Volunteer Training – Required of All TU Students
- The BCPS Volunteer Training must be completed every school year by every TU student placed in BCPS.
- TU students must complete the Volunteer Training by Jan 10 or at least 2 weeks before the internship begins.
- If you complete the training before July 8, you will need to complete it again after July 8.
- Please follow the directions for Step 2 on the website. Please note that you do not need to complete Step 1 or Step 3.
- When you create an intern Vector account, the Volunteer Training will show up to be completed.
- Use your TU email when creating a Vector account.
- Choose intern teacher development as role, unless you already have an account as a field experience student. In the case, just complete the new training with your previous school information.
- If you do not know in which school you will complete your internship, please contact CPP@towson.edu
- TU students should provide a copy of the training certificate at the building sign in.
- TU students need to complete the training given in the link below:
https://www.bcps.org/cos/communications/FACE/b_c_p_s_volunteers
Fingerprinting – Required of Full-time Education Interns and Students in All Other TU Programs (School Psychology, Nursing, SLP, OT, Athletic Training)
- Carefully follow all four steps of the BCPS Instructions for Fingerprinting.
- Interns must be fingerprinted by Dec 13 or 4 weeks before internship begins (not counting the week of Christmas). Internship may be delayed if not fingerprinted by Dec 13.
- BCPS will not allow Full-time Education Interns and Students in All Other TU Programs to begin internships/practicums without fingerprinting clearance.
What if I have been fingerprinted recently by BCPS or another district in Maryland?
- BCPS does not accept fingerprint background checks from other organizations. All full-time interns, Speech and Language Pathology students, and School Psychology Practicum Students must be fingerprinted by BCPS.
- If you have been fingerprinted by BCPS within the last 365 days, you will not need to be fingerprinted again. Please email CPP@towson.edu if you have been an active substitute for the district.