Section 34.11. Faculty.

 

(1)   Recruitment of diverse faculty. The institution shall recruit, hire and retain a diverse teacher education faculty.

(2)   Faculty qualifications.

(a) Faculty who teach in initial and advanced programs leading to licensure shall have preparation specifically related to their assignment, hold an advanced degree and demonstrate expertise in their assigned area of responsibility.

(b) Faculty who teach in initial and advanced programs shall be knowledgeable about current elementary, middle, and secondary curriculum, practices, requirements, technology, and administrative practices appropriate to their assignment.

(c) Faculty who supervise pre-student teachers, practicum students, student teachers, or interns shall have at least 3 years of teaching, pupil services, or administrative experience or the equivalent as determined by the department in prekindergarten through grade 12 settings.

(d) Faculty who teach in an initial or advanced program shall be actively engaged in professional practice with prekindergarten through grade 12 schools, professional organizations, and other education related endeavors at the local, state or national level.

(e) Faculty responsible for the leadership or coordination of initial or advanced programs leading to licensure must hold a minimum of a master's degree or its equivalent in the principal discipline of the program.

(3)   Promotion, load, and professional development.

(a) The institution shall have workload policies which insure all faculty who teach in initial and advanced programs have the time and resources to accommodate teaching, advising, research and scholarship, administration, committee work, supervision, and other institutional and community service activities.

(b) The institution shall provide the resources, time and opportunities for all faculty to engage in professional development to enhance intellectual and professional vitality.

(c) The SCD shall have sufficient numbers of full time faculty to teach in initial and advanced programs to insure consistent quality and delivery of programs.

History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 10-083 : am. (2) (c) Register November 2010 No. 659 , eff. 12-1-10.