BYU Clinical Faculty Associate; CFA; Family & Consumer Science - CT

Position: 2027/28 - BYU Clinical Faculty Associate (CFA) - Family & Consumer Science - CT533
Clinical Faculty Associate (CFA)
BYU-Public School Partnership School of Family Life Family and Consumer Sciences Education

QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional Experience

• Certification/licensure in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
• A minimum of five years of successful teaching experience with secondary students.
• Capacity for teaching and mentoring preservice teachers.
• Currently employed within Alpine, Jordan, Nebo, Provo, or Wasatch Districts.

Professionalism

• An excellent history of positive collaboration with community, school, and university personnel.
• Evidence of exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• An understanding of current literature, trends, and issues in teacher education.

Partnership

• An understanding of and commitment to the BYU-Public School Partnership (see “The Vision of the BYU-PSP” document attached).
• A commitment to the simultaneous renewal of public schools and teacher education.

Supervision

• Capacity for managing practicum programs and working with TAs.
• A pattern of effective mentoring of BYU students in field settings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching

• Teach four courses fall and winter semester and two classes spring term.
• Teach classes as assigned, based on the current needs of the FCSE department. These class assignments will likely include supervision of practicum students and/or student teachers, sewing, foods, and possibly interior design.
• Assist in providing appropriate professional development for affiliated school personnel such as mentor teachers.
• Attend TA meetings weekly.

Professionalism

• Develop a program of personal professional development.
• Participate in all university, department and any school partnership meetings as invited, including the University Conference Week held the week before the fall semester begins, as well as April graduation.

Partnership

• Communicate program components and university expectations to university faculty members, school personnel and administrators, and practicum students.
• Build positive relationships with school personnel, university faculty members, and students.

Supervision

• Mentor pre-service family and consumer sciences education teachers as assigned.
• Prepare and submit all evaluations associated with any mentoring assignments.

OTHER SPECIFICS:

Term of Service

• The appointment as a CFA is limited to two consecutive years.
• The CFA completes a standard school district teaching contract (though the start and end dates are slightly adjusted to align with BYU start and end dates; CFAs are expected to work Fall and Winter semesters, as well as Spring term, mid-August through mid-June, though there may be some instances when work extends further into the summer, usually in conjunction with a light spring load)
• A CFA on a standard school district contract is expected to work full-time for the duration of the specified contract period.
• At the conclusion of the two-year term, a CFA is expected to return to a position in the district from which he or she was recruited for a minimum of one year.

Graduate Courses

• The CFA may apply for a graduate education program or an endorsement offered through the college department.
• Any CFA admitted to a graduate program has limited release time to complete day classes during each semester. Spring and summer terms offer the most flexible day school hours.
• The CFA is not released from responsibilities to complete classes or fieldwork required in other graduate programs.

Funding/Line Authority

• Funding for the CFA position is provided jointly by the BYU-Public School Partnership and the school district. CFA checks are issued by the school district on the regular district salary schedule.
• The CFA is employed by the BYU-Public School Partnership under the direction of the Department Chair and campus faculty team.

Beginning Date:
August 2027.