Policy 9840: Student Teaching and Internships (Rules)

When placing student teachers and interns in the District, the Superintendent and staff shall: 

1. Provide for placement of student teachers and interns with outstanding teachers who shall serve as supervisors,
2. Protect students from being overexposed to student teaching, and teachers from excessive supervisory responsibilities toward student teachers and interns (teachers shall have no more than one student teacher or intern in any given school year),
3. Ensure placement of student teachers and interns without regard to race, sex, gender, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, and
4. Make provisions with higher education institutions to provide for cooperative selection of students to be placed in the District's schools. 

Supervising Teacher Selection

The building Principal shall be responsible in determining those teachers on staff who may be designated as supervising teachers. This shall be done with the prior approval of the teaching staff.

The duties and responsibilities of supervising teachers and building Principals regarding student teachers and interns can be found in the appropriate staff/faculty handbooks on file in the District. 

If at any time a student teacher or intern becomes unacceptable, the District reserves the right to refuse that student teacher or intern further teaching experience within the District. 

Student teachers shall not be used as substitute teachers in case of long-term absences. 

A written contract shall be negotiated with and signed by a duly authorized representative of the university and shall include an agreement whereby the District is relieved of its responsibility and liability for Worker’s Compensation claims which may result from accidents to student teachers and interns performing their assigned responsibilities within the District. All individuals shall have undergone the District’s criminal background check. 

In all instances, the student teacher or intern shall be under the direct supervision of the building Principal.