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Personnel and Employee Relations AP 424: Student Teaching

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Background

Full cooperation with teacher training institutions who wish to provide student teaching experiences for their students is encouraged.

Procedures

  1. Certificated teachers are encouraged to function as Faculty Consultants or Cooperating Teachers in teacher training programs.
  2. Honouraria for Faculty Consultants and Cooperating Teachers shall be the responsibility of the teacher training institution. Division staff are entitled to accept and retain such honouraria.
  3. The Head of the Human Resources Department or designate will coordinate requests from teacher training institutions for the placement of student teachers.
  4. Placements of student teachers shall be made by the Principal in consultation with the Cooperating Teacher(s).
    1. Student teachers must present a current (within six months) acceptable Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check prior to placement.

Adopted:

September 21, 2016

Amended:

October 4, 2023

Reference:

Section 33, 52, 53, 196, 197, 204, 222 Education Act

Teaching Profession Act

Ministerial Order 002/2020 – Teaching Quality Standard

Ministerial Order 028/2020 – Student Learning

Guide to Education – ECS to Grade 12

Collective Agreement