Policy Section L

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LD - Relations with Colleges and Universities

File: LD

RELATIONS WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

It is the policy of the board to encourage applications concerning basic research projects conducted or sponsored by institutions of higher learning.

Adopted: July 13, 1992

LDA - Student Teaching and Internships

File: LDA

STUDENT TEACHING AND INTERNSHIPS

The board, recognizing both its responsibility to improve the quality of teacher training and the contribution that student teachers and interns can make to the school system, encourages the administration to cooperate with teacher-training institutions in the placement of student teachers in the public schools.

The importance of the teacher-training function to the future of education and the need to assure a high quality of performance in our schools demands that student teachers be placed only with the best teachers. Therefore, teachers allowed to accept the added responsibility of training student teachers must be superior. Because they continue their primary responsibility -- the education of the children of their charge -- their commitment is doubled. These teachers must have demonstrated to their building administrators a capacity and willingness to meet these additional demands. No teacher shall be requested to act as supervisory teacher more than twice in any school year when other qualified supervisory teachers are available.

Further recognizing the special skills and expertise of the teacher-preparation institution and its staff, the board authorizes the administration to honor the reasonable rules, regulations, and training guidelines of the sending institution.

In all arrangements made with preparation institutions, the school system shall be given the privilege of interviewing, and accepting or rejecting, individual candidates for student teaching and internships.

The school administration shall devise procedures for evaluating the performance of student teachers and interns which meet with requirements of the sending institution and fit with the board's policies.

Adopted: July 13, 1992

LF - State Education Agency Relations

File: LF

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS

Membership in recognized associations will be maintained by the schools for several reasons, including:

A. The in-service education benefits to our staff and board which come from participating in meetings, conferences, clinics, and conventions;

B. Access to the communication media of such associations, such as newsletters, periodicals, and advisory services; and

C. Representation in actions affecting education in general and our school community in particular.

The board, in maintaining such membership, in no way abdicates its authority over and responsibility for the schools of the community as outlined in law and board policy.

The superintendent is authorized to request funds in each annual budget for such memberships, and for paying the costs of adequate participation of staff in the activities of such associations to achieve the purposes listed above.

Adopted: July 13, 1992