(a) Agreements between county boards and institutions of higher education.- A county board may make an agreement or financial arrangement with an institution of higher education that satisfies the conditions of § 11-202 of this article, to provide classroom or administrative office experience for student teachers and student interns.
(b) Supervising teachers.- The institution of higher education and the county board where the student teaching center program is adopted shall:
(1) Approve or select jointly the supervising teachers, who are employees of the county board, to serve in the program; and
(2) Adopt an agreed, continuing, in-service improvement program for the supervising teachers.
(c) Authority of student teachers.-
(1) While the student teacher is assigned as a student teacher, he shall be given the same authority as if he were a certificated employee of the county board to which he is assigned.
(2) The authority of the student teacher extends to:
(i) Every aspect of student management or discipline;
(ii) The handling of records of students; and
(iii) Any other aspect of authority granted to a certificated employee of a county board.
(d) Agents for purposes of liability insurance and workers' compensation.- Student teachers and student interns are considered agents of the county board for the limited purposes of:
(1) Comprehensive liability insurance coverage under § 4-105 of this article; and
(2) Workers' compensation coverage under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act, but this coverage is not to exceed the salary of a first year teacher in the county school system.
(a) Agreements between county boards and institutions of higher education.- A county board may make an agreement or financial arrangement with an institution of higher education that satisfies the conditions of § 11-202 of this article, to provide classroom or administrative office experience for student teachers and student interns.
(b) Supervising teachers.- The institution of higher education and the county board where the student teaching center program is adopted shall:
(1) Approve or select jointly the supervising teachers, who are employees of the county board, to serve in the program; and
(2) Adopt an agreed, continuing, in-service improvement program for the supervising teachers.
(c) Authority of student teachers.-
(1) While the student teacher is assigned as a student teacher, he shall be given the same authority as if he were a certificated employee of the county board to which he is assigned.
(2) The authority of the student teacher extends to:
(i) Every aspect of student management or discipline;
(ii) The handling of records of students; and
(iii) Any other aspect of authority granted to a certificated employee of a county board.
(d) Agents for purposes of liability insurance and workers' compensation.- Student teachers and student interns are considered agents of the county board for the limited purposes of:
(1) Comprehensive liability insurance coverage under § 4-105 of this article; and
(2) Workers' compensation coverage under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act, but this coverage is not to exceed the salary of a first year teacher in the county school system.
(a) Agreements between county boards and institutions of higher education.- A county board may make an agreement or financial arrangement with an institution of higher education that satisfies the conditions of § 11-202 of this article, to provide classroom or administrative office experience for student teachers and student interns.
(b) Supervising teachers.- The institution of higher education and the county board where the student teaching center program is adopted shall:
(1) Approve or select jointly the supervising teachers, who are employees of the county board, to serve in the program; and
(2) Adopt an agreed, continuing, in-service improvement program for the supervising teachers.
(c) Authority of student teachers.-
(1) While the student teacher is assigned as a student teacher, he shall be given the same authority as if he were a certificated employee of the county board to which he is assigned.
(2) The authority of the student teacher extends to:
(i) Every aspect of student management or discipline;
(ii) The handling of records of students; and
(iii) Any other aspect of authority granted to a certificated employee of a county board.
(d) Agents for purposes of liability insurance and workers' compensation.- Student teachers and student interns are considered agents of the county board for the limited purposes of:
(1) Comprehensive liability insurance coverage under § 4-105 of this article; and
(2) Workers' compensation coverage under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act, but this coverage is not to exceed the salary of a first year teacher in the county school system.
