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Educators convene to discuss need for PreK-3 certification

By The Signal On Mar 8, 2017 93 0

University of Houston-Clear Lake College of Education hosted a town-hall meeting to discuss the potential for a new PreK-3 (3 years old) Educator

Certificate with Marnie Glaser, Texas Education Agency’s executive director of Early Childhood Education.

Representatives from area universities, community colleges, school districts and charter schools came from across Houston, Galveston and surrounding areas to engage in discussion and offer recommendations. Glaser will take the input back to the TEA and the State Board for Educators Certification (SBEC) for further consideration.

Photo:Pictured from left are College of Education Dean Mark D. Shermis, COE Associate Dean Joan Y. Pedro, Associate Professor of Education Rebecca Huss-Keeler, Glaser, Associate Professor and Program Director of Early Childhood Education Shanna Graves, Assistant Professor of Special Education Elizabeth Beavers, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Amber Brown and Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Preeti Jain. Not pictured is COE Senior Lecturer Terry Chvala. — Pictured from left are College of Education Dean Mark D. Shermis, COE Associate Dean Joan Y. Pedro, Associate Professor of Education Rebecca Huss-Keeler, Glaser, Associate Professor and Program Director of Early Childhood Education Shanna Graves, Assistant Professor of Special Education Elizabeth Beavers, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Amber Brown and Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Preeti Jain. Not pictured is COE Senior Lecturer Terry Chvala. Courtesy of the Office of University Communications.

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