Advisory Board of Teacher Education (ABTE)
The COEHS values the collaboration and support of our P-12 school partners to ensure that high quality clinical practice is central to our educator preparation programs.
The Advisory Board for Teacher Education consists of unit faculty as well as P-12 teachers and administrators, and meets three times a year to discuss and share responsibility for continuous improvement of our candidate preparation.
The Board is involved in analysis of multiple measures of candidate progress and completer achievements in order to evaluate programs, make recommendations for improvement, and identify models of excellence.
Dr. Heidi Bacon
Faculty, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, SIUC
Ms. Julie Bohnsack
SIU Instructor and P-12 educator (retired)
Mr. Daniel Booth
Superintendent, Carbondale Elementary School District #95
Dr. Andrea Brown
Illinois State Board of Education (retired)
Ms. Dulce Garcia
SIUC Graduate and current Kindergarten Educator, Unity Point School
Ms. Cheryl Graff
Regional Superintendent of Schools, ROE #30
Dr. Crystal Shelby-Caffey
Chair, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, SIUC
Dr. Nancy Mundschenk, Board Chair
Director of Teacher Education, SIUC
Mr. Gerald Speith
Clinical Supervisor, SIUC and School Board Member Trico School District #176
Mr. Luke Stegman
SIUC Graduate and current Science Educator, Murphysboro High School
Mr. Nathaniel Wilson
Superintendent/Principal, DeSoto Grade School