Items of Critical Importance Regarding Placement Files

1. A placement file is not an application for employment. Do not send a copy of a placement file to an employer without having made a previous contact or without an accompanying letter stating your reason for sending the file. Otherwise the file may be returned to us or discarded.
   
   
2. Do not send a copy of a placement file to any state certification office when applying for a certificate in another state. It is not verification of completion of a degree, or having done student teaching. Institutional recommendations must come from the School of Education.
   
   
3. Requests for copies of placement files to be sent:
   • Must contain your complete name (no nicknames or shortened names).
   • The e-mail address of the hiring authority.
   • School District names must be included in the location of where the file is being sent (no Joint School District #20, but the complete name of the district).
     
     
4. Unless there is a compelling reason, it is best not to have copies of the placement file sent to school districts until all student teaching reports and recommendations have been received. The districts rarely make hiring decisions without seeing the student teaching reports.