Student Teacher Opportunities

Welcome to Walled Lake Consolidated Schools! Thank you for your interest in student teaching within our district!

Student Teacher Criteria

1. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools only accepts students from accredited colleges and universities.
2. Placements for field assignment and student teaching assignments must be processed through the Walled Lake Human Resources Department. Please do not contact school buildings, principals or teachers to make arrangements for internships.
3. Students requesting a field placement or student teaching assignment with Walled Lake Consolidated Schools must enroll for placement during the timelines listed below.
4. Requests received outside of these timeframes will not be considered for placement.
5. Please enroll by completing Walled Lake’s Student Teaching Placement Request form. Complete the fillable form, save a copy for yourself and provide the required electronic signatures. Please submit the Student Teaching Placement request by the end of the enrollment period to Leah Chrostowski for consideration.
6. For your application to be accepted, please send a copy of the following documents to Leah Chrostowski before March 31 for Fall Semester candidates and November 5 for Winter Semester candidates:
   • Most recent, official transcripts
   • Updated resume
7. Students must interview with their potential mentor teacher prior to the approval of a placement. The potential mentor teacher will make contact with the student to set up the interview.
8. All interviews will be completed by April 14 for Fall semester and November 25 for Winter semester internships.
9. All students scheduled for a student teaching assignment with Walled Lake Consolidated Schools must plan to substitute teach for the district and enroll as a substitute with EduStaff.
10. Students will not be allowed to begin their internship until all items on the Student Teacher Checklist are completed.
11. Field Placement Students and Student Teachers must be fingerprinted before they may begin their internship. Fingerprinting is done at the cost of the student. Placement with Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is tentative pending an approved fingerprint result.
12. Students must receive approval from the building principal, university coordinator and Human Resources prior to substitute teaching within the district.
13. Questions should be directed to Leah Chrostowski.

Student Teacher Timeline

	Enrollment Begins	Enrollment Ends	Interviews Completed	Placement Confirmed
Fall Semester	March 1	March 21	April 14	April 30
Winter Semester	October 15	November 5	November 25	December 15