Teacher_Education_Handbook

in effect and the Registrar is notified that the student is to receive a grade of "No Credit" for the student teaching experience. Students who have been charged or arrested may receive a grade of incomplete, “I", until the investigation has been completed. If the teacher candidate is found guilty, student teaching will be terminated and a grade of "No Credit" will be given. Teacher candidates who have been suspended may not reapply to student teaching for at least one calendar year. Candidates reapplying for student teaching must appear before the TEC justifying their readmission. The TEC will approve or reject the application. Candidates who are readmitted to student teaching after a suspension will be assigned to a site in a different school district. The TEC may also impose coursework or field experience requirements as a condition for readmission. Candidates who are denied readmission may not reapply for student teaching at Northern State University. Termination of a field experience A grievous violation of policies or procedures, or incompetence which may results in serious harm to students in the student teaching classroom is cause for termination. Recommendation for termination may be made by the university supervisor, the cooperating teacher or a school or district administrator through the Director of Field Experiences. Reasons for termination may include, but are not limited to, the following: a. falsifying documents b. Committing insubordination c. Committing acts of moral turpitude d. Committing acts of gross immorality e. Administering corporal punishment f. Violation of school board policy g. Committing acts blatantly detrimental to the welfare of learners h. Being convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, including traffic in narcotics. Upon receipt of a request for termination, the Director of field Experiences conducts an investigation of the conditions which precipitated the request. The Director then prepares a recommendation for TEC. If the Council supports the request for termination the teacher candidate's removal is immediate and the Registrar is notified that the teacher candidate is to receive a grade of "No Credit" for the semester. The teacher candidate may be removed from the student teaching site for the entire time it takes TEC to reach its decision. The teacher candidate will be informed in writing of the conditions at the time of the removal. Students who are terminated from student teaching may NOT reapply to student teach at Northern State University.