Policy 5:260
Student Teachers
The Superintendent is authorized to accept students from
university-approved teacher-training programs to do student teaching in
the District. No individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense
listed in Section 5/21B-80 of the School Code is permitted to student
teach or complete field or other clinical experience.
Placement of student teachers and interns shall be with experienced
staff only and assignments will be made by the Superintendent in
cooperation with the building principal.
Before permitting an individual to student teach or participate in
any field experience in the District, the Superintendent or designee
shall ensure that:
- The District performed a complete criminal history records check as described below; and
- The individual furnished evidence of physical fitness to perform
assigned duties and freedom from communicable disease pursuant to 105
ILCS 5/24-5.
A complete criminal history records check pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 shall include:
- Fingerprint-based checks through (a) the Illinois State Police (ISP)
for criminal history records information (CHRI) pursuant to the Uniform
Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635/1), and (b) the FBI national
crime information databases pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection
and Safety Act (P.L. 109-248);
- A check of the Illinois Sex Offender Registry (see the Sex Offender Community Notification Law (730 ILCS 152/101 et seq.); and
- A check of the Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth
Registry (Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Community
Notification Law (730 ILCS 154/75-105, amended by 97-154).
Each student teacher must provide written authorization for, his or
her criminal history records check (including any applicable vendor’s
fees), and the Superintendent or designee, will provide each student
teacher with a copy of his or her report.
Adopted: November 10, 1997
Revised: March 23, 2015