Master of Arts in Educational
Leadership-SBA:
Site Supervisor General
Responsibilities Form
Site Supervisors serve as the Candidate’s cooperating administrator. The site supervisor must be a New Jersey standard (not
provisional) certified School Business Administrator or Superintendent. The Supervisor or Principal certificates do not
qualify one to mentor a School Business Administrator intern. More specifically, the site supervisor’s responsibilities are:
1. Review the terms herein and certify that the School Business Administrator is willing to serve as the candidate’s site
supervisor by signing the statement below. .
2. Facilitate by providing the candidate with a variety of learning opportunities and tasks that align with the professional
standards.
• Setting a widely shared vision for learning;
• Developing a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth;
• Ensuring effective management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning
environment;
• Collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and
mobilizing community resources;
• Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner; and
• Understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, legal, and cultural contexts.
3. Over the course of his/her Educational Leadership Program studies, routinely monitor and attest (signature required) that
the candidate has completed at least 150 district level internship hours for the School Business Administrator leadership
degree comprised of learning opportunities aligned with the professional standards;
4. Throughout the course of the candidate’s program, periodically examine the candidate’s portfolio (artifacts and reflections)
and discuss the candidate’s progress in developing his/her portfolio as well as offer suggestions as deemed helpful;
5. Regularly engage the candidate in professional discussions related to the professional standards; and
6. Complete the Site Supervisor Evaluation Survey of Educational Leadership SBA Program Candidates.
As a NJ standard certified School Business Administrator or Superintendent, I have reviewed the
responsibilities of the Site Supervisor and I agree to serve as the Candidate’s Site Supervisor.
Candidate Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Site Supervisor Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________
Site Supervisor Printed Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Site Supervisor Phone Number: (_____)_______________ Email Address: __________________________________
INCLUDE THIS SIGNED FORM IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKET.
If you have questions about the Site Supervisor’s responsibilities, please contact:
Thomas Edison State University (609) 777-5680
111 W. State St. gradadmissions@tesu.edu
Trenton, NJ 08608
