Frequently Asked Questions

For questions regarding the advising process, contact bcoe_advising@kennesaw.edu

Once you receive your placement:

• Email collaborating teacher using your KSU email. Schedule a time to visit the school for the first time.
• Share the collaborating teacher packet with the collaborating teacher.
• Setup schedule with your collaborating teacher and sign agreement.

For questions regarding block I, contact Dr. Virginie Jackson - vjacks33@kennesaw.edu

Once admitted, your information was uploaded to the PSC. You will complete most of the pre-service certificate process through your MyPSC account. Log into your MyPSC account and complete the following:

• “Claim Program Provider” - this will confirm that you are enrolled in a teacher preparation program at KSU.
• Complete the “Personal Affirmation Questions (PAQs)”
• Go to the “Applications/Documentation/Status” area and click “Start” to answer additional questions and begin the “Pre-Service Certificate” application
• Upload the Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit which was sent to you by BCOE Admissions during your application process. Remember that you only select one line on the affidavit and must also upload a clear copy of the front of your current driver’s license, if a U.S. Citizen. All others would upload documents request on the affidavit.

For questions regarding pre-certification, contact bcoe_certification@kennesaw.edu.

ECE 3320, ECE 4408, INED 4482 (Block I courses) have a field experience requirement. In order to be successfully placed in a school to complete your field experience, you must complete the following steps:

• Attend orientation
• Complete placement request form · Email copy of liability insurance to fieldexp@kennesaw.edu
• Assignments will be sent via email, 2 weeks in advance of observation date. Please contact CT (Collaborative Mentor Teacher) to set schedule arrangement.

For questions regarding the elementary field placement process, contact Wakeeta Rosser - wrosser1@kennesaw.edu

ECE 3313 (Block I course) have a field requirement that you will be required to complete in a preschool setting. In order to be successfully placed in a preschool to complete your field experience, you must complete the following steps:

• Attend Bright from the Start background check workshop ( dates/times sent via email)
• Complete sign-up for placement (if applicable)
• Email copy of current liability insurance to fieldexp@kennesaw.edu

You must attend workshop for Bright from the Start background check [dates/times and instructions sent via email]. The following are necessary steps for obtaining a background check:

• Get fingerprints taken at approved location.
• Receive clearance letter for DECAL.
• Bring clearance letter with you the first time you go to your preschool

For questions regarding Bright from the Start background check, contact Donna Fitzgerald - dfitzge5@kennesaw.edu

Bagwell’s CEPP (Clinical Experiences, Placements, and Partnerships office) will open the YCE application for completion the semester prior to YCE. Information can be found on their website.

Some districts have additional requirements for YCE, so please monitor your KSU email for additional needs. Failure to complete required applications and paperwork may result in a lack of YCE placement.

Our program attempts to keep you with the same collaborating teacher for YCE I and YCE II. Occasionally, changes are made for various reasons, as requested by candidates and schools.

If you collaborating teacher goes on leave, changes grade levels, schools, or districts in between YCE I and YCE II, your program coordinator and CEPP can help navigate these changes based on district and school approvals to keep consistency during YCE.

During YCE I, candidates are in the field all day (teacher contractual hours for their district) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

During YCE II, candidates are in the field all day (teacher contractual hours for their district) on Monday thru Friday

There are currently no “excused” or “unexcused” absences during YCE. As would be the case if you are full time employee, students and school personal (such as your collaborating teacher) are counting on your attendance in the field.

If you need to miss time due to an illness or emergency, you are required to notify your supervisor, collaborating teacher and the school.

• Time missed must be made up prior to the last day of classes for the semester.
• More than 3 days missed can result in a U for YCE. Accommodations can be made for extenuating circumstances between candidates, the program coordinator, supervisor, and collaborating teacher.

During the YCE semesters, candidates are becoming more actively involved in classrooms. This means candidates are involved in the following:

• Assessment: designing, implementing, and analyzing assessment data from the field in collaboration with teaching teams, the collaborating teacher, and independently. Candidates are then expected to use this data to design lessons and justify their practice
• Planning: designing lesson plans in collaboration with teaching teams, the collaborating teacher, and independently
• Implementation: Implementing the above lesson plans in their field placement
• Management: supporting the collaborating teacher in implementation school and classroom management techniques
• Communication: communicate students progress/learning with stakeholders include collaborating teacher, teaching teams, school personal, administrators, and families

YCE candidates and collaborating teachers are expected to engage in various co-teaching models throughout the YCE. Programs will provide more information on their models.

Candidates in YCE will be assigned a university supervisor to support and mentor them. These supervisors, along with collaborating teachers, will provide formative feedback throughout the YCE via various formative tools including, but not limited to, observations of teaching.

Summative evaluations for YCE will occur via the midterm and final CAPS (Candidate Assessment of Performance Standards) which mirror the standards for teacher preparation in Georgia, as well as the evaluation system for credentialed educators.

• Timelines and scoring requirements for the CAPs will be outlined in the syllabi for YCE and reviewed during program orientation meetings.