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Candidates that were unable to meet the October 1 (Spring) or March 15th (Fall) student teaching application deadlines due to extenuating circumstances my petition to submit their application after the deadline. Candidates should submit the following items with the

1. A written statement explaining the extenuating circumstances that lead to missing the deadline. Candidates that missed the deadline due to late CSET scores should include a list of the times the exam has been attempted since starting the program incouding verification from Pearson of attempts.
2. °µÍøÊÓƵUnofficial Transcripts
3. Official Passing CSET Scores

Candidates that are petitioning to submit their application after the deadline need to be prepared to quickly submit their complete student teaching application if their petition is approved. Prior to submitting a petition, candidates should ensure that they have all required documents for the student teaching application to be ready to submit quickly if approved. 

SSCP Policy states that candidates must be admitted to the program to take core courses. Candidates that are not able to submit a complete application by the appropriate deadline may petition to take a program course prior to admission. The following documents should be submitted along with the

1. A written statement outlining the extenuating circumstances that lead to not being able to submit a complete application by the deadline.
2. Proof of valid CTC Clearance.
3. °µÍøÊÓƵUnofficial Transcripts
4. Any other supporting documents.

Candidates that have a full time long term sub position or district permit position (PIP - Provisional Internship Permit or STSP - Short Term Staff Permit) may petition to use the position to meet the clinical practice requirement for their courses as long as the position is within their subject area, meets all course requirements for the clinical practice module and they have the approval of their instructor/s. To petition to use a paid position for clinical practice requirements you will need to submit the following items with the

1. A Statement from you asking that you be allowed to use this paid position for clinical practice. Be sure to include all the details of your position in the statement including the district and school and number of classes you will be teaching and the content area for all courses. Indicate what experience you have that has prepared you to take on a teaching position prior to finishing the program rather than going the traditional route.
2. Your °µÍøÊÓƵunofficial transcripts. You can download these from MyCSULB.
3. A letter from the principal at the school that is supporting you in using the position for clinical practice.
4. A letter from a teacher with a credential in your content area or administrator at the school site that is willing to serve as your demonstration teacher and approve your clinical practice hours in MyCED.
5. A letter or email from each of your instructors that supports you in using the position to meet the clinical practice module requirement for their course. 

Candidates that have a full time long term sub position or district permit position (PIP - Provisional Internship Permit or STSP - Short Term Staff Permit) may petition to use the position for student teaching as long as the position iis within their submit area, aligns with the student teaching semester and meets all other requirements for student teaching. To petition to use a paid position for student teaching you will need to submit the following items with the

1. A Statement from you asking that you be allowed to use this paid position for student teaching. Be sure to include all the details of your position in the statement including the district and school and number of classes you will be teaching and the content area for all courses. Indicate what experience you have that has prepared you to take on a teaching position prior to finishing the program rather than going the traditional route and doing student teaching alongside a cooperating teacher.
2. Your °µÍøÊÓƵunofficial transcripts. You can download these from MyCSULB.
3. A letter from the principal at the school that is supporting you in using the position for student teaching.
4. A letter from a teacher at the school that is willing to serve as your site support person/mentor teacher. This teacher MUST have a clear credential in the same area in which you are pursuing. This letter needs to agree to serve as your mentor teacher. Agree to observe your periodically and also to complete your midterm and final student teacher feedback forms. Unfortunately, there is no compensation for mentor teachers that are supporting students in paid student teaching placements. 

In order to pursue using a paid private school position for student teaching, candidates must submit ALL of the following along with the SSCP Petition form:

1. A Statement from you asking that you be allowed to use this paid position for student teaching. Be sure to include all the details of your position in the statement including the district and school and number of classes you will be teaching and the content area for all courses. Indicate what public school clinical practice and other teaching experience you have in a public school setting.
2. Verification that the private school is accredited with curriculum aligned to California's adopted content standards from the school website.
3. Verification of the school demographics as indicated on the schools website and/or accreditation report.  
4. Your °µÍøÊÓƵunofficial transcripts. You can download these from MyCSULB.
5. A letter from the principal at the school that is supporting you in using the position for student teaching and verifying  that site administration holds a preliminary administrative credential or equivalent.
6. A letter from a teacher at the school that is willing to serve as your site support person/mentor teacher. This teacher MUST have a clear credential in the same area in which you are pursuing. This letter needs to agree to serve as your mentor teacher. Agree to observe you periodically and also to complete your midterm and final student teacher feedback forms. Unfortunately, there is no compensation for mentor teachers that are supporting students in paid student teaching placements.