OFE, the university registrar, seminar instructor, the university supervisor, and to the principal at the school placement site and the cooperating teacher.
For further detail, see the handbook for Secondary Education.
SEC 590 Important information Student Teaching is the culminating experience prior to licensure. Student Teaching is a minimum 10- week teaching commitment at an assigned school. The dates of Student Teaching depend on the school placement site. Candidates may start and end their experience before and/or after the official beginning and ending dates of courses on the National Louis University calendar. In addition, a required seminar will meet on designated days during the quarter. Daily attendance at school is mandatory. Student teachers are expected to be at school all day every day that teachers are expected to be in attendance. Student teachers follow the school calendar rather than the university calendar for holidays. Appropriate arrival and departure times should be discussed with the mentor teacher and the university supervisor. Additionally, since meetings are part of the real world of schools, student teachers should attend all those that the mentor teacher attends: grade-level teams, staffing, district, and faculty. If student teachers must be absent at any time for illness, religious observances, or serious personal matters, their professional responsibility is to immediately contact the mentor teacher and supervisor. The seminar leader should be made aware of any absences. Please note that after three days of absence, arrangements to make up missed days must be discussed with the mentor teacher, university supervisor, and seminar leader. If withdrawal from Student Teaching is needed, a written request stating reasons for this withdrawal is required. The request must be submitted to the OFE, the university registrar, the seminar instructor, the university supervisor, and to the principal at the school placement site and the mentor teacher. Substitute Teaching During SEC 590 Substitute teaching will be limited to no more than 5 days in the student teaching placement classroom while the mentor teacher is absent. Consent must be given by the program chair in consultation with the teacher candidate. Student teachers may not move or be hired in another classroom or building. Attendance Policy during SEC 590 Candidates may not miss more than 3 days of classroom experience during student teaching . If candidates need to miss more than three days due to illness or family emergencies, then additional days equivalent to the days missed will be added on to the student teaching requirements.
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