Attendance, Professionalism, and Preparedness Form #1
Directions: The candidate is responsible for bringing this form to the mentor teacher in advance of its due date. The candidate should wait for mentor to complete the form and participate in any discussion and reflection associated with it. After the mentor has completed the form, it is the candidate’s responsibility to upload it to Blackboard by the deadline communicated by the Field Coordinator. The candidate is also responsible for emailing a copy to their university supervisor.
Mentor: Please highlight or circle the best description of the candidate’s performance in each area.
Not Meeting Expectations / Approaching Expectations / Meeting ExpectationsCandidate demonstrates pattern of absenceswithout documentation from a physician or permission from the mentor and program / Candidate does not exceed 3 absenceswithout documentation from a physician or permission from the mentor and program for the duration of the placement. / Candidate does not exceed 2absenceswithout documentation from a physician or permission from the mentor and program for the duration of the placement.
Candidate demonstrates pattern of not informing mentor and/or university supervisor of absences / Candidate consistently informs mentor and university supervisor of absences for the duration of the placement. / Candidate always informs mentor and university supervisor of all absences for the duration of the placement.
Candidate demonstrates a pattern of deviations from the agreed upon arrival and dismissal times. / Candidate does not exceed 2 deviations from the agreed upon arrival and dismissal times for the duration of the placement. / Candidate consistently adheres to the agreed upon arrival and dismissal times for the duration of the placement.
Candidate demonstrates a pattern of reluctance or not fully engaging in opportunities to engage in planning, instruction, and assessment with mentor. / Candidate demonstrates a pattern of participating in opportunities to engage in planning, instruction, and assessment with mentor. / Candidate demonstrates a pattern of initiatingopportunities to engage in planning, instruction, and assessment with mentor
Candidate inconsistently provides mentor with lesson plans for all instruction a minimum of 48 hours in advance of instruction or according to the timeline required by the mentor / Candidate consistently provides mentor with lesson plans for all instruction a minimum of 48 hours in advance of instruction or according to the timeline required by the mentor / Candidate always provides mentor with lesson plans for all instruction a minimum of 48 hours in advance of instruction or according to the timeline required by the mentor
Candidate inconsistently has necessary materials for instruction accessible to the mentor and students in a timely manner. / Candidate consistently has necessary materials for instruction accessible to the mentor and students in a timely manner. / Candidate always has necessary materials for instruction accessible to the mentor and students in a timely manner.
Mentor: Please provide the candidate with feedback by checking the appropriate description each category. Please note this section does not have an impact on the student’s grade, as this is a formative assessment.
Area of Strength / Area of Continued Focus / Area of ConcernRespect and Rapport with Students
Designing Effective Lesson Plans
Engaging Students in Learning
Classroom Management
At this time I am comfortable with the candidate’s current performance: Yes_____ No_____
Mentor: Please provide any additional comments you would like the candidate and/or the program to be aware of:
Mentor Signature______Date______
Candidate Signature______Date______