Step 4: Choose District Preferences

Districts Partners in the Central Texas area are listed below. This list is subject to change without notice. You will have an opportunity to view the most up-to-date list of District Partners in the Student Teaching application each semester. 

Central Texas District Partners

• Alamo Heights ISD
• Austin ISD
• BASIS.ed Texas Charter School
• Bastrop ISD
• Comal ISD
• Del Valle ISD
• Dripping Springs ISD
• Eanes ISD
• East Central ISD
• Elgin ISD
• Georgetown ISD
• Harlandale ISD
• Hays CISD
• Hutto ISD
• Idea Public Schools (Austin)
• Judson ISD
• Killeen ISD
• KIPP Texas Public School
• Lake Travis ISD
• Leander ISD
• Liberty Hill ISD
• Lockhart ISD
• Luling ISD
• Manor ISD
• Navarro ISD
• New Braunfels ISD
• North East ISD
• Northside ISD
• Northwest ISD
• Pflugerville ISD
• Prairie Lea ISD
• Round Rock ISD
• San Antonio ISD
• San Marcos Academy
• San Marcos CISD
• Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD
• Seguin ISD
• Somerset ISD
• Southwest ISD
• Taylor ISD
• Wimberley ISD

Student Teaching at a Private School

According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), you must complete Student Teaching through a public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this purpose. Due to the changing statuses of private schools, requests to Student Teach at a private school are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you are seeking to Student Teach at a private school, you must first obtain approval in writing (via email) from your department and the Director, Office of Educator Preparation. When you apply for Student Teaching, you may add a note about the private school, but you must still select two preferences from the list of public school districts in the event the private school option does not meet all the state requirements for the Student Teaching experience.

Districts Partners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are listed below. This list is subject to change without notice. You will have an opportunity to view the most up-to-date list of District Partners in the Student Teaching application each semester.

• EC-6/ESL, EC-6/Bilingual, 4-8 Generalist, 4-8 ELAR, 4-8 Math, 4-8 Math/Science, and Special Education students: you are eligible to Student Teach out-of-area.
• All other students must gain written approval (via email) from your department chair or program coordinator and then forward that email to the Director of the Office of Educator Preparation.
  • NOTE: It is best that you get approval prior to the Student Teaching application period, but if you cannot, proceed to submit the Student Teaching application anyway.
  • Just be sure to indicate in the "Optional" comment box that you are in the process of seeking approval from your department for out-of-area placement.

Dallas/Fort Worth District Partners

• Denton ISD
• Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
• Keller ISD
• Lewisville ISD

Student Teaching at a Private School

According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), you must complete Student Teaching through a public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this purpose. Due to the changing statuses of private schools, requests to Student Teach at a private school are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you are seeking to Student Teach at a private school, you must first obtain approval in writing (via email) from your department and the Director, Office of Educator Preparation. When you apply for Student Teaching, you may add a note about the private school, but you must still select two preferences from the list of public school districts in the event the private school option does not meet all the state requirements for the Student Teaching experience.

Districts Partners in the Houston area are listed below. This list is subject to change without notice. You will have an opportunity to view the most up-to-date list of District Partners in the Student Teaching application each semester.

• EC-6/ESL, EC-6/Bilingual, 4-8 Generalist, 4-8 ELAR, 4-8 Math, 4-8 Math/Science, and Special Education students: you are eligible to Student Teach out-of-area.
• All other students must gain written approval (via email) from your department chair or program coordinator and then forward that email to the Director of the Office of Educator Preparation.
  • NOTE: It is best that you get approval prior to the Student Teaching application period, but if you cannot, proceed to submit the Student Teaching application anyway.
  • Just be sure to indicate in the "Optional" comment box that you are in the process of seeking approval from your department for out-of-area placement.
  • Alvin ISD
  • Angleton ISD
  • Brazosport ISD
  • Clear Creek ISD
  • Conroe ISD
  • Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
  • Deer Park ISD
  • Dickinson ISD
  • Humble ISD
  • Katy ISD
  • Klein ISD
  • La Porte ISD
  • Pearland ISD
  • Santa Fe ISD
  • Spring Branch ISD
  • Tomball ISD

Districts Partners in the South Texas area are listed below. This list is subject to change without notice. You will have an opportunity to view the most up-to-date list of District Partners in the Student Teaching application each semester.

• EC-6/ESL, EC-6/Bilingual, 4-8 Generalist, 4-8 ELAR, 4-8 Math, 4-8 Math/Science, and Special Education students: you are eligible to Student Teach out-of-area.
• All other students must gain written approval (via email) from your department chair or program coordinator and then forward that email to the Director of the Office of Educator Preparation.
  • NOTE: It is best that you get approval prior to the Student Teaching application period, but if you cannot, proceed to submit the Student Teaching application anyway.
  • Just be sure to indicate in the "Optional" comment box that you are in the process of seeking approval from your department for out-of-area placement.

South Texas District Partners

• Edinburg ISD
• Harlingen ISD
• Mercedes ISD
• San Felipe ISD in Del Rio
• Weslaco ISD 

Student Teaching at a Private School

According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), you must complete Student Teaching through a public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this purpose. Due to the changing statuses of private schools, requests to Student Teach at a private school are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you are seeking to Student Teach at a private school, you must first obtain approval in writing (via email) from your department and the Director, Office of Educator Preparation. When you apply for Student Teaching, you may add a note about the private school, but you must still select two preferences from the list of public school districts in the event the private school option does not meet all the state requirements for the Student Teaching experience.

Districts Partners in the South Texas area are listed below. This list is subject to change without notice. You will have an opportunity to view the most up-to-date list of District Partners in the Student Teaching application each semester.

• EC-6/ESL, EC-6/Bilingual, 4-8 Generalist, 4-8 ELAR, 4-8 Math, 4-8 Math/Science, and Special Education students: you are eligible to Student Teach out-of-area.
• All other students must gain written approval (via email) from your department chair or program coordinator and then forward that email to the Director of the Office of Educator Preparation.
  • NOTE: It is best that you get approval prior to the Student Teaching application period, but if you cannot, proceed to submit the Student Teaching application anyway.
  • Just be sure to indicate in the "Optional" comment box that you are in the process of seeking approval from your department for out-of-area placement

Northwest Texas District Partners

• Lubbock ISD

Student Teaching at a Private School

According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), you must complete Student Teaching through a public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this purpose. Due to the changing statuses of private schools, requests to Student Teach at a private school are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you are seeking to Student Teach at a private school, you must first obtain approval in writing (via email) from your department and the Director, Office of Educator Preparation. When you apply for Student Teaching, you may add a note about the private school, but you must still select two preferences from the list of public school districts in the event the private school option does not meet all the state requirements for the Student Teaching experience.