The supervisor introduces a language assistant to the school board and community, and keeps in touch with the language assistant during the program year. The educational institution or school board to which the language assistant is assigned is considered to be his or her employer. Supervisors also deal with most employment issues such as holidays, compensation due to illness, dismissal, and so on.
I am very grateful for this opportunity because it will open, and has already opened, many doors for me for my future teaching career.
Personal anecdotes by Inge Marie Pedersen for Odyssey 2009-10