Guests Present:  David Dixon and Larry Smith

President Eugene White called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. 

Minutes
After a review of the June 10, 2003 minutes, Phil Metcalf made a motion to accept, seconded by Mike Garringer.  The minutes were approved by voice vote.

Symphony on the Prairie:
Ernie Krug reported that 34 out of 100 alumni who attended the Symphony on the Prairie outing were Teachers College alumni.  The overall reaction to the outing was positive.  It was an opportunity to have direct contact with many alumni.  Metcalf mentioned that it presented a good opportunity to converse about education with Teachers College alumni, to answer questions and to interact.

Ernie Krug suggested sending a personalized e-mail from the Dean as a reminder before the outing next year.  He also suggested listing the Teachers College alumni attending the outing on the Web to help attract more alumni to the event.

The board agreed to work with Julie Bradshaw to coordinate Symphony on the Prairie activities, or a similar outing, next year.  Another possible outing would be to piggyback with the Alumni Association with the Fort Wayne Wizards baseball game.

Churchill Downs:
May 15, 2004 was chosen for the Churchill Downs outing.  A flyer will be sent out to alumni giving details for the outing.  The information included in the flyer for this outing will announce the dean and other Teachers College Alumni board members who will be in attendance.  Travel arrangements will be finalized in the spring.

Review of Forms
Innovative Education Grant

There were no revisions made to the forms.

Outstanding Alumni Award
There were no revisions made to the forms.

Teachers College Scholarship
There were no revisions made to the forms.

Eugene White will mail the Innovative Education Grant form to superintendents in the Indiana public school districts and to the nine service centers in the state.

Dean Weaver requested a summary of the scholarship recipients for the past five years beginning with the 1999 -2000 academic year.  Included in the summary should be the scholarship(s) awarded and the student's hometown.

Committee Assignments for 2003-2004
Budget:                                                    Mike Garringer, Dean Weaver, and Eugene White

Innovative Education Grant:                 Steve Brace, Doug Seibert, and Sharon Gunyon

Outstanding Alumni:                              Dave McIntosh, Judi Briganti, and Steve Yager

Scholarship:                                             Phil Metcalf, Jeannine Browning, Terri Austin,
                                                                      Mary Link, and Cathy Palmer

Metcalf and Terri Austin will create a letter for new board members detailing what is expected of them.  Attendance will be addressed in the letter.  A copy of the letter will be presented at the next meeting.

White, Sharon Gunyon, Metcalf, and Austin will review the by-laws and will present suggestions for changes or additions at the next meeting.

Election of Officers for 2004
White was elected president, Mike Garringer was elected vice-president, and Austin will serve as the secretary.  Metcalf will remain the Alumni Council representative through 2004.

There are five board members up for re-election.  Austin, Metcalf and Garringer agreed to serve another three-year term.  White will contact Cathy Palmer and Steve Yager as to whether they will serve another term.  Dean Weaver will contact Lynne Weisenbach to see if she wants to serve another term.  Lynn Ross has moved and her position will need to be discussed at the next meeting.

Deans Report
Dean Weaver distributed copies of the most recent Teachers College chair minutes.  The Unit Assesment Newsletter will soon be online.  The dean will give the board members the Web address.  Dean Weaver gave a brief summary of teacher education reforms.

The first group of student teachers is in Germany this semester.  Dean Weaver will visit them during fall break.  There are eight to ten students lined up for spring semester and hope for larger number of students for future semesters.
The students in Germany fall semester will be invited to share their experiences at the next meeting.

Transition Teaching
David Dixon reported on the Transition to Teaching Program in secondary education.  Students admitted to the graduate program must have a 2.75 grade-point average, have passed PRAXIS I and II, have been reviewed by Educational Studies to make sure they meet requirements of Senate Bill 0165 and have been reviewed by Licensure Area.  The program is a site based urban initiative located within the Indianapolis Public School systems at Shortridge Middle School and Broad Ripple High School.

Larry Smith gave a brief presentation on the Transition to Teaching program for elementary education.  It is a 24-semester hour program for people seeking an Indiana teaching license, but who have earned a baccalaureate degree in another field of study.  The program has been developed in partnership with Towne Meadow School and Carmel Clay Schools.  Candidates are required to be in the school full-time for most of the two-semester plan.  Students participating in the program follow the teacher's daily schedule which includes after-school and weekend events.  Ten students are selected each year for the program.

Next Board Meeting

The next board meeting is Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. at the Alumni Center.

Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m., and lunch followed.