graduate and undergraduate NCE students. Patricia Cassin-Graft Student Teacher Award | National Louis University | Chicago, Illinois | Tampa, Florida (nl.edu) 11. If I plan to visit a Chicago public school for an observation, practicum or student teaching experience, will I have to meet some additional requirements? Yes, before visiting any Chicago public school, you must meet certain Chicago Public Schools requirements found at their Web site. 12. What if I’m asked to substitute teach? Substitute teaching will be limited to no more than 5 days in the student teaching placement classroom while the cooperating 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. 13. Anything else I need to know? Keep copies of everything! Schools may request to see a copy of your TB results and Criminal Background Check so keep the original to show upon request when you arrive at a school. Schools may also request evidence of health insurance and vaccination status. Placement Policies Candidates must communicate with OFE using their official NLU email address. OFE will send electronic correspondences only to candidates’ NLU email addresses. Candidates must submit the application for Practicum 2/Student Teaching Field Experiences by the deadline specified by their program. MAT Student Teaching Application Deadlines Failure to submit the application by the appropriate deadline may result in a delay of the start and/or completion of student teaching. OFE will begin the placement process after the Student Teaching Application (including all required documents) is received. If there is a principal request for a teacher candidate, it must be in writing and accompany the student teaching application before the placement process has begun. Candidates may not complete field experiences in a school where a close family, friend, relative, or former teacher, is attending or professionally employed without consent from the school district or principal. A Practicum 2/Student Teaching placement may be within 30 miles of a candidate’s home address. OFE will submit one request at a time for each candidate. If a placement request is denied, OFE will make as many successive attempts as necessary on behalf of the candidate to secure a placement. OFE will facilitate one placement per term, per candidate. All Practicum 2 and Student Teaching placements are to be made by OFE only. Candidates may not contact schools or school districts to arrange placements. The placement confirmation is final. If a candidate withdraws from a placement or fails to complete student teaching, OFE will confer with the Director of Teacher Preparation to determine whether additional placement attempts should be made. Calendar Dates for Field Placements All courses requiring students to complete field-based clinical components follow the University calendar. Student teaching assignments begin and end on the dates indicated in the teacher candidate’s confirmation letter sent by the Office of Field Experiences. However, start and end dates for student
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