Field Experience Placements

School Librarianship practicums allow students the opportunity to complete hands-on experiences within a library setting of a partnering school district. These experiences expose students to many library skills, abilities, and tasks. 

SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP DATES & DEADLINES 

School Librarianship Placement Guidelines

• School Librarianship Practicum Request Form

  School Librarianship Practicum Request Form. If you have any questions, please email edprep@etsu.edu.

• Required Background Check Package

  All students who complete a field experience placement are required to complete a Background Check Package, which consists of fingerprinting and required paperwork. This Background Check Package will be housed in the Office of Educator Preparation and on file with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. 

  HAVE YOU COMPLETEd A BACKGROUND CHECK PACKAGE?

  • Yes:

    If you have completed a Background Check Package within the past year, 12 months, with the Office of Educator Preparation, you may be eligible for a Background Check Package Affirmation. Please stop and email the Office of Educator Preparation at edprep@etsu.edu or call 423-439-7597.

  • No:

    After completing fingerprinting:

    1). Print out and complete all three authorization forms linked below. (Must have actual signature-no electronic signatures will be accepted.)

    • VECHS Waiver Agreement and Statement Form - Authorizes Clemmer College of Education and Human Development access to fingerprinting results from anyone requiring a background check through the college.
       
    • Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights Form - Prevents Clemmer College of Education and Human Development from releasing background check history and/or information to any outside agencies.
       
    • ETSU Authorization for Background Check Entry Form - Enforces background check guidelines from Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

    2). Email the forms to the Office of Educator Preparation at edprep@etsu.edu.  
     

    Or place completed forms in a sealed envelope. Mail the sealed envelope to the following address:

    East Tennessee State University                      

    
    Clemmer College of Education and Human Development                                                        

    Office of Educator Preparation                            

    
    PO Box 70685 

    Johnson City, TN  37614    

    Or drop off in a sealed envelope to:

    East Tennessee State University                      

    
    Clemmer College of Education and Human Development                                                         

    Office of Educator Preparation                             

    
    PO Box 70685 

    Johnson City, TN  37614