Student Teachers/Internships

Renton School District welcomes student teachers and student interns for various roles in our schools. This process for requesting student teacher or internship placement goes through Human Resources.

Student Teacher & school counseling internships 

To begin the process of requesting a student teaching or school counseling internship in the Renton School District, please complete the request form linked below. 

Student Teacher & Internship Request Form  (2024/25)

This form can be filled out by the student or a representative from a college, institution, or program. If completed by a student, we will work with the program to confirm and approve the request.

For programs with multiple components (ex: 10 weeks in general education, 10 weeks in SPED), please complete one request for EACH component. 

Once the form is complete, we’ll work on matching the needs of the program with possible host/cooperating teachers or counselors and complete our HR process steps to confirm the student is eligible to work in our schools.  We will do our best to find hosts, but we cannot guarantee a placement due to timing, program requirements and available Renton staff.

To make the process as efficient as possible, we recommend students have:

• A pre-residency certificate on file with OSPI (student teachers, counselors)
• Fingerprints on file with OSPI
• Completed the form with as much information as possible
• Check if an affiliation agreement is in place with Renton School District

Students and program representatives will be contacted as soon as there is a possible match. We ask for students and hosts meet virtually prior to confirming the placement to ensure requirements and goals are clear and both parties want to move forward. 

At this time, the following schools are not accepting student teachers:

• Highlands Elementary, Lakeridge Elementary, Bryn Mawr Elementary, Campbell Hill Elementary, Sartori Elementary.

Timing:

We recommend providing as much notice as possible to support finding a host/cooperating teacher. For requests for an upcoming school year, matching will be done in late spring (end of April-May) after RSD staff assignments and locations are set for the following year.

School Psychologist Internships

The School Psychology internships are paid positions in the Renton School District and go through a selection and hiring process. Positions are typically posted in late Fall or early Winter and selection takes place in February for internships for the following school year.

School Psychology internship postings will be listed on the Renton School District Job Openings Site.

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Internships

If there are openings for paid SLP internships (not available every year), the positions will be posted on our Renton School District Job Openings Site in October/November.

If a non-paid internship is being requested, a student interest form must be submitted to Human Resources for consideration and processing prior to a placement being confirmed.

School Nurse Internships/Placements

Opportunities to do an internship or practicum for school nurses are available at RSD. Please complete the internship request form linked below:

Student Teacher & Internship Request Form  (2024/25)

For more information or questions about student teaching, please reach out to Aneeka Ferrell, MBA/PA, BA, Recruitment Coordinator at recruitment@rentonschools.us

Administrative Internships

The Renton School District Administrative Internship program is open to current Renton School District employees only and only individuals accepted through the District selection process may serve as administrative interns. Administrative interns must meet state eligibility qualifications through an accredited university, and must have completed at least one year of full-time certificated experience in the Renton School District. 

The Administrative Internship Application for the 2024-25 school year is now closed. Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be posted on this page in March, 2025.

Please contact human.resources@rentonschools.us with additional questions regarding administrative internships.