ACEC | Alaska College of Education Consortium (ACEC)

Our goals for teacher education at UA

Increase the number of graduating teachers with initial licensure and advanced licensure, school leaders, counselors, and other advanced licensure opportunities

Clearly communicate the breadth of existing education programs and pathways with a unified and coordinated view of program options across the three universities

Empower a primary spokesperson, interface, and problem solver for key statewide education related entities (DEED, Superintendents Association, etc.)

Increase access and visibility of University of Alaska Schools of Education programs across the state of Alaska; develop collaborative pathways across UAA, UAF, and UAS programs

Sustain a system that:

Benefits all three universities when enrollment/graduates are increasing

Prioritizes additional earned revenue (tuition) and new investment (state, gifts)

Ensures alignment for similar programs or provides an exception process that allows for distinctions of like programs

Defines roles, responsibilities and governance of the ACEC

About ACEC

Provide a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders through the liaison

Encourage each university to develop its academic plans for teacher education programs based on institutional strengths and regional demands

Facilitate inter-university coordination and communication

Provide support for data collection, marketing and recruiting

Conform to NWCCU and CAEP accreditor standards and expectations

How ACEC is structured

Three separate Schools of Education, one at each university led by a dean
The three deans and a faculty member from each university, along with system office representation will form the ACEC Committee. One of the SOE deans will chair the committee on a rotating basis
A liaison/coordinator position, reporting to the president or designee, will be a part of the ACEC Committee

Role of the ACEC liaison/coordinator

Serve as the point of contact for the ACEC
Be proactive and form rapport with internal and external stakeholders including:

K-12 districts and programs
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
Alaska Legislature
University of Alaska Board of Regents
Foundations
University Communications teams

What we do (fact sheet)

Initiatives

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