Field Report

General Information:
 Fraser Public schools
 Richards Middle School & Edison Elementary School
 Mentor: Kristen Robinson, Asst Principal- Richards Middle School

Brief Description of Duties of Administrative Mentor:

At the beginning of this field experience, I was employed as the Coordinator of Student
Services at Richards Middle School in Fraser, MI. I worked closely with both the principal
and the assistant principal, Kristen Robinson. I selected Kristin Robinson to be my mentor,
initially, because I wanted to shadow her the first year and learn how she handled student
discipline. My original plan was to switch to the mentorship to my principal, Huston Julian,
the second year in order to gain a wider perspective of building level administration.
However, halfway through my first year in the program, I took on a new role in my district-
Principal of Edison Elementary School in Fraser, MI. I decided, for consistency sake, to
keep Ms. Robinson as my mentor throughout the program.

Her mentorship duties included guidance in the following areas:

 Student discipline issues
 Staff Relations
 Curriculum Rollout
 District Provided Professional Development
 Teacher evaluation
 Building level communication

Description of School environment

Fraser Public Schools is a small district in Macomb County, Michigan that consists of an
early childhood center, six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Students at the elementary level attend through sixth grade, while our middle school is
comprised of only seventh and eighth graders. Our high school is the traditional ninth-
twelfth grade format. More than 5,200 students attend Fraser Public Schools. Our district
is situated in a blue-collared area and is primarily comprised of middle to lower-classed
residents. Approximately 41% of our students receive free and reduced lunch. Our student
diversity is as follows: approximately 77% Caucasian, 13% African American, and 10%
Multiracial, Spanish, or Asian. Our average student-teacher ratio is 19:1 throughout the
district. Fraser provides K-12 students with their own Apple iPad or MacAir, making us a
1:1 district.