School of Education - Student Resources

Handbooks

Background check information

Background checks are required by law for anyone who works in a school or with school children. All School of Education candidates who will complete Field Experiences must complete a check. Unfortunatley, because of liability concerns, candidates may have to complete multiple checks.
  1. Cumberland University School of Education Background Check Policy
  2. Fingerprinting & Background Check Instructions - How to do it and where to go.
  3. Fingerprinting: Applicant Waiver Form If you are requesting your background check information from a district or school that has completed one for you in the past, you will need to print, complete and take this form with you to their offices. Many schools will not relese past background check information.
  4. When you complete the background check, you must also complete and sign this form, promising that if any incident occurs involving you and which would appear on a background check, that you will report it immediately to the School of Education.

Forms

Assessments

Below are copies of the assessments used at different checkpoints through the Teacher Education Program. These are not here to be printed and used by Cumberland University students. They are here so that CU students can see the contents of these evaluations and prepare appropriately.

TEP I Dispositions ratings sheet.
TEP I Interview ratings sheet.
TEP I Portfolio rubric.

TEP II Dispositions ratings sheet.
TEP II Interview ratings sheet.
TEP II Portfolio rubric.
MAE TEP II Interview portfolio assessment rubric

Student Teaching - Lesson Observation Evaluation (completed by supervisors & cooperating teachers)
Student Teaching - Comprehensive Evaluation (completed by cooperating teachers)
Student Teaching - Lesson Plan rubric
Student Teaching - Evidence of Student Learning Project
Student Teaching - MAE Paper Assignment Rubric

Program Completion Portfolio rubric.