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ATTENDANCE
POLICY
The student
teacher has the same responsibilities for reporting and attending
as does any employed teacher. Only absences due to illness or emergency
will be accepted.
A student
teacher is expected to:
- be present
at the school during the hours of the teaching staff.
- be punctual.
- notify the
University supervisor and cooperating teacher before the beginning
of the school day in case of illness o emergency. (An exchange
of telephone numbers with the cooperating teacher at the initial
interview or on the first day of student teaching is advisable.)
- attend and
participate in those extracurricular activities for which s/he
is fitted.
- schedule
employment interviews outside of student teaching hours. If this
is not possible, the University supervisor and cooperating teacher
should be contacted for a special arrangement.
- attend special
meetings on career planning, certification and other topics of
professional developments as scheduled.
ABSENCES
All absences
from student teaching must be made up prior to the final transition
week of the experience. The final transition week will begin after
all unexcused absences have been made up. Any exceptions to this
policy must be approved by the program coordinator, supervisor and
cooperating teacher.
Inservice
days, the day before or after holidays and the day before Commencement
(for some majors) are scheduled teacher days. Student teachers are
considered professional staff and are required to adhere to the
district calendar and to the University of Delaware student teaching
schedule (which often differs from the University calendar).
Cooperating
teachers should be made aware of this policy, and student teachers
should be instructed to refrain from putting cooperating teachers
in an awkward position by asking them to deviate from the policy.
Following the established policy will ensure fairness to everyone
involved.
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