The district recognizes its responsibility to improve the quality of teacher training and the contributions student teachers can make to the schools. Therefore, the superintendent arranges for the supervision and training of a reasonable number of such teachers in the schools.
The importance of the teacher training function to the future of education and the need to insure high quality performance in the schools require student teachers to be placed with experienced teachers of demonstrated competence. While no staff members will be required to supervise practice teachers, it is felt that professionally interested teachers will volunteer to do so from time to time. Teachers new to the district and those having three years or less of teaching experience normally will not be asked to undertake such responsibilities. Any compensation or tuition waivers received by the district shall be paid to the supervising teacher.
Recognizing the special skills and expertise of the teacher training institution and its staff, the Board authorizes the superintendent to honor those reasonable regulations and training guidelines of the teacher training institution.
The teacher training institution will be expected to provide liaison personnel who will discuss with the building principal and with the teacher to whom the student is assigned the broad objectives which the institution believes should be sought for the student. Such personnel are free to visit the classrooms to observe the practice teacher at work.
It is expected that the teacher training institution will arrange the schedule of the student teacher to provide sufficient time in the classroom in order that continuity of experience for the practice teacher and the student is insured.
Adopted: August 2000
Reviewed: September 2020
LEGAL REF.: C.R.S. 22-62-101 through 22-62-105
Lake County School District R-1, Leadville, Colorado