PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVILEGEDINFORMATION AGREEMENTTeacher Education Programs – Elementary & SecondaryDivision Of Education, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, IdahoGuidelines on Confidentiality and Privileged InformationforStudents Engaged in Field Experiences, Student Teaching, and InternshipArrangements by the Division of Education at Lewis-Clark State College for students enrolled in itscourses to undertake educational field experiences and internship is a privilege with accompanyingresponsibilities that must be acknowledged and accepted by students who choose to avail themselves ofthis privilege. In return for permission to participate in field experiences and internship, students agreeto abide by the following guidelines. Failure to abide by these guidelines may be cause for removal of thestudent from field experiences and internship.1. Information that is considered confidential or privileged includes, but is not limited to thefollowing.• Contents of pupil personnel records.• Discussions during MDT/IEP staffings, disciplinary meetings and hearings, parent conferences,and teacher conferences.• Private discussions involving teachers, school administrators, parents, students, teachercandidates and/or college faculty.• Conversations between teacher candidates and their school cooperating teachers, collegeinstructors, and/or LCSC supervisors.2. Practicum students and interns with knowledge of confidential or privileged information are todiscuss the information only inside the school environment and then only in the presence ofappropriate school or college personnel.3. Students should discuss school situations that they have observed as requested in collegeeducation classes only in the abstract avoiding any reference to particular students, schoolpersonnel, and school.4. Students should avoid careless conversation in public involving confidential information related totheir field experiences and internship.Divulging confidential or privileged information does not reflect a professional attitude, raises questionsabout an individual’s capacity to exercise responsibility, and may involve the individual in legal action.The signature below indicates the individual’s willingness to acknowledge and abide by these guidelines.Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________Printed Name:______________________________________87