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New cohort starts Spring 2003

The Administration of Community and Alternative Education Programs Licensure Cohort will begin Spring 2003.

Register for summer session

Registration begins April 16 for Summer 2003. View the list of licensure courses being offered for summer 2003.

Register for Fall 2003

Open registration for Fall 2003 begins at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10. At this time non-degree seeking students will be allowed to register. View the list of licensure courses being offered for fall 2003.

Web-based grades starting this semester

Beginning this semester, final grades will be entered on the Web. The benefit to students? Grades will be available the day after they are submitted rather than several days later.

University catalogs online

University catalogs are available online at a new Web site. The redesigned site includes academic program, course, and faculty information for colleges and schools on all campuses.

The School Superintendent

Are you interested in becoming a K-12 superintendent? Whether you're a student, teacher, administrator, or acting superintendent, this course will help build individual capacity through experiential simulations in "real world" dilemmas and situations that face school superintendents.

Topics include:
Authentic communication in various forms
Authentic participatory decision making
Collaborative and transformational leadership
Instructional and technology leadership
Attention to gender & other differences in career paths
Power—including the intersection of power and decision making
Professional standards for the superintendency

Class dates:
TBD between August 25 and September, an initial, individual appointment
September 16 (online)
September 23 (online)
October 7 (online)
October 14 (on campus)
October 21 (on campus)
November 4 (on campus)

STUDENTS MUST CONTACT PROFESSOR BRUNNER BEFORE REGISTERING AT brunner@umn.edu

Note: Research focused on the use of technology is being conducted in this class.

While the class is required, you can take the class without participating in the research.

Both participants and non-participants will be accommodated in the course.

Thanks

Many professionals graciously contribute their time to assist us in determining whether candidates present the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to perform all of the competencies in the licensing regulations. The following individuals have served since the last newsletter:
Dennis Grasmickm, Jane Liepold, Pam Myers, Donna Nelson, John Longtin, Robert Stepaniak, Cindy Andress, Jim Hoogheem, Tom Dickhudt, Kathleen Macy, Don Hainlen, Jim Schmitt, Bill Bjorum, Nick Waldoch, Linda Crisman, Nick Waldoch, David Wettegren

Panelists needed

All licensure students are required to be assessed by a panel prior to their endorsement for licenses in administration. The panel must consist of members representing the University and currently licensed and practicing or recently retired administrators from the metropolitan or greater Minnesota community.

Serving as a panelist requires a few hours of time in a single visit. As a panelist, your role is to listen actively, ask questions, debrief with other members, and determine if the candidate has met the required competencies. A University administrator will lead the process.
For their time, panelists receive CEU hours as well as mileage and parking reimbursement. Please share your knowledge and expertise with an aspiring administrator by serving on their panel. For more information, contact Dr. Lynn Scearcy.

Pre-assessment requirement

Candidates enrolled in the administrative licensure program are required to complete and submit a pre-assessment (licensure rule MR3512). The pre-assessment and program plan must be submitted prior to enrolling in the field experience course and they are generally turned in as part of the overview course for each license. The pre-assessment and program plan are available online on our forms page. More information will be provided in your respective licensure overview course or by contacting Dr. Lynn Scearcy or Dr. Ann Werner.

Licensure seminar: New required course

Licensure candidates beginning their program summer session 2003 or later will be required to take one credit of "Licensure Seminar." This course will prepare candidates to complete the pre-assessment, address reflective practices, and prepare candidates for the oral portion of their final assessment, among other content areas.

Urban Leadership Academy

The Urban Leadership Academy (ULA) aims to further the professional development of new and experienced principals and teacher leaders in partnership with metro school districts. Topical conferences, workshops, and a summer institute are scheduled throughout the 2002-2003 academic year.

New bookstore

The University has a new bookstore in Coffman Union. The store—one of the largest university bookstores in the nation—has more than 200,000 titles from 3500 publishers world-wide. For store hours and other information, see www.bookstore.umn.edu.

Web space available

Did you know you have personal Web space?
The U's basic client/server account provides full Internet access, an e-mail account, and 20MB of file space on a University server. This file space can be used for personal Web pages, files, and directories. In order to store files of any type, you must move the files to your space on the server using FTP software. Find out more via the links below.

Personal Web Page Guide

File Transfer Guide

May session course

Educational Reform in Central Europe:
Inquiry and reflection on the eve of entrance into the European Union

Obtaining University transcripts

Do you need a transcript of your University of Minnesota coursework? Go to One Stop for information on obtaining official and unofficial transcripts.

Forget your password

If you've forgotten your University of Minnesota Internet ID (X.500 username) and password, help is just a phone call away at  612-301-4357.