Coordinator, Online Supervised Fieldwork and - New York, United States - Bank Street College of Education

Bank Street College of Education

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Title:
Coordinator of Online Supervised Fieldwork and Partnerships

About Bank Street
Bank Street College was founded over 100 years ago in the tradition of progressive
education and is committed to learner-centered education based on sound developmental
principles. The master's programs integrate direct experience with children, teachers, and
families; exploration and examination of theory and research; and observation and
reflection. Our curriculum supports the development of intellectual curiosity grounded in a
social justice orientation.

Position Overview
Reporting to the Graduate School Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, the Coordinator of
Online Supervised Fieldwork Placements and School Partnerships manages all online
fieldwork placements in the Teaching & Learning and Leadership departments and
nurtures school partnerships. This is a full time position. The position is hybrid and will
on College work-from-home policies. There will be some travel to schools across NYC.

Supervised fieldwork (SFW) is core to the Bank Street education. In their supervised
fieldwork experiences, students learn to connect theory and practice and develop the skills
of being reflective practitioners. The types of settings our students work in and the site
mentors who support their growth are critical to their learning experience. The
Coordinator of Online Supervised Fieldwork Placements and School Partnerships will play
a critical role in helping to shape this core part of the Bank Street experience as we expand
into new communities and develop new school partnerships.

The work of the Coordinator will be done in close collaboration with a range of internal
and external stakeholders including the Administrative Coordinator, Department Chairs,
Program Directors, students, school partners, the Alumni and Career Service Offices, as
well as the Assistant Dean of Certification.

We are particularly interested in extending our school partnerships to public schools
serving under-resourced communities using child-centered and progressive approaches in
and outside of New York City. Students in the online programs live in the tri-state area
and, increasingly, around the country.

Coordination of Online Supervised Fieldwork Placements and Alumni Tracking
This part of the position accounts for about 60% of the work responsibilities and happens
in close collaboration with the Administrative Coordinator, who holds the same
responsibilities with on-campus programs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Maintaining knowledge of relevant NYS and NYC requirements regarding field supervision:

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of teacher and leadership placement and licensure

requirements, policies, and regulations.

Serve as Graduate School liaison for public and private schools and NYC Public

School recruitment and selection department. Attend NYCPS meetings as relevant

and turnkey information to internal stakeholders.

Tracking student information:

Communicate with students regarding their plans for SFW and track student

information in both departments.

Maintain a database of information about students' placements throughout their

program.

Ensure timely submission of student placement data into Bank Street's internal

tracking system (TK20).

Coordinate placements for working and student teachers:

Secure student teaching placements in partner schools for SFW students who are

not currently employed as teachers.

For working teachers, confirm students' planned employment status and position.
Establish communication with school leadership to learn about the school and the

position and to confirm the school leader's support for the student's participation in

SFW and, where applicable, confirm videotaping students' work with children.

Coordinate closely with Program Directors, who give final approval for all

placements.

Managing memoranda of understanding (MOU) with school sites and communicating field

expectations to school partners:

Share documentation about program and SFW requirements with site partners.
Answer questions from school sites and/or refer school leaders to codirectors

when appropriate.

Help facilitate getting video permissions from school leaders, teachers, and if

needed, families.

Ensure each student in the Teaching & Learning department is covered by an MOU

appropriate to their program and which is signed by the school site.

Providing limited certification guidance:

In collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Certification, provide guidance to online

students around certification requirements and processes to obtain licensure,

specifically for students outside the tri-state region.

In collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Certification, maintain and update

certification resources for students outside of New York State; provide resources to

students as needed.

Communicating with mentor teachers/site supervisors: