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Major Early Childhood Education Panel Agenda


ILLINOIS ARTICULATION INITIATIVE


To Facilitate Interinstitutional Transfer
 
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Justin Bradley, Assistant Director
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza
Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
217/689-5197
bradley@ibhe.org
IAI & iTransfer.org
Malinda Aiello, Director
Krista Jackson, Coordinator
Campus Box 2202
Normal, IL 61791-2202
309/438-8640
itransfer @itransfer.org
Illinois Community College Board
Patrick Moore, Senior Director
401 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1711
217/558-4163
patrick.f.moore@illinois.gov

 
Agenda for Major Early Childhood Education Panel Meeting
Zoom: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/3094382421 Wednesday, October 8, 2025 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Attendees: Malinda Aiello (iTransfer System) ,Kelli Appel (Illinois State University) ,Justin Bradley (Illinois Board of Higher Education) ,Johnna Darragh (Heartland Community College) ,Inna Dolzhenko (Chicago State University) ,Marie Donovan (DePaul University) ,Natasha Flowers (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) ,Marsha Hawley (Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies) ,Katy Hisrich (Governors State University) ,Krista Jackson (iTransfer System) ,Myoungwhon Jung (Northern Illinois University) ,Tammy Landgraf (Illinois Valley Community College) ,Barbara Leach (Kishwaukee College) ,Boh Young Lee (Western Illinois University) ,Brian Messner (Illinois Community College Board) ,Patrick Moore (Illinois Community College Board) ,Dawn Munson (Elgin Community College) ,Samantha Murray (South Suburban College) ,Alexis Myers (Kaskaskia College) ,Adrienne Pickett (Illinois Community College Board) ,Anne Pradzinski (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,Cynthia Rice (College of DuPage) ,Richard Stillwell (iTransfer System) ,Stacy Thompson (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) ,Marilyn Toliver (John A. Logan College) ,Melissa Veljasevic (McHenry County College) ,Elizabeth White (Illinois State University) ,

Agenda

1) Welcome & Attendance
     a) Recognition of New Panel Members
Melissa Veljasevic, McHenry County College (2P)
Welcome to the panel and for being wiling to serve!

2) Zoom: Please mute yourself when not speaking, use the chat box to ask questions or easily add to the discussion, and drop a note in chat if you have to step away from the meeting for an extended period of time.
3) Course Review & Decision Options:
    a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses?
    b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return
Courses For Panel Review
5 New Courses
7 Resubmitted New Courses
2 Ongoing Review Courses
0 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
14 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: ECE912
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: ED 101: Child Growth and Development

IAICode: ECE913
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: CHLD DV 205: Development of Exceptional Child

IAICode: ECE913
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: ED 212: Exceptional Child

IAICode: ECE915
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: CHLD DC 262: Child, Family & Community Relations

IAICode: ECE915
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: ECED 120: Child, Family, and Community

Resubmitted New Courses
IAICode: ECE912
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: ECE 124: Child Development for Educator

IAICode: ECE912
Institution: Eastern Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: ELE 2050: Whole Child: Tchg & Learning in Educ Environment

IAICode: ECE912
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: CHLD102: Growth and Development of the Young Child

IAICode: ECE913
Institution: South Suburban College
Institution Course Number/Name: CHD-203: The Exceptional Child

IAICode: ECE915
Institution: Eastern Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: EDF 2555G: Ed in Diverse Soc:Multilingual/Multicultural Class

IAICode: ECE915
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: CHLD209: Child, Family and Community

IAICode: ECE915
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: CHLD DV 262: Child, Family & Community Relations

Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: ECE912
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ECED1513: Child Growth and Development

IAICode: ECE912
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: ECE102: Child Growth and Development

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
No Courses

4) Panel Business
    a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria?
~ Review, discussion, & approval of Board-revised and standardized Course Approval Criteria template

    b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
    c) Updates
~ INCCRRA

    d) Other discussion items from panel members
    e) Next meeting(s):
        i) Spring '26 = Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, @ 10:00 am to 2:00pm via Zoom web conference
       ii) Fall '26 = Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, @ 10:00 am to 2:00pm via Zoom web conference
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Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [Major] Early Childhood Education Panel
Semester Spring 2025
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Ongoing Courses = 3
New Courses = 19
Total Courses = 22
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Approved Ratio = 40.91%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 4.55%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 45.45%
Non-Approved Ratio = 54.55%
Total Ratio = 100.00%
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Special Notes:
· 1 or 2 short breaks may be scheduled or added as needed during a fully virtual panel meeting.
· IAI staff are happy to accommodate the scheduling and facilitation of additional virtual meetings throughout the year if needed to discuss proposed descriptors, etc.

Files associated with this meeting

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