Angie Myer

About me

Angie Myer has twenty years experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools and higher education. She is currently serving as a Content Accreditation Specialist and Curriculum Consultant for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). In this position she works with massage and aesthetics schools in the accreditation process, providing guidance, reviewing self study reports, and preparing analyses for the Commission. Prior to holding this position, Angie worked as Director of Operations at the International School of Professional Bodywork and Dean of Education at Mueller College of Holistic Studies where she was integral in their COMTA accreditation.

Angie holds a Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction and specializes in competency-based curriculum design. She is also a certified Holistic Health Practitioner and has worked as a massage therapist in private practice, clinical, and resort spa settings. Prior to her work in the holistic health industry, Angie was Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the Community College of Denver after teaching elementary school.

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Faculty Professional Development

Hi Jeannine, Welcome to the forum and thank you for you post. The diversity being found in massage schools these days does pose challenges for instructors. I am glad you have found ABMP resources helpful; we recommend them a lot. Inspiration is so important, isn't it, but yet difficult to define and plan because what motivates one doesn't motivate another. To me this is where small class size and individual instructor-student relationships is essential. Each instructor must have the ability to and be empowered to work with individual students to find the "key" to unlocking that student's potential. This can… >>>

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Self-Study Report Challenges

Dawn, I love your post about the competency chart! I hope you don't mind if I steal your tips and share with others who are doing so for the first time. The advice is very wise. Thank you, Angie Myer

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Distance Education

Sara, Thank you for providing practical ways that your school has found to use distance learning effectively. Can you share which learning management system (LMS) you are using for a small school which enables the discussion forums? These are so important to interactivity and accountability. Thanks, Angie Myer

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Completion, Placement, Licensure

Dear Francine, Welcome to the forum and thank you for your post. Most often schools are able to search the state licensing database to see which graduates have achieved licensure. I think less frequently they are able to obtain reports such as the one you describe. Oregon is more rigorous and accountable than most and has its own exam. However, both the MBLEX and the NCBTMB send reports to schools with current pass rates. Many states use these tests in lieu of their own. I think this comes out quarterly, but a current school personnel may know better than I.… >>>

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Student Recruitment

Hi Dawn, Welcome to the forum and thank you for your post. You are so right, and we hear this all the time. Recruiters need to be very informed and good at education, right from the beginning. Getting this valuable--and often complicated--information reduced to "sound bites that sell" is another challenge, is it not? Thanks, Angie Myer

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Student Recruitment

Sara, Thank you for that very succinct and valuable 3-step process. These are particularly helpful reminders for new schools setting up their admissions procedures. Thank you, Angie Myer

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SSR Challenges & Successes

Sara, Welcome to the forum and thank you for your perspective! I am glad to hear that the process of accreditation has assisted in keeping the school organized and collecting data annually. That will make it much easier for you and truly gets to the intent of accreditation: it's ongoing accountability and self-evaluation. It will also be good for initial applicants to see that it gets easier in subsequent years because you already have the systems and data in place. Good luck! Best, Angie Myer

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Student Recruitment

Hi Robyn, Welcome to the forum and thank you for participating! As you can see by others' posts, you are not alone in this frustration. However, offering Title IV alone does not solve the problem. As others have noted, when it is offered, it can become the driving force for all decisions. And no school can guarantee that every student gets all the aid he/she needs (which rarely happens). In addition, students have to be reminded that [in most cases] the monies must be paid back--with interest. However, as you said, it does open important opportunities for both schools and… >>>

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Self-Study Report Challenges

Hi Mary, Thank you for your perspective and participation in this thread. I am sure this will provide encouragement to those currently going through the process. All the best, Angie Myer

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Research Literacy

Hi Linda, That Foundation course is a great one. Glad to hear you are using it. I have also always loved the idea of getting students involved with conducting their own case studies. Keep in mind that this is exceeding the curriculum competencies. We do not require that they do original research at this stage, but it is great to see people doing it! Best, Angie Myer

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