TO: Mathematics Education Committee RE: Meeting of 17 January 1996 Members present: Iris Johnson, Bob Kansky, Joe Kennedy, Dave Kullman, Cathe Mulligan, Jerry Stonewater, Tammy Walker The meeting was devoted to a discussion of the program for certification of teachers of children from birth to age eight that has been proposed by the Early Childhood Committee of the School of Education and Applied Professions. There was consensus that the proposed program was devoid of appropriate content in mathematics and mathematics education. Kullman noted that the program's failure to meet NCTM standards for the preparation of teachers in grades K-3 could lead to denial of program accreditation by NCATE. Kennedy suggested that new and additional courses in mathematics and mathematics education would be needed to prepare teachers of preschool children, but current staff at Miami have neither the expertise nor time to develop and teach such courses. Kansky was instructed to draft a letter to the Early Childhood Committee summarizing the points of discussion. Stonewater pointed out that this needed to be delivered to the Early Childhood Committee before its meeting on 6 February.