The Seattle School Board encourages cooperation with colleges and universities within the State of Washington in the training of student teachers. The district may accept student teachers from accredited institutions of higher learning. 

The Board authorizes the Superintendent or his/her designee to honor the reasonable rules, regulations and training guidelines of the teacher training institution. The teacher training institution shall be expected to provide liaison personnel who shall work cooperatively throughout the training process with the principal and the supervising teacher. 

The Superintendent or his/her designee shall coordinate the request for placement with building principals in order that excessive concentrations of student teachers in any given building shall be avoided. Student teachers shall comply with the policies of the district as they apply to certificated staff. The supervising teacher and the principal shall be responsible for the conduct of the student teacher.