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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	November 4, 2013
Time	10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location	Northridge Campus

Members Present
Sheila Ammons, Jeffrey Brennan, Kimberly Cameron, June Geppert, Cynthia Lovick, Cathy Menn, Tracie Nobles, Reed Peoples, James Pumphret, Larry Stephens, Jay Thibodeaux, Brian Voss, Denise White
Guests Present
No guest attendance has been recorded.

Item # 1:	: The Midterm Assessment
Presenter	Denise White and La Tasha Roberts
Discussion	: Handed out the assessments for Acct 2301 & 2302 to get concerns or questions from the instructors. Concerns came from Acct 2301 mid-term assessment was questions 11, 12, 13; the complaint was the material was from the appendix, therefore, was not covered. Also students said it was hard to read the information. Propose to change presentation of those questions. Dr. Peoples proposed to the keep the questions because they are necessary to understand acct 2302. Tracie proposes to add a homework question or a lab. Check the wording to correct the possible issue. Update the currents on the End of Semester questions #14. Voting- Add a homework, lab, or both and change the format of the questions. Recommend to review grade distribution for the homework because of adding the problem at the next Taskforce meeting. Agree to change the wording of the questions for the assessment completed by Denise White. Acct 2302 Midterm is considered final and the End of Semester is being reviewed by Cynthia. Acct 2302 End of Semester should be fewer calculations and more on concepts. Action: Propose to take suggestions back to the committee to make changes to the End of the Semester.

Item # 2:	Summer and Fall Schedule
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Made changes to schedule submitted to Charles Quinn. Tracie would like to teach Acnt 1331 in the classroom in the summer 2014, possibly one of each; approved by Jay Thibodeaux. Need to request a classroom for Acnt 1331. Kimberly- Acnt 1372 needs to add a lab to the online class. Caps should be lowered in the Acnt 1347 from 30 to 24; also for Acnt 1331. Requesting to put the Acnt 1371 back to back in the Summer 2014 on Tues & Wed. Jay recommended to change Corporation Tax time to 6-10p. Mrs. Menn suggests that we make available acct 2302 to the San Marcos Fall 2014 schedule; try a day classes. Acnt 1371 cap number of seats to 24. Tracie and Jay propose to move the Acnt 1331 12wk to a classroom from online; section 14368. Jay suggested moving the Acnt 1347 12wk from Saturday to Monday, also willing to teach it at another campus if there is a conflict with getting a room at NRG. Tracie and Jay will talk about who is teaching which classes. Action: Katy Gott will adjust the schedule based on the approval of the Taskforce.

Item # 3:	: Attendance and Lighthouse
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Please don't forget your attendance and lighthouse. If you need any help, please contact La Tasha Roberts.

Item # 4:	Policy for Overloading Classes
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Dr. Peoples discussed his reason to overload a class to keep it from being cancelled. Propose to overload all the classes by at least 2 students. Action: Contact the instructor(s) to let them know about overloading their class.

Item # 5:	Update on TSCPA Educators' Conference
Presenter	Sheila Ammons, Cynthia Lovick with comments by Dr. David Floyd, Kimberly Cameron and Jay Thibodeaux
Discussion	Notes handed out by Sheila about the conference. Highlights of the meeting presented by Sheila. The question was asked if the State Board is accepting Foundation courses; waiting for a reply from Donna Hiller. Sheila bought to the attention of the Taskforce an optional research book that can help the students in most of the upper division classes. Sheila will contact the publisher for desk copies for all upper division instructors to review its content. Action: Propose to make a decision after everyone reviews the book to see if we choose to adopt the book to use for most of the upper division class.

Item # 6:	Update on Acnt 1325
Presenter	Sheila Ammons
Discussion	Some of the students taking 1371 are struggling due to their lack of learning from their prior course Acct 2301 here at ACC; they are reinforcing those principals with Acnt 1325.. Action: Sheila Ammons will be able to give feedback about the effectiveness of the class to Acnt 1371 after the first initial semester.

Item # 7:	: Advising
Presenter	Dr. Peoples and Sheila Ammons
Discussion	If you're a CPA candidate, Acnt 1325 is a better choice than Acct 2301. Encourage that advising should include the seriousness of the program. When advising the students into the program, they need to be a where of the rigor of the program and their expectations Action: Propose we change the website to encourage better understanding of what the program is about. Sheila and a committee will work on the website. Dr. Peoples and Sheila will continue to do all the advising of the students.

Item # 8:	Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Update
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Dr. Peoples handed out a flyer about the Study Abroad Program. They are looking for faculty members to lead study abroad programs. Action: None taken.

Item # 9:	Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Update- Curriculum Review
Presenter	Cynthia Lovick
Discussion	upper division accounting classes are up for review, therefore, asking any reviews of the classes to be sent to Cynthia for reporting the CSO's. Also, discussed with Mr. Crowley to review for the Business law II class; he would revise the course but wanted to how to make it. Action: Propose that we ask the Business Law includes parts A- F excluding point 3. Each upper division accounting class will list what the cover and how it's applied to the CPA exam.

Item # 10:	Passing Rate of the CPA Exam
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	The new position for the last period of CPA exams is 15th, if 4 more sections pass, we would be 9th. Action: None taken.

Item # 11:	Update on the Hiring Process for Full-time Faculty
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	The new position for the last period of CPA exams is 15th, if 4 more sections pass, we would be 9th. Action: None taken.

Item # 12:	Other topics
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Put together a hiring committee for the hiring process. All full time will be on the committee, adjunct can be on the committee unless they are applying for the position. Action: None taken.

Item # 13:	Update on Dr. Norma Jacobs
Presenter	Dr. Reed Peoples
Discussion	Dr. Jacobs will officially retire in February 2014. The department has been given the approval to post the position. Action: None taken.

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