Happy New Year! Good morning Prep Council and Happy Friday! Old Business We have one major matter of old business to take care of and that is the vote for President-Elect. If you recall, last semester Dr. Michael Norris from Syracuse University was formally nominated for the position and I said I would send out a ballot. Admittedly, it went to the back burner as the semester went on. So here is the ballot NYSPPC-PE President-Elect Ballot Michael is the only nominee, but to be fair, I did put in a write-in box. Please just make your choice and submit! New Business NYSED Clinical Practice Work Group--Recommendations for Clinical Practice Hours This past week I received an email from Dr. Nichole Brown who chairs a work group that has been charged with re-evaluating the number of required clinical hours leading up to teacher certification. If you would like to explore the work group's website, you can find the link here: NYSED Clinical Practice Work Group...