Team Leaders View Teacher Corps.

The role of the Teacher Corps team leader involves not only the training and supervision of corpsmen, but also the facilitation of community involvement and intrateam relations. During the preservice program, the team leader helps to plan the program, initiate the corpsmen, lay the groundwork in the community and local school district, and provide assistance in the self-discovery process of interns. Growth and development of the team is the responsibility of the leader and includes aspects such as morale, teamwork, and productivity. The leader must facilitate a positive relationship between the team and the neighborhood by helping to establish organizations for cooperative effort. In the supervision of student teachers, the team leader acts as a stabilizing influence, interprets district policy, selects cooperating teachers, and evaluates interns. (HMD)