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NAME OF INSTITUTION: Bacone College AFFILIATION OR CONTROL: Private  PRESIDENT: Rev. Robert J. Duncan Jr., D. Min CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER: Robert K. Brown, Ph.D. TEACHER EDUCATION UNIT: Bacone School of Education DEAN or DIRECTOR: Dr. Jonathan Thomason   TITLE:  Dean ADDRESS: 2299 Old Bacone Road, Muskogee, OK  74403 TELEPHONE: 918-781-7299     FAX: 918-781-7424    EMail: thomasoj@bacone.ed ASSOCIATE DEANS: DEPARTMENT CHAIRS:  OACTE REPRESENTATIVE:  Dr. Jonathan Thomason   TELEPHONE: 918-781-7299     FAX: 918-781-7424    EMail: thomasoj@bacone.ed OACTE ALTERNATE: TELEPHONE:                               FAX:                              EMail:  ACCREDITATION: State  X     NCATE ____ TO: Spring 2011 CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS OFFERED: Initial Preparation/Certification Elementary--P-8   Secondary--6-12   P-12   Early Childhood--P-3 X Agriculture Education   Art   Elementary--1-8 X Business Education   English as a Second Language       English   Foreign Language       Mathematics   Music       Science   Physical Education/Health/Safety X     Social Studies           Speech/Drama/Debate           Technology Education       Advanced Preparation/Certification Educational Administration   Library Media Specialist   Reading Specialist   School Counseling   School Psychology   School Psychometry   Speech-Language Pathology   DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION:      Bacone College was founded in 1880 by Almon C. Bacone to train "Teachers and Preachers."  It is the oldest continuously operating college in Oklahoma.  Bacone started as a four-year institution called Indian University; later went to a two-year associated degree granting institution; and is again a four-year institution.  Its foundational heritage is linked to the American Baptist Association and, while it is now an independent college, it is policy that 1/3 of its Board of Trustees are representatives from the American Baptist Association.      The School of Education was approved for classes by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation in June 2001 and given provisional accreditation in November 2001.  Currently, the School of Education offers degrees in elementary education, early childhood education, and health and physical education.      Bacone College and thus the School of Education, has a highly diverse student body with approximately 45% American Indian 25% African American 5% Hispanic, and 35% Caucasian and other. THEME OR SUMMATIVE PHRASE FOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:      Bacone School of Education's conceptual framework is centered around the theme: "Teachers Make the Difference." The four components of that theme are scholarship, professionalism, diversity, and community.

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