School of Education & Human Development

Curriculum Committee Minutes (10/19/26)

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Date: Oct 19, 2026

Members:

  • Katie Jones
  • Teara Lander
  • Scott McLeod (co-chair)
  • Kent Seidel
  • Dane Stickney
  • Madhavi Tandon
  • Kristin Whitmore (co-chair)

Staff:  

Shakira Anderson

 

  1. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

 

COUN Updates:

  • Decision on COUN 5250 & COUN 5300
    • Withdrew the proposal for COUN 5250
    • Approved: COUN 5300 Appraisal, Assessment, & Research
  • Reduce program to 60 credit hours à Approved

 

Committee Projects:

  • Create a policy/procedure handbook
  • Update course proposal from and program proposal form

 

      2.COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

 

Status                Item(s)                                                   Presenter

 

Approved         ECE Curriculum Changes                  Andrea Laser/Cindy Gutierrez

  • ECE Program Proposal Form
    • Adding Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement (ages 0-8) to the ECE undergraduate track
    • This is in response to significant need for early childhood special educators (ESSE) across the state

 

Approved                            ECE Course Proposals

  • ECED 2300: Foundations of Disabilty and Inclusion in Early Childhood
    • Course adds important foundational pieces of ECSE
  • ECED 4310: From Identification to Intervention: The ECSE Continuum
    • Adding important practice-based components of ECSE