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The College of New JerseyBoard of TrusteesFebruary 23,2016201/106 Paul Loser Hall3:00pmMinutes of the Public MeetingPresent: Jorge Caballero, Chair; Treby Williams, Vice Chair; Robert Altman, Secretary; FredKeating; Rosie Hymerling; Miles Powell; Eleanor Home; R. Barbara Gitenstein; Kevin Kim,Student Trustee; Dana Disarno, Alternate Student Trustee; Mort Winston, FacultyRepresentative to the Board; Tim Grant, Staff Representative to the Board; Joe 0'Brein, StaffRepresentative to the BoardNot Present: Brad Brewster; Chris Gibson; Brian Markison; Albert Stark; Josh Zeitz; Marcia0'Connell, Faculty Representative to the BoardI.Announcement of Compliancea. It is hereby announced and recorded that the requirements of the Open PublicMeetings Act as to proper notification as to time and place of meeting have beensatisfied.II.Motion to go into Closed Sessiona. It is moved by Mr. Powell, seconded by Dr. Altman, that the Board go into closedsession to discuss personnel actions including Faculty Actions - Promotions,New Appointments - Tenure Track, New Appointments, Temporary,Resignation, Retirement - Emeritus; Staff Actions - New Appointments, Changeof Status, Retirement - Emeritus; pending litigation including Susan Guerrini v.TCNJ; Paul Rada v. TCNJ; Ratarsha Willis v. TCNJ, Carl Walker and Cynthia Fuller;Mary Chen v. TCNJ and Susan Mitchell; Michael Krassan v. Havana Night Club,Inc. et al. v. The College of New Jersey, Ryan Alley c/o Estate of Ryan Alley, et al.;Brett Michelini (I/M/0 the Disciplinary Suspension of Brett Michelini) v. TCNJ,Joseph Gage v. TCNJ; and anticipated litigation, items exempt under the OpenPublic Meetings ActIII.Closed SessionIV.Resumption of Public Session/Pledge of AllegianceChairman Caballero reported that the board received a request to speak from Dr.John Krimmel, President of the AFT. Dr. Krimmel addressed the board andpresented two petitions, the first requesting that the board keep in escrow funds toaccommodate salary increases for faculty, the second to increase funding for adjunctfaculty who are teaching on overload to be consistent with full time faculty.V.Approval of the Minutes of the December 2,2015 Public Meeting
It was moved by Mrs. Hymerling, seconded by Mr. Powell, that the minutes oftheDecember 2,2015 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously.VI.Report of the PresidentDr. Gitenstein gave her report and indicated that in compliance with a new law toprovide trustees with crime statistics, a memo containing this information has beenincluded in the board agenda. This report will be provided at each public meeting.VII.Report of the Board OfficersA. Appointment of the Board Officers Nominating CommitteeChairman Caballero reported that as some trustees were unable to be in attendance,these appointments will be made prior to the next meeting.VIII.Report of the Trustee member of the TSC CorporationNo report given.IX.Report of the Trustee Liaison to the New Jersey Association of State Colleges andUniversitiesDr. Altman gave his reportX.Report of the Trustee member of the TCNJ FoundationMs. Home gave her report.XI.Report of the Trustee member of the TCNJ Alumni AssociationMrs. Hymerling gave her report.XII.New BusinessA. Report of the Executive Committee1. Faculty Actions - Promotion, New Appointments - Tenure Track, NewAppointments - Temporary, Resignation, Retirement - Emeritus Attachment AIt was moved by Dr. Altman, seconded by Mr. Gibson, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.2. Staff Actions - New Appointments, Change of Status, Retirement - EmeritusAttachment BIt was moved by Dr. Altman, seconded by Mr. Gibson, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Report of the Student Affairs CommitteeDr. Keating reported for the committee.C. Report of the Academic Affairs CommitteeMs. Home reported for the committee.1. The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees Resolution Approving a FiveYear BS/MAT Program in Urban Education Conversion of an Option to a Major Attachment CIt was moved by Ms. Home, seconded by Dr. Altman, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.D. Report of the Building and Grounds CommitteeDr. Altman reported for the committee.1. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College Business Purposes- Attachment DIt was moved by Dr. Altman, seconded by Ms. Williams, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.E. Report of the Finance and Investments CommitteeMs. Williams reported for the committee.1. The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees Resolution Approving RevisedDebt Policy - Attachment EIt was moved by Ms. Williams, seconded by Mr. Powell, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.2. The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees Resolution Approving studentfees for Business Institute (Summer Program) 2016 - Attachment FIt was moved by Dr. Altman, seconded by Mrs. Hymerling, that the resolutionbe approved. The motion carried unanimously.3. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College Business Purposes- Attachment GIt was moved by Ms. Home, seconded by Mrs. Hymerling, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carried unanimously.F. Report of the College Advancement Committee
