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Name _______________________________________ Division _____________ Date ______________

Complete this assignment by class time of week #4. You can find some information at the Office of Field Experience web site under Early Field Experiences Block I at http://www.education.purdue.edu/fieldexp/

1. What is the name of the school you are assigned to for your field experience?
   
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2. What number is it assigned by the Indiana Department of Education?_____________________________
   Click on K-12 school data, click on data for one school or one school corporation in Indiana, click on the letter that your school name begins with or write the school's name in the box, and find the school on the list.  The number is next to the school name at the top of the page.
    
3. What is the current enrollment? ________ 
    
4. Go to graph titled Average Percent Passing ISTEP. Put the arrow over the most recent year listed on the graph. What percentage of students in your school passed the ISTEP? __________ What was the state average? __________
    
5. Does your school have a website? If it does it can be found in the box at the top of the main school data page. If your school does have a website, list the URL below. If it does not, write that instead: ______________________________________________________________________

6. What is the percentage of students on free lunch?  ___________ 

7. What is the principal's name? ____________________

8. What is the average teacher salary? __________ The average teacher age? __________
    
9. Click on Teacher Roster to find information about your teacher. How many years of experience does your teacher have? __________ What subjects/ grades does your teacher teach? ____________________________________________________________________________ What level of degree does your teacher have? ____________________
     
10. What is the ethnic breakdown for this school?

    White
    Black
    Hispanic
    Asian
    Native American
    Multiracial

     

11. In that same box at the top of your page you will find the address for your school. Go to a mapping website like MapQuest  to get a map of your school. Print a map that locates the school and driving directions to the school from your home. Pay close attention to how long it says it'll take you to get to the school. Remember that the time listed does not include traffic, stop lights, stopping for breakfast, etc. Drive out there before the first visit to see how long it really takes.
     
12. Go back to the K-12 School Data page, then click on Indiana School Calendars. Enter the name of your school CORPORATION, not your school's name and click on get calendar-- just hitting enter will not work. Check to see when the school corporation has breaks or days-off.  Compare these to the days of your scheduled visits.  What days will you not go to the school because of days-off?
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    Write these days in your calendar and check them with your teacher when you go next week.