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Clinical Supervisors

Clinical Supervisors are selected in a process that involves the university, school system administrators, and cooperating school administrators. The following serve as guidelines for selection. The clinical supervisor:

• must express an interest and desire to work with the pre-service teacher and university supervisor.
• must have a valid clear renewable professional certificate in the field in which the pre-service teacher is preparing to teach.
• must have at least three years successful teaching experience on a professional certificate.
• should be recognized for excellence in teaching and the ability to work with others.
• must be recommended by the cooperating school principal.
• should possess effective mentoring and supervisory skills
• should have an instructional load that is realistic and reflects an appropriate cross-section of the student population. It must reflect the certificate field of the intern.

The traditional classroom setting is preferred. It is important during the experience that pre-service teachers develop a familiarity with the traditional classroom, although the environment may vary from school to school.

The principal, district and and clinical supervisor decide what is best for the teacher and the student for whom that teacher is responsible. Most clinical supervisors work with one intern during the academic year. Some may work with two. A student teacher’s time may also be split between more than one clinical supervisor during a given experience.

For more information on the specific roles and responsibilities of being a clinical supervisor, please see our Student Teaching/Internship Handbook.

For more information about our online evaluation forms, please visit our online evaluation tools page.