Ms. Home reported for the committee.G. Report of the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance CommitteeMs. Williams reported for the committee.1. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College Business Purposes- Attachment HIt was moved by Mrs. Hymerling, seconded by Mr. Powell, that the resolution beapproved. The motion carriedunanimously.XIII.Report from Staff Senate President Matthew MiddletonIn Matthew Middleton's absence, this report was provided by Monica Jacobe, VicePresident for the Staff Senate. Dr. Jacobe shared a summary of activities of the StaffSenate for 2015-16.XIV.Presentation on the 2016-2021 Strategic PlanXV.AdjournmentIt was moved by Ms. Williams, seconded by Mr. Powell, that the following resolutionbe approved. The motion carried unanimously.BeltResolved:That the next public meeting of The College of New JerseyBoard of Trustees, the annual tuition hearing, will be held onTuesday, April 26,2016 at a time and location to beannounced.BeltFurtherResolved:Respectfully submitted,(/Robert A. AltmanSecretaryThat this meeting be adjourned.
The College of New JerseyBoard of TrusteesFebruary 23,2016201/106 Paul Loser Hall3:00pmPublic Meeting AgendaI.II.Announcement of Compliancea. It is hereby announced and recorded that the requirements of the OpenPublic Meetings Act as to proper notification as to time and place ofmeeting have been satisfied.Motion to go into Closed Sessiona. It is moved by, seconded by, that the Board go into closedsession to discuss personnel actions including Faculty Actions - Promotions,New Appointments - Tenure Track, New Appointments, Temporary,Resignation, Retirement - Emeritus; Staff Actions - New Appointments, Changeof Status, Retirement - Emeritus; pending litigation including Susan Guerrini v.TCNJ; Paul Rada v. TCNJ; Ratarsha Willis v. TCNJ, Carl Walker and Cynthia Fuller;Mary Chen v. TCNJ and Susan Mitchell; Michael Krassan v. Havana Night Club,Inc. et al. v. The College of New Jersey, Ryan Alley c/o Estate of Ryan Alley, et al.;Brett Michelini (I/M/0 the Disciplinary Suspension of Brett Michelini) v. TCNJ,Joseph Gage v. TCNJ; and anticipated litigation, items exempt under the OpenPublic Meetings Act.III.Closed SessionIV.Resumption of Public Session/Pledge of AllegianceV.VI.VII.VIII.IX.Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2015 Public MeetingReport of the PresidentReport of the Board OfficersA. Appointment of the Board Officers Nominating CommitteeReport of the Trustee member of the TSC CorporationReport of the Trustee Liaison to the New Jersey Association of State Collegesand UniversitiesX.XI.XII.Report of the Trustee member of the TCNJ FoundationReport of the Trustee member of the TCNJ Alumni AssociationNew BusinessA. Report of the Executive Committee1. Faculty Actions - New Appointments - Temporary, Retirement Emeritus, Resignations - Attachment A
2. Staff Actions - New Appointments, Change of Status, Change of Status- Temporary, Resignations, Retirement, One Year Reappointments,Three Year Reappointments - Attachment BB. Report of the Student Affairs CommitteeC. Report of the Academic Affairs Committee1. The College of New Jersey Board ofTrustees Resolution Approving aFive-Year BS/MAT Program in Urban Education Conversion of an Optionto a Major - Attachment CD. Report of the Building and Grounds Committee1. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College BusinessPurposes - Attachment DE. Report of the Finance and Investments Committee1. The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees Resolution ApprovingRevised Debt Policy - Attachment E2. The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees Resolution Approvingstudent fees for Business Institute (Summer Program) 2016 Attachment F3. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College BusinessPurposes - Attachment GF. Report of the College Advancement CommitteeG. Report of the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee1. Resolution Approving Waivers of Advertising for College BusinessPurposes - Attachment HXIII.Report from Staff Senate President Matthew MiddletonXIV.Presentation on the 2016-2021 Strategic PlanXV.AdjournmentBeltResolved:That the next public meeting of The College of NewJersey Board of Trustees, the annual tuition hearing, willbe held on Tuesday, April 26,2016 at a time andlocation to be announced.BeltFurtherResolved:That this meeting be adjourned.
Office of the PresidentTO:The College of New JerseyBoard of TrusteesFROM:in dl U J R. Barbara GitensteiPresidentDATE:February 23, 2016RE:Crime Statistics from November 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016In accordance with New Jersey Statute P.L. 2015, Chapter 220, S485, supplementingChapter 3b of Title 18A, enacted on January 19, 2016, the president of each publicinstitution of higher education shall report to the governing board of the institution, at eachof its regular meetings, all crimes, fires, and other emergencies which occurred on campusduring the previous reporting period. For the purposes of this report The College of NewJersey is following the Clery Act definitions for reporting crime statistics.Burglaries - 11 incidentsCriminal Trespass - 2 incidentsPossession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - 2 incidents (marijuana)Underage Alcoholic Consumption - 13 incidentsThefts -15 incidentsComputer Related Theft - 1 incidentHarassment- 1 incidentCriminal Mischief- 5 incidentsReceiving Stolen Property - 2 incidentsFalse Public Alarm - 2 incidentsFire Statistics - 0 incidentsOther - 1 incident (Campus Police vehicle fire)Timely Warnings - 1 incident (12/5/15 - incident of lewdness in residence hall)PO Box 7718. Ewine. Nl 08628-0 l8609.771.2101fiix: 609.637.5151www.tcni.edu
Attachment APage 1 of3Faculty Promotions - Effective September 1,2016Associate Professor1.Heba Abourahma2.Lynn BraenderSharon Byrne3.4.Matthew Cathell5.Anthony Deese6.Keli Fazio7.Danielle Guarracino8. YifengHu9. Tracy Kress10. Lauren Madden11. Ariane Pfenninger-Schardine12. Nicholas ToloudisLibrarian II1.Erin AckermanLibrarian I1.Forrest Link2.John Oliver3.Bethany SewellProfessor1.Sunita Ahlawat2.Nabil Al-Omaishi3.Tamra Bireta4.Lisa GregaWayne Heisler5.6.Xinru Liu7.8.Chu Kim-PrietoKevin Michels9.Amanda Norvell10. Michael Ochs11,. Manish Paliwal12,. KarenChang YanFebruary 23, 2016
Attachment APage 2 of3New Appointments - Faculty - Tenure TrackJoanna KerresPsychologyAssistant ProfessorEffective: August 29,2016End Date: June 30,2019Rachel SniderMathematics and StatisticsAssistant ProfessorEffective: August 29,2016End Date: June 30,2019Norma SorokinaFinanceAssistant ProfessorEffective: August 29,2016End Date: June 30,2019New Appointments - Faculty - TemporaryLynn BoothEducation Administration & Secondary AdministrationAssociate ProfessorEffective: January 25,2016End Date: June 30,2016Alan BrooksArt & Art HistoryAssistant ProfessorEffective: January 25, 2016End Date: June 30, 2016Deborah GashNursingClinical InstructorEffective: January 25,2016End Date: June 30,2016Joanna KorbaNursingClinical InstructorEffective: January 25,2016End Date: June 30,2016Resignation - FacultyGregory SeatonEducation Administration & Secondary EducationEffective: January 1, 2016Retirements - Faculty - EmeritusMarcia TaylorFebruary 23, 2016Art & Art HistoryEffective: January 1, 2016
Attachment APage 3 of3Stuart KochPolitical ScienceEffective: February 2,2016Retirements - Faculty - Emeritus- ContinuedTimothy HombergerFebruary 23,2016Elementary/Early Childhood EducationEffective: January 1, 2016
Attachment BPage 1 of2New Appointments-StaffCynthia Bishop-LyonsManagerHuman ResourcesEffective: January 11,2016Nicolle HolcombProject SpecialistAthleticsEffective: February 1,2016Jonathan LaingProfessional Services Specialist 3 - lOMonthsAthleticsEffective: January 20, 2016Tania MorganManagerHuman ResourcesEffective: January 4,2016Jennifer SparksDirectorTCNJ ClinicEffective: February 1, 2016Change of Status - StaffLindsay BarndtStudent EngagementFrom: Professional Services Specialist 3To: Director of Student TransitionEffective: January 18, 2016Robert BuonocoreEnterprise ApplicationsFrom: Interim DirectorTo: DirectorEffective: January 18,2016Kimberly FergusonHuman ResourcesFrom: Professional Services Specialist 3ATo: Associate Director, ProfessionalDevelopmentEffective: January 4, 2016Sara LleoResidential Education & HousingFrom: Assistant Director, Housing AssignmentsTo: Associate Director, Housing AssignmentsEffective: January 09, 2016Scott SferraStudent AccountsFrom: Interim DirectorTo: DirectorEffective: January 3,2016February 23,2016
