Student Orientation / Interview and Checklist

Students are required to complete an orientation / interview with their Field Placement site prior to starting placement.  This is a time to meet their placement supervisor / principal, and potentially meet their mentor, and see the classroom. Students will also review the site policies and procedures, confirm shift times, and complete any paperwork required before placement starts.  This allows students to start in the classroom right away on Day 1 of Field Placement.

The orientation / interview also provides an opportunity for the site and student to confirm that students have met all of the site expectations to carry out a placement and that students have successfully completed the orientation / interview.  If the student does not meet the requirements for the placement site they will not be able to participate in field placement for the semester.

Students are required to contact their Field Placement site/agency to coordinate an orientation / interview prior to their start date.    The orientation is to be completed anytime after the student receives their Field Placement information but before their Day 1 of placement.

Students receive credit of one day for their orientation / interview regardless of the duration as they are following the placement site requirements.

If a Field Placement site prefers to complete the orientation / interview on the first day of placement, the student is required to report this to their Field Placement Specialist and follow up will be completed with the Field Placement site.  In this circumstance, the student will still receive credit for the orientation / interview with approval from the Field Placement Specialist.

To review a complete list of orientation requirements, review the ECE Field Placement Orientation Checklist that students receive as part of their placement package.