At the School level, an overall advisory committee exists in addition to a dean's student advisory committee. These committees meet regularly and provide valuable suggestions to program faculty and administrators. A network of partnership schools also helps share teacher education responsibility to jointly improve teacher education programs. The university's urban education initiative includes representatives from six local school districts who work closely with the university and other community representatives to directly influence the UAB urban education plans. The Georgia Southern University Teacher Education Committee is a major policy-recommending body for all programs that prepare educators.
Membership includes representatives from programs in all colleges that prepare teachers.
Groundwork has begun for an Educational Personnel Preparation Advisory Council that will include practitioners, faculty, and students. California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno teacher education programs are systematically evaluated and modified to accommodate emerging needs of the region. Evaluative data and proposed changes are reviewed by advisory boards comprised of university faculty, practitioners, agency representatives, and community representatives. School of Education and Human Development faculty are involved in numerous collaboratives that involve academic faculty and school personnel. California State University, San Bernardino At California State University, San Bernardino, the education of teachers begins at the undergraduate level with a Teacher Education Committee and several advisory boards for programs leading to credentials.