Placement Procedures 4-91.1

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 4-91.1

PERSONNEL

Placement Procedures

1. Student Teachers
   1. School Principals are requested by the Department of Human Resources to provide a listing of cooperating teacher recommendations each school year using established criteria.
   2. The Department of Human Resources shall compile a master list of recommended cooperating teachers from the lists submitted by principals.
   3. Colleges and universities shall submit in writing student teaching placement requests along with student data sheets and placement information (e.g., name of students, subject and/or grade level requested, and the dates) in accordance with deadlines.
   4. The Department of Human Resources will assign students to cooperating teachers and notify in writing the colleges and universities, cooperating teachers, and principals of the placements. Teachers may receive a stipend from the college or university for being a cooperating teacher. Teachers are eligible to receive license renewal points for the mentorship of student teachers.
   5. A cooperating teacher meeting will be held each semester. This meeting provides colleges and universities that have student teacher placements in the school system with the opportunity to meet with the cooperating teachers who will be mentoring students.
2. Practicum and Observation Students
   1. A placement qualifies as a practicum when the college student’s classroom visitation(s) results in a total of five or more hours of participation.
   2. A placement qualifies as an observation when the college student’s classroom visitation(s) results in no more than four hours of participation.
   3. Colleges and universities must request a placement through the Department of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources will identify a school in the division for the student and places the student using the approved Cooperating Teacher list. In the event the list has been exhausted, a request for placement will be sent to the principal.
   4. The Department of Human Resources will send a verification letter to the cooperating teacher who completes and submits the letter to the licensure office for license renewal points.
   5. Colleges and universities will be notified in writing of the confirmed practicum/observation placements.
   6. All school visitors must follow regular school visitor check-in procedures.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 23.1-607, as amended. Compensation of Cooperating Teachers

Related Links

School Board Policy 4-91

Approved by Superintendent: January 18, 1994
Revised by Superintendent: August 30, 2005
Revised by Superintendent: January 26, 2022
Revised by Superintendent: August 6, 2025