Attachment BPage 2 of2Change of Status - Staff- ContinuedJamie SiroverGeneral CounselFrom: Professional Services Specialist 4ATo: Executive AssistantEffective: February 6,2016Thomas RakszawskiPayrollFrom: Assistant DirectorTo: Associate DirectorEffective: January 9,2016Loreen RyanAthleticsFrom: Professional Services Specialist 4A- 10Months, Part - TimeTo: Professional Services Specialist 4A - 10Months, Full - TimeEffective: January 4,2016Michael WehrleNetwork & Technical ServicesFrom: Professional Services Specialist 3To: Professional Services Specialist 2Effective: January 25, 2016Resignation - StaffKarlyn BukerAthleticsEffective: November 11, 2015Emily CrollArt GalleryEffective: November 28, 2015Lisa DeMarsicoGraduate StudiesEffective: December 07,2015Melanie DannaGeneral CounselEffective: January 9, 2016Katharine LindacherAthleticsEffective: January 28, 2016Janine SmileyHuman ResourcesEffective: November 28,2015Retirement - Staff- EmeritusTimothy AsherStudent ActivitiesEffective: February 6, 2016February 23, 2016
Attachment CPage 1 of 15The College of New Jersey Board of TrusteesResolution Approving a Five-Year BS/MAT Program inUrban Education Conversion of an Option to a MajorWhereas:The College of New Jersey's Department of Elementary and Early ChildhoodEducation has offered an Urban Education option since 2009; and,Whereas:The proposed five-year program allows for the addition of coursework toprepare teachers with a specific and strong social justice orientation,including the added value of an English as a Second Language (ESL)certification; and,Whereas:Graduates of the proposed program will improve the educationalexperiences of some of the most vulnerable children in New Jersey; and,Whereas:The proposed program is consistent with the mission of The School ofEducation and the mission of The College of New Jersey; and,Whereas:This graduate program has been reviewed and recommended by theCurriculum Committee of the School of Education, the Teacher EducationProgram Council, the Graduate Programs Council, and the Committee onAcademic Programs; and,Whereas:This graduate program has been reviewed and recommended by theAcademic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees.Therefore,BeltResolved:That the proposed five-year program in Urban Education be approved.February 23,2016
Page 2 of 151. ObjectivesThe Urban Education Program combines the existing undergraduate ElementaryEducation and Early Childhood teacher preparation programs with the graduatelevel MAT programs. Candidates earn both Bachelors and Masters degrees with theintegration of study in Urban Education and English as a Second Language [ESL] andfield experiences in high needs contexts. ESL is currently designated "teachershortage area".Combining these programs allows for three important outcomes: 1). The addition ofcoursework to prepare teachers with a specific and strong social Justice orientation,and 2). The added value of an English as a Second Language (ESL) certification, and3). Improving the educational experiences for some of the most vulnerable childrenin New Jersey.The Urban Education option has been offered at TCNJ since 2009 and was initiatedas an outgrowth of a federal grant and growing faculty and student interest insupporting schools and students from historically underperforming and underresourced neighborhoods. Since 2009 our enrollment in the program has grownfrom just one student to almost 70 today. To date, we have 22 graduates who are allworking teachers. There are 12 more graduating in 2015 and we have had incomingfreshman cohorts of 12-17 students for each of the last three years.According to the Migration Policy Institute (2011) New Jersey ranks 6th amongstates with the highest number of residents who have limited English proficiency.And, while the State of New Jersey likes to boast overall high academic achievement,one needs only to begin to sort the data by county or district to see the hugedisparities in resources, school quality and academic achievement. For thesereasons a focus on providing high quality teachers in these contexts is needed.Note: This program does not exceed the programmatic mission of The College ofNew Jersey.2. Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan Program level goalso Preparing high quality teachers whoHave strong content knowledge.Understand how race and poverty impact schools andcommunities.Incorporate the habits of mind of researcher by conductingteacher/action research in their classrooms.Engage with families and communities meaningfully.Understand, interpret, and create curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.Become advocates for children and leaders in their schools.
