School Board Recognizes Student Teachers

To make good students, a school needs good, or better, teachers. To have quality teachers, you need good students of teaching.

The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 has four examples of both, student teachers through the Chadron State College teacher education program. The program has been modified to provide more in depth experience for student teachers, according to Supt. Jay Ehler. He said student teachers get experience in the lower and upper elementary grades. The program is also designed for student teachers to experience other positions in the school system.

“They get the full experience is the goal,” Ehler said. “I think it has been very positive.”

Ehler said the program is designed so the student teacher earns a substitute teacher certificate, and they are better prepared when entering a classroom as a teacher.

Ehler said Chadron State commended Sidney as the most successful student teaching location. He added this year student teachers were assigned to elementary classrooms, but the plan is to expand the program into the high school.

The student teachers in this year’s CSC pilot program are Regan Hinton, Madi Langley, Jourdan Langley and Geena Carlson.