Guiding Principle Use AI as a tool for thought—not a substitute for it. If you are ever uncertain about what constitutes acceptable use, please ask. Open conversation is encouraged. Paid Student Teaching Qualifications and Requirements In order to be considered for Paid Student Teaching, candidates must meet one of the following requirements: • 2 years of Teacher of Record experience in content/licensure area OR • 1 year serving on an Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for Transitional Bilingual Educator OR • 1 year of Teacher of Record experience in content/licensure area & Short Term Approval OR • 1 year of Teacher of Record experience in content/licensure area & Substitute Teaching License Policy Regarding Extra Coursework During Clinical Experiences Practicum 2 and Student Teaching require significant time commitments. Because of that, Teacher Candidates (MAT Traditional) may not take more than one additional course from NLU outside of their scheduled program coursework during Practicum 2, and no additional courses during Student Teaching. Teacher Candidates who anticipate the need to take two or more additional courses during their Practicum 2 term should discuss this with their advisor and obtain written permission from their Program Chair prior to registering for any coursework. Policy Regarding Physical Fitness The Illinois School Code requires that all adults in schools must be physically healthy. The Code [105 ILCS 5/24] reads as follows: “Employee” means any employee of a school district, a student teacher, an employee of a contractor that provides services to students or in schools, or any other individual subject to the requirements.” Practicum students must also meet this requirement. “School boards shall require of new employees’ evidence of physical fitness to perform duties assigned and freedom from communicable disease. Such evidence shall consist of a physical examination by a physician licensed in Illinois or any other state to practice medicine and surgery in all of its branches, an advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the advanced practice nurse to perform health examinations, or by a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to perform health examinations by his or her supervising physician not more than 90 days preceding time of presentation to the boards, and the cost of such examination shall rest with the employee.”
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