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Student Teaching Information and Policies

Dear teacher candidates:

The Student Teaching Placement Office welcomes you to the most important learning experience in your teacher education program. We hope this experience will be exciting, fruitful, and meaningful. In order to make it a success, please follow the following policies carefully.

Marita Johnson, STE Placement Officer

• To apply to Student Teaching, you must register for EDFE 130, Application to Student Teaching, which includes an on-line application (you will find it on Blackboard). Passing PLACE or PRAXIS exams prior to student teaching is mandated by CDE and CDHE Policy. These agencies provide no waiver to the requirement.
• Placements in preferred geographic areas or partner schools or at specific grade levels cannot be guaranteed. 
• Do not contact schools or teachers about placement unless specifically authorized by STE. Do your homework; research districts. Make sure you know which districts require separate application in addition to the one UNC requires.
• You will be notified through Bearmail when your assignment has been confirmed. Once you receive written confirmation, you should immediately contact the school and arrange to meet your cooperating teacher and the building administrator.You may not contact a prospective cooperating teacher before placement is confirmed.
• Do not register for another class during Block II or Phase IV student teaching without a conversation with the appropriate PTEP coordinator.
• Once a placement is confirmed, IT WILL NOT BE CHANGED. If you have a question about your placement, make an appointment to speak with Marita Johnson in the Student Teaching Office.
• It is your responsibility to keep the School of Teacher Education Office informed of any change of address. Changing your address on Ursa will not change your address in the Student Teaching Office because we use a different database.
• Out of State placements may require additional fees; UNC will pay the first $500.00 of the supervision fee. The student is responsible for any fees that exceed $500.00. This may range from $0 to $2000 or more, depending on the placement. The fee must be paid to Marita Johnson in McKee 216 before a teacher candidate may begin the student teaching assignment. International placements may require an additional fees (in addition to the above mentioned fees). See more information on student teaching aboard
• In some programs, a mandatory student teaching orientation meeting is required. You will be notified by mail or e-mail. Make sure you either regularly check your Bear Mail account, or forward it to another address you check regularly.