Page 3 of 15Learning GoalsInstitutional LevelRelatedProgram GoalsAssessments* Have strong contentknowledge.summativecourseworkStudents should thinkSOM 203critically about what itmeans to be human, and toUS History* Understand how race andpoverty impact schools andexplore and interpret thehuman place in the universe.communities.Formative andcourseassessments.* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.understand how the socialELE 201, ELE203, SOM203, ELE 302,ESLM 577,dynamics of human behaviorWGS 350Students should understandthe social context withinwhich they live, and* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.institutions influence beliefs* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.and actions.* Become advocates forand the structures of with ELE 201.children and leaders in theirschools.Students should understandUS Historyhow social contexts change* Have strong contentknowledge.Formative andsummativeover time and how humancourseevents have been, andassessments.continue to be, shaped bysocial and historical forces.Students should understandthe process of scientificinvestigation and the majorBIO 104, PHY103, MST202features of scientificreasoning as they develop a* Have strong contentknowledge.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.Formative andsummativecourseassessments.* Become advocates forselected, substantivechildren and leaders in theirknowledge of basic naturalschools.science contentStudents should understandquantitative reasoning sothey can respond effectivelyto claims deriving fromquantitative arguments.MAT 105,MAT 106,MTT 202* Have strong contentknowledge.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Formative andsummativecourseassessments.
Page 4 of 15Students will be able todemonstrate fundamentaldispositions and abilities toengage in academicdiscourse, including analyticand integrative skills, and theability to formulate, defend,Formative andELE 201, RAL221, ELE 203,ELE 302,SOM 203, US* Have strong contentknowledge.History, WGScommunities.NCATE* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actionassessments350summative* Understand how race andcoursepoverty impact schools andassessments.and communicate their ownresearch in their classrooms.points of view.* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.associatedwith ELE 201.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students will be able todemonstrate well-developed,confident identities as goodELE 203, ELE201, ELE 302,WGS 350writers who cancommunicate clearly andeffectively to an array ofaudiences for a range of* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actionresearch in their classrooms.* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive sociatedwith ELE 201.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students will be able todemonstrate well-developed,confident identities as goodspeakers who cancommunicate clearly andeffectively to an array ofaudiences for a range ofELE 203, MST202, MTT202, EDUC694, EDUC695purposes.* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actioncourseassessments.NCATEresearch in their classrooms.assessments* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.associatedwith EDUC 694and EDUC 695.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students will becomefamiliar with at least oneAll studentsare required* Have strong contentknowledge.Formative andsummative
Page 5 of 15additional language so theycan readily accessperspectives and informationto becourseproficient toassessments.the 103 levelfrom communities other thanin a secondtheir own.language oftheir choice.navigate informationresources using digital andother technology in order tosupport their studies, andELE 203, ELE201, RAL221, SOM203, EDUC694, EDUCtheir efforts to communicate695Students will be able totheir findings persuasively.* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actionresearch in their classrooms.* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ith ELE 201,EDUC 694 andEDUC 695.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students should have anunderstanding of the natureof race and ethnicity and theimpact both have on ourELE 203, ELE201, SOM203lives in moderncommunities.* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.* Become advocates h ELE 201.children and leaders in theirschools.understanding of gender andthe impact it has on our livesELE 203, ELE201, SOM203, WGSin modern communities.350Students should have an* Understand how race andFormative andpoverty impact schools andsummativecommunities.* Engage with families andcourseassessments.communities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.assessments* Become advocates forwith ELE 201.NCATEassociatedchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students should have anunderstanding of the natureof the global community andthe complexities of modernELE 203, ELE201, SOM* Understand how race and203communities.poverty impact schools and* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actionresearch in their classrooms.Formative andsummativecourseassessments.
