BYU Clinical Faculty Associates; CFA - Elementary

Position: BYU Clinical Faculty Associates (CFA) - Elementary

BYU Clinical Faculty Associates (CFA) - Elementary

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Qualifications

• Certification/licensure in Elementary Education
• A minimum of five years of successful teaching experience with elementary students.
• Capacity for teaching and mentoring preservice teachers.
• Currently employed within Jordan.

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 BYUPSP” document attached).
• A commitment to the simultaneous renewal of public schools and teacher education.

Supervision

• Capacity for teaching preservice history/social science teachers.
• Ability to evaluate elementary education instruction and offer focused, constructive feedback.
• A pattern of effective mentoring of BYU students in field settings.

Responsibilities Teaching

• Assist in the teaching of seminar courses identified by Elementary Education Department.
• Assist content method professors in coordinating and supervising related clinical experiences.
• Assist in providing appropriate professional development for affiliated school personnel, such as mentor teachers.

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.
• Assist with the selection of Professional Development Teachers (mentors, intern facilitators, etc.) at related sites.
• Build positive relationships with school personnel, university faculty members, and students.

Supervision

• Mentor practicum students, student teachers, and interns.
• Prepare and submit summative reports for preservice teachers.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of preservice teacher performance and maintain progress records of practicum students, student teachers, and interns.
• Participate in student teaching orientation meetings.
• Participate in mentor teacher training meetings.
• Plan and conduct student teaching seminars.
• Support student teachers and interns in their completion of the TCA assessment.

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 2026 Application Procedure

• Complete District application
• Three letters of recommendation
• A current resume or vita
• Complete the online application for BYU once the application opens in January.

Closing Date

Application, resume, and graduation plan [if appropriate] are due by 5:00 p.m., January 9th, 2026. Submit the district completed application to your HR Office in your respective district and complete the online application for BYU opening in January. Both completed applications are required for consideration of this position.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Education and Training
• Education Management

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