Clinical Experiences Handbook
Table of contents
Student case conferences
Generally, a case conference is intended to assist the professional
development of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) student.
Those who participate and make decisions or recommendations in a case conference
must consider the career development interest and needs of the student, as well
as the professional standards required by the College and, where appropriate,
the profession and/or state. In this respect, a student case conference
represents both counseling and administrative functions. In addition to meeting
administrative and counseling functions, the case conference would be considered
the final step in an informal grievance under the College's grievance policy.
This policy includes undergraduates and master of education students in the
CEHD. It does not include students in programs administered by the Graduate
School.
The following section provides guidelines for case conferences.
Purposes of student case conferences
Student case conferences are called for the purpose of making a
decision about: (1) admission of a student to a student teaching
experience, internship, practicum or other field experience
(hereafter referred to as a field experience), (2) removal or
withdrawal of a student from a field experience, (3) reassignment of
a student to a new field experience site, or (4) establish
appropriate developmental activities for success of the student in
the field experience. They are also called for the purpose of making
a recommendation to (5) remove a student from a college program
leading to a certificate, license or degree.
A case conference is not required when a student is suspended for poor
academic performance, or is deactivated for failing to enroll in courses over a
period of time. The case conference does not replace the University’s
student judicial process that deals with inappropriate student conduct. The
members of the case conference could choose to forward a case to the Student
Judicial Services Office if there is just cause.
Case conference committee membership
A case conference committee includes the student, two staff persons from
Student Services who work with either field experiences or
student progress and scholastic standing, two faculty members from the student’s
major department or teacher preparation department and, when appropriate, the
cooperating site supervisor. With approval of the coordinator of clinical
experiences, other persons may be added to the committee as is appropriate to
each situation.
Requesting a student case conference
Before removing a student from a college program leading to a
certificate, license, or degree, a student case conference must be called. In
other instances, case conferences are optional.
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The coordinator of clinical experiences, from Student Services, at his/her discretion may call a student case conference
for purposes (1), (2), (3), and (4) as stated above, must call a student case
conference for purpose (5).
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A program area coordinator, at his/her discretion, may ask the
coordinator of clinical experiences to call a student case conference for
purposes (1), (2), (3), and (4) as stated above, and must ask the coordinator to
call a student case conference for purpose (5).
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The University supervisor or cooperating site supervisor, at
his/her discretion, may request that the coordinator of clinical experiences
call a student case conference for purposes (2), (3), or (4) as stated above.
The University supervisor or cooperating site supervisor, must ask the
coordinator to call a student case conference for purpose (5).
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A student may make a request that a student case conference be
called if she/he is not in agreement with a decision regarding (1) admission to
student field experience, (2) removal from a field experience placement, (3)
reassignment to a field experience placement, or (4) to discuss concerns about
her/his progress in the field experience, or concerns with the placement.
In some circumstances, it may be necessary to remove a student from a field
experience placement without calling a student case conference, e.g., if the
site supervisor requests immediate removal or if the University supervisor
judges that the student's performance is extremely detrimental to any parties
concerned. In such a case the student or site supervisor may still call a case
conference to seek an appropriate resolution to the situation.
Revised August 2005 |
