Office of Field Placement

The Director of Field Placement serves as the liaison between the University and the school systems/schools, coordinates the placements for field experiences, consults with the University Supervisors regarding the progress/non-progress of each teacher candidate, and collects and files data as submitted by the University Supervisors. Additionally, the Director of Field Placement works with the Teacher Education Chairs and other administrative personnel to initiate and maintain partnership arrangements with selected county/school systems, to establish policy and procedure, and to coordinate the Tift College of Education Field Experience Program.

The role and responsibilities of the Director of Field Placement are:

1. to initiate and/or maintain official contractual arrangements with each county/school system in which candidates are placed.
2. to make requests for placements.
3. to furnish specific information about the dates teacher candidates will begin and complete their field experience assignments.
4. to provide initial orientation information for each field experience.
5. to inform teacher candidates of their field placements.
6. to confer with school system personnel about any problems, details, or changes in the field experience.
7. to make arrangements for assignment of University Supervisors.
8. to identify professional literature which will help Cooperating Teachers, University Supervisors, and teacher candidates.
9. to arrange periodic seminars to discuss concerns, questions, professional issues and other needs.
10. to consult with University Supervisors regarding the progress/non-progress of each teacher candidate.
11. to collect and file data on each teacher candidate as submitted by the University Supervisors.
12. to work with the Teacher Education Chairs and other administrative personnel to establish policy and procedure and to coordinate the Tift College of Education Field Experience Program.