UCSB MST PROGRAM

POLICY:  TEACHER CANDIDATE REPORT OF ABSENCE

 

 

ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS

Participation in both student teaching and university coursework is vital to your growth and development as a teacher. Each context provides a laboratoryfor exploring, expanding, and articulating notions about education theory and practice. Attendance is required.

Call and email both your cooperating teacher and supervisor if you are going to be absent from the student teaching site. 

If you will be missing university classes, notify the instructor(s) by email and develop a plan for accessing the learning content you will miss.

PERSONAL LEAVE DAY

Each candidate may take one personal day (with no explanation as to why) during each student teaching placement – one in the fall and one in the spring.

Please adhere to the two following conditions for taking a Personal Leave Day from student teaching:

¬Let your CT and supervisor know at least three days in advance of the PLD;

¬Leave lesson plans and materials relating to your teaching responsibilities for the missed day.

TAKING TIME OFF FOR INTERVIEWING IN THE WINTER / SPRING

Each candidate may be gone from their placement for 2 days during their fulltime student teaching for job related interviews.  These two days may be together, one day at a time, or several partial days that add up to two days total. 

Please adhere to the following conditions for taking time off for interviewing:

¬Let your CT, supervisor, and related course instructors know well in-advance of the interview date;

¬Leave lesson plans and materials relating to your teaching responsibilities for the missed time.

IN THE CASE OF ADDITIONAL ABSENCES

After you have used your allotted time, absences must be approved by your supervisor, cooperating teacher, and the MST Coordinator, Sarah Jacobs.  You must email each of these people so that we have your request in written form.

In addition, fill out this form for all absences.  Your supervisor will keep a folder of these forms.

Name:

Date of Absence:

Name of Cooperating Teacher:

Name of Supervisor:

Circle the category that explains your absence:

Illness

Personal Leave Day

Job Interview:

Name of District

Date and time of Interview

 

Other (explain)