HOPE COLLEGE Education - Director of Student Teaching and Teacher Certification Salary in the United States

The Director is responsible for all aspects of the student teaching program and certification process, including working with teacher candidates, college faculty, and Michigan Department of Education staff. The position requires excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Frequent contact with area school personnel requires diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality.

This job is a 10-month position but requires some summer hours (approximately 10 hours a week or less) for certification.
 
STUDENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all aspects of the student teaching program and the Student Teaching Seminar
  • Maintain files related to student teaching and its policies and procedures
  • Recruit and maintain relationships with area schools in the placement of student teachers
  • Secure appropriate student teaching placements for eligible student teachers, including the coordination of off-campus and international placements
  • Hire, train, assign, and review college supervisors
  • Maintain records related to the performance of cooperating teachers, college supervisors, and individual schools
  • Organize and conduct student teacher information and orientation sessions
  • Develop policies and procedures with the assistance of the full department
  • Develop all course materials related to the Student Teaching Seminar (e.g., course syllabi)
  • Organize, coordinate, and conduct the Student Teaching Seminar, including materials, speakers, and events with the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career (BCCC)
  • Request, manage, and review all aspects of the application process
  • Recruit mentor teachers and coordinate clinical experiences for education courses
  • Coordinate requests for criminal background checks of student teachers
  • Schedule on-campus meetings with EDUStaff personnel for registration and training of substitute teaching for Hope's student teacher candidates and follow up of criminal background check results
  • Organize and oversee an annual conference Educator Preparation Institutions in Michigan
  • Participate in professional meetings as a representative of Hope College and the Education Department
  • Coordinate additional support for student teachers placed on probation
  • Monitor student teacher mid-term and final evaluations
  • Update Student Teaching and Mentoring Handbooks
  • Submit all student teaching grades
  • Coordinate training and submission of student resumes as well as certification inquiries, student profiles, and teaching positions with the BCCC
  • Provide student teaching placements and college supervision for guest student teachers from other institutions
  • Monitor department website for accuracy
  • Monitor and keep records of graduate job placement data

 
TEACHER CERTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all aspects of the certification process
  • Advise education students and faculty regarding Michigan teacher certification requirements
  • Conduct informational meetings regarding Michigan teacher certification with student teachers
  • Review Banner and Degree Works to verify that education students have met all graduation and certification requirements (posted degree, passing of MTTC exams, OPI exam when applicable, CPR, CPI, and First Aid certifications)
  • Submit electronic recommendations for education candidates who have applied for and met all teacher certification requirements to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) for processing
  • Arrange for CPR/First Aid on-campus training sessions
  • Verify validity of edReports for education candidates who have applied to take MTTC exams
  • Attend Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs in Michigan (DARTEP) and MDE meetings
  • Serve as Education Department contact person for questions concerning Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS)
  • Complete out-of-state teacher certification verification forms for Hope graduates
  • Plan the continuing education program with graduates for renewals, professional certificates, and additional endorsements
  • Respond to inquiries from graduates and administrators regarding recertification and new or pending State of Michigan requirements
  • Respond to inquiries and schedule advising meetings to develop planned programs for Hope graduates or graduates from other institutions who are considering pursuing Michigan teacher certification
  • Prepare letters of intent upon request to prospective administrators for teacher education candidates pending teacher certification

• Master's degree in education or related field, experience teaching K-12, experienced in hosting multiple student teachers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Google suite

Applications are accepted at http://www.hope.edu/employment/faculty

Candidates will upload the following documents as part of the application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Response to the Mission of Hope College 
• Evidence of teaching/Evaluation

In addition, you will enter the names and contact information for three references when you apply. References will be contacted via email upon your application, providing them with a link to upload a letter of recommendation to your file.Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community. Hope offers an academically rigorous, co-educational and residential education to 3,150 undergraduate students from 37 states and more than 36 countries. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America since its founding in 1866, Hope College is known for its invitational ecumenical Christian atmosphere, friendly campus community, and well-balanced academic and co-curricular offerings. Hope's beautiful campus is located just steps from award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan, and fewer than seven miles from Lake Michigan.
 
At Hope College, accomplished faculty and staff mentor students to recognize the interconnectedness of the world and cultivate the skills, perspectives and habits that help them flourish inside and outside the classroom. Recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship, Hope provides exceptional professional preparation and life-changing educational experiences that equip students for success after graduation. The college has consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges and is featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives.
 
Hope College is financially sound, with more than 50 consecutive years of balanced budgets, an endowment of approximately $230 million and no deferred maintenance, and over $140 million invested in the construction of new facilities during the past 12 years. Since 2015, the college has completed three new buildings -- Kruizenga Art Museum (2015), the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts (2015) and the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center (2017). The next facility to be built will be a new home for the college's Campus Ministries programs, which is slated for completion in fall 2019.
 
In 2015, Hope College launched its 10-year strategic plan, Hope for the World: 2025, which consists of six goals, focused on: academics; Christian formation; global engagement; community; reputation and influence; and value. Developed by the campus community, the strategic plan supports the college's mission, "to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith."
 
Hope College is a community that aspires to be faithful, welcoming and transformational. Accordingly, the college is committed to being a place where all experience a sense of belonging. Students of all faiths -- and no faith -- are welcome at Hope, as are students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. In 2018-19, 18 percent of the student body identified as a race other than Caucasian. On Hope's campus, there is broad understanding that, in order to best prepare students for lives of leadership and service in a global society, the college must have diversity among its faculty and staff. Twenty-four percent of Hope's tenure-track faculty are from underrepresented groups, coming from both the U.S. and abroad.
 
ABOUT HOLLAND

Holland, Michigan is located in the heart of West Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa. The city is known for being a friendly college town, a beautiful vacation destination, and annual host of both the Tulip Time Festival and Tulipanes Festival. With a city population of 33,000, Holland resides within the greater Holland-Zeeland area populated by 100,000 -- 30 minutes from Grand Rapids, 2.5 hours from Ann Arbor and Chicago and 3 hours from Detroit. Holland features a picturesque downtown just steps from the Hope College campus -- home to restaurants, cafés, shops and a popular farmer's market -- as well as miles of sandy beaches, nationally ranked school districts and charming parks throughout the surrounding area. In recent years, Holland has earned recognition for being one of the "Best Beach Towns to Live In" (WalletHub, 2018), "Prettiest Towns" (Architectural Digest, 2018) and "Best Cities for Global Trade" (Global Trade Magazine, 2017) as well as the #1 "Best Small City to Start a Business" (WalletHub 2018). The City of Holland has also earned several top honors for the "America in Bloom" competition, including awards for "Environmental Efforts" and "Coolest Downtown." The Holland area is strengthened by its diversity, with people of color comprising 33% of the city's population. The Latino community is particularly vibrant, accounting for 24% of Holland residents. For more about neighborhoods, recreation, businesses and life in Holland, visit the city's "Live in Holland Michigan" website.

Hope College seeks to be a community that affirms the dignity of all persons as bearers of God's image. It is Hope College policy not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, family status, genetic information, height, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or weight, except in the event of a bona fide occupational qualification. Hope College is an equal opportunity employer.