Procedure 5641P

Student Teachers

The procedures for developing and implementing a student teacher agreement are as follows:

• The college representative shall present a student teacher agreement to the superintendent or designee for review and approval.

• The superintendent or designee shall coordinate the institution's request for placement with principals to determine if placements are possible in the subject areas requested.

• The college supervisor shall be notified of placements that can be accepted during the quarter.

• Assignment shall be made with the approval of the cooperating staff member and the principal.

• A student teacher shall be assigned to a teacher with no less than three consecutive years of successful evaluations (Proficient or Distinguished in all components of Domains 2 and 3).

• A supervising teacher shall not be assigned more than one student teacher every three years. This time frame may be waived with superintendent or designee approval.

• The supervising teacher shall be responsible for the class and should not delegate responsibilities until the student teacher has displayed the proficiency to accept them.

• A student teacher should assume the same conditions of employment as a regular teacher in terms of length of school day, supervision of co-curricular activities, staff meetings, and in- service training.

• Student teachers will be encouraged to be Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) tutors in buildings where the program is offered. Student teachers will be compensated in accordance with other AVID tutors.

Date: April 2010