The employing school partner or department-accredited school shall:
- (1) Verify the applicant has a valid advanced student teacher permit;
- (2) Document that the school attempted but was unable to hire a teacher with a professional or advanced teaching certificate prior to hiring an applicant with an advanced student teaching permit;
- (3) Complete an intent to employ for an individual holding an advanced student teacher permit;
- (4) Provide board minutes indicating the approval of hiring a student teacher holding an advanced student teacher permit to serve as the teacher of record;
- (5) Provide an assigned cooperating teacher for the candidate to assist with academic and classroom management support through regular meetings:
- (6) Provide assurances of regular observation, guidance, and evaluation of assigned duries by the building principal;
- (7) Report the approved student teacher in the Personnel Record Form;
- (8) Provide monetary compensation to the student teacher, if the individial is serving as a teacher of record;
- (9) Offer enrollment in a mentor program in addition to the assigned cooperating teacher; and
- (10) Provide the applicant with information about the South Dakota Code of Professional Ethics for Teachers, as set forth in chapter 24:08:03.
Source: 49 SDR 104, effective May 28, 2023.
General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1 , 13-42-3 .
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-42-1 to 13-42-4 , inclusive, 13-43-5 .