A cooperating teacher is the teacher in the cooperating school who works with, helps, and advises the student teacher.
Every cooperating teacher must have acquired a minimum of two semester hours or three quarter hours in supervision of a student teaching course or an inservice requirement that meets the necessary essentials in preparing cooperating teachers to supervise student teachers.
1. The cooperating teacher must have at least three years of teaching experience. The cooperating teacher must have at least one year of teaching experience in the school system in which the student teacher is being supervised.2. Before being accepted and approved as a cooperating teacher, the teacher must be recommended by the administration of the school in which student teaching is performed.3. A cooperating teacher who cannot recommend a student teacher for teaching or licensure shall have a conference with the college supervisor and the student teacher prior to the student teaching evaluation and recommendation.N.D. Admin Code 67.1-02-01-02
Effective July 1,1995; amended effective October 1,1998; March 1, 2000; August 1, 2002.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-378, October 2020, effective 10/1/2020.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2023-391, January 2024, effective 1/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10