Michele

Thank you for meeting with me yesterday. I think it was a productive meeting and I enjoyed meeting you. Below is a summary of the steps planned to ensure that you have the best possible opportunity to succeed in STEP. Please let me know if you disagree with anything I have here or if I have left out anything.

With respect to your academic grievance, Professor [name omitted] will serve as the grievance office to investigate the grade that you have contested.

With respect to your non-academic grievance, you and I were able to informally reach a resolution on the outstanding issues as follows:

1. [Name omitted] will be the primary faculty member following your progress through the program and will, with others’ input, give the final grade for the spring practicum. [Name omitted] is the person who will bring to your and my attention any concerns about your performance or progress.
2. [Name omitted] will be your new supervisor. You will contact her soon to set up observations, meetings, etc.
3. You are not requesting an informal hearing on the professional suitability issue at this time, understanding that if you request one at a later date you will have an opportunity to refute any claims that you disagree with in the December 16th letter.
4. With regard to the blogging, I appreciated very much your understanding of the complexity of the issues and your understanding that one of your blogs may have inadvertently violated FERPA. I certainly want you to be able to express yourself as a student teacher. Thank you for ensuring that your blog is password protected and only you have access to it while we clarify best practices around blogging and specifically while we work with lawyers to get more clarity around what is permissible and what is not under permissible under FERPA.

   Please let me know if you have any questions or any other concerns Michele. I am really looking forward to shaking your hand at graduation!