During the admissions process, you should have registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. This is required before you participate in any practicum with any school or agency. If this has not been done yet, please contact Jane Bethel, Administrative Assistant for the Department of Education at jbethel@centralmethodist.edu. ONLY contact Jane Bethel with questions about the Family Care Safety Registry. You must contact the instructor of this course if you have any other questions, including questions about your practicum placement. Contact information for your instructor is located on the Faculty Information portion of this course.
For early childhood classrooms, a TB test is required. This should have been done with your admission to the early childhood education program. If this has not been done yet, please contact Jane Bethel, Administrative Assistant for the Department of Education at jbethel@centralmethodist.edu. ONLY contact Jane Bethel with questions about the Family Care Safety Registry or TB test. You must contact the instructor of this course if you have any other questions, including questions about your practicum placement. Contact information for your instructor is located on the Faculty Information portion of this course. If this is not done by the end of the first week of classes, you may be withdrawn from the course.
Students must contact an elementary public school for permission to complete 20 practicum hours in an elementary classroom in the content areas of social studies and science. Please see Practicum handouts in Resources and Materials and the syllabus for specific information before making contact with a public school district.