Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Education

Removal of a Student Teacher from a Student Teaching Placement

 Purpose: To establish reasons or a process for removal of a student teacher from the student teaching assignment. The first two items are consistent with Act 34, Criminal Record Check; item 3 establishes a procedure if student behavior is not consistent with appropriate expectations of the school district; item 4 establishes a process and assures that the student teacher learns of unsatisfactory progress as early as possible; and item 5 is an appeal process.

Policy: Student teachers are ultimately guests of the cooperating school districts and may be removed by the district officers. A student teacher may also be removed by IUP from the student teaching assignment for any of the following reasons:
  1. If indicted for a felony which is covered in the School Code and Act 34, there shall be a removal of the student teacher from the school assignment until the matter is cleared. When the student is cleared of the indictment, the student teaching assignment will be extended to cover the time missed during student teaching.
  2. If convicted of a felony which is covered in the School Code and Act 34, the student teacher will be withdrawn from the student teaching assignment and will forfeit the time spent during the student teaching assignment.
  3. If the behavior exhibited by the student teacher is not acceptable to the school district, it should be documented by the school administrator/principal in collaboration with the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor/coordinator and director, Student Teaching Office. If after discussion with the student, improvement is evidenced, no further action will be taken by the Student Teaching Office.
  4. If it is determined either by the cooperating teacher or university supervisor that the teaching competency of the student teacher is at an unsatisfactory level based on the teaching competencies indicated on the evaluation form and not in the best interest of the students, a three-way conference of cooperating teacher, university supervisor, and student will be held to discuss the concern, possible outcomes, and remedial strategies. If after consultation with the university director of Student Teaching, removal from this student teaching placement is necessary, this action shall be done by the director of Student Teaching and the dean of the College of Education. This behavior should be documented and discussed as early in the student teaching experience as possible.
  5. Decisions made under this policy may be appealed to the dean, College of Education (certification officer).
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