What are the function of school coordinator?

Answer 1

School Coordinators (SC) are teachers or administrators who volunteered on behalf of their schools to ensure that the Field Experience is conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Collaborative Schools Model (CSM). The School Coordinator plays a key leadership role in welcoming and supporting Student Teachers, meeting with Student Teachers, Mentor Teachers and University Facilitators and maintaining the integrity of the Collaborative Schools Model. The School Coordinator's role includes: * Assisting with identifying and recruiting potential Mentor Teachers. * Coordinating Field Experience information and submitting information to the Field Experiences staff. * Coordinating in-school placement arrangements. * Coordinating the arrival of Student Teachers and orientating them to the school environment, staff and students * Communicating on a weekly basis with the University Facilitator or Field Experience Associate.. * Facilitating the inter-classroom observations. * Facilitating and monitoring the Whole School Project requirement. (see Link below) * Facilitating Mentor Teacher cohort meetings. * Participating in and/or facilitating the Student Teacher weekly cohort meetings with the University Facilitator. * Providing leadership in the ongoing development of the Collaborative Schools Model principles.