Standing Committees
Committee on Teacher Education (COTE) - IUB
For the Bloomington campus, this committee shall make recommendations regarding program and policy changes related to undergraduate and graduate teacher education and undergraduate curricula and programs in the School through initial teacher certification. This committee shall have oversight responsibility with respect to accreditation of teacher education programs and shall advise the Policy Council and Dean (and/or his/her designee) on other matters pertaining to teacher education. The committee shall advise the Dean (and/or his/her designee) on the formation and charge to the Professional Standards Committee (a committee that makes decisions about exceptions to teacher education policies in response to individual student appeals). Committee membership shall be seven Education faculty members, one Education staff member, three IU faculty from outside of Education, three P-12 School representatives, two students, and ex-officio members as appropriate. In identifying new members for this committee each year, Policy Council's agenda committee will consider recommendations sent forward by current members of the Committee on Teacher Education.
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