PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

During Internship II The PACE Coordinator and/or Faculty Supervisor will act assupervisor/mentor for the candidate if possible. If this is not possible, the college will contractwith a qualified individual to act as college supervisor. The average fee for contracting a collegesupervisor is about $500. In the event additional fees above the average must be paid to contracta supervisor, the candidate will be responsible to pay the difference.In situations where the candidate is already employed by the school district, a schooladministrator may agree to serve as supervisor. Whether an individual is contracted to superviseor a school administrator supervises, The PACE Coordinator and/or Faculty Supervisor willattempt to visit throughout the Internship II experience and utilize videoconferencing technologyto observe teaching.Travel expenses to visit internship sites average about $1000, sometimes more and occasionallyless. Expenses for a candidate that exceed this amount are the responsibility of the candidate.The Education Division will seek to use the most efficient and economical means oftransportation for internship visits. In the event additional fees above the average must be paidfor internship visits, the candidate will be responsible to pay the difference.Any additional supervision and/or internship travel expenses above the averages must be paid tothe college by the candidate before final recommendation for teaching certification can be issuedon the candidate’s behalf.Interns may be absent no more than four days during Internship II if they are interning full time.The intern will be required to extend internship for any missed days beyond the four days.Attendance at job fairs count against the four days. Interns must secure permission inadvance from their on-site teacher educators and college supervisors to be absent frominternship.The intern will begin the second semester of field experience on the first day that the internshipschool is open. Interns will observe the holidays of the internship school, not the college. Internswill conclude their field experiences by the end of the college semester unless an extension isdeemed necessary by the PACE coordinator in collaboration with the Elementary TeacherEducation Instructional Team.Resolving Difficulties During the InternshipOne of the major functions of the internship is to ascertain whether or not the intern is suited bytemperament, education, or experience to a career in teaching. If the on-site teacher educator andcollege supervisor/PACE Advisor believe the intern demonstrates serious deficiencies that raisethe question about the suitability of the intern to enter the teaching profession, they will informthe PACE Coordinator and/or Faculty Supervisor will schedule and chair a conference with theintern, the on-site teacher educator, the college supervisor, principal and possibly othereducators. The committee will discuss the deficiencies with the intern and suggest possibleremedies. The nature of the problem and suggested solutions will be communicated in writing tothe intern and a specific time frame identified during which the intern should attempt toovercome the deficiencies. Additional teachers and college supervisors may be asked to observe18