School Psychologist Intern #1344 | 2024-25 Sy

Positions available: MDUSD is looking for graduate students who will be in the second or third year of their
school psychology programs during the 2024-2025 school year.
Third year students (interns) - 1 position

• Typically work 4 to 5 days a week with 2 hours of weekly direct supervision
• Complete tasks related to assessment, pre-referral intervention, consultation, and individual/group counseling with increasing independence over the school year
• Build and strengthen professional skills (e.g., caseload management, meeting facilitation, teamwork)
• Third year students receive at $175 per day for a 180-day calendar (i.e., $175 a day for 4 days = $25,200
  per year; $175 a day for 5 days = $31,500)

What we offer: Large suburban public school district with approximately 30,000 students ranging from 3 to 21 years of age and a wide range of races/ethnicities, languages, and socio-economic statuses. As its own SELPA, our district has the full range of special education programs, including special day classes (SDC) for students with mild/moderate/severe learning challenges; inclusion and SDC services for students with Autism and Dyslexia; resource support; inclusion support; services for students who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) or have visual impairments (VI); DIS/related services (e.g., counseling, speech, OT, PT, vision, adapted PE, mobility & orientation); and post-secondary transition services. Our district completes its own Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) evaluations and offers a range of counseling and social-emotional/behavioral supports (e.g., DIS counseling, Counseling Clinic, ERMHS counseling, Social Emotional Educational
Collaborative/Counseling Enriched Program classrooms, and separate schools with in-classroom supports provided).
Placement is available in elementary, middle, and high schools and is based on supervisor assignment; there is potential for limited preschool activities, as well. Fieldwork and internship experiences will be based on university program requirements, but students will generally have the opportunity to observe and complete the daily tasks credentialed School Psychologists do. Experiences include, but are not limited to, shadowing/observing daily School Psychologist activities; attending pre-referral (CARE and SST), 504 Accommodation Plan, and IEP meetings; consulting with teachers/staff/parents; individual/group counseling; observing/completing assessments for many of the 13 special education eligibility categories; writing/interpreting/presenting reports; and attending school and department staff meetings/trainings. It is likely that students would be able to shadow other school personnel, including special education staff, but this would be set up on an individual basis. If there is a need/want to present on a topic during a staff meeting, we could also accommodate that easily.
Application requirements:

• Complete the School Psychologist Fieldworker/Intern Application (request an electronic copy to complete from Tiffani Allen at allent@mdusd.org) and submit it with a cover letter, a resume, and two letters of recommendation. A redacted psychoeducational report may be included but is not required.
• Please send all of the required documents by the due date noted below. If you do not have your letters of recommendation by the due date, please submit what you have while you are waiting for them.
• Email the application packet directly to Tiffani Allen and NOT the district's HR office.

District hiring requirements: If offered a fieldwork or internship position, the district requires the following before starting in August:

• Cleared fingerprints
• Negative TB test
• CTC Intern Credential (for third year interns only)

Please contact Tiffani Allen with any questions or concerns at any time during this process.
For more information about the district, please visit our website at mdusd.org.
We look forward to supporting your fieldwork/internship experience!