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Practicum Supervisor: The practicum supervisor serves as an educational mentor and an important key individual in the pre-practicum and practicum experience. The practicum supervisor represents the university and works collaboratively with the supervising practitioner to ensure the teacher candidate is supported and fully engages in the pre-practicum and practicum experiences. The practicum supervisor, in conjunction with the supervising practitioner, conducts a minimum of eight (8) in-person…
observations of the teacher candidate and provides high-quality feedback and mentoring to ensure the teacher candidate reaches proficient ratings across all CAP elements.
For each special education teacher candidate they supervise, practicum supervisors are responsible for:
Coordinating the CAP process as outlined in the CAP Guidelines to improve candidate practice and assess readiness for the licensure role, including:
- Providing the candidate with robust and equitable guidance and support, including high-quality feedback that improves their practice.
- Supporting the supervising practitioner to provide the candidate with robust and equitable guidance and support and complete all required components of the CAP process.
- Collaborating with the candidate and supervising practitioner to collect, synthesize, and analyze evidence from multiple sources, including observations, a measure of student learning, student feedback, a professional practice goal, and candidate artifacts.
- Facilitating all Three-Way Meetings with the supervising practitioner and candidate.
- Conducting six (1 Pre-Practicum + 5 Practicum) announced observations of the candidate.
- Calibrating with the supervising practitioner using multiple sources of evidence to determine the candidate’s readiness to teach.
- Completing and submitting all required CAP forms.
Supporting the candidate to ensure the practicum placement is appropriate and supportive of their growth and development. Collaborating with the supervising practitioner and sponsoring organization to identify appropriate, differentiated supports if the candidate is not on track to meet expectations. Providing feedback to the sponsoring organization on their experience as a program supervisor. Attend bi-weekly virtual seminar meetings with teacher candidates.
Practicum Supervisors must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a current Massachusetts Educator Professional License in one or more of the following fields: Moderate Disabilities (PreK-2, PreK-8, or 5-12), Severe Disabilities (PreK-2 or All Levels), or Special Education Administrator, All Levels.
- A minimum of a Master's Degree in Special Education or a closely related field
- Familiarity with the Massachusetts Educator Evaluation System
- A minimum of 5 years of special education teaching or administration.
- Available during PreK-12 school hours to conduct in-person observations and conduct three-way meetings with teacher candidates and supervising practitioners
- Ability to adhere to University policies and procedures.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and within FERPA and HIPAA guidelines.
- All new employees must complete the FERPA, Anti-Harassment, and any other required online trainings within 15 days of employment.
- General knowledge of the University’s mission, purpose, and goals and the role this position plays in achieving those goals.
