The placement application materials will be shared with building administrators and the potential cooperating teacher. Interviews with candidates may be conducted by the building administrator and/or the potential cooperating teacher.
Upon agreement between the Human Resources Department, building administrator, and cooperating teacher, the Human Resources Department will confirm (or deny) the placement request directly with the university placement official.
Student teachers who are accepted into the program must have the following on file with the Human Resources Department prior to beginning their student teaching:
- A fingerprint background check completed at the Round Lake Area Schools district office.
- A physical exam performed by a licensed health care provider stating that the individual is healthy and free of communicable disease.
- Verification of viewing the mandatory online training tutorials through GCN (Global Compliance Network).
- Completion of District required forms.
Reasonable effort will be made to equalize the distribution of student teachers within the District, and across the spectrum of submitting colleges/universities.
Placements will be done based on the following criteria: availability of qualified staff/teacher(s) in requested areas, willingness of schools to take a student, and outcome of student interview between principal, student, and cooperating teacher. The District will make every effort to place students at their requested location or with the requested teacher/principal. However, if the request cannot be met, we will forward the request to all remaining schools that are accepting student teachers in the subject/level, unless requested otherwise.
