Series No.: PA-002

Partners: Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, North Carolina) Avery County Schools (Avery County, North Carolina) Banner Elk Elementary School (Banner Elk, North Carolina)

Source: Dr. Roma B. Angel Chair, Division of Education Lees-McRae College P.O. Box 128 Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone: (704) 898-8781 Fax: (704) 898-8814 E-Mail: angelr@bobcat.lmc.edu

Lees-McRae College Education Division will provide office space, library support, and work space for a Professional Development Center. This is open to anyone in the Avery County School System.

1. The internship will be Monday through Friday.
2. The hours will be 8:00 am until 12:00 noon.
3. Scheduling for internships will provide a comprehensive learning experience for the K-5 pre-professional. The schedule will include:
   • 5 weeks in K-2
   • 5 weeks in 3-4
   • 5 weeks in 5th
4. Lees-McRae Education professors are responsible for the coordination of the internship, cooperating fully with the administration and faculty of Banner Elk School.
5. Interns will follow the Lees-McRae College calendar.

1. Methods classes will begin at 2:30pm.
2. Methods Coordinators will be chosen by the LMC Education Faculty and the Banner Elk School principal.
3. Methods classes will be held both on the LMC campus and on the Banner Elk School campus, with occasional field trips to other locations.
4. Concepts taught in methods classes will, if possible, be demonstrated in the Banner Elk School classrooms.
5. Methods Coordinators will receive $150.00 as a stipend for his/her contribution.

1. Each student will be assigned to a cooperating teacher at Banner Elk Elementary School for one semester.

    

2. The hours for the student teacher will be the same as the working hours of the cooperating teacher.

    

3. The student teacher will follow the Banner Elk Elementary School Calendar.

    

4. The student teacher will adhere to the Policies for Directed Teaching as stated in the Teacher Education Handbook.

    

5. Lees-McRae Education professors are responsible for the coordination of the student teaching experience, cooperating fully with the administration and faculty of Banner Elk Elementary School.

1. Cooperating teachers will be designated by the Personnel Director of the Avery County Public Schools.
2. Cooperating teachers will receive a $150.00 stipend for his/her contribution.

Keeping information confidential is a job requirement of all employees and a professional requirement of any person participating in the school program. Violation of this requirement will be judged as unsatisfactory performance of the employee's or the student's responsibilities.

Never disclose information about students unless disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required by law.

--Adapted from Avery County School Police 7.1.5.2

{This is a policy in progress and will be redefined over the first few years as the Professional Development School is implemented}.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL: a collaborative partnership between BANNER ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and LEES-McRAE COLLEGE to establish a practical public school environment for enhancing education. Through collaborative pre-service and inservice education, both institutions and their faculties benefit and are better able to provide an improved learning environment for K-5 children and professional education students.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL: a collaborative partnership between Banner Elk Elementary School and Lees-McRae College to establish a practical public school environment for enhancing education. Through collaborative pre-service and inservice education, both institutions and their faculties benefit and are better able to provide an improved learning environment for K-5 children and professional education students.

MENTOR: a carefully chosen professional from Banner Elk Elementary School or Lees-Mcrae College who models good teaching and wise counseling. While it is understood that all who work in the program are mentors, students are given the option of choosing personal mentors.

INTERN: a Lees-McRae Education student who is assigned to a professional mentor from Banner Elk Elementary School and who is to be included in the workings of the daily classroom activities.

METHODS CLASSES: courses for Lees-McRae Elementary Education students designed to explore individually, and to integrate the various disciplines necessary for a comprehensive and holistic curriculum in the elementary school. The courses will present a basic study of the subject areas of communication skills, mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts, music, dance, theatre, health and physical education and demonstrate how the subject areas can be successfully integrated for classroom study.

METHODS COORDINATOR: a professional from Banner Elk Elementary School who coordinates instruction with professors of Lees-McRae College's methods classes. The methods coordinator will teach three to five methods classes during a college semester, aid in planning or methods courses, and serve as a liaison for Lees-McRae with Banner Elk faculty for the beneficial working of the PDS. One coordinator will be chosen by the Banner Elk Faculty to serve the K-2 level and a second coordinator will be chosen by the Banner Elk Faculty to serve the 3-5 level.

STUDENT TEACHER: a Lees-McRae Education student who is assigned to a cooperating teacher at Banner Elk Elementary School for a directed teaching experience.

COOPERATING TEACHER: a professional from Banner Elk Elementary School who supervises the directed teaching experience of a Lees McRae student during the student teaching semester.

Superintendent, Avery Co. Schools
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Principal, Banner Elk Elem. School
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Chair, Division of Education
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Lees-McRae College

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