Not the email I had hoped for...

But still informative, so I guess I can't complain....I'll just let you read it yourself!

"Good afternoon,

You are receiving this email because I have you marked as student teaching during winter/spring of next year.

A few weeks ago I said I would send an update on the status of placements by June 8th (today). I know this is a very exciting time for all of you. I have been working hard to keep the placement request process moving forward so you will have time to touch base with your cooperating teacher(s) before the start of the school year.

A few of you are signed up for TCE 409; I am formatting your placement requests in a way that will hopefully allow you to do the September Experience with your part-time cooperating teacher. If you plan to take 409 but have not met with Liz White for approval, please do so as soon as possible. I will not seek a 409 placement for you if you haven’t received the “okay” from her.

I am hoping to have a good idea of the status of the winter/spring placements by the end of this month. In the meantime, please make sure you are moving forward in having all of your pieces in place (fingerprints have been submitted and cleared, you have applied and been accepted into Level 2 of the Double Degree program, and have submitted to me a student teaching application complete with resume, professional goals statement, and content mastery form). I have been contacting students as I come across missing pieces, but you are your own best advocate. Also, if I contact you asking for a missing piece, please respond as soon as possible so I can keep moving forward with your placement request.

I know a few of you plan to be out of the state/country for the summer – if this is the case for you, please make sure that I have accurate summer contact information for you.

This is a time-intensive process, some placements/schools more than others. I will do my best to keep you updated on the status of your placement. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me; although please do be mindful that I can only fit so much into each working day. I want to keep an open communication line between me and you, the students, but also want to be realistic about my work load and keep the process moving forward for you and your classmates, which means I will need to devote a significant amount of my time to contacting schools.

I have had a lot of fun making these connections between our students and partner schools/cooperating teachers. The Education faculty have all been so helpful in making recommendations for each of you; I want to express how fortunate you are to have mentors that are so invested in your success as educators. I hope that the hard work our team has put into getting these placements together will pay off in a profoundly rewarding experience for each of you. I am eager to hear about your teaching adventures next year!

I will soon be in contact with you individually.

Take care,
Amy

Amy Beaderstadt
Licensure and Placement Specialist "

Practicing the virtue of patience! ;-)