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About Guidelines for Supervisors of Student Teachers
All student teacher placements in MCPS must have written approval from the Office of Human Resources prior to commencing a student teaching program. This approval process is designed to ensure that student teachers are placed appropriately with Professional Development Schools (PDS). Additionally, since MCPS is required, under the negotiated agreement between the Board of Education and MCEA, to pay a stipend to the supervising teachers during the timeframe of the student teaching internship, this process is a way of monitoring the identified budget for this program and monitoring the number of student teachers that can be accepted into the program. Finally, this procedure provides more consistency in the overall student teaching process within MCPS.
When the student teacher/graduate intern is an MCPS employee, the employee must request leave in accordance with the provisions of the negotiated agreement between the Board of Education and MCEA or SEIU, Local 500. Placements may be made in a location other than the employee's place of work.
In the case of counselor interns, placement is based on the availability of qualified on-site supervisors as well as "intern openings." Every effort is made to honor counselor interns' preferences in regard to school level and geographical area; however, when necessary, placements may be made in a site other than the employee's current work location.
Schools may work with the local universities, with which they have established a professional development relationship, to confirm their willingness to accept student teacher placements. However, it is further required that the universities submit a completed Student Teacher/Intern Assignment Verification Form to Kathleen Erkert, Office of Human Resources, 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 401, Rockville, Maryland 20855 (FAX: 301-279-3024) for approval prior to the student teacher beginning their assignment. For further clarification, please contact Ms. Erkert at 301-279-3947.