Coordinators must first contact the campus principals when making placements in Austin ISD.
Principals must first be contacted and their permission received prior to talking with the teachers. Coordinators will supply teachers in Austin ISD with Cooperating Teacher Applications each semester. The applications will be completed electronically through DocuSign.
Teachers are required to complete and submit Cooperating Teacher Applications/Agreements that have been approved by their principals.
After principal permission is received, teachers may be recruited only during the dates given to us by the district. The Recruiting and Placement Timeline for each semester will be made available to the coordinators as soon as it is established.
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In the past, UT had an agreement form, and AISD did as well. We have now collaborated with Austin ISD to create one form and share the contents. This is our pilot semester, and we will continue to make improvements with your feedback. We ask for your flexibility as we try a new approach to making the CT recruiting process smoother for everyone. The Cooperating Teacher tracking document is what you will see in UT BOX and will be continuously updated as CT Interest forms are received. Note: Using the new form, the principal approval occurs by April 26th. If the principal does not recommend the CT, which rarely happens, we will contact you.
Copy this link to share AISD's new form: AISD's CT Interest Form
During the initial month of recruiting (March 18th-April 12th), if you are working to connect with a school and are not getting a response from the principal, please email Kelly at kcruise@utexas.edu. She will reach out to the district each week with a list of schools that have been unresponsive to requests and AISD will nudge the principals. Send your needs to her by Friday of the second week(after reaching out twice with no response) and she will send the district a list of nudge requests by the following Monday.
PLEASE REMIND ALL CT'S YOU RECRUIT TO INDICATE ON THE FORM THAT THEY WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.