SOE Mentor Teacher Resources



Welcome, mentor teachers!

Whether this is your first year working with an SPU teacher candidate or you are a returning mentor, we hope this site will provide program details and supplemental resources that help facilitate a successful classroom partnership. Bookmark this page for easy access.

A Word About Inclusiveness  

Our placement team opposes the recent decision of the SPU Board of Trustees to uphold SPU’s longstanding exclusionary hiring policy.  We stand with our LGBTQIA+ students, alumni, faculty, and staff, who are a central and critical part of our campus community.  We believe these students, alumni, faculty, and staff deserve better, and we are working within our program and across our campus to mitigate the harm that the Board of Trustees has done and is doing. 

Our Philosophy  

The SPU Placement Team in the School of Education is anchored by values of inclusion, equity, educational justice, and culturally sustaining practices. We support all students and value the richness that diversity brings to the learning community at SPU. We are committed to preparing our students to teach, support, and advocate for all of their students and families. 

 

 

 

 



      

Meet the Placement Team

Emily Huff
Director of Field Placements
huffe@spu.edu    206-281-2375

Mayra Villalobos
Field Placement Coordinator
villalobosm3@spu.edu
206-281-2382

Rachael Kamwesa
Field Placement and Professional Partnerships Coordinator
kamwesar@spu.edu 206.281.2373