This document provides information about the student teaching process for education students at Reich College of Education. It outlines the key contacts involved, including the student teacher, cooperating teacher, university supervisor and others. It describes the placement protocol and notes that placements will be within a 50-mile radius and made based on program coordinator recommendations, student preferences, school diversity and availability. Students are notified of placements in late October through early December by email. The document reviews important forms and documents needed for placement, including health clearance, background checks, and academic clearance.

1. Student Teaching
Informational Meeting
8/26/14 – 9/5/14
Student Teaching Handbook
on RCOE Homepage!

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3. VIPs in RCOE - OFE
• Dr. Monica Lambert, Associate Dean (lambertma)
• Ms. Laura Anne Middlesteadt, University Program Associate,
(middlestdtla), 262-2252
• Ms. Jean Edwards, Administrative Support Specialist,
(edwardsjk), 262-6891: background checks; licensure for
secondary majors & Arts majors, FLL, Tech Ed and PETE;
international student teaching
• Mr. Mel Falck, Administrative Support Specialist, (falckms):
licensure for majors in College of Ed building (Elementary,
Middle Grades, SPED, Health Ed, Business Ed,
Family/Consumer Sciences and Birth-Kindergarten)

4. Who’s involved
• Teacher Candidate -- YOU!
• University Supervisor -- your “instructor” for the course
CI (or SPE) 4900
• Cooperating Teacher – your host teacher
• Academic Consultant – from your department (does not
apply to Elementary Ed majors)
• Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Field
Experiences, Dr. Monica Lambert
• Student Teaching Coordinator, Laura Anne Middlesteadt

5. Placement protocol
• Academic Advisor Recommendations: Green Sheets
• All majors EXCEPT Elementary Ed must meet with
their Academic Program Coordinator within the next
TWO WEEKS to fill out a Green Sheet with
placement recommendations.
• Your Program Coordinator will have these forms.
• Your Coordinator will sign the form and send it to
Laura Anne. We cannot request a placement for
you without a completed Green Sheet.

6. Placement protocol cont.
• Student preferences – given today on Placement Data
form
• Diversity of Field Placements (who/what/where)
• 50-mile radius to your address
• Reasonable proximity for your supervisor
• Availability of qualified, willing cooperating teachers
• YOU ARE NOT a Free Agent –
DO NOT attempt to obtain your own placement.

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8. COMMUNICATION
• Watch “Reich College of Education at Appalachian
State University” Facebook page for
announcements.
• Check with your academic program coordinator.
• ALWAYS check your ASU email account.
• Contact Mel Falck or Jean Peacock with questions
about Praxis II or licensure
• Our goal for placement notification is the first week
of December.

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10. School Calendar
• Start & End student teaching on ASU date --- given
in official placement letter.
• Early start forms if you want to begin before 1st
official day. Get from Laura Anne.
• Follow your school/county calendar during the
semester.
• Campus Meetings – Opening Meeting and Career
Fair/Seminar II, both at ASU. Dates will be in your
official placement notification.

11. Major Evidences
• Impact Project --- similar to an IDP
• Professional Development Plan (PDP) --- start this now –
contact Amanda Werts (wertsal) with questions
• Praxis II – If required by your major, you cannot officially
graduate without it – can walk across the stage, but not
receive diploma or licensure – will get an “Incomplete”
Praxis II Code for ASU Office of Field Experiences -
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12. NES Testing
• Required for Elementary Ed and
SPED General Curriculum majors
• Please check with your academic
advisor or program coordinator for
which specific tests to take.

13. International Student
Teaching
• RCOE contacts – Dr. Bill Peacock(peacockws)
or Ms. Jean Peacock (peacockjm)
• 10 weeks in North Carolina, 5 weeks abroad
• Requires application, 3 reference letters, and a $150
deposit.
• Informational Meeting – Aug. 27, 5 p.m., 124A Reich
College of Education building

14. Davie County Schools
• Special opportunity in this school district
• Contact: John Marshall, 336-751-5921,
marshallj@davie.k12.nc.us
• If you are interested, sign up at the conclusion of this
meeting to get on their listserv for information.
• Davie Co. representatives will be at THIS
semester’s Career Fair, October 20th, 2014

15. Health Clearance
• Physical screening
• TB Risk Assessment Form unless you have factors
indicating testing
• You will be given two copies at Student Health
Services. Bring one to Laura Anne.
KEEP ONE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL FOLDER.
YOU WILL NEED THIS TO SUBSTITUTE TEACH
OR GET A PERMANENT JOB.
• We are not able to fax your health form to potential
employers. You must have your own copy.

16. Academic Clearance
• Fill out top portion after today’s meeting.
• Medical Clearance – from Student Health Svcs. or your provider.
TAKE THIS FORM WITH YOU TO YOUR SCREENING.
• College of Ed majors:
Take directly to Mel Falck in the Dean’s Office.
• Outside majors: Take to your department for processing and then
to Ms. Jean Peacock in the Dean’s Office.
• Come back to Dean’s Office in a few days and ask for your
processed form at the front desk. Read, sign, and
KEEP THE YELLOW COPY in your professional folder.
• Bring form to Laura Anne or SLIDE UNDER HER office door –
404B.

17. Criminal Background
Checks
• Complete ASU Criminal Background Check Form.
• Give form to Laura Anne.
• Complete on-line portion of CBC when prompted by
email from Jean Peacock.
• Most counties do their own background check in
addition – processes vary.
• ASU CBC’s, Watauga County, and Guilford County
CBC’s are due immediately.

18. Criminal Background
Check – Watauga Co
• Watauga Co. form is online at
www.watauga.k12.nc.us
• Go to: Parent Links
Forms, Menu and Other WCS Info.
Background Check Form

19. Forms, part I
• Notecard
• Drug-testing waiver
• Placement Data Sheet
• Criminal Background Check – ASU, Guilford
County if it is your first choice of district, along
with other Guilford County paperwork.
• TURN IN TODAY or no later than FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26th.

20. FORMS, part II
• Student Teaching Clearance (2-part yellow and
white)
• Complete Health Examination Certificate
• Turn in AS SOON AS POSSIBLE or no later than
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd.

21. The Big Moment:
Placement Notification!
• People will receive notifications over a 6-week period
beginning as early as late October and ending as late as
early December.
• You will receive an official placement email from Laura
Anne. The subject will be:
YOUR STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT.
• Do not make living arrangements until you have received
this email.
• Contact your cooperating teacher as soon as possible
after you receive your confirmation letter. Arrange to visit
the school and meet your teacher and principal. Ensure
that you are in the correct curriculum for your degree.

22. Your Professional Folder:
• Praxis II and/or NES Scores
• Health Examination Certificate
• Academic Clearance – yellow copy
• Professional Development Documents
• A printed copy of your official placement
notification

23. Thought for the day: