The Field Supervisor reports to the Field Experience Coordinator. The position includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: Conduct a meeting with the cooperating teacher(s) and teacher candidate at the start of the academic year to review the expectations, policies, and procedures for the field experience; explain SCU's expectations for the cooperating teacher; discuss the field supervisor's role in the process of support, evaluation and interaction throughout the year; and cover all items on the list of discussion topics provided at the field supervisors' orientation meeting in August/September. Provide an overview of the program and SCU's expectations (including teacher candidates' time commitment at school site, reporting absences to cooperating teachers, and adhering to the SCU and school district calendar); respond to cooperating teacher's questions regarding the teacher candidate handbook. Appropriately represent the SCU teaching credential program in communications with cooperating teachers, maintaining ongoing contact throughout the year, clarifying/reinforcing program's expectations as needed throughout the year. Assist with and validate teacher candidate's completion of tasks on the Clinical Practice Checklist. Support the teacher candidate by reviewing lesson plans, answering questions, brainstorming solutions to field-based challenges, etc. Observe, document and evaluate teacher candidates' professional practices, including lesson planning, unit design, differentiation, classroom management, assessment of student learning, and other practices detailed on the SCU evaluation documents at least once per month. Provide detailed feedback to teacher candidates regarding their performance throughout the year following both informal and formal observations. Document formal observations as required each quarter for the teacher candidate using the SCU evaluation forms (numerical rating scale and narrative observations), and complete a summative assessment for the teacher candidate at the end of each quarter. Demonstrate for cooperating teachers how to use the current version of SCU's observation and evaluation forms; discuss suggested timelines for completing the forms for each quarter. Periodically check-in with the cooperating teacher to review teacher candidates' progress outside of scheduled end-of-quarter benchmark meetings. At the conclusion of each quarter, hold a benchmark meeting with the teacher candidate and cooperating teacher to review summative assessments, and assist in determining teacher candidate's readiness to advance to, or continue in, student teaching, completing the appropriate documentation. Communicate regularly with Coordinators of Field Placement and Director of Teacher Education regarding any evidence of teacher candidates' poor performance, and/or concerns about the suitability of the classroom placement or cooperating teacher. Assist in the preparation and completion of a Field Experience Performance Plan when necessary. Treat cooperating teachers and credential candidates with professional respect.