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Community Relations |
1640/4123-AR |
A. Purpose
and Scope
1. To specify the terms and conditions by which the district will enter into agreements with colleges and universities in the implementation of Policy 1640/4123
2. To specify the method by which student teaching and internship assignments will be made
3. To specify the procedures by which master teachers will be paid
B. General
1. Principals and/or designee are required to instruct all interns and student teachers regarding the standards of personal conduct and behavior consistent with that required of all school employees.
2. All activities of student teachers and interns shall be conducted under the supervision of a credentialed employee and shall be in strict accordance with law and policy. The supervising teacher will be responsible for meeting the standards set forth in the district's Handbook for Master Teachers and/or the college's student teacher handbook.
3. Any suggestions or questions regarding this procedure should be directed to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services.
C. Forms
Used and Additional References
Verification of Master Teaching Assignment, ASD/B-019
D. Procedure
1. Procedure for Assigning and Terminating Student Teachers and Interns:
a. The college or university will forward requests for student teacher/intern assignment (providing the following information) to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services.
1) Name of student teacher/intern
2) Grade of major/minor
3) Grade preference, if requested
4) Master teacher preference, if requested
5) Number and length of assignments
b. Principals may submit request to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, for student teachers in the spring of each year for the following year. The request will include the following information:
1) Need and/or justification for a student teacher
2) Grade levels and names of recommended master teachers
3) Brief description of master teacher's program and/or qualifications
c. The Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, will designate the school placement based on the principal's request and overall needs of the district.
d. The principal will make the specific master teacher assignment based on the approved master teacher list and provide written notification to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services.
e. Principals or the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, may terminate the participation of any student teacher or intern at any time such action is warranted in the best interest of students, staff, or the program. The principal and/or master teacher will provide appropriate evaluation information and data to support the termination.
Prior to any termination action, the master teacher and/or principal
will have met with the college supervisor and the student teacher to discuss
the areas of performance deficiency. After this initial conference, the college
supervisor will be given an opportunity to observe and assist the student
teacher in an effort to remedy the areas of deficiency, unless the deficiency
or behavior is such that immediate removal is necessary in the best interest of
the students.
f. The principal will provide written notification to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, of all terminations of student teachers and interns which provide appropriate evaluation data to support the termination.
g. The Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, and/or designee will be responsible for notifying the college or university of assignment or termination of any student teacher or intern.
2. Procedure for Processing Agreements
a. All agreements for student teaching and internships will be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, along with student teaching assignment sheets.
a. If the Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, determines the agreement is compatible with programs established to provide such student teaching and/or internship participation, he/she will forward all copies of the agreement to the director of business services.
b. The director of business services will review the agreement to determine if it meets the following terms and conditions:
1) Shall state the rate and amount of compensation per semester unit
2) Shall provide that the district may, for good cause, refuse to accept or terminate assignment of any student teacher or intern
3) Shall define the exact services to be provided by the district
4) Shall state the time period covered by the agreement
5) Shall guarantee full payment to the district if the district, for good cause, or the college or university for any reason terminate the assignment of any student teacher or intern
6) Shall state that the college or university will provide written notification to the Assistant Superintendent - Educational Services, of all terminations of student teachers and interns
If these terms and conditions are fully met in the agreement, the
director of business services will place the agreement on the board agenda for
the next meeting.
c. After board approval, the director of business services will return copies of the agreement to the college or university as requested by them, maintain the original of the agreement in business services' files, and forward a copy of the agreement to accounting and instructional services.
3. Procedure for Paying Master Teachers
a. The supervising principal or administrator will prepare a Verification of Master Teaching Assignment, Form ASD/B-019, for each master teacher under his direction, completing items 1 through 5, and forward to the master teacher.
b. The master teacher will verify items 1 through 5 on the form, making any necessary corrections, sign certifying performance of work, and return the form to the principal.
c. If the principal approves, he/she will forward all copies of the verification record to accounting.
d. Accounting will:
1) Compute and enter on form ASD/B-019 the amount due the master teacher in accordance with the approved agreement(s).
2) Process the necessary payroll documents to insure payment to the master teacher as indicated on the verification record.
3) Retain the original of the verification record in payroll files.
4) Prepare Request to Invoice, form number ASD/B-012, in an amount not to exceed the terms of the agreement and an amount equal to those sums paid to master teacher(s) as indicated in D.3d(1), forward the original of this form and copy 1 of ASD/B-019 to the director of Business Services.
5) Forward copy 2 of form ASD/B-019 to the personnel services division (certificated personnel).
E. Reports
Required
None
F. Record
Retention
Class I and II, permanent
G. Responsible
Administrative Unit
Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services
H. Approved
by:
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Keith Larick |
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John O. Tynes |
10/22/76 |
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Responsible Division Head |
Date |
Superintendent |
Date |