Apply: Complete an application process that includes a principal recommendation.

Attend Training: Attend Foundations in Mentoring for Clinical Faculty Level 1 - five Clinical Faculty modules, one full-day module on a Saturday, followed by four modules after school. The training focuses on the knowledge, skills and understandings to be an effective coach/mentor of pre-service, novice, or veteran teachers.

Coach: Practice using the coaching tools and language with a pre-service, novice, or veteran teacher.

Collect and Reflect: Collect and reflect on data of your coaching practice.

Complete Assessment Process: Submit coaching tools, a video recording of a reflecting conference, and responses to two reflective questions.

VCU Clinical Faculty members are part of a select and highly trained corps of teacher leaders. VCU Clinical Faculty members receive:

• Training and experience to enhance coaching skills
• Verification for recertification points for the training (up to 45 points)
• Priority for intern/student teacher placements as well as other opportunities to work with VCU pre-service teachers
• Opportunities for further professional growth and leadership roles
• Honorarium for hosting an intern/student teacher
• VCU library privileges
• 10% off of purchases at the Barnes & Noble at VCU Bookstore
• Digital badge

Teachers who are distinguished by exemplary practice; accomplished with positive human relations skills; seek professional growth and ways to expand their roles within the classroom and their school; and who want to give back to the profession by contributing to the development of pre-service and novice teachers.

Teachers who…

• hold a valid Virginia Collegiate Professional Certificate and Virginia Teaching Endorsement in the area in which they are teaching;
• have a minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience;
• have a full-time teaching assignment with Chesterfield County Public Schools, Hanover County Public Schools, Henrico County Public Schools, or Richmond Public Schools;
• have a teaching assignment in one of the following areas:
  • Art Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle or High School Education (English, Math, Social Studies, Science)*
  • Middle/High School Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics)*
    • *Teachers at the middle and high school level may teach a maximum of two AP, and/or non-core classes.
  • Music Education
    • *Music teachers interested in the program should contact Dr. Sandy Goldie, director of music education, VCU Department of Music at sgoldie@vcu.edu.
  • Special Education (General Curriculum or Early Childhood Special Education); and
• have the approval of the principal to host an intern/student teacher.