Employees requesting graduate degree internships (ie. Administration/ Educational Leadership, Librarian, Gifted and Talented Education, etc.) should communicate directly with their building administrator to make this request. If the employee is requesting hours at a site other than their home school, the employee will communicate with that site administrator to make the request as well. It is the administrator’s decision to agree to supervise an employee throughout their internship. All approvals must be received prior to the beginning date of the internship.

SCPS allows employees to use two professional leave days per program for employees who need to complete internship hours. These days may be taken in half day increments. After approval of the internship hours, the professional leave shall be entered in the leave management system (Aesop) with a notation in the Notes to Administrator section that the leave is for “Graduate Internship Hours”. Employees may also use their own personal leave to complete hours that exceed two professional days. Internship hours may also be completed during an employee’s planning time, before or after school, or during summer break, but shall not interfere with the employee’s normal job responsibilities.