Placement Request Form

Placement Form Instructions

  1. Listed on the Placement Locations document are the twelve geographical areas in which MSU, Mankato places teacher candidates for student teaching. Please review the areas carefully and indicate your first, second, and third choices on the line indicated. Do not indicate particular schools.
  2. Include this form with your Student Teaching Application materials.

Some things to keep in mind:

  • Teacher Candidates are not guaranteed their selections. The priorities for placement are based on quality of placement, licensure requirements, professional development school sites, availability of host school, and distance between teacher candidate home and school site. Every attempt is made to keep travel for teacher candidates to less than thirty miles, one way.
  • Long-Term placements are given priority and are encouraged for an optimal field experience.
  • To establish teacher candidates in the role of professionals (not students, parents, coaches, etc.), placements will not be made where the teacher candidate:

1) is well known (e.g. where relatives and/or friends are employed), 2) has children in attendance, or 3) has attended school.

  • It is the teacher candidate’s responsibility to make living, financial, and travel arrangements for their field experiences. Additional financial aid may be available for this experience through MSU Financial Aid.
  • The Office of Field and International Experience requests all placements through the school partners. Any attempt to self-place may result in cancellation of your student teaching for that semester.
  • Teacher candidates should not contact schools regarding their placement until they have received their placement contract agreement. These contracts need to be signed and returned promptly to the Office of Field and International Experience (AH 119).
  • Placements are made only in districts listed on the Placement Locations document. There are no exceptions to this policy.
  • Check appropriate box below if interested in a 6-week International Placement. You will be contacted via e-mail the semester prior to student teaching to finalize international placement. Funding support may be available through scholarship or budget readjustment through MSU Financial Aid.

Name:______Student Teaching Semester & Year______

Licensure Area(s)______

Student Teaching Area Placement Preference (from Placement Locations document). List area number, not specific schools.

First Choice Area # ____ Second Choice Area # _____ Third Choice Area # ____

Check if prefer long-term placement:Check if considering international placement:

What city will be your home during student teaching? ______

List schools which should NOT be considered for placement, if any: ______

Office of Field and International Experience – Armstrong Hall 117 – 507-389-1517