Faculty Meeting I15 – 10/12/2015

  October 12, 2015

Faculty Meeting – I15  10/12/2015

Memorial Hall, Room 123

News

Tim Kim is recruiting in Taiwan

Nadia Redman and Jeanine Chapman are recruiting in Oman

Emily Liu has left to recruit in China.  Scott, Nadia, Jeanine, and Michael Alexo will be joining her in two weeks

Amanda Stevens is wrapping up a month long recruiting series in Peru, Colombia, and six cities in Brazil.

Carolina Correa will be heading to Brazil to explore funding opportunities for a teacher training initiative.

 

Drama and Film performances scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, 8:30 AM in Trabant Theater.

 

Agenda

1) Next session’s enrollment: 690

2) Reminder of Procedures for Next Session

  • Check schedules for every student who comes to class.
  • Do not permit students to attend your class if they are not assigned to it. The student should be able to show you a schedule or class change email.
  • When submitting no-shows on Monday of Week 2, list any student situation that is different from what is listed on the roster that is emailed over the weekend.
  • Enter attendance every day during the first week of the session.

3) Vote on Resolution: Whereas the ELI is committed to providing an excellent undergraduate conditional admissions program (CAP) to UD and partner schools; whereas results of a comprehensive needs and market analysis revealed the need for program revision; and whereas the EAP Task Force has recommended a new EAP Pathways program model based on cutting-edge research and practices; be it therefore resolved that the following policies and procedures for piloting, launching, and maintaining EAP Pathways for CAP-undergraduates as distributed by email and discussed at the faculty meeting on 10/2/15 be adopted.

4 End of Session items

 

Today, Monday

Teachers who will not be teaching next session or don’t expect to be teaching their current classes should turn in I-pads to Rebecca Usher, Finance Office) and their textbooks as well as other equipment/keys to Chris Smith at 189, or Jeanne at 108, or Lynn Robinson at 318 by Friday.

Final essays should have been administered in ALL classes today (morning and afternoon)

 

Tuesday

Reading test final in all classes (morning and afternoon). Be sure students use the blue side of the scantron sheet.

Double rating of essays, where appropriate

 

Wednesday:  

  1. Final grammar tests administered in all classes (morning and afternoon.
  2. L/S Assessments: Remember, all L/S classes should be administering at least one more graded assignment this week.
  3. CAP appeals are due to S. Stevens by 5:00 PM. (See Appeal Procedures on p. 3)
  4. Grades for CAP students and CAP Cohort students must be entered by 5:00 PM.
  5. Recommended day for administering course evaluations, if you have not already done so. You may print out evaluation forms for your class from FacBook (under “Faculty Performance Evaluations”). Please see your coordinator for the updated evaluation form. Remember: you cannot administer your own evaluations; swap classes with a colleague. Please use the course evaluation script when administering evaluations and be sure that the name of the class and teacher is on the students’ scan sheet.  Proctors should encourage written comments.
  6. Meeting regarding retained students with exceptional needs, in lieu of Retention Meeting: 318 South College Ave. room 228 on Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 Teachers should reserve their time via the Google spreadsheet link that Lowell sent by email.
  7. Last day for tutoring, listening laboratory, and Cohort classes (MW cohorts).
  8. Database problems: If you are having difficulties you may contact Sue Walton at 302-894-8394 or swalton@udel.edu.

 

Thursday:

  1. Grades for graduating students and those on probation must be submitted by 8:00

AM without exception.

Note: Only students who are staying can receive an incomplete grade. If you give your student an incomplete, please enter “I” ONLY for those subjects where the student scored less than a C-. The class percentage should reflect the grades earned for all skill areas (including the skill area where an “I” is assigned). Only students with effort of 1 or 2 and 90% attendance (no more than 4 absences, are eligible for an incomplete.  For those students being retained, please provide information that will help the administration give each student the help necessary.  For those students being retained for the second time, this information is crucial, so Emily can provide the appropriate Student Support Services.

 

  1. Last day to Administer Program evaluations in L/S class. These should be returned to Bridget Casterline through Chris in 189 W. Main, Lynn at 318, or Jeanne at 108 E. Main, depending on where you have your mailbox.
  2. Last day of classes. LS classes 8:15-9:30; RW class 10:00-11:15; Afternoon classes: 1:00- 2:30.
  • Posting Grades: You may post grades using a code to maintain student anonymity. Be sure to inform your students where the grades will be posted. Post one copy either in 189 W. Main, 318 S. College, or 108 E. Main.  Be sure to indicate the class, skill area, and instructor clearly on the top. Also, please remember to take down posted grades after week one of the new session.  Do NOT post your students’ coded names based on the alphabetical order of their actual names, use the scrambled list sent to you.
  • Reminder of grading policy: Students must have a 73% to be promoted to the next level. Any single grade of D+ or lower (D+, D, D-, F, 69% or lower) will result in a student being retained.  Note: no student will be placed on academic probation who has an overall (LS and RW combined) average of 70% or higher.

 

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