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Sarasota County Schools Internship Requests
Internship requests may include varying levels of placement needs. These can include observation hours, field placements, clinical placements, and practicums. We are happy to host interns of all levels in Sarasota County Schools. The chart below explains the requirements for the types of internships.
Pre-Service Teacher Placement Process
Purpose for College/University Student
Criteria for Assignment
Requirements for Sarasota County School District
Final Internship, Practicum, or Clinical Experience
All levels of programs requiring consistent levels of student interaction.
University/College coordinates placement.
- University/college representative must request intern placement using this PLACEMENT REQUEST LINK.
- SCS secures and/or verifies Affiliation Agreement on file.
- SCS Program Specialist contacts university/college representative with placement information.
- Intern completes steps for Intern Fingerprinting, which includes Level 2 screening. Note: Clearance is valid for 5 years. If an intern has previously been placed in SCS within 5 years, they will not need to reapply for Level 2 screening.
- “Intern” Badge will be generated and sent to school where intern is placed after screening is complete.
- During every campus visit, interns must wear SCS district badge.
Field Experiences or Observations
All levels of programs requiring some interaction with students, but always under the supervision of appropriate school staff.
Intern coordinates placement.
- Intern completes steps for Intern Fingerprinting, which includes Level 2 screening. Note: Clearance is valid for 5 years. If an intern has previously been placed in SCS within 5 years, they will not need to reapply for Level 2 screening.
- Intern secures documentation from university/college communicating assignment requirements.
- Intern reaches out to administrator of the school site to request placement and provide documentation of internship request.
- The administrator at the school site accepts placement requests and provides placement details. If placement is denied, repeat step 3 until placement is secured.
- During every campus visit, interns must check in and be provided an SCS district RAPTOR badge/sticker which must be worn while on campus.
Screening Process
All levels of internships need Level 2 screening. This includes observations, field placements, internships, clinical, and practicum requests. Level 2 means that the person is fingerprinted, followed by a statewide criminal and juvenile justice records check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Level 2 screening may also include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
Fingerprinting requires a fee. The fingerprints are valid in Sarasota County Schools for 5 years. More information about this screening process can be found here.
Once the application is complete and clearance is given, all interns will be provided with a SCS Intern Badge which must always be worn on school campuses.
Use the following link to begin the application for Level 2 screening.
Affiliation Agreements
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Teacher School Counselor Intern Placement Agreement 2022
Teacher_School Conselor Intern Placement Agreement 2022.pdf 175.33 KB (Last Modified on May 8, 2023)