Page 6 of 15* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.society in an internationalcontextNCATEassessmentsassociatedwith ELE 201.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Students should seek tosustain and advance thecommunities in which theylive by engaging in aninformed and academicallybased service experience.ELE 201, RAL221, MST202, MTT202, SOM203, EDUC694, EDUC695* Have strong contentknowledge.* Understand how race andFormative andsummativepoverty impact schools andcoursecommunities.assessments.* Incorporate the habits ofmind of researcher byconducting teacher/actionassessmentsassociatedresearch in their classrooms.with ELE 201,* Engage with families andcommunities meaningfully.* Understand, interpret, andcreate curriculum in culturallyrelevant and responsive ways.NCATEEDUC 694 andEDUC 695.* Become advocates forchildren and leaders in theirschools.Search site3. Relationship ofthe program to the institutional strategic plan and its effect on otherinstitutional programs.The Urban Education Program fits into the strategic plan of College of NewJersey in several ways. They include a focus on strengthening the intellectualcommunity and focus academic programs, strengthening the integrated,transformative, total student experience, and developing a sustainable financialmodel [see Figure 1].The Urban Education Program is an opportunity for those interested inbecoming teachers to take a particular focus to support high need districts. And,because of the additional coursework (i.e. ELE 203/Introduction to UrbanEducation) they are immediately learning to think about how classrooms andschools are part of a larger ecological system. Students in the Urban EducationProgram learn about and demonstrate understanding of the socio-political contextsof schools as well as becoming subject matter experts and highly effective teachers.
Page 7 of 15Additionally, expanding the program to a fifth year is financially beneficial toboth the students and to the College. A fifth year adds revenue to the College. In thecase of the Urban Education Program that revenue includes both on campuscoursework and in some cases ESL courses taken as part of the Off-Site GlobalPrograms. For the students, they finish with both a Masters degree and an additionalcertification. Those degrees and qualifications translate into a higher starting salary.
Page 8 of 15The College of New JerseyStrategic Map: 2012-2016Revised10/07/14Make the Timely StrategicChoices Necessary to ProvideEducational Excellence on anAffordable, Sustainable BasisDClarify andCommunicateTCNJ Identity &DistinctivenessReaffirm -.heTCNJ Mission andKey EducationalElements/OutcomesDefine KeyOutcomes forTCNJ GraduatesIdentify Paintsof Excellence andDistinctivenessDefine 3ConciseInstitutional IdentityStrengthenStrengthen theIntegrated,Develop andFocus AcademicTransformativeTotal StudentSustainableFinancial ModelInstitution FocusedProgramsExporicnceSupporting A.B.C&FSupporting A.B.C&FFCNJ's IntellectsCommunity andIncrease Support forTCNJ FacultyScholarshipEnhance "Entry Point'Opportunities forEngagement andIntegrationUse Program AssessmentStrategies forKey Target AudiencesBuild Financial Modelsto Support StrategicResource DeploymenAlign DecisionMaking withStrategic/institutionalEffectivenessAlign InstitutionalSupportand BudgetingStrategic ProritiesProcessesana Foster Universal Particpaton(cr RevenueEnhancementCreate a CultureOf Both Innovationand AccountabilityExpand andCreate the PhysicalStrengthenInfrastructure toDevelopment EffortsAligned with PrioritiesSupportEffectivenessEnsure AdequateImplement theHuman ResourcesTechnology toAligned withStrategic nd andFacilities forStrengthenCo-curricularFaculty andStaff Deve opmentStudent EngagementLive a Culture of Diversity & InclusionFigure 1on OutcomesPlanning, AssessmentExploreCreative OptionsStrengthen Advising to Foster StudentLearning and SuccessEffectiveReallocation toIdentify and Prioritize Signature ExperiencesFoster Engaged Pedagogies andBest Practices Wherever Learning OccursCreate aStrategicallyDevelop & Implementand Prioritization to Drive ExcellenceImplement EfectiveCommunicationsImplement a
Page 9 of 154. NeedAs stated in the introduction of this proposal, the State of New Jersey is fortunate to havemany high performing school districts (see Figure 2). The data from these districts createsthe appearance of high performance across the state. However, examining whencomparing academic performance between geographic categories (city, suburb, town,rural), there is a significantly lower academic performance in both city and rural settings[see Table 1].Average Scale Score over lime for New JerseyMathematics (0-500)Reading (0-500):.: : L-Science (0-300)-':-Writing (
TCNJ; Paul Radav. TCNJ; RatarshaWillis v. TCNJ, Carl WalkerandCynthia Fuller; . Candidates earn both Bachelors and Masters degrees withthe integration ofstudyin Urban Education and English as a Second Language [ESL] and . ESLis currentlydesignated "teacher shortagearea". Combiningthese programs allows for three importantoutcomes: 1). The .
