Guide for Working with Local School Districts

UW-Whitewater values partnering with area school districts to support the needs of all students.  To ensure this partnership thrives, the following procedures should be followed:

1. If a course requires work within a school site, for any reason, complete the Student Work in School Districts Form. This ensures that the Education Outreach Coordinator (Linda Nortier, nortierl@uww.edu) is aware of the placement and will assist you with questions.
2. Click here for the list of contact persons at area districts. This person will instruct you on how to proceed in placing students in that specific district for the purposes of your course.
3. Students who work with minors, in any capacity in schools, need to have a Criminal Background Check (CBC) completed and shared with the host district. Depending on the course activity in the school, the faculty or student should be prepared to share this information.
4. Process for CBC: Three methods to obtain Background Check:
   1. UW-W HR:
      1. CBC form is completed by each student who will participate in the on-site school activity. A CBC must complete the form if it has been longer than 365 days since a previous check.
      2. The instructor should:
         1. insert the appropriate Org. Code on the form
         2. Indicate on the form how the student should return the form:
            1. to the instructor or
            2. directly to Human Resources (Hyer 330)
      3. Results are available at HR
   2. National Search: www.certifiedbackground.org
      1. Students log into this site using: UG82 and follow the directions
      2. Students are charged $43 for an initial check and $19 for a recheck.
      3. Results are found on the site by the student and the instructor
   3. WI Search: wi-recordcheck.org 
      1. Department or Instructor enter the information to complete the records request.
      2. Each request costs $7.
      3. Results are found on the site by the instructor or department
5. Please consult our Education Outreach Coordinator (Linda Nortier, nortierl@uww.edu) for additional support.