The Teacher Education Council (TEC) serves as the governing body for the teacher education unit at Buffalo State. It functions in an advisory capacity to the President through the Associate Vice President for Teacher Education who has been designated as head of the teacher education unit. Comprised primarily of representatives of each teacher education program, it is charged with the responsibility for supporting and assisting the head of the teacher education unit in:
1. Ensuring necessary and productive dialogue between and among faculty in teacher education programs across the entire college;
2. Facilitating the delivery, assessment, evaluation, and development of teacher education curricula;
3. Monitoring admission requirements to teacher education programs;
4. Recommending standards for faculty in teacher education programs and for professionals with whom teacher candidates work in the schools; and
5. Communicating both general and specific recommendations for teacher education program improvements to the unit head.
