Clinical Teacher Placement

Pearland ISD offers Clinical Teaching placement opportunities for university students and alternative certification candidates. We process all clinical teachers as substitutes. If you are currently an active substitute, only complete steps 1 & 2.

To begin in August, placement requests need to be made between April 1 - May 1. To begin in January, placement requests need to be made between October 15 - November 15. Late inquiries may be denied based on campus/teacher availability.

Steps to Apply for Clinical Teaching:

1. Your program director/coordinator must contact Roxana Rigdon, Recruitment and Retention Specialist, to request placement in our district. Be sure to include the clinician's name, email address, phone number, certification areas, grade-level preference, start and end dates of placement, and field supervisor contact information. An MOU agreement with your university is required before the placement start date.

2. Once you are accepted, your program director/coordinator will receive an email designating a campus and cooperating teacher. Please do not contact the campus principal, teachers, or Human Resources staff for this information.  

3. Roxana Rigdon will email clinical teachers the online application one month before the placement start date.

4. Complete digital fingerprinting FAST pass information will be sent by email with a contact number to find an L-1 fingerprinting facility.  You are responsible for payment and scheduling this appointment.  The facility will accept credit/debit card, check, or money order payment for approximately $48 (no cash).  Take your Fast Pass to the appointment along with a valid ID. Keep a record of your payment for district reimbursement. A reimbursement check will be mailed to your address.

5. Once fingerprinting has been verified, you'll receive an email to complete the required electronic smart forms.  You may log back into your online application and click on the "Substitute Teacher Forms" on the right.  Once you complete these forms, click "Send to HR."

6. At least one week before the orientation training date, clinical teachers must complete smart forms online, bring I-9 unexpired documents, and a fingerprint payment receipt to the Human Resource Office.

7. Your process will be complete when you attend a face-to-face "Clinical Teacher Substitute Orientation Training" and have a substitute ID badge made to wear on campus.