Student Teaching

      1. Complete the Student Teaching and Placement Request Form.
      Note: Do not complete this form until you have passed the Praxis Core or other DEED Approved basic competency exam. 

      2. Complete Student Teaching Applications:

• • Student Teaching Packet consists of the: 
    • DEED Student Teacher Authorization Application
    • Fingerprint Card
    • $60.00 receipt for the fingerprint background check fee
    • UAS Permission to Release Information Form
      • Mail completed Student Teaching Packet to:
        University of Alaska Southeast, School of Education
        ATTN: Delores Graver
        11066 Auke Lake Way
        Juneau, AK 99801
  • After review, our office will mail the appropriate documents to DEED for processing.
  • Initial deadlines for submission to School of Education: 
    • Fall Semester: 15 February 
    • Spring Semester: 15 September
    • Fall and Spring Semester (MAT Secondary): 20 April

• • School District Applications: If you plan to student teach in one of the following locations: Anchorage, Kenai, or Matsu, an additional application is required by the district. Check the appropriate website for more details.
    • Anchorage School District
    • Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
    • Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
  • Student teaching in Fairbanks? Contact our Field Placement Coordinator, Kelsey Walsh at kawalsh2@alaska.edu for additional application requirements.

      3. DEED-Processed Student-Teacher Authorization: Student receives three copies of the Student Teaching Authorization. Distribute as follows:

• • • Superintendent of the School District that the student will be teaching in
    • UAS School of Education, Delores Graver
    • Retain a copy for your records