually provides a brief update to faculty at the start of those meetings. In addition, the Director assists the TEF Chair when special meetings are called.	Associate Director
h. Maintain all CTE minutes and materials.	h. These must be available for the state accreditation visit and serve to document the official actions of the CTE.	Associate Director
i. Plan and implement Secondary Ed Methods "Retreats".	I. The secondary education methods faculty have some very specific needs and meet regularly (at least once a semester) to be apprised of what is happening in T Ed. Professional Development is also a part of the methods retreats, updating faculty on latest mandates from the state.	Associate Director
3. Survey Development & Dissemination
a. Develop, distribute and analyze the student teaching survey each semester.	a. Disseminate survey results to all stakeholders, including CTE and appropriate departments. Keep track of survey results for next state accreditation visit. These surveys reflect the unit and initial licensure standards.	Director of Assessment
b. Develop, distribute and analyze the graduate survey of individuals who graduated from UNI two years ago.	b. Disseminate survey results to all stakeholders, including CTE and appropriate departments. Keep track of survey results for next state accreditation visit. These surveys reflect the unit and initial licensure standards.	Director of Assessment
c. Develop, distribute and analyze employer surveys. This should be done every three years.	c. Disseminate survey results to all stakeholders, including CTE and appropriate departments. Keep track of survey results for next state accreditation visit. These surveys reflect the unit and initial licensure standards.	Director of Assessment
d. Develop, distribute and analyze faculty surveys. This should be done every two to three years.	d. Disseminate survey results to all stakeholders, including CTE and appropriate departments. Keep track of survey results for next state accreditation visit. These surveys reflect the unit and initial licensure standards.	Director of Assessment
4. Admission To Teacher Education
a. Revise Compass.	a. The Compass is revised annually. This process begins in the spring with a request to all department heads & contact people for changes in the information. Their responses are returned to the Associate Director, who makes the final changes. Final changes often reflect changes in state and institutional requirements, in addition to departmental changes. Final changes are sent to Matt Kollasch for submission to the T Ed web page.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
b. Update UNI catalog.	b. The UNI catalog is revised every two years. The Associate Director is responsible for communicating all changes in the TE program to the appropriate person. In addition, the Associate Director works with the UCC to make certain that changes accepted in the curriculum review cycle are noted appropriately in the revised catalog.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
c. Level I Orientation	c. Level I Orientation occurs three times (1 1/2 hrs. each) during the second week of classes. The Associate Director spends that time to acquaint students with how to access information (UNI graduation requirements, admission to teacher education requirements, general student teaching requirements, and unique licensure requirements) on the Teacher Education web page. Orientations typically involve 400+ students each semester.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
d. Level II Orientation	d. Level II Orientation occurs one time each semester during the third week of classes at MPLS. The Associate Director greets the students, and encourages new people (there are frequently as many as 80 transfers) to access all pertinent information on the Teacher Education web page.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
e. Admission to TED	e. The Associate Director's Office monitors Admission to TED requirements and formally notifies students when they have met all admission requirements. The Associate Director personally signs all Admission letters--a critically important milestone. In addition, the Associate Director officially notifies students when their admission status changes. Students are also instructed about what they must do to return to a positive admission status.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
f. Convocation	f. The Associate Director's Office facilitates the work of the Convocation Committee. The Associate Director's office orders all pins, invites students, invites parents, keeps track of who will be attending, and ensures that the programs are printed. They also distribute certificates. A Convocation Committee of faculty members is responsible for planning the program and carrying out designated functions.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
g. Applications for Admission to Teacher Education	g. Students must apply for admission to Teacher Education. Applications are evaluated by the Associate Director.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
h. OSHA Training	h. Students are required to complete OSHA training prior to working in the schools. The Associate Director's office schedules and monitors admittance to 4 sessions each semester and completes and distributes all certificates.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
i. Mandatory Child & Adult Abuse Training	i. Students are encouraged to complete mandatory child and dependent adult abuse training prior to their student teaching semester. The Associate Director's office schedules and monitors admittance to 2 sessions each semester. They also complete and distribute all certificates.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
