Common use of Duties and Responsibilities of the University Clause in Contracts

Duties and Responsibilities of the University. 1. The University shall determine eligibility for students registering in an IUP field experience for academic credit. 2. The University shall determine the amount of academic credit to be earned through the IUP field experience and establish all academic requirements that the student must meet to earn the credit. The University shall establish a grading system and criteria to earn the grade upon completion of the IUP field experience. 3. The University will assign a faculty member to monitor and evaluate the student’s performance during the IUP field experience and be responsible for all costs associated with faculty supervision of the student. 4. Upon notification by the Organization of failure of the student to comply with University guidelines and procedures for the field experience program, the University may remove the student from the IUP field experience. 5. The Organization understands that as an Agency of the Commonwealth, the University is prohibited from purchasing insurance. As a public university and state instrumentality, there is no statutory authority to purchase insurance and it does not possess insurance documentation. Instead, it participates in the Commonwealth’s Tort Claims Self-Insurance Program administered by the Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. This program covers Commonwealth/University-owned property, employees and officials acting within the scope of their employment, and claims arising out of the University’s performance under this agreement, subject to the provisions of the Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§8521, et seq. 6. University students shall be responsible for procuring professional liability insurance at their own expense. The limits of the policy shall be at a minimum of $1,000,000.00 per claim. This policy must remain in full force and effect for the duration of the practicum, internship, or student teaching assignment. 7. For and in consideration of placement of student teachers with district cooperating teachers, the University agrees to pay to each cooperating teacher selected to guide the student’s experience a stipend as outlined by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors Policy 1988-04. This stipend is in addition to the regular salary paid by the School District. In accord with the aforementioned Policy 1988-04, compensation is not extended to district teachers working with University students in pre-clinical, practicum field experiences. 8. The University’s Teacher Education Office may designate a faculty member to serve as a liaison between the parties who will meet periodically with representatives of the Site in order to discuss, plan and evaluate the experience of the student(s). 9. The student teacher or educational specialist candidate will provide all currently required background clearances (Act 114, Act 34, Act 151, Act 24, ACT 126 and TB test) to his or her educator preparation program. This educator preparation program is responsible for maintaining a copy of all clearances. The candidate will retain the original of all clearances. A student placed in non-school setting(s) will acquire clearances as specified by the discipline.

Duties and Responsibilities of the University. attachment 2 1. The University shall determine eligibility for students registering in an IUP field experience for academic credit. 2. The University shall determine the amount of academic credit to be earned through the IUP field experience and establish all academic requirements that the student must meet to earn the credit. The University shall establish a grading system and criteria to earn the grade upon completion of the IUP field experience. 3. The University will assign a faculty member to monitor and evaluate the student’s performance during the IUP field experience and be responsible for all costs associated with faculty supervision of the student. 4. Upon notification by the Organization of failure of the student to comply with University guidelines and procedures for the field experience program, the University may remove the student from the IUP field experience. 5. The Organization understands that as an Agency of the Commonwealth, the University is prohibited from purchasing insurance. As a public university and state instrumentality, there is no statutory authority to purchase insurance and it does not possess insurance documentation. Instead, it participates in the Commonwealth’s Tort Claims Self-Insurance Program administered by the Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. This program covers Commonwealth/University-owned property, employees and officials acting within the scope of their employment, and claims arising out of the University’s performance under this agreement, subject to the provisions of the Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§8521, et seq. 6. University students shall be responsible for procuring professional liability insurance at their own expense. The limits of the policy shall be at a minimum of $1,000,000.00 per claim. This policy must remain in full force and effect for the duration of the practicum, internship, or student teaching assignment. 7. For and in consideration of placement of student teachers with district cooperating teachers, the University agrees to pay to each cooperating teacher selected to guide the student’s experience a stipend as outlined by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors Policy 1988-04. This stipend is in addition to the regular salary paid by the School District. In accord with the aforementioned Policy 1988-04, compensation is not extended to district teachers working with University students in pre-clinical, practicum field experiences. 8. The University’s Teacher Education Office may designate a faculty member to serve as a liaison between the parties who will meet periodically with representatives of the Site in order to discuss, plan and evaluate the experience of the student(s). 9. The student teacher or educational specialist candidate will provide all currently required background clearances (Act 114, Act 34, Act 151, Act 24, ACT 126 and TB test) to his or her educator preparation program. This educator preparation program is responsible for maintaining a copy of all clearances. The candidate will retain the original of all clearances. A student placed in non-school setting(s) will acquire clearances as specified by the discipline.