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Intercollegiate Sports ParticipationThe Athletic Director will see that the following information
is given to every athlete during the fall semester of each year. The Teacher Education Committee strongly
recommends that
athletes not participate in a sport while student teaching. Students who participate
in a one semester sport must
A. Students must earn a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average before being considered for the student teaching experience. B. A screening committee will
include the Athletic Director, the team coach, and two representatives from the Education Department
chosen by the student. After meeting and reaching a consensus the committee will make a recommendation
to the Teacher Education Committee within the first month of the semester prior to the student
teaching semester. The Teacher Education Committee will make the final decision.
C. An effort will be made to establish a list of cooperating teachers in local schools that would be supportive of a student's efforts to achieve both academic and athletic experiences. D. While the student is expected
to be a responsible member of the team, in those situations where there is a conflict between team
responsibilities and student teaching responsibilities, the student teaching responsibilities will
come first. E. The college supervisor will maintain ongoing communication with the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and others who may have contact with the student during the student teaching experience. If involvement in the sport hinders the student teacher's performance, the Teacher Education Committee reserves the right to require the student teacher to further limit or eliminate the sports involvement. F. Prearranged meetings will take place with the cooperating teacher, the college supervisor, and the coach before each placement and two weeks into each experience.
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