Orange County Schools

Thank you for considering the Orange County School (OCS) system as the prospective site for your student teaching, internship or pre-service experience. OCS is a small district that can really take time to work and develop young teachers. We host a plethora of students from a variety of surrounding universities and universities throughout NC and the Nation.

Students must work through the field placement liaison at their college or university regarding potential OCS placements. Students are not permitted to contact schools or Human Resources directly to request placements.

Any student who wishes to seek a school placement with OCS must submit the following:

• • An online criminal background check, including national and state sex offender checks:

  • Policy Assurance Form:

  • Required Health Form:

  • Internet Acceptable Use Form:

Orange County will host a yearly virtual orientation for all Fall student teachers and interns, dates to be determined.. All paperwork should be completed and returned before or on that date.

University supervisors should submit a list of students who wish to be placed in Orange County Schools by June 1, 2020 for the fall semester and November 15, 2020 for the Spring Semester. This list should include the following:

• Student's name

• Student's contact information: email and summer address

• Semester placement is requested for: Fall, Spring, or Year Long

• Placement assignment information: elementary, middle, high, subject area if applicable

• Any special requests to be considered

• Any other relevant information that would be helpful in making a placement

Placements will be made before our teachers leave for the summer if possible in order to connect the student teacher with their cooperating teacher as soon as possible. Please submit all placement requests to Meg Merritt at meg.merritt@orange.k12.nc.us.