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Students will be removed from a field experience if the Cooperating Teacher and University Supervisor determine that the field student’s performance is unsatisfactory. Required Clearances, Trainings, and Testing Prior to beginning the first field experience, all students enrolled as Education majors and students enrolled in an education minor must complete clearances, training, and testing mandated by the Pennsylvania School Code and the Diocese of Erie. • If a student is continuously enrolled in an education preparation program, the criminal background, child abuse and fingerprint information originally submitted shall remain valid for 60 months unless a field site requires clearances that are less than one year old when the field experience ends. Complete details are available in the School of Education office or on our website. Candidates whose clearances are not on file during the first month of the semester in which they are enrolled for their first field experience will be required to drop the course from their schedules. Out-of-state candidates are also subject to background checks and must follow the same directions as residents of Pennsylvania. Act 34 Criminal History Record Check: The application for this clearance is available online only. Go to https://epatch.state.pa.us and click on “Submit a New Record Check.” Once the application has been completed, be certain to print the official clearance found under the heading “PA State Police Response for Criminal Record Check.” Further details are available in the School of Education office or website. Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance: The online application form can be found at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS. There is also a mail-in form available. Under the heading “Purpose of Clearance,” select “School Employee.” Online applicants will receive their clearance by mail within 14 days. For mailed applications, the clearance may take three to six weeks to receive. Act 114 Fingerprinting Clearance: The fingerprint requirement includes all university students who are in a public or private school on field experiences of any type. Fingerprinting must be done in Pennsylvania, following these directions: 1. Go to https://uenroll.identogo.com and use service code 1KG6RT. This service code is unique to Gannon. Do not use this code for another purpose. a. Choose PDE under the category, Choose Your Agency. b. When applying for clearances for field placements, choose PDE – Colleges/Universities Teacher Education Program under the category, Select Your Reason for Fingerprinting =PDE-. If applying for clearances for student teaching, choose PDE-School Districts under the category, Select Your Reason for Fingerprinting. 2. Once the service code appears, click Continue; then, click Schedule or Manage Appointment. 3. Follow the on-screen directions and fill in the personal information. a. Applicants are required to choose the official document they will bring to the fingerprinting center. 4. Choose the location for a fingerprinting appointment. a. Applicants can create an appointment or can select Walk In. 5. Next, access to a service summary will be provided. Print the service summary.
