Baltimore County Public Schools

Volunteer Training – Required of All TU Students

  1. The BCPS Volunteer Training must be completed every school year by every TU student placed in BCPS. 
  2. TU students must complete the Volunteer Training between July 8 – August 2 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.
  3. Please follow the directions for Step 2 on the website. Please note that you do not need to complete Step 1 or Step 3.
  4. 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 
  5. TU students should provide a copy of the training certificate at the building sign in.
  6. 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 July 19 or 4 weeks before internship begins if internship begins late.
  • Note: The previous voucher provided by BCPS grand funding expired June 30, 2024.

What if I have been fingerprinted recently by BCPS or another district in Maryland?

  1. 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.
  2. 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.