Jacobsen shared a draft chart for a proposed new process noting that consistency and access were both problems with the current process. Carnahan and Goulard asked if the associate degree noted on the chart could be any associate degree. He noted that Mark Merickel from OSU has an online degree and hopes to draw aspiring teachers into the program. A web site registry of licensed instructors might also help those interested in hiring as well as job seekers. Item 4 was put in because the current TSPC regulations allow an array of minimum hours of experience.
Clarification is needed.
The title Associates Degree needs to be more specific or descriptive. We must do something different if we want to regenerate the profession. Salaries are currently based on a baccalaureate plus hours, but in fields like computer science the starting salaries are higher in non-teaching positions. Students are not going to be attracted to an unclear career path. Of interest to the JBAC would be the development of articulated degrees.