Section 228.101 - Field Supervisor Qualifications and Responsibilities(a) Required qualifications of a field supervisor: (1) accomplishment as an educator as shown by student learning; and(2) not employed by the same school where the candidate being supervised is completing his or her clinical teaching, internship, or practicum; and(3) trained by the educator preparation program (EPP) as a field supervisor; and(4) for a supervisor of residency candidates, trained annually by the EPP in coaching and co-teaching strategies and candidate evaluation and participation in school and/or district trainings, as determined by the district partner; and(5) has completed Texas Education Agency (TEA)-approved training as required in subsection (b)(1) of this section or, for field supervisors supporting teacher candidates, is a currently certified Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) appraiser; and(6) not assigned to the candidate as a mentor, cooperating teacher, or site supervisor; and(7) three years of creditable experience, as defined by Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service), in the class in which supervision is provided, including:(A) for a supervisor of classroom teacher and reading specialist candidates, experience as a campus-level administrator and a current certificate that is appropriate for a principal assignment may also supervise teacher and reading specialist candidates; and(B) for a supervisor of principal candidates, experience as a district-level administrator and a current certificate that is appropriate for a superintendent assignment may also supervise principal candidates; and either(8) valid certification in the class in which supervision is provided; or(9) at least a master's degree in the academic area or field related to the certification class for which supervision is being provided, and in compliance with the same number, content, and type of continuing professional education requirements described in § 232.11 of this title (relating to Number and Content of Required Continuing Professional Education Hours) and § 232.15 of this title (relating to Types of Acceptable Continuing Professional Education Activities) for the certification class for which supervision is being provided.(b) Duties of a field supervisor: (1) Supervision of each candidate shall be conducted with the structured guidance and regular ongoing support of an experienced educator who has been trained annually as a field supervisor by the EPP and completed TEA-approved field supervisor training at least every three years. Field supervisors who have completed TEA-approved training must renew that training by September 1, 2026, and then renew the training at least one time per each three-year period thereafter. Field supervisors who support teacher candidates and who maintain valid T-TESS certification are not required to renew TEA-approved field supervisor training.(2) The field supervisor must contact the assigned candidate within the first three weeks after the assignment start date for a candidate seeking certification as a classroom teacher and within the first quarter of the assignment for a candidate seeking certification in a class other than classroom teacher. The field supervisor must contact a candidate who is a late hire as defined in § 228.2 of this title (relating to Definitions) within the first week after the candidate's assignment start date. Contact may be made by telephone, email, or other electronic communication.(3) The field supervisor shall verify the candidate's internship placement within the first three weeks of the candidate's internship assignment and shall notify the EPP if the internship placement does not meet the requirements of this chapter, including assignment of a qualified mentor.(4) Field supervisors shall conduct observations of candidates as described in §§228.103 of this title (relating to Formal Observations for Candidates in Residency Assignments), 228.105 of this title (relating to Formal Observations for All Candidates for Initial Classroom Teacher Certification), 228.107 of this title (relating to Formal Observations for Candidates in Clinical Teaching Assignments), 228.109 of this title (relating to Formal Observations for Candidates in Internship Assignments), 228.111 of this title (relating to Formal Observations for Candidates Employed as Educational Aides), 228.113 of this title (relating to Support and Formal Observations for Candidates Seeking Certification as Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12), 228.115 of this title (relating to Support and Formal Observations for Candidates Seeking Deafblind Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12), and 228.117 of this title (relating to Support and Formal Observations for Candidates Other Than Classroom Teacher).(5) With the exception of candidates who are late hires as defined in § 228.2 of this title, field supervisors of candidates in clinical teaching, internship, and practicum assignments shall provide informal observations and ongoing coaching as appropriate and needed and, at a minimum, include the following: (A) at least three informal observations that are 15 minutes or more in duration per semester of the internship, clinical teaching, or practicum assignment;(B) the first informal observation must occur within the first six weeks of the clinical teaching or internship assignment and must be in-person. Additional informal observations may be conducted virtually, either synchronous or asynchronous;(C) informal observations of practicum candidates may be virtual, either synchronous or asynchronous;(D) are informed by written feedback provided during post-observation conferences; and(E) include observation and feedback on targeted skills.(6) Field supervisors must provide to a candidate who is a late hire as defined in § 228.2 of this title informal observations as required in subsection (b)(5) of this section. Two of the required informal observations must be provided within the first eight weeks of the candidate's assignment start date and both informal observations must be in-person.(7) Field supervisors of candidates in residency assignments shall provide informal observations and ongoing coaching that, at a minimum, include the following: (A) at least four in person informal observations that are 15 minutes or more in duration per semester, totaling at least eight observations over the course of the year-long teacher residency placement. The first informal must occur within the first four weeks of the residency placement;(B) are informed by written feedback provided during post-observation conferences; and(C) provide observation and feedback on targeted skills, with opportunity to follow up on the candidate's development in the targeted skill.(8) For candidates participating in an internship, the field supervisor shall provide a copy of all written feedback to the candidate's supervising campus administrator and assigned mentor. For candidates participating in a residency, the field supervisor shall provide a copy of all written feedback to the candidate's host teacher and campus supervisor.(9) In a clinical teaching experience, the field supervisor shall collaborate with the candidate and cooperating teacher throughout the clinical teaching experience and request and document feedback about the candidate from the candidate's cooperating teacher at least three times throughout the clinical teaching experience.(10) For a residency, the field supervisor shall collaborate with the candidate, campus supervisor, and the host teacher throughout the residency, including regular meetings and/or collaborative supports at least three times each semester with the campus supervisor and twice monthly with the host teacher. Meetings may be held virtually, and collaborative supports may include but are not limited to co-observation of candidates, co-coaching of candidates, and calibration for inter-rater reliability.(11) For an internship, the field supervisor shall collaborate with the candidate and campus supervisor, or their designee, at least twice per semester. Collaboration may include but is not limited to co-observations (formal and informal), post-observation collaborative coaching, collaborative goal setting, or the provision of actionable feedback related to collaboratively established goals.(12) For non-teacher candidates in a practicum, the field supervisor shall collaborate with the candidate and site supervisor throughout the practicum experience.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 228.101
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 20, May 17, 2024, TexReg 0103, eff. 9/1/2024