(a) For a candidate seeking a Deafblind Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate, an educator preparation program (EPP) must provide guidance, assistance, and support by assigning a cooperating teacher and/or providing individual or group consultation. The EPP is responsible for providing training to cooperating teachers and/or consultation providers.(b) An EPP shall collaborate with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to assign a mentor for the candidate. The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is responsible for providing training for all mentors.(c) Supervision of each candidate shall be conducted with the structured guidance and regular ongoing support of an experienced educator who is qualified and has been trained as a field supervisor in accordance with §228.101 of this title (relating to Field Supervisor Qualifications and Responsibilities).(1) Formal observations of candidates must be at least 135 minutes in duration in total throughout the clinical experience and must be conducted by the field supervisor.(2) An EPP must provide a minimum of one formal observation within the first third of the clinical experience, one formal observation within the second third of the clinical experience, and one formal observation within the final third of the clinical experience.(3) The field supervisor shall:(A) conduct an individualized pre-observation conference with the candidate before each observation;(B) document educational practices observed during each observation; and(C) provide written feedback through an individualized, synchronous, and interactive post-observation conference with the candidate following each observation.(4) The field supervisor may provide formal observations, pre-observation conferences, and post-observation conferences either in a face-to-face setting or by the use of electronic transmission or other video or technology-based methods.