Office of Field Services

Announcements

Award-winning Partner Schools:  Horizon Science Academy was just named as one of six Northeast Ohio school receiving an award as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

Cleveland School of the Art (Lower Campus) received a 2009 Panasonic National School Change award.

School Supply Donations:  The Office of Field Services is collecting school supplies that will be donated to some of our partner schools.  This effort will assist families who may be struggling to purchase needed supplies as children begin a new school year.  CSU students and staff are invited to participate by donating new supplies.  They may be dropped off in our main office, Rhodes Tower 1316, or brought to our Fall Orientation.  Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Through a random drawing, we selected one East and one West urban school to share these donations. The schools are: Luis Munoz Marin and Warrensville Middle School.

Our Mission

The primary responsibility of the Office of Field Services (OFS) is to facilitate educative field experiences for students in the College of Education and Human Services by serving as the bridge between CSU students, faculty, instructors, supervisors, and staff on one hand--and school districts, buildings, district and building administration, and mentor teachers, on the other. The College works with a "partnership" model, through which it serves both pre-service teachers and area districts' students and teachers, by providing quality field experiences for future teachers in the classrooms of experienced mentor teachers.

The mission of the Office of Field Services is to match our students (called "interns," which is short for "Pre-Service Teacher Interns") with outstanding mentor teachers in Cuyahoga County Schools who will aid them in their development into highly skilled, effective, hardworking, reflective, and responsive educators.

How to use this Website

To access the various forms and downloadable materials available, use the navigation section (above right on green background) to view the area of our site that applies to you. The "Valuable OFS Links" menu above will take you to the most commonly sought information by regular visitors.

About OFS

OFS is directed by Dr. Brian Yusko. It is also served by the Main Office Staff member who can be reached by phone at (216) 687-4616. The Office of Field Services is organized around the following structure and staff members:

East Partnerships

East Partnerships Program Coordinator - (216) 687-4572
East Partnerships Staff - (216) 687-4719

West Partnerships

West Partnerships Program Coordinator - (216) 687-3934
West Partnerships Staff - (216) 523-7113

OFS Staff

Brian Yusko, Director
Kathie McNeilly, West Partnerships Program Coordinator 
Sashelle Thomas-Alexander, East Partnerships Program Coordinator
Sally Hendricks, West Partnerships Staff
Kim Hurn, East Partnerships Staff
Floyetine Roberts, Department Secretary
Mohammad Midani, Graduate Assistant (Technology)