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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	September 13, 2024
Time	1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location	ZOOM

Members Present
May Wang, Kelli Blount, Jeffrey Brennan, Kristy McDermott, Tracie Nobles, Reed Peoples, Larry Stephens, Denise White
Guests Present
No guest attendance has been recorded.

Item # 1:	Approval of Minutes for Last Task Force Meeting: April 19th 2024.
Presenter	Larry Stephens
Discussion	-Motion to Approve Meeting Attendance for (04/19/2024) -Full Time Faculty: Johnny Howard, Kristy McDermott, Kelli Blount, Kimberly Cameron, Okera Bishop, Dr. Reed Peoples, May Wang, Jay Thibodeaux, Yolonda Holland, Denise White, Larry Stephens, Germaine Randolph. Adjunct Faculty: Virginia Hauser, Jeffrey Brennan, Raul Tapia, Carol Hitzfelder, Ardra Alexander, Wesley Tucker, June Geppert, Darryl Houston, Danielle Stanley, Jacqueline Childress, Claudia Rodriguez, Jonathan Naranjo ( J.D.) Meeting Attendance for 09/13/24- FTF ( Larry Stephens, Germaine Randolph, Dr. Reed Peoples, Darryl Houston, Denise White, Johnny Howard, Kelli Blount, Kristy McDermott, May Wang, Okera Bishop. Adj( Tracie Miller-Nobles, Jeffrey Brennan, June Geppert, Carol Hitzfelder, Claudia Rodriguez, Lillian Spell, ) Faculty Excused for not attending- Jay Thibodeaux, Kimberly Cameron

Item # 2:	Brief update on most recent meeting with TSBPA
Presenter	Larry Stephens
Discussion	- Met with Donna Hilliard- Scholarship Allocation- ( $9000) $3600 ( 40%) went towards the scholarship allocation funds. -2 students were approved for scholarships. - will have to request funds if needed for allocation funds. Courses approved by Board. - 12 hours ( 3 hours for Financial Accounting & Intermediate Accounting, 3 hours for Taxation Courses, 3 hours for Auditing, and 3 hours for Data Analytics& Accounting Information Systems . - Thoughts about Acnt 1371, now considered as an upper level accounting course. -Intermediate Accounting ( 9 hours for Financial Accounting and Reporting) -Changes to course Titles : Acnt 1371( Fin Reporting 1) , Acnt 2303 ( Fin Reporting 2) , and Acnt 2304 ( Fin Reporting 3) -Advising students to take the Additional Intermediate Courses, for the BAR part of the Exam. -Acnt 1347- Changed to Fed Income Tax Business Entitites. -Giving Students the option to take Acnt 1331 or Acnt 1374, Acnt 1374 is for students who do not plan on taking the TCP part of the exam. -Tracie Miller- Suggestions on removing Prereq Accounting Info Systems, not needed for Data Analytics, since board is approving either , students who take Accounting Data Analytics do not need Acc Info Systems. aligns with what the board is allowing. -Faculty( Denise White, Kelli Blount) Thoughts on why 2303& 2304 is necessary in order to pass the exam. -No changes for Intermediate Accounting Track- Upper Division credit for Accounting -Acnt 1374, still waiting on approval from the Board. The Qualifications Committee will approve of the course in November Prj- Course Catalog, look at all the courses CPA, Technician, Transfer Courses., inclu name changes or prereq changes. present to Curriculum and Programs Committee.

Item # 3:	Brief update on Mock CPA exam event (9/12)
Presenter	Larry Stephens
Discussion	-Light turnout, but received positive feedback from Students. Helping students to move forward. - Event is created to help students experience testing for the CPA exam. -Did not stay for the full 4 hours, breaking point is usually 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours. Reason ( Students haven't studied) Access to software to show their scores on the knowledge if they haven't studied and where they stand towards passing the test. - Encourage more students to attend, another option is students can attend virtually. - Help students be successful and become licensed CPA. - Next event is November 13, 2024 Wednesday.

Item # 4:	Discussion and VOTE on faculty evaluation rubric (due to Dean by 10/1)
Presenter	Larry Stephens
Discussion	Approve a Rubric today, confirm with the Dean by October 1, 2024. -Actual Evaluations take place in Fall 2025 -Approve as a department -Group Vote, 2 Rubrics 1 FTF and Adj Faculty -Reallocating the numbers at the bottom for adjuncts and Faculty. - Johnny ( Accept, unsure of what's going to happen, revisit it in a couple of years to see how the process is going.) 2nd- Dr. Peoples. - Spreasheet- Differ ( Adj percentages assigned to prof responsibilities) differ from from FTF and Adj, - 40% is the min cannot go below 40%, Denise ( Instructional same for FTF and Adjuncts) -Dr. Peoples- Recommended. Amend Motion( Johnny Howard) -Johnny, Withdraw Motion for original -Another Motion ( Denise's Suggestion) Column A 2nd Motion ( Denise White) Professional 20% -Withdraw 2nd motion ( Denise White) Okera 10% better for FTF. 5 % for Prof Development and Growth. (Column K) -Motion to Approve 70% teaching and learning, 30% professional and administrative. -Dr.Peoples - Minimum or percentage based on requirements. Greatest Amount should go to teaching and learning. -Minimum for Prof Development and Growth 10% is fine ( Okera Bishop, Darryl Houston) -Denise White, Blackboard, expected to be involved in Data and how it applies to individual courses Adj and Full-time . Blackboard Ultra, - Adjuncts Allocation Alllocate the 30% for the adjuncts professional service is not required. Admin Performance and Professional Development and Growth -Motion June G( 15% and 15%) 2nd Carol Hitzfelder, Claudia (20% and 10%) -Vote( Yes/No) -One other piece of info Date info will be due for evaluation June 16, 2025 evaluate from this year, have all information, can be turned in earlier. -Any Objections. June G - Probably miss (Fall 24 and Spring 25 evaluations will be based on) - Portfolios included in evaluations ( year and cycle) changing requirements will be discussed in future meeting. -Getting something or info on when portfolios are due. Has received some guidance from the Committee. cannot be in the same year, different starting point. -Req Back to School Meeting in the Spring.

Item # 5:	Travel
Presenter	Larry Stephens
Discussion	Next TF Meeting November 15th 1:00-2:30 in person and Accounting Advisory Board Meeting November 22nd. Travel -Perkins Angelica, Small amount of money Faculty Devel Conference Registration and Travel. All Full Timers, but choice between TX Accounting Educators Conference in San Antonio or TACTYC in May at the end of the Semester one or the either, transcend everybody to one or the other. Contact Larry to discuss, 1200 send a faculty member to a conference. Get on TXCPA, get hotel reserved, can send 5 people. If faculty ambassador registration is free, mileage and per diem, and hotel rooms. plan out how the funds will be spent. Attendance for 09/13/24- Meeting Attendance for 09/13/24- FTF ( Larry Stephens, Germaine Randolph, Dr. Reed Peoples, Darryl Houston, Denise White, Johnny Howard, Kelli Blount, Kristy McDermott, May Wang, Okera Bishop. Adj( Tracie Miller-Nobles, Jeffrey Brennan, June Geppert, Carol Hitzfelder, Claudia Rodriguez, Lillian Spell, ) Faculty Excused for not attending- Jay Thibodeaux, Kimberly Cameron

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