Education Placement Coordinator

The Placement Coordinator serves as the liaison between the School of Teacher Education (STE) and the administrators and teachers of partnering schools used for field placements. The Placement Coordinator takes responsibility for seeking, assigning, confirming, and tracking all field placements and in organizing all related materials used to support teacher candidates, university supervisors, and supervising teachers. The Placement Coordinator also plans and leads special events related to practicum and student teaching. The individual in this position must be skilled in oral and written communication, highly organized, and able to see complex processes through to their outcome with little direct supervision.