Meeting of the Board of Regents | October 2007

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:
FROM:	Johanna Duncan-Poitier
SUBJECT:	Appointment to the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching
DATE:	October 10, 2007
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goal 3
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Board of Regents approve the proposed appointment to the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching?

 

Reason(s) for Consideration

 

Required by State Regulation

 

Proposed Handling

 

This question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its October 2007 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its October 2007 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

Terms for members of the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching are set forth in Regents Rule 3.14. The Board of Regents appoints members to four-year terms, with the exception of the teacher education student member, who is appointed to a two-year term. Board co-chairs are appointed for two-year terms.

 

In August 2007, a higher education member resigned from the Board. The individual named below is recommended for appointment to fill the unexpired term of this member.

 

 

 

Background Information

 

Stephen Uebbing is recommended for appointment as a new member in the category of higher education representative. Brief biographical information on Dr. Uebbing and a list of the current Board membership are attached.

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Board of Regents approve the following appointment to the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching: Stephen J.  Uebbing (higher education) appointed to fill an unexpired term, beginning October 23, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

The new member’s term will begin immediately upon appointment.

 

 

Attachments

                                                                                                                            Attachment 1

 

 

The University of the State of New York

The State Education Department

 

State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching

 

 

 

Stephen J. Uebbing                                             Membership Category: Higher Education

Associate Professor

University
of Rochester

Rochester
, New York

 

Stephen J. Uebbing is an associate professor in the Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester. Prior to his appointment in 2006, Dr. Uebbing had served as superintendent of the Canandaigua City School District for eighteen years. During his tenure there, Canandaigua Academy was named a national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. His past administrative experience also includes serving as principal and superintendent of the Fort Plain Central School District. Dr. Uebbing has a total of 34 years of teaching experience, having begun his career as a social studies teacher in the Letchworth Central School District.

 

Dr. Uebbing was a long-time member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, serving on its executive committee; the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development; and the American Association of School Administrators. In 1999, he was named New York State Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Uebbing is a frequent presenter on the New York State Code of Ethics for Educators and is participating in the development of the examination for school building leaders, as part of the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (NYSTCE) Program. He is also active in civic organizations, including serving as trustee of the Rochester Museum and Science Center and as a member of the Canandaigua Rotary Club.

 

Dr. Uebbing has a B.A. in political science and an M.S. in Education from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, and an Ed.D. from the University of Buffalo.

                                                                                                                                       Attachment 2

 

State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching
Dr. Debra A. Colley, Co-Chair Niagara University College of Education, O’Shea Hall Niagara University, New York 14109 Term Expires: June 30, 2010	Mr. Eric R. Gidseg, Co-chair Arlington Central School District 696 Dutchess Turnpike Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 Term Expires: June 30, 2008
Dr. Richard R. Ahola 4568 Lakeview Road Dundee, NY 14837 Term Expires: June 30, 2010	Ms. Sheila Appel IBM 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 Term Expires: June 30, 2011
Dr. Erik Bitterbaum SUNY Cortland P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Term Expires: June 30, 2010	Ms. Allison Cugini New York City Department of Education 715 Ocean Terrace Room 319, Building A Staten Island, New York 10301 Term Expires: June 30, 2010
Ms. Desma DeGraw School of Education Union College Schenectady, New York 12308 Term Expires: June 30, 2008	Mr. Richard G. Feller Board of Education Monticello Central School District 227 Forestburgh Road Monticello, New York 12701 Term Expires: June 30, 2011
Ms. Catalina R. Fortino UFT Teacher Center 52 Broadway, 18th Floor New York, New York 10004 Term Expires: June 30, 2009	Mrs. Cheryl Lee Freedman 7 Cedar Drive Tuxedo Park, New York 10987 Term Expires: June 30, 2008
Ms. Rosemary B. Harrigan The Greater Capital Region Teacher Center 1580 Columbia Turnpike Castleton, New York 12033 Term Expires: June 30, 2009	Dr. R. Lloyd Jaeger Millbrook Central School District P.O. Box AA Millbrook, New York 12545 Term Expires: June 30, 2010
Dr. Gerald M. Mager School of Education Syracuse University 150 Huntington Hall Syracuse, New York 13244-2340 Term Expires: June 30, 2011	Dr. Nicholas Michelli The City University of New York The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue New York, New York 10016 Term Expires: June 30, 2009
Ms. Susan W. Mittler Ithaca Teachers Association Ithaca City School District 1375 North Cayuga Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Term Expires: June 30, 2009	Ms. Eva M. Mroczka Erie 1 BOCES 355 Harlem Road West Seneca, New York 14224 Term Expires: June 30, 2008
Mr. Joseph F. Perez Southern Westchester BOCES Sprain Brook Academy P.O. Box 10 Valhalla, New York 10595 Term Expires: June 30, 2007	Dr. Susan D. Phillips University at Albany, SUNY ED 212, 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 Term Expires: June 30, 2007
Ms. Tira J. Randall Bushwick Community High School 231 Palmetto Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, New York 11221 Term Expires: June 30, 2008	Dr. Evelyn J. Rich 205 West End Avenue #4N New York, New York 10023 Term Expires: June 30, 2009
Ms. Patricia E. Roberts Stewart School 501 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 Term Expires: June 30, 2010	Dr. Pamela A. Sandoval SUNY System Administration State University Plaza Albany, New York 12246 Term Expires: June 30, 2011
Mr. Frank S. Scelsa Lewiston-Porter High School 4061 Creek Road Youngstown, New York 14174 Term Expires: June 30, 2008	Ms. Gale Sookdeo Susan B. Anthony IS 238 Q 88-15 182nd Street Hollis, New York 11423 Term Expires: June 30, 2011
Ms. Kathleen M. Taylor Ulster County BOCES Career & Technical Center P.O. Box 601, Rte. 9W Port Ewen, New York 12466 Term Expires: June 30, 2010	Ms. Sally A. Thompson Hempstead Union Free School District Jackson Annex School 380 Jackson Street Hempstead, New York 11550 Term Expires: June 30, 2009