BENEFITS & BLESSINGS OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Educationally
NCATE approval,
Speaking
new division chair
The Division of Education
position left when Dr. Bowman Barr retired after
received word in June that
Spring 2007.
its professional education
offerings are “provisionally
Highlights from Dr. Moffett’s career include a two-year
accredited” by the
research project focused on K-12 students’ critical
prestigious National
thinking as measured through their writing abilities,
Council for Accreditation
and serving as the lead investigator in a K-12
of Teacher Education
public/private school study, which helped catapult a
(NCATE) Unit Accreditation
large U.S. city mayor into becoming the chief domestic
Board. NCATE is the
policy advisor for faith-based initiatives to the George
national standard of
W. Bush campaign in 2000.
excellence for teacher
Dr. David Moffett
preparation.
The college’s Division of Education degree programs
are also approved by the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission (PSC) and the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
“NCATE is a stamp of approval from the premier
national accrediting agency charged with
authenticating the best programs in America in teacher
education,” said President Dr. David R. Smith. “Only
about a half of the teacher education programs in
Georgia have such approval. This is particularly
impressive for Brewton-Parker College, since our
teacher education degree is less than 20 years old.
Our students will now hold a national credential as well
as a statewide one from the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission.”
Also, Dr. David W. Moffett joins the Division of
Education as the new division chair. He fills the
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