Common use of Purpose and Responsibility Clause in Contracts

Purpose and Responsibility. The EPP is engaged in preparing candidates to be effective educators. In order to help ensure that a supply of qualified new teachers is available to be hired, the LEA wishes to participate in the clinical education of teacher education candidates. Candidates enrolled in clinical experience courses at the EPP will be considered by the LEA for participation in observational and classroom activities, including student teaching. Job embedded Candidates (a candidate who has been hired as a fulltime teacher by the LEA and whom the EPP has recommended for a Practitioner Teacher License) enrolled in content mentoring courses at the EPP will be assigned a content mentor by the LEA. The purpose of this agreement is to define the responsibilities of the EPP and the LEA in providing these direct experiences for candidates in the EPP’s Initial Teacher Licensure Programs. Because of their differing functions, the LEA and the EPP have unique responsibilities. Therefore, frequent and clear communication between the LEA’s designated contact person and the EPP’s Director of Clinical Experiences and/or the EPP’s Director of edTPA is critical. Sharing of responsibility is needed if all parties are to derive maximum benefit from this program. It is agreed that continuous effort will be made by both the LEA and the EPP to accept this shared responsibility.