Standards

As a professional teacher, you are responsible for understanding and upholding the following teaching profession standards and the policies from the Arizona State Board of Education, University of Arizona, and employment school district:

School District Code of Conduct (when on a school campus or at a school-related event)

Arizona Board of Regents Student Code of Conduct and UA policies regarding classroom behavior, threatening behavior, nondiscrimination and anti-harassment, and the Code of Academic Integrity.

• • • • • Board of Regents Code of Conduct

        • UA Policy on Threatening Behavior by Students

        • UA Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy

        • UA Dean of Students Code of Academic Integrity

Arizona State Board of Education and Federal Professional Standards for Certificate Holders

• • • • • InTASC Standards (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium)

        • ISTE Standards (International Society for Technology in Education)

        • Arizona State Board of Education K-12 Standards

        • Arizona Professional Practices for Certificate Holders (listed on every certificate application)

        • (FERPA) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Alleged violations of these behavior standards may result in immediate removal from the course or field placement pending review by the course instructor/program director. Alleged violations of the ABOR Student Code of Conduct and other UA policies (as explained above) will be referred to the Dean of Students Office.

Possible consequences for violations of these behavior standards include:

• • • • • removal from the course and/or clinical placement

        • failure of course (as determined by course instructor)

        • withdrawal from teacher preparation program with the right to petition for readmission.

        • dismissal from teacher preparation program