Meeting Minutes 9/28/01                              Thompkins Cayuga County Community College Present: Dawn Kolakoski, Diana Pane, Gini Albertalli, Gil Sweet, Deborah Borie, Cathy McLaughlin, Evelyn Efinger, Arlene Gordon, Nancy Watson, Gwen Francis-Frey, Eva Cochran, Barbara Nilsen, Debra Tutzi, Deb Ahola, Tammy Calhoun, Nancy Gabal, Pat Martin, Carol Rogers, Rita Egan, Pat Gridley. Submitted by: Diana Pane (Please let me know what corrections are needed) The following information was shared: Cobleskill- They may need support in getting the four year degree program approved. They are working on developing articulation agreements with Master’s programs. Hudson Valley - The department’s name has been changed to Teacher Preparation. Early Childhood is a program within the department. They have a new chairperson, Dr. Rita Egan. They discussed efforts in creating articulation agreements and obstacles encountered. NYU Quality Improvement Center- They continue to work with Head Start programs using the Child Outcomes Framework. They are working to help Head Start staff get their associate’s degree by 2003. They are also working with HS programs to help them develop systems that improve salaries for staff. Head Start will be up for reauthorization in 2003. A letter of solicitation will be forthcoming that seeks people with areas of expertise in EC. Canton- The number of early childhood students is growing. They are one of 10 teams receiving National Head Start funds for an initiative. Two SUNY Potsdam faculty and Deborah are working together to help HS staff get degrees. What they are putting together will create a permanent change in the 2 and 4 year structure. Corning- They are waiting for a master plan in AAS in Early Childhood mentoring program to be signed. They have an articulation agreement with Cortland, Keuka and Empire State College. The Early Childhood Development Project that is funded by foundations was discussed. They have created a community-mentoring program. Sullivan- They have a new day care director for the lab school. They are working on an articulation with SUNY New Paltz for the Birth-2 certification. On 10/13 they will hold their first child care conference. They have developed a weekend college concept. Jefferson- The initial 5 year review was just completed. They have an AAS program. They have developed 3 community partnership sites. TC3- The EC program is 3 years old. In the past it was a part of continuing education. They give an AAS and are working on developing an AS program. They are also working on an articulation agreement with Cortland. Binghamton-They have 170 students enrolled in early childhood. Barbara is going to a symposium to discuss the salaries in childcare. They are working on changing the AAS degree to an AS to get courses to transfer. They have developed a HS collaborative resource manual. They have established a center for infant/toddler professional development. They are using the Partners for Learning curriculum put out by Kaplan. Barbara shared the idea of having field on-line. This could be done with assigned local supervisors. She also suggested putting our ideas together to develop on-line courses to come up with an early childhood degree. Rockland- They have sought a Family and Children’s Services Grant. They are 90% sure it will go through. The ISPI grant helps returning adults become teachers. They have an articulation with New Paltz for early childhood education. NCATE will be meeting in October in Albany to work on an early childhood articulation. More early childhood representatives are needed for the meeting. It was suggested we draft a letter to demand more representation on the committee. There was discussion about a task force meeting, who was on it and whether there was any early childhood representation. SUNY Cortland- Learning outcomes for articulation portfolio begins at the community college level. Students bring them with them. Students need to take ½ of their major at a 4-year college. Schenectady- They have a new faculty member who is partially funded by the Perkins grant. They have a new day care center with adjacent early childhood college classrooms. They contracted with the YMCA for the day care. The Schenectady Foundation gave $64,000/year for early childhood students. Onondaga- They have developed 2 online courses. The new president wants a freestanding childcare. They have newly remodeled classroom space. Niagara- They have developed early childhood online courses. Success by Six Higher Education Committee is advocating that a public school administrator in a birth-2 setting should have some e.c. credits (3-6 hours). Cayuga- They have a new early childhood certificate as well as an infant/toddler class. Their field requirements now are 6 hours a week (2 days a week for 2 semesters). They are working on articulation agreements. They have a new college site in Fulton. Another new course they have developed is PE for Children. It is a 2-credit course. Cortland accepts these credits. This course has children from day care centers participating in the physical education activities. The next meeting will be an overnight during the second week in January. Arlene will plan it. Nancy Gabriel from Onondaga Community College will be our new president elect. Early Childhood College Program Approval- NAEYC has submitted a grant to administer it. More information will be presented at the NAEYC national conference in LA this November. There are concerns about potential lawsuits. November 2002 is the proposed starting date. Carol Rogers shared her online course with the group. Meeting adjourned.                                         [Back to Home]     [Back to Minutes]