Appeals Policies and Procedures for Administrative Interns

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Appeals Policies and Procedures for Interns

Difficulties can arise related to the educational administrative internship experience.  Some difficulties may be easily resolved while others may be of a more serious nature.  If an intern believes additional support is needed in dealing with a situation, the department recommends she or he should follow these steps for  resolution of the situation withing the Department of Education:

1. When possible and appropriate, first address the difficult situation by meeting with our UMD supervisor and/or the Primary cooperating supervisor.
2. If the situation cannot be resolved through Step 1, then call or email the cooordinator of the Office of Field Experiences (OFE) at UMD (Jim Sersha).  Provide OFE with a general outline of the situation and then arrange to meet with one of the directors to create a plan for resolving the situation.
3. The OFE directors will determine if they believe the program coordinator or department head should also be brought into the discussion and planning.  However, as an education department student, you can always appeal directly to the program coordinator, and then to the department head, if you believe you need additional review of your situation.

Interns can also address their their situation outside of the department through either of the following two options:

1. Follow the Student Academic Grievance Policy (http://www.d.umn.edu/catalogs/current/umd/gen/grieve.html) to address your situation.

AND/OR

     2.  MN Statute 122A.09 Subdivision 4c indicates you can appeal your situation directly through the Minnesota Board of School Administrators. (http://www.msbsa.org/)