2026-2027 Clinical Student Teacher

JOB TITLE: Instructional Assistant - FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Nonexempt

(Clinical Student Teacher Residency)

REPORTS TO: Principal PAY GRADE: $80 daily ($40 half day)

DEPT/SCHOOL: Assigned Campus

PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual,
emotional, physical, and social growth while fulfilling clinical student teacher internship. Enable students to develop
competencies and skills to function successfully in society.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
Eligible and approved by University to complete the final clinical student teaching experience required at the end
of the educator prep program. Clinical Student Teaching is the culminating experience where preservice teachers
demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to educating prekindergarten through twelfth grade
students.

Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate (Can be obtained once hired.)
 

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
This clinical experience can be completed by:

• Employed as Substitute Clinical Aide - a minimum of 15-16 week semester (approximately 75 days)
experience (no fewer than 75 full days; a full day being 100% of the school day), no longer than one
semester.
• Requirements may vary by university.
• This paid clinical teaching position does require 5 days a week/100% of the day during the duration of
the clinical teaching experience/contract obligation.
• The district understands that clinical student teachers will need to complete the requirements of their
university program, which may include time away from campus.
• Student clinical teacher must obtain approval to complete clinical teaching in MISD from their
university prior to applying.
• The clinical teacher may be utilized as a substitute teacher/para after completing internship
requirements.
 

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS: General knowledge of curriculum and instruction 

INTRODUCTION/ORIENTATION:
Student teachers must attend a district orientation. In additional, student teachers must schedule an
introductory meeting with their cooperating teacher(s) and/or campus principal prior to the beginning of the
student teaching semester. The meetings will determine the following:

TIME COMMITMENTS:
• Beginning and ending dates of semester.
• Beginning and ending of the contract day.
• School calendar (Student teachers follow the district calendar).


MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
TEACHING UNITS/SUBJECTS
• Review the curriculum to be covered in the course.
• Check out textbooks and other teaching materials from the cooperating teacher.
• Formulate long range plans for assuming teaching responsibilities.
• Review and be familiar with the Employee Handbook and Student Handbook and review
administrative regulations and routines.
• Become familiar with the existing discipline plan.
THE FIRST WEEK OF CLINICAL STUDENT TEACHING
• Locate campus facilities to be used (i.e., library, textbook room, audio visual supply room,
department workroom, faculty lounge, auditorium counseling facilities, etc.)
• Meet other members of the staff, i.e., principal and assistant principal, department
chairperson, librarian, counselors, teacher aides, etc.
• Become acquainted with the students; learn their names.
• Observe and discuss class interactions with the teacher.
TEACHING THE CLASS
Clinical Student teachers should plan to assume control of the class gradually. To help this
process:
• Plan cooper