Clinical Partnerships
About the Team
The Clinical Partnerships team collaborates with stakeholders to deepen university-school partnerships with the goal of improving preK-12 student achievement. Major initiatives include: enhancing clinical placements, improving mentoring of teacher candidates, researching topics related to partnership initiatives, and expanding partnership networks.
Amy Jo Lundell (Wulling 140C) finalizes and manages clinical placements for CEHD's K-12 (Arts in Ed, World Languages, ELL) and secondary programs (English, Math, Sciences, Social Studies). Amy Jo also coordinates co-teaching professional development for cooperating teachers in partner districts, and manages the stipend payment process for OTE.
Kathy Byrn (Wulling 140A) finalizes and manages clinical partnerships for CEHD's elementary education and early childhood programs as well as CFANS' agricultural education and CLA's music education.
Kelly Meyer (Wulling 140 B) coordinates innovative partnership development projects across partner districts and school sites and leads the professional development planning and coordination for clinical supervisors working with network schools.
Charissa O'Neill is the field coordinator for special education licensure programs. She works for the department of Educational Psychology (EPSY).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are important documents and online resources?
Teacher Trainings and Resources (Co-teaching Workshops, Cooperating Teacher Resources, Teaching Handbook)
Teacher Candidate Assessment and Evaluation - Acess to the Teacher Education Management System (TEMS) is within the Canvas Clinical Supervisor Toolkit site
Skills of Teaching Observation Tool (PDF version only, official observations to be submitted online- contact OTE).
CEHD Dispositions Assessment (PDF version only, official observations to be submitted online- contact OTE).
Teaching Handbook for teacher candidates, cooperating teachers and clinical supervisors
Who do I contact to request clinical placements of students in CEHD?
For Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Agricultural Ed and/or Music Ed student teachers, contact Kathy Byrn
For Special Education student teachers, contact Charissa O'Neill
For all other programs, contact Amy Jo Lundell
How do I work with OTE and school partners to create/improve a clinical partnerships?
Come meet with our Clinical Partnership Team
Contact the School Partnerships Coordinator Kelly Meyer
See the college partnership page for more details