University Supervisor

The university supervisor is a member of the university faculty who assumes responsibility for supervising candidates in participating school districts.

• Become acquainted with the school district's instructional program and administrative and instructional personnel of the school.

• Act as liaison person in familiarizing public school personnel with the objectives and goals of the student teaching program at Boise State University.

• Provide mentor teachers with student teaching handbooks, evaluation forms, bulletins, scholastic and biographical data of candidates, and any other relevant information that will assist the mentor during the student teaching assignment.

• Become familiar with the academic qualifications an/or experience of candidates whom you will supervise

• Conduct seminars during the student teaching semester

• Clarify the roles of the student teacher, mentor, and university supervisor through joint orientation conferences.

• Conduct orientation conferences with candidates prior to the beginning of student teaching.

• Visit the candidate with sufficient frequency in order to secure a reasonably accurate appraisal of the candidate's performance and professional growth.

• Counsel with candidates who may have personal, academic, or professional problems/difficulties.

• Maintain effective public relations in the school districts in which he/she is working.

• Help resolve conflicts/problems that might occur during the student teaching semester.

• Encourage candidates to evaluate their own progress as a means towards self-direction.

• Consult with mentors frequently about candidate's progress.  Collect, interpret, and evaluate all information available so as to arrive a a final grade for student teaching cooperatively.

• Assist in the continuous evaluation and revision of the student teaching program.

• Complete a final evaluation form to be placed on file in the Office of Teacher Education.

• Complete a recommendation form for the Career Center to be placed in his/her placement file if the candidate requests it.

University Liaison

The university liaison is a Boise State University College of Education faculty or an adjunct faculty member who represents the College of Education and maintains a relationship with a designated partner school to facilitate the goals of the partnership. The university liaison serves as the contact person for the college when issues arise regarding interns in their early field experiences. The responsibilities of the University Liaison are as follows:

• Supervise the interns assigned to the partner school.

•  Participate in professional development opportunities designed to facilitate or improve the partnership relationship.

• Contribute to P-12 student achievement in ways that are mutually agreed upon by teachers and principals in the partner school.