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THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF |
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TO: |
Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee |
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FROM: |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier |
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SUBJECT: |
Appointment to the State Professional Standards and
Practices Board for Teaching |
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DATE: |
November 15, 2006 |
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STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal 3 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY
Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)
Should the 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
The question
will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its
December 2006 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. It will then come before the full Board
at its December 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.
Background Information
The State Professional Standards and
Practices Board for Teaching is a 28 member advisory board created by the Board
of Regents to advise the Regents and the Commissioner on matters related to the
preparation, certification, and practice of teaching in
Currently, three vacancies exist on the Standards Board. The individual below is recommended for appointment to fill one of these vacancies. Recommendations to fill the remaining two vacancies will be forthcoming.
Recommendation
The Regents should
appoint Erik J. Bitterbaum (higher education representative and college
president). A brief biographical sketch of Dr. Bitterbaum and a list of the
current membership are attached.
VOTED: that Erik J. Bitterbaum (higher education member) be appointed to a four-year term, beginning December 5, 2006 and ending June 30, 2010.
Timetable for Implementation
The new member’s term will begin immediately upon appointment.
Attachments
The University
of the State of
The State
Education Department
State Professional Standards and
Practices Board for Teaching
Erik J. Bitterbaum
Member Category: Higher Education
College at
Erik J. Bitterbaum has
served as President of the State University of New York College at
Dr. Bitterbaum is also a
tenured professor at SUC Cortland where he teaches and serves as a guest
lecturer in the Department of Biology and conducts lectures for schools and
community groups. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Cortland Downtown
Partnership and the Central New York Education Consortium and is active in
numerous other community organizations, including the Central Upstate Regional
Business Alliance and the National Presidents’ Leadership Group for Alcohol and
Drug Prevention. Dr. Bitterbaum is a poet and was
awarded first place in the Missouri Writers' Award for Poetry in 1997. He has
secured many institutional grants during his career, including a 1996 project to
establish an interactive television network with area school districts and two
Fulbright-Scholar-In-Residence grants for visiting artists and journalists. He
is active in a number of learned societies in his
field.
Dr. Bitterbaum holds a B.A.
and M.A. in Biology from
The University
of the State of
The
State Education Department
State Professional
Standards and Practices Board for Teaching
Member List
(last
revised 11/06)