K-State PDS Partnership
Coordinator of Laboratory Experiences
Responsibilities
- Serve as the liaison between the College of Education and school systems in administering the various stages of the laboratory-based aspects of teacher education programs from visitation to internships
- Provide leadership and assistance in developing programs of student teaching and other clinical experiences in cooperating school systems
- Hold the responsibility for the overall coordination of clinical experiences so that they meet the standards of the College of Education, the cooperating school system and the State Department of Education
- Provide information concerning the overall program of clinical experiences to all interested parties
- Assist the staff members of the College of Education in the selection of stations and placement of the aides, student teachers, practicum students and interns in acceptable locations
- Plan in cooperation with clinical instructors, university supervisors and co-operating teachers, programs of high quality
- Maintain close contact with all full semester off-campus laboratory experiences such as the Multi-Institution-Teacher Education (MITEC)
- Establish, with the approval of clinical instructors, university supervisors and administrative personnel, the beginning and ending dates of laboratory experiences
- Issue all certificates for student teaching and other appropriate field experiences
- Plan and initiate the establishment of additional laboratory experience centers as needed
- Develop and provide materials and policies essential to the successful functioning of the laboratory experience for the student, the public school, university officials and staff members
- Negotiate appropriate agreements with public schools for the official placement of students in all field experiences where contractual agreements are necessary
- Disperse budgeted funds as stipends to cooperating schools and teachers as provided by law and contractual agreement
- Establish and maintain appropriate records of all laboratory experiences
- Coordinate the travel involved in supervision of all laboratory experiences
- Establish appropriate orientation sessions for the students in laboratory experiences
- Participate in the evaluation of each of the programs within the framework of laboratory experiences
