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from the
Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education
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- for Licensure
Office of Field Experience
Practicum Calendar
Practica Assignments
BSU Placement Service Regions
Forms, Guidelines, and Handbook
- Criminal Offender Record Inquiry (CORI) and DSS Record Check (Dept. of Social Services)*
BSU teacher candidates wishing to conduct pre-practica and practicum placements within the
Bridgewater-Raynham School District
New Bedford School District
are asked to complete the CORI form and/or the DSS Record Check forms linked below. Please print the form(s) and bring the completed form(s) along with a government issued picture ID to Hart Hall, Room 124 for verification and submission to either of the two school districts.Bridgewater-Raynham School District CORI Form New Bedford School District CORI Form DSS Record Check Form * Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws requires school systems, camps, child care agencies and other organizations providing activities and programs for children to require any person who has access to their building or their student population to participate in a mandatory Criminal Offender Record Inquiry or CORI. The CORI provides information to the school/agency regarding a persons criminal offender history.
You may find that many school systems will require you to have a CORI even when requesting access to a school for your early pre-practica field observations. CORIs can take several weeks to process. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to contact schools that they plan to visit during their pre-practica courses EARLY in the semester.Please Note: An unsatisfactory CORI is grounds for refusal of field placement by cooperating schools/agencies and the BSU field placement office.
If you are concerned as to information that may appear on your CORI, you are encouraged to request a copy of your own MA criminal record by accessing the Criminal History Systems Board (CHSB) web site at: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/crime-prev-personal-sfty/bkgd-check/cori/. Information that may appear on your CORI can negatively impact your ability to complete a MA educator licensure program and obtain employment in the education field.
- Forms for Student Teachers, or Employment-based Practicum
- Forms for Supervising Practitioners
- Forms for Clinical Faculty
- Handbook
- Practicum Forms A, B, & D
- Practicum Form C (optional)
- Initial 3-Way Meeting Checklist
- Student "At-Risk" Report Form
- Preservice Performance Assessment Site
- Forms for School Administration Candidates
- Clinical Practice Advisory Council (C.P.A.C.)
Helpful Links
- Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
- Massachusetts Department of Education Home Page
- Massachusetts Department of Education Certification Regulations
- Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
- Massachusetts Criminal History System Board Home Page
Program Changes for Early Childhood and Elementary Initial License Candidates
- Effective Fall 07 Early Childhood and Elementary Initial License Candidates must pass Communication and Literacy, General Curriculum (Elementary) or Early Childhood (Early Childhood) and the Foundations of Reading. All three of these exams must be passed as a prerequisite to professional semester courses.