13 FIELD EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT POLICIES SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET USE Transportation It is the responsibility of the teacher candidate to provide their own transportation. The Education Department does not arrange transportation for field placement assignments. Some options open to teacher candidates include, but are not limited to the following: Carpool - need a motor vehicle report (MVR) through our human resources department for this option. Public Transportation River Valley Transit - https://www.ridervt.com/schedules-routes/# Your own vehicle. Tips for carpooling: Be respectful of driver and other passengers – let them know in advance if you are going to be absent or late. Help with gas money. Be ready when the carpool arrives. TRANSPORTING STUDENTS (K-12) A teacher candidate may not transport school students in a vehicle. First Impressions & Social Media Policy For better or worse, people make first impressions based on what they find online. Because your relationships with schools begin when we ask districts to host you, The Education Department encourages all admitted teaching candidates to review and secure their internet presences. Many mentor teachers and administrators will google you during the placement process and use that information to assess the effect you will have on their students as a potential role model. After we make your placement, students and their parents will also google you. Since school districts have the right to terminate student teaching placements at any time for any reason, it is imperative that you do not give them a reason to do so – this could jeopardize your ability to complete student teaching, finish your program, or become certified. With this in mind, please take some time to remove (or make invisible and unsearchable) anything online that potential sites could perceive as risqué, offensive, in poor taste, overtly political, related to drugs and/or alcohol, etc. Think about comments you make on others’ posts as well – negative statements about colleagues and employers or rude/overly critical comments can reflect poorly on your professional reputation as well. If you are on the fence about something, be safe and delete or hide it. Please do not post any references regarding your field experience placement, cooperating teacher and students, and be sure your email, personal addresses and voicemail greetings reflect a professional tone and image.
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