Minutes January 8-9, 2002 |
NYS ACCESS Meeting Minutes 1/8/02-1/9/02 Saratoga Springs Present: Arlene Gordon, Sullivan; Barbara Chappell, Finger Lakes; Pat Gridley, Cayuga; Carol Rogers, Niagara; Tammy Calhoun, Schenectady; Nancy Gabriel, Onondaga; Pat Martin, Onondaga; Barbara Nilsen, Broome; Mike Seliger, Bronx; Gil Sweet, Corning NYU Quality Improvement Center; Dawn Kolakoski, Hudson Valley; Diana Pane, Hudson Valley; Nancy Carlson, Orange; Nancy Watson, Sullivan The next NYS ACCESS meeting will be the morning of 5/4/02 in Buffalo at the NYS AEYC meeting. The SUNY childcare conference is anticipated to be the first week in June. Barbara Nilsen shared a strategy for negotiating articulation agreements with 4-year colleges. She took the NAEYC standards for 4-year colleges and created an outcome-based evaluation for her college courses. She has used this information in her negotiations with Cortland. Barbara passed out copies of the form. The web site, AACC.org, explains the nationwide accepted definitions for an AS, AA or AAS degree. There was a lengthy discussion about the memo sent to each college from David Lavellee, Chairperson of the committee on articulation. The group decided that NYS ACCESS needed to send a letter in response. Dawn agreed to prepare a letter and post it on the web site for comment. The names of those attending the meeting will be a part of the signature list. Those not attending the meeting may request their names be added to the letter. The group agreed to become a part of the national ACCESS organization. We will apply for membership for 2003 by May of 2002. Next December one check for $25 will be sent to ACCESS for membership in both the national organization and our state (chapter?). Barbara updated everyone on the 2-year college approval system. NAEYC has obtained a grant that will allow them to do a study to determine the feasibility of the organization managing the approval system. Several foundations have expressed an interest in funding this endeavor. Barbara distributed the standards that would be used once they were approved. She reported that the next step would be to develop rubrics to go along with the standards. A suggestion was made that a possible future group endeavor might be to articulate what a good student portfolio would look like. The fall NYS ACCESS meeting will take place 10/18 in Ithaca. This meeting will be held in conjunction with Louise Dermon-Sparks visit to Cornell University. The group discussed the feasibility of and whether there was an interest in creating a statewide early childhood program on-line. Barbara felt the key to it working would be: ? The college would need to have an existing early childhood degree. ? The college would need to have SUNY approval to offer a degree that is taught solely on line. ? The needed courses would need to be offered on-line. Issues to be discussed at a future meeting: ? Who will offer which courses? ? How will field courses be handled? ? How will methods and materials courses be handled? There was a general consensus to have a committee of interested parties discuss this topic further at a central site. Herkimer was suggested. No date was set for this meeting. People will post the questions they would like answered on the list serve in the next 2-3 weeks. The question was raised whether NYS ACCESS should put together a brochure to help with recruiting members. The question was not answered. Carol asked for suggestions in regards to getting computers for family day care providers. The following suggestions were made: the State Family Day Care Coalition, companies donating 2nd hand computers, and donations from computer companies. It was also suggested that it would be a good project for local childcare councils to see that every licensed site had internet access. Participants shared information regarding their campuses current projects. The secretary did not record that information for the minutes. (sorry) Respectfully submitted, Diana Pane, Secretary/Treasurer |