Welcome to Stafford County Public Schools! SCPS ORIENTATION For Student Teachers Welcome to Stafford County Public Schools! *

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE School Board Policy requires that all student teachers maintain strict confidentiality regarding protected student and employee information pursuant to FERPA and HIPAA regulations.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN… This online orientation is intended to assist you in completing the necessary paperwork pertinent to your student teaching placement with Stafford County Public Schools. Please review the following information before you begin the orientation: The forms pictured within this presentation are interactive; that is, clicking on the embedded image of a form will lead you to a full-sized version of that form on the SCPS website. Most of the forms within this presentation are fillable and can thus be easily completed on your computer and subsequently printed (recommended), though you may print each form first and complete it by hand if you prefer. You may not be able to save the completed forms to your computer. Be sure to print each form after you have entered the required information. For technical questions regarding this presentation or if you have difficulty viewing the forms through the links provided, please contact Shaunee Lynch at (540) 658-6561.

For questions, please call Shaunee Lynch at (540)658-6561. SUBMISSION OF FORMS You must turn in ALL forms in person and at one time to the SCPS Human Resources Department (HR). If you are missing one or more of the forms, which you will receive in the online orientation presentation, SCPS HR department will not accept any partially completed on-boarding paperwork. All forms to include your approved results from your TB skin test and fingerprint background check must be received before we can begin the placement process. SCPS will notify your college/university, via email, that all forms have been received and you are cleared for placement. You have 12 working days to contact your cooperating administrator/staff member from the date of the email to your college/university. If you do not contact your administrator/staff member within the 12 working days, your placement will be cancelled. Human Resources 31 Stafford Avenue Stafford VA 22554 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM For questions, please call Shaunee Lynch at (540)658-6561.

Tuberculosis Risk Assessment All SCPS student teachers must be screened and/or tested for tuberculosis. If you have had a TB test done in the last 12 months, please submit a copy of the TB results. If you will need a TB Risk Assessment, click the image to the right to view and complete the TB screening form. Complete only the top portion of the form. Your screening may be conducted by your personal physician. This form must be signed by a RN or physician regardless of risk level.

Virginia Department of Social Services / Child Protective Services Complete Part I and print both pages of the form. Stafford County Public Schools will pay the required $10.00 fee. You DO NOT need to get a money order. Don’t sign the second page just yet! We will notarize your signature when you bring everything to the Human Resources office. *

Request for Fingerprinting As a condition of your placement with Stafford County Public Schools, any student teacher who has a confirmed placement with the school division shall be required to submit to fingerprinting through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining criminal history record information. Only complete and print the top portion of the form to the left to request your criminal records check. A representative from Human Resources will scan your fingerprints on the day you submit your forms.

Alvin Bandy York Administrative Complex Please return your completed forms to the Department of Human Resources located at the following address: Alvin Bandy York Administrative Complex 31 Stafford Avenue Stafford VA 22554 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM SCPS does not notify the college/university or the student teacher that the background checks have been completed and have been returned with no issues. If there is an issue with one of the background checks an email will be sent to the university to have the student teacher contact Shaunee Lynch at (540) 658-6561. Once you have submitted your forms and have been fingerprinted please contact your cooperating principal and teacher!!

We look forward to meeting you! CONGRATULATIONS! You have now completed the online orientation for Student Teachers. If you have questions regarding any of the forms in this presentation or are a returning student teacher or a current SCPS substitute teacher please call Shaunee Lynch at (540)658-6561. We look forward to meeting you!