j. Background Checks	j. The State of Iowa requires students to have a state and FBI background check prior to being granted a license. Fingerprinting and collection of fees, as required by the BOEE, occur the semester before student teaching. The BOEE will only allow submission of fingerprint cards and money orders 8 weeks prior to application for licensure. The Associate Director's office files the information, prepares the paperwork, and submits it to the BOEE at the appropriate time.	Associate Director of Teacher Education
5. Facilitate Faculty, Students, Departments, Programs, and other Campus Services
A. Faculty
a. Advising	a. UNI has a centralized advising center for individuals who have not declared a major. They also have numerous faculty advisors located across the campus who work with TE students. Many of those advisors lack knowledge about requirements that are specific for TE licensure. The Associate Director answers their frequent questions, organizes advising meetings around common issues, and meets with students who have major problems that their advisor is unable to address.	Associate Director
b. Train Advisors on Accountability System	b. Advisors are trained on how to use the accountability system once it is completed and provides updates as new information is posted on the system.	Director of Assessment
c. Notification of Concern Forms	c. Faculty complete Notification of Concern Forms, found on the Teacher Education web page, when they are concerned about a student's knowledge, skills, performances, or dispositions.The concerns require follow-up with the student at designated levels. The Associate Director collaborates with the Professional Practices Committee of the CTE to determine the action needed. The full process for filing and follow-up are recorded in the file Notification of Concern. The Associate Director of Teacher Education and the Director of Assessment maintain and update the forms and processes as deemed necessary by CTE and the PEF.	Associate Director and Director of Assessment
d. Information Sharing	d. The Director and Associate Directors communicate substantive state-level those changes to faculty. In addition, some faculty have specific issues (i.e. methods faculty) that require communication with them as a group.	Director of Teacher Ed, Associate Director, Director of Assessment
B. Students
a. Assist post baccalaureate students.	a. UNI has many post baccalaureate students and receives many questions from individuals who would like to return to school as post baccalaureate students. These students do not receive a typical degree audit, like the undergraduate student, nor are they always assigned an advisor. Most are mature and confident, with many questions and the ability to look for someone to answer those questions. They often have questions about licensure requirements. These are most often referred to the Records Analysts' office for individual guidance in designing a program.	Associate Director
b. Assist students who cannot met admission requirements.	b. Students who cannot meet admission requirements communicate in multiple ways with the Associate Director, including email, phone, and via personal appointments.	Associate Director
c. Facilitate appeals	c. Students who do not meet the GPA admission requirements may appeal their situation at the start of each semester to a committee comprised of the Director and/or Associate Director, an advising representative, the Registrar, and the Chair of the TEF. The Director and/or the Associate Director's office facilitates those appeals.	Director of Teacher Education and Associate Director
d. Student Request Forms	d. Students who believe that their degree audit does not accurately reflect their experiences can complete a student request form asking to have that experience count for something else. The Assocaiate Director needs to evaluate and accept/reject those requests and communicate the decision to the Registrar's office. To make a decision often requires further investigation of the situation on a case-by-case basis.	Associate Director
e. Undergraduate Teacher Education Advisory Committee	e. The Associate Director supervises and works with this group of young people. They typically complete some type of research project that helps to inform the teacher education process in general. They report the results of their project to the CTE at their spring meeting. A representative of this group sits on the CTE as a voting member. Membership to UTESAC for the new academic year is determined in the spring of the preceding year.	Associate Director
C. Departments
a. Attend Departmental Meetings	a. Members of the Teacher Education Leadership Team are regularly invited to attend numerous Departmental meetings. Sometimes the invitation is so the department can receive a general update. Often the invitation is to facilitate Department work on one or more changes that need to occur for licensure or program approval.	Director, Associate Director, Director of Field Placements, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Ed.
b. Facilitate Interdepartmental Communication	b. Some Departmental actions impact other Departments either knowingly or unknowingly. When those actions are related to the licensure process, the Teacher Education Leadership Team may be asked to facilitate the communication between/among the departments.	Director, Associate Director, Director of Field Placements, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Ed.
