Spanish-American
Institute
Steering Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 2012 to January
2013
Table of
Contents
November 28,
2012. 1
December 19,
2012. 2
January 9,
2013. 3
January 14,
2013. 4
January 30,
2013. 5
Minutes
Administrative
Meeting
Attending: Mr. Ferraro and Ms. Davis
- Discussion about preparing the Institute for CEA’s report
after the commission’s November 29-December 2 meeting
- Discussion about rescheduling December SAI Faculty and
Staff meeting
Minutes
Administrative
Meeting
Attending: Mr. Ferraro, Mr. Schiffman, Mr. Schwenke, Ms.
Davis
- Review and discussion of CEA report and one year accreditation
- Prioritized Standards to address first
- Program Development, Planning and Review Standards 1 and
2 will guide the Institute in fully meeting standards
Minutes
Steering Committee
Meeting
Attending: Mr. Ferraro, Mr. Schiffman, Mr. Schwenke, Ms.
Davis, Ms. Cavage
- Discussion of Program Development, Planning and Review
Standards 1 and 2
- Self-Review Committee will be established
- TESOL Self-Evaluation instrument can be used for annual
Institute review
- Committees for Curriculum, Student Services and
Assessment
- Discussion of Faculty Standard 3-excellent English
proficiency requirement for faculty
- Focused on pronunciation and grammar in spoken text as
per CEA report
- Ms. Davis will research and evaluate the TOEIC speaking
test and test prep materials
- Discussion of Pre and Post tests
- A means to measure language proficiency and growth needed
- Research required into using the Michigan test or other
potentially appropriate tests
- Discussion of a daytime Dean of Academic Affairs
- Discussion of Student Orientation
- A web-based student orientation will be researched and
developed to include a video and evaluation
Minutes
Steering Committee
Meeting
Attending: Mr. Ferraro, Mr. Schiffman, Mr. Schwenke, Ms.
Davis
- TOEIC speaking test—Faculty Standard 3
- Ms. Davis presented information about TOEIC speaking test
- Ms. Davis presented information about materials for
self-study for test prep
- December 2012 faculty meeting rescheduled to February 23,
2013
- Potential agenda items discussed
- Cambridge English Proficiency Certificate
- Discussion of potential certificate offer to interested
faculty for further professional development
- tuition assistance may be offered
Minutes
Steering
Committee Meeting
Attending: Mr. Ferraro, Mr.
Schiffman, Mr. Schwenke, Ms. Davis
- TOEIC speaking test—Faculty
Standard 3
- SC confirmed purchase of
TOEIC pronunciation test prep modules and practice test
- February 23, 2013 Faculty
Meeting