» Complete all course work.
» Have a Bachelor’s Degree
» Graduate Students: Send an Official Transcript from all other colleges attended, except Avila, to the Certification Officer.

If you hold a Missouri temporary or provisional certificate, you only have to send transcripts of courses that have been completed since you applied for the temporary or provisional certificate.

» Undergraduate students: Need not send official transcripts from other colleges attended.
» Have an official copy of your Praxis test with a passing score on file with the Certification Officer. (If applying for a Kansas Certificate concurrently, need a passing score on the Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam.)
» Make an appointment with the Certification Officer.
» Bring $7.00 for each Avila transcript that you need (a check or correct change is required).

Student Teaching grades must be posted. If you are an undergraduate, your degree must be posted.

Yes. When you apply to Kansas, you are applying for a Conditional License which requires a valid, out-of-state license.

You download the first 7 pages of the initial out-of-state application for Kansas from the following web site: www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=153. Bring form 2A to your Certification appointment. Request fingerprint cards from the same site. Follow the 8 steps that are listed on page 2 of the initial out-of-state application.

No. Form 2A which Avila’s Certification Officer fill outs, verifies that you have completed an approved, accredited program.

It takes at least 6 Weeks for processing; and then, the certificate will be sent directly to you.

You can log on to https://k12apps.dese.mo.gov/webapps/certsearch/tc_search1.asp Then, you type your last name and your social security number. You will then get a screen which will tell you the status of your application. For example: Information Received In Process. It will also tell you if there is a problem. For example: Background Check Needed

PLEASE contact Karen Cox and notify your Avila advisor immediately.

Karen Cox will contact you if she has not received the references within a reasonable time.

We do not accept applications for internship unless the applicant is already employed.

Read your notification of placement and you'll receive at your Avila email address from Karen Cox, Student Teaching Administrative Assistant. This information will contain the name and contact information for your cooperating teacher at your assigned school, as well as the dates in which you must report at the school and the end time.

Fall Semester Student Teaching:
No later than NOON on the FIRST FRIDAY IN MARCH prior to student teaching in the fall semester

Spring Semester Student Teaching:
No later than NOON on the FIRST FRIDAY IN MAY prior to student teaching in January

Applications must be submitted electronically ann.west@avila.edu by the deadline. Materials that must be “walked in” must be submitted in a 9X12 envelope to Karen Cox, Student Teaching Administrative Assistant, Foyle 907. Envelope must be clearly marked with YOUR NAME AND THE SEMESTER and YEAR FOR YOUR STUDENT TEACHING.

Avila students receive notice at the same time. Fall semester student teachers are notified the first week of May. Spring semester student teachers are notified the first week of December.

Karen Cox will notify you when the placement is secured.

You increase your chances of being placed with the cooperating teacher, school or district that you have requested.

Physical medical examinations are not required by Avila. The district you student teach in MAY require a physical. However, if you receive your TB skin test at Avila Health Services, you will be required to complete the Health Information Form.

PLEASE contact Karen Cox and notify your Avila advisor immediately.

These are outlined in the tutorial online.

Early submit of application and materials; and
Be extremely flexible in placement request
(you may ask for a specific cooperating teacher, but would you like to be in THAT school, even if the cooperating teacher is unavailable to mentor you? If that school isn't available, are you open to other schools within the same district at a specific or any grade level, any teacher?)

We move on to other districts who are accepting student teachers. If you want a say, list districts you would be open to.

ALL PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED AT ONE TIME.
Partial submissions will not be accepted. This also includes the completion of your TB tests.

We receive the district calendars from each district in which we have student teachers placed. We eliminate from that time period any early release days or days in which the school is closed for various holidays or in-service. Certification requires that you are in the classroom and teaching for 40, 50 or 80 FULL TEACHING DAYS with students. We will deduct those days out of the calendar that are less than the full teaching day. Your reporting dates should be the ones you should abide by. IF you miss a day due to illness or weather, you will need to add the days absence to the end of your reporting time. This will be discussed more in seminar class.

Anytime after you have completed Practicum, but AT LEAST by mid-semester prior to your student teaching semester, e.g., if you plan to student teach in the spring, you should have your application for ADMIT TO THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION submitted by October; for fall student teaching, submit at the latest by mid-March prior to the fall semester.

Contact Carol Frevert, R.N., campus nurse, immediately to schedule your free TB skin test. You need to plan on two visits to Health Services: the first to receive the TB skin test and the second to check the test. Plan to have both visits completed two weeks BEFORE you turn in your student teaching paperwork. If you prefer, you can obtain your TB skin test through your own health care provider.

Seminar is scheduled on Thursday evenings, 4:30-6:00 throughout your student teaching/internship semester. Though seminar does not meet EVERY Thursday, you will receive the specific schedule at your Avila email address in May for the Fall Semester & in December for the Spring Semester. Attendance is MANDATORY at seminar due to the support role it plays in assisting you through student teaching/internship and preparation for the profession.