TOSS Field Placement
Signup
Necessary Paperwork:
Criminal History Background Check
Personal Affirmation Form
Liability Insurance Form
Charge to Card Services
Cobb County Consent Forms
Insurance &Criminal Background Check
• All school systems require
• $1,000,000 of liability insurance
• a clear criminal history
• Securing and maintaining these
• are both the responsibility of the KSU student.
Verification of Liability Insurance
• You must obtain coverage
by joining:
• Georgia Association
of Educators (GAE)
• Student Professional Assn. of
Georgia Educators (SPAGE)
• Fill Out this Form
• Upload form to Certified Background’s website
and your file
Criminal Background Check
• For your background check
• You must use
CertifiedBackground.com
• NO other vendors are approved
Criminal Background Check
• CertifiedBackground.com
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Online
$38.00 (Visa/MasterCard/money order)
Use the password to view and print the results.
Results usually available in 48-72 hours
Criminal Background Check
• HOW TO ORDER:
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You will need…
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Go to www.CertifiedBackground.com
click on Students
In the Package Code Box
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Answer all questions
and click on Submit
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For help: 1-888-666-7788 or
• Your student ID number
• Social Security Number
• Credit card information
• Enter KE61
• Select a method of payment
studentsupport@certifiedbackground.com
Personal Affirmation
• No criminal activity
• Since last certified background check
• Within the last two years
• Through CertifiedBackground.com
• Reporting Criminal Activity
• Legally binding
• Schools will check
Charge to Card Services
• Teacher Candidate Badge – If you lost yours or
want a new one
• $4.50
• From your KSU Account
• Mandatory
Cobb County
• Cobb County Forms
Professional Conduct by Educators Form
Consent Form - CCSD background check
Confidentiality Statement
Everyone fills these out
CEPP Website
education.kennesaw.edu/cepp
Information on the site
• Field Experience Information
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Semester Calendar
Paperwork forms and instructions
Sign-Up Dates and Access Link
Orientation Power Point
Collaborating Teacher Packet
Signups
THE SIGN-UP TIMES POSTED ARE NOT FLEXIBLE:
OPENS: June 24th at 10:00pm
CLOSES: June 25th at 10:00pm
You must choose a field experience site through the online
sign-up - NO EXCEPTIONS!
IF YOU MISS THE SIGN-UP
You will NOT conduct a
TOSS Field Experience!
TOSS Field Placement Sign-up
• Online
• Banner (Owl Express)
• Don’t Assume
• Read Carefully
• Follow Instructions
• If you make a mistake you can go backwards &
change schools
1. Viewing Placements
• List of Placements
• Schools
• Sections
• Mixing it up
• Informed Decision
• Location
• Times
• TOSS & HPS Sections
2. Owl Express
• OWL Express
• owlexpress.kennesaw.edu
• Just like signing up for classes
• Sign in
• Net ID
• Password
3. Navigating the Menus
• Main Menu
• Program Applications
• Bagwell College of Education Applications & Forms
• Field Experience Placement Request Form
• READ Instructions
4. Personal Information
• Verify KSU ID
• Choose “ECE TOSS”
• Choose “ES”
• “SUBMIT”
• Check Information
• Complete remaining fields
• Alternate phone number
• Insurance (type/name)
• Member number & expiration date
5. Placements
• Review Placements
• Make your Choice
• Remember Section & Times
• Only one
• Can change
• Click “SUBMIT”
YOU MUST CLICK “SUBMIT”
IF YOU DO NOT…
YOU LOSE YOUR PLACEMENT
5. Complete
• Once you have made your selection click submit.
• If you have successfully chosen a school, you will
see the following screen.
THIS PROCESS IS NOT COMPLETE UNITL SEE THIS PAGE
IF YOU DO NOT…YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLACEMENT
6. Confirm & Verify
• If you receive the confirmation page
• You have successfully chosen, but…
• Print Confirmation & Verify
• Placement
• Location/Address
• Phone Number
• Note Section
• If there is a mistake, change it
immediately!
The 3 P’s of Field Experience
•PROMPT
•PROFESSIONAL
•PREPARED
The 3 P’s of Field Experience
• PROMPT
• Arrive on-time to your school site
every day. On-time means early!
• Notify the school, your CT, and your
instructor if you are going to be absent.
The 3 P’s of Field Experience
• PROFESSIONAL: DRESS
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No mini skirts
No cleavage
No jeans
No heavy makeup
No facial jewelry
No visible tattoos
No visible undergarments
The 3 P’s of Field Experience
• PROFESSIONAL: CONDUCT
• Cell phones off & out of sight
• No food or drink during class time
• No personal interaction with students out of
school
• Return all guest supplies
• BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS AT ALL times
• Remember you are a GUEST.
The 3 P’s of Field Experience
• PREPARED
• Bring the Collaborating Teacher Packet
• Create fully developed lesson plans
• Wear your KSU NAME TAG at all times
Final Instrustions
• Email your CT’s name & Grade level
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to your instructor and to Donna Fitzgerald, CEPP
dfitzge5@kennesaw.edu
• If issues come up, there is a chain of command:
1.Your Collaborating Teacher
2.Your University Supervisor
3.Your TOSS instructor
4.Your TOSS Program
Coordinator:
Ms. Katy Basch
mbasch@kennesaw.edu
Thank You
Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
CEPP: Donna Fitzgerald
dfitzge5@kennesaw.edu
678-797-2236