3120.06 - SELECTING STUDENT TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS

Ida Public School District

Bylaws & Policies

3120.06 - SELECTING STUDENT TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS

The Board of Education encourages cooperation with State-approved colleges and universities in the training of student teachers and administrative interns, because the public school offers an essential ingredient - direct experience with students and teachers at work in the classroom, but certain safeguards have been found to be necessary for the best interests of all concerned.

Colleges and universities should first make contact with the Superintendent regarding placement of a student teacher or administrative intern.

The Superintendent shall make the final placement of student teachers or administrative interns.

The supervising staff member shall have had no less than three (3) years of successful experience in the area of assignment.

Professional staff members who agree to serve as supervisors of student teachers or administrative interns may accept honoraria or stipends directly from the college/university for those services rendered outside the regular school day and above and beyond the duties and responsibilities specified in their contracts.

The Board also authorizes the Superintendent to provide, in cooperation with appropriate colleges and universities, a "field experience" program in order for selected interns to gain first-hand knowledge of and experience in a school environment.

The Superintendent may terminate a teaching program if one (1) or more aspects of the program are not of high quality or meeting District needs or expectations.

Student Teaching and Internships

A.	Supervising Teacher Selection

	The building principal shall be responsible for determining those teachers on his/her staff who may be designated as supervising teachers.

B.	Responsibilities of Supervising Teachers

	1.	Supervising teachers shall provide the student teacher with experience in all phases of instruction.


	2.	Though the student teacher should be provided experiences in grading and evaluation, all grades and evaluations of the students will be reviewed by the supervising teacher and the supervising teacher shall be responsible for final entries on the report card.

	3.	The supervising teacher shall provide a balance of activities so that the student teacher has the opportunity to observe the supervising teacher; teach under direct supervision of the supervising teacher, and, to be left alone with students while s/he is teaching under indirect supervision of the supervising teacher. Student teachers should not be left alone with the class during the first days of practice teaching.

	4.	The supervising teacher shall have the final responsibility of reviewing and approving lesson plans and shall meet regularly with the student teacher to discuss lesson plans, instructional procedures and instructional problems.

	5.	The supervising teacher shall be responsible to evaluate the progress of the student teacher, conferring as needed with the building principal and the representative of the sending institution.

C.	Responsibilities of the Building Principal

	The building principal shall:

	1.	assume the overall supervising responsibility to ensure that:

		a.	student teachers are provided with necessary and desirable learning experiences;

		b.	the student teaching program is not working to the disadvantage of the District students; and

		c.	policies of the Board and administrative regulations are adhered to.

	2.	provide when possible opportunities to work with extracurricular programs in which the student teacher has special interest and expertise.


	3.	be alert to the effectiveness of supervising teachers and recommend whether or not given teachers shall continue as supervising teachers;

	4.	cooperate with supervising teachers in determining whether or not a given student teacher whose work is not satisfactory shall be allowed to continue his/her student teaching in the school system.