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GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

STUDENT TEACHING EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE (STEP)

CANDIDATE INFORMATIO

Teacher Candidate First Name:

Travis

Teacher Candidate

Last Name:

Samuels

Student ID:

20477986

Email Address:

.com

Phone:

State:

LA (Louisiana)

Program of Study:

M.A. in Secondary Education

STANDARD 1, PART 1: COMMUNITY, DISTRICT, SCHOOL, & CLASSROOM FACTORS

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Cooperating School State:

LA-Louisiana

A.

If "Other" School State Selected, Speci9:

N/A

Cooperating School City:

Baton Rouge

Population of City:

221,599

School Classification:

Public (Charter)

If "Other" Classification Selected, Speci6r:

Facility Setting:

Suburban

Stability of Community.

State of Growth

Perception of the Level of Community Support:

High . . .

Discuss the possible effect these characteristics could have on planning, delivery, and assessment of your unit.

Cite the references used for this information.

THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL IS URBAN, AND HENCE THE STUDENTS ARE WELL APT WITH THE CURRENT TRENDS IN INFORMATION TECHNOOGY. THIS ALLOWS FOR BETTER INCORPORATION OF TEECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

B. DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS

District Name:

East Baton Rouge Parish

District Grades Served:

PK-8

Number of Schools in

District:

8

Number of Students Enrolled in District:

6,736

Percentage of Students in the District Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch:

100% FREE LUNCH

e district demographic data, including statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, for your cooperating school

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A TOTAL TEACHING STAFF 3690, AND OTHER STAFF TOTALLING 3549 (BOTH AS OF 2018). THE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IS 16.73 AS OF 2018. THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN ON THE RISE, AND CURRENTLY IS 61, 736. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE IN THE SUBURBAN GROUP, WITH A PK-12 GRADE

Discuss the possible effect these characteristics could have on planning, delivery, and assessment of your unit.

• Cite the references used for this information.

THE STUDENT TEACHER RATIO IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FAIRLY GOOD, AND HENCE TEACHING IS EFFICIENT AND EVERY STUEDENT IS IN A POSITION TO GET THE NECESSARY ATTENTION FORMT THER TEACHER. ALSO, THERE IS ENOUGH STAFF TO SUPPORT BOTH CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CHOOOLS

Cooperating school name

South Baton Rouge Charter

Cooperating School

Grades Served

K-8

Title One

NOT LABELLED

Enrolled in School:

2,463 (AS OF 2018)

Percentage of Students in the School Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch:

100%

Academic Achievement Ranking/Label of the School:

#7,004 IN THE NATIONAL RANKING

Discuss the possible effect these characteristics could have on the planning, delivery, and assessment of your unit.

Cite the references used for this information.

THE STATISTICS WILL AID IN THE PLANNING OF CLASSES.

REFERENCES:

School District of East Baton Rouge Parish (n.d.) retrieved on September 2, 2020 from: https://www.louisianabelieves.com

Charter School USA (n.d.) retrieved on September 2, 2020 from: https://www.charterschoolsusa.com

AGREEMENT AND SIGNATURE

I, the above named, GCU student attest this submission is accurate, true, and in compliance with GCU policy guidelines, to the best of my ability to do so.

NOTE: The data entered into this document may be audited for accuracy. Students who engage in fabricating, falsifying, forging, altering, or inventing information regarding clinical practice/ student teaching maybe subject to sanctions for violating GCU academic integrity policies, which may include expulsion from GCU.

Teacher Candidate E-Signature

Travis R. Samuels

Date:

September 2, 2020