Gonzaga Faculty Mentors

Each CHS instructor will be assigned a Gonzaga University faculty mentor as a resource based on their academic discipline. The CHS faculty mentor responsibilities include the following:
  1. Attending and providing discipline-specific best practices at the professional development meeting.
  2. Providing documentation of all discipline-specific best practices, discipline-specific professional development materials, new instructor training, paired syllabi, paired assessments, and Statements of Equivalency to the Faculty Program Coordinator and CHS office.
  3. Verifying CHS instructor attendance to professional development training with the CHS office.
  4. Providing Gonzaga University course syllabi templates of all approved courses to high school instructors, the CHS Faculty Program Coordinator and the CHS office annually. Ensure that the high school syllabus mirrors the on-campus syllabi. 
  5. Providing sample exams and other relevant course material to CHS instructors.
  6. Providing academic support to high school instructors when requested.
  7. Assisting the Special Projects Coordinator in Enrollment Management and the Faculty Program Coordinator in the accreditation process by supplying required documentation as requested.
  8. Attending relevant CHS meeting
  9. Providing departmental qualifications and expected competencies (if applicable) for all new teaching applicants.
  10. Reviewing the academic credentials of high school instructors recommended to teach the CHS program courses to ensure the instructors meet the requirements to act as an adjunct instructor and to deliver college content.

Gonzaga CHS course observations are completed regularly to maintain the integrity of the program. The Faculty Mentor visits each instructor once during their first year of instruction and returning instructors at least once every three years.

Mentors will observe/note the following during their classroom visit:

  1. Gonzaga University approved syllabus is being followed.
  2. Level of student engagement.
  3. Type of classroom discussion.
  4. Classroom environment meets college expectations.
  5. Student assessment is aligned to the on-campus course.
  6. Course assignments and requirements meet college expectations.
  7. In the case of concerns over the quality of instruction, or instructor compliance with Gonzaga CHS expectations, the following steps should be taken to enable the high school to address the concerns:
  • Document the concern on the site visit evaluation form with suggested corrective feedback.
  • Discuss the concern with the CHS instructor and set a reasonable time for the CHS instructor to address the concern and correct the issue within the semester of the site visit.
  • Schedule and conduct a follow-up visit or meeting.
  • A site visit will be repeated the following year to verify improvement or correction of any concerns.
  • If the concerns are not corrected within a reasonable time (i.e., one semester), inform the CHS office so that contact can be made with the high school administrator. A formal notification letter will be sent to the CHS instructor who is in noncompliance with CHS policy and/or procedures.