The cooperating school retains legal responsibility for student safety and welfare. It ensures cooperating teachers and student teachers understand and follow district and school policies on punctuality, absences, conduct, dress, responsibilities, and discipline. Schools are selected based on approval to participate in the student teaching program, responsive philosophy, quality curricula, qualified teachers willing to supervise students, meeting student needs, and adequate facilities that are accessible to supervisors.

1. COOPERATING SCHOOL
by:
Pascua, Maricel S.

2. COOPERATING SCHOOL
The cooperating school retains the legal
responsibility for the safety and welfare of its
pupils. Additionally, the cooperating school
assures that cooperating teachers and
student teachers understand and follow
established local school district and school
policies and procedures.

3. District and School-Level Policies
• punctuality
• handling of absences
• personal and professional conduct
• dress and grooming
• attending to assigned responsibilities such as
hall duty with the cooperating teacher
professional knowledge and competence and
• discipline and classroom control

4. Criteria for Selecting Cooperating
Schools
1. Approval of and contractual arrangements with
the selected superintendent to participate in the
program of student teaching operated by Taguig
City University.
2. Responsive educator philosophy guiding the
operation of schools selected.
3. Quality and extent of curricula offerings.

5. 4. Willingness and desire of qualified
teachers to assume responsibility for the
supervision of Teacher Candidates.
5. A school program that meets major and
minor needs of Teacher Candidates.
6. Adequacy of physical plant.
7. Accessibility of the centres for university
supervisors (close proximity whenever
possible).

6. REFERENCE
Handbook of Jackson University, Mississipi
Roe, B.D., Ross., E., and Smith, S. (2005). Student
Teaching and Field Experiences Handbook. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
General Education Classroom. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Boreen, J., Johnson, M., Niday, D., D., and Potts, J.
(2000). Mentoring beginning teachers: Guiding, reflecting,
coaching. Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.
http://www.education.com/definition/cooperating

7. THANK YOU!