D. Programs
a. Facilitate program development and change that reflects licensure requirements and best practice.	a. The Associate Director provides information to appropriate programs when there are anticipated changes in state licensure requirements. The Director also facilitates programs as they make choices to offer or not offer a license. The Director has specific responsibilities to the DE when a program, such as the audiology program, is discontinued at UNI.	Associate Director
d. Public relations	d. The Director is expected to know about all practitioner preparations programs and about all grant activities that occur within the UNI TED program. The Director disseminates information about those programs both on and off campus. In addition, the Director receives calls from the media whenever educational changes are being discussed or implemented at both the state & local levels.	Director of Teacher Education
E. Other Campus Services
a. Student Services Center	a. The Associate Director works closely with the Student Services Center. The SSC facilitates PPST testing, supervises the Learning Plus program, provides tutoring for students who want to prepare prior to taking the PPST, and works with the Associate Director's office to offer workshops each semester in preparation for the PPST. They also work with students who have been referred to them for remedial help via a Notification of Concern form. They communicate with the Associate Director about student progress in this area.	Associate Director
b. The Career Center	b. The Associate Director works with the Career Center to facilitate students use of their services. The Career Center would like to have an office located in SEC in order to better meet student needs.	Associate Director
c. The Counseling Center	c. The Associate Director regularly refers troubled students to the Counseling Center for assistance with the challenging issues that undergraduate students encounter while at college. Sometimes these referrals are triggered by a Notification of Concern or a call from a faculty member.	Associate Director
d. Office for Disability Services	d. The Associate Director has been involved in staffing-type situations for students who have a 504 plan. In addition, the Associate Director's Office regularly provides information to students about how they can receive services from the Office for Disability Services.	Associate Director
e. The Admissions Office	e. Each year the Associate Director's Office supplies Admissions with the dates that the new Compass, Applications for Admission to TED, and PPST registration information are available on the web. In addition, once every three years the Associate Director works with the Admissions office to plan and deliver the Regents event for Community Colleges. Finally, the Associate Director's Office works with Admissions to distribute applications for scholarships.	Associate Director
f. The Registrars Office	f. The Associate Director interacts with the Registrar's Office in many different capacities. The Records Analysts provide the final check for individuals who want to meet licensure requirements. They regularly communicate with the Associate Director when they have questions about how to interpret or interact with specific students and the Associate Director regularly asks them for clarifying information when making decisions. In addition, the Registrar's Office provides needed information for many of the annual reports that must be completed. Finally, the Registrar's Office works closely with the Associate Director on catalog copy and curriculum changes.	Associate Director
g. Financial Aid	g. The Associate Director's Office works with Financial Aid on renewals and new scholarship award for the Teacher Education Scholarships and Seabury Scholarships. In addition, the Associate Director also communicates with Financial Aid about the Iowa Forgivable Loan program.	Associate Director
h. Public Safety	h. The Associate Director's Office has made arrangements with Public Safety to provide a minimum of 4 officers two days each semester to fingerprint students for their background check for free. In addition, the Office notifies Public Safety of teacher education students who exhibit erratic or "strange" behavior.	Associate Director
6. Other Duties
a. Committees	The Teacher Education Leadership Team members sit on many committees in order to assist with deliberations that affect the teacher education program. Some reflect permanent membership; some reflect long-term commitments; others reflect situational task forces; and some reflect needs of the state.	Director, Associate Director, Director of Clinical Field Placements, Director of Assessments
b. Scholarship Oversight	b. The Associate Director has oversight for two major scholarships: the Teacher Education Scholarship and the Hugh Seabury Scholarship. Both of these scholarships provide substantive amounts of support to numerous deserving students. They both have specific guidelines for their distribution. Application information is distributed in the fall, applications are accepted, the Associate Director evaluates applications and reduces them to a manageable number, a committee further evaluates the applications, a small group of students are invited to campus for interviews, and the awards are made. The Associate Director's office monitors student progress to make certain that awardees meet scholarship requirements on an ongoing basis.	Associate Director