Special Site Information

Special Site Placements are student teaching placements that are made outside the "local area" which includes the 60-mile radius of Iowa City. Many of the placement options include districts with greater diversity than found in the local area. Read comments from former special site students: one with an Iowa Regent's placement and another with various placements.

Approval

• Minimum grade point average
• (English Education students only) Essay required
• (Chicago area student teachers only) Testing required

Placement Process

• Special Site informational (4 O'Clock) meetings

Special Site Placement Options

• Des Moines area
• Iowa Regent's area
• Chicago area

• Partnerships

  • Aldine, Texas
  • Clark County, Nevada
  • Rialto, California
  • St. Louis Park, MN
• International
• Exceptional Circumstances

Special Site Request Forms

• Elementary approval form
• Secondary approval form