April 1, 2014

To: Arlyn Maas

From: Karen E Stinson
Director, School of Edcation
!e: Admission to the School of Edcation
Accordin" to or records, yo ha#e completed re$irements for admission to the School
of Edcation %SoE&' Therefore, ( am pleased to inform yo, #ia this letter, that yo ha#e )een
officially admitted to the SoE, effecti#e April 1, 2014' *on"ratlations on this si"nificant
accomplishment+
The ne,t formal step to-ard )ecomin" a teacher is admission to stdent teachin"' This
process is otlined in the form, .Steps to a Teachin" *areer'. Application for admission to
stdent teachin" is made at an orientation meetin" held in Decem)er of each fall semester for all
stdents -ishin" to stdent teach or intern drin" either semester of the ne,t academic year' (f
yo ha#e any $estions a)ot this process, please contact the *linical E,periences /ffice in 120
Dodna %phone 102344251261 or e5mail clinicale,p7-platt'ed&'
8o shold )e prod that yo ha#e achie#ed the milestone of admission9 ho-e#er,
remem)er that yo still ha#e other re$irements to meet as yo contine in yor edcation
pro"ram' Amon" the re$irements for those completin" their teacher edcation pro"rams after
A"st 41, 2004, are the :ra,is (( content tests' Upon direction from the Department of Public
Instruction, the School of Education has approved the following policies: 1) students must
pass the appropriate Prais II content test!s) before the" will be admitted to student teaching,
and #) no waivers will be granted for Prais II' Finally, it is important that yo -or; closely
-ith yor ad#isor as yo proceed thro"h the pro"ram in order to ensre that yo attain yor
ltimate "oal<a license to teach'
:lease contact the staff in the School of Edcation office in 14= Dodna %phone 44251140
or 1141& if yo ha#e any $estions or concerns' A"ain, con"ratlations'
KES3l>r
cc: Academic Ad#isor ? @ar)ara Aestfall
P.S. This letter, along with other documents pertaining to your progress in the teacher education
program, will be re$uired for inclusion in your portfolio. Therefore, it is important that you put
this letter, copies of your PPST and Praxis II scores, and similar documents into your portfolio as
soon as you receive them, keep copies in a location where you will be able to access them at the
appropriate time, and scan them for use in your electronic portfolio. It is your responsibility to
keep track of these documents.

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