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Campus Review
June 3, 2013
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“Clayton State University’s Teacher
Education unit recognizes the importance
of accreditation and the value of this
review process as it helps guide us in the
important work of teacher education,”
says Caillouet. “NCATE's findings also
help confirm our own beliefs — that we
have tremendous faculty who are commit-
ted to creating quality programs, that the
50 to 70 new teachers who graduate from
our programs each year are truly compe-
tent, caring, committed, collaborative, and
culturally responsive, and that we have an
assessment system that allows us to make
data driven decisions based on best prac-
tices in the teaching profession.”
Caillouet also points out that, while there
are seven faculty members in the Clayton
State Teacher Education Department,
there are approximately 30 other faculty
from across the Clayton State campus
who work with education programs.
Founded in 1954, NCATE is recognized
by the U.S. Department of Education as a
specialized accrediting body for schools,
colleges, and departments of education.
NCATE and the Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (TEAC) have
recently consolidated and are now transi-
tioning into The Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation
(CAEP). Clayton State’s next teacher edu-
cation accreditation visit; to be held under
the auspices of the new accrediting body,
CAEP; is scheduled for fall 2019.
Scott, D-76th; Sen. Emanual Jones, D-
10th; Rep. David Knight, R-130th; Rep.
Demetrius Douglas, D-78th; and Rep.
John Yates, R-73rd.
"With nearly 20 percent of Clayton States'
student population coming from Henry
County, the new science facility will
greatly enhance the level of academic and
practical skills Clayton State can provide
students from all over the Southern
Crescent,” says Welch. “When looking to
attract innovative companies in the
healthcare and medical sciences industries
to our community, we must be able to pro-
vide them with well-educated, trained
pool of employees. This addition to
Clayton State helps us toward that goal."
I applaud Governor Deal and the leader-
ship in the House, Senate and our entire
delegation for recognizing a true need and
answering the call of President Tim
Hynes,” adds Rutledge. “This is a very
exciting time for the staff, faculty and
administration
at
Clayton
State
University, but, most importantly also for
the students and citizens of Henry County
and surrounding communities.
“Education is key to economic develop-
ment and job creation. This expansion
will have huge positive impact for our
community.”
“The leadership of our delegation from
the Southern Crescent area was instru-
mental in securing agreement from the
General Assembly to move ahead with the
construction of this facility,” says Clayton
State President Dr. Thomas Hynes. In
addition, he notes that the House leader-
ship – the speaker, speaker pro tem,
majority leader and house appropriations
chairman -- all joined to support the
effort.
Additional labs and classroom space for
the natural sciences have been a need for
Clayton State since the University has
expanded from 4675 students in 2001 to
7000 students currently. Indeed, given the
science course and lab requirements in the
core curriculum, the lack of a dedicated
science building has limited the
University’s enrollment, in effect limiting
the number of students who can make
their dreams real at Clayton State.
“Governor Deal and his staff also deserve
credit for their efforts and leadership to
include the building in the FY14 budget,”
adds Hynes. “It was also truly a bipartisan
effort in both chambers that secured fund-
ing.”
Clayton State has been a regional engine
for economic development and education
since it opened in 1969. The most recent
annual report from the University of
Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic
Growth in the Terry College of Business
states that Clayton State impact on the
Southern Crescent in FY11 was impres-
sive – a $252,426,600 output impact in
current dollars, and 2,311 jobs.
Maybe more impressive, given the current
difficult economic climate, these figures
both increased significantly, and sur-
passed the USG averages, from FY10 to
FY11. FY10 figures for Clayton State
showed that the University’s output
impact in current dollars was $236.2 mil-
lion. The FY10 employment impact was
2,169 jobs. Thus, the FY11 figures repre-
sent an increase in output impact of 6.9
percent, and an increase in jobs of 6.5 per-
cent.
Artist rendering of the Science Building
Science Building, cont’d. from p. 1
Teacher Ed, cont’d. from p. 1