Administrators choose different roles when working with teacher candidates. Some administrators take a more active role in guiding the teacher candidate through district policies, and others may choose to serve as a resource or problem solver.
The administrator is encouraged to:
- Read the Wayne State College Clinical Practice Handbook (PDF).
- Welcome the teacher candidate to the school, staff, and community.
- Maintain a school environment in which faculty, staff, and students accept teacher candidates and are supportive of Wayne State’s Clinical Practice Program.
- Help the teacher candidate become familiar with the school's philosophy.
- Provide the teacher candidate with a description of building and district policies, procedures, and regulations (calendar, handbooks, report cards, assigned daily schedule, schedule of events, maps fire/tornado drill, emergency procedures, play/recreation areas, use of cafeteria/gym/library/technology services).
- Help the teacher candidate gain an awareness of the values and expectations of the community. Describe for the teacher candidate all of the general and specific expectations for faculty conduct.
- Advise the teacher candidate of policies regarding faculty (meeting attendance, in-service attendance, dress code, discipline policy, etc.).
- Encourage the teacher candidate to participate in parent/teacher conferences according to district policy as well as the school's extra-curricular activities and events.
- Acquaint the teacher candidate with special services the school and district provide to students and community.
- Conference regularly with the cooperating teacher on the performance of the teacher candidate.
- Confer with the college supervisor and/or the Director of Education Services if any serious problem arises concerning the teacher candidate.
- If possible, observe the teacher candidate and provide feedback to the teacher candidate.
- Provide the teacher candidate with a sample job interview, if possible.