Consult your Field Study Guide for a form that lists possibilities as answers to the following questions. Please do not be intrusive in obtaining answers. Many are available at the website. Although this is due early in the semester, as long as you are aware of the need to gather this information, feel free to wait to include this in your portfolio at the end of the semester.

Who can assist you with your classroom and students?

What programs exist before, during and after school to support your students?

What resources are available to support your students?

What resource personnel, programs and/or facilities do you want to access?

Is your school a charter, language immersion, magnet school? What would that designation mean?

How would you describe the area surroundingyour school's location?

How is student attendance determined?

How would you describe the population of students attending your school?

With which groups(s) do you identify?

What community resources can you, your students, and their families access?

Are there community based resources, such as preschool programs, or adult education courses offered at the school site?

What else do you want to learn about the community?

What are some problems, issues or opics about the community that students might study and/or make contributions toward?

What are your schools API scores?

What is the ethnic make-up of your classroom/school?

Have you visited the school's website?