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BYU EPP Student Teaching Substitute Requirements

BYU EPP Student Teaching Substitute Requirements

  1. As permitted by Utah State Board of Education rule, student teachers may serve as substitutes under the following conditions.
    1. The student teacher must be in the student teaching placement for a minimum of two (2) weeks.
    2. The student teacher may only substitute in the mentor teacher’s classroom.
    3. The student teacher can substitute (unpaid) in the classroom while the mentor teacher attends any BYU training or BYU sponsored conference.
    4. The student teacher is limited to three (3) consecutive days and five (5) days total as a paid substitute in their assigned classroom during other mentor teacher absences. As a paid substitute, the student teacher must be registered through the district’s substitute provider or district human resources department.
  2. Exceptions for extenuating circumstances may be granted as follows.
    1. Recommendation by the university supervisor or district liaison and principal in consultation with the student teacher.
    2. Final approval by the university program coordinator or department chair and the designated district supervisor/director.