Liberty schools, YSU form partnership

YOUNGSTOWN — Liberty School District and Youngstown State University have formed a partnership to benefit students on the high school and collegiate levels.

The partnership, known as a Professional Development School, is designed to give future teachers at YSU the classroom experience they need and Liberty students the college credit they want.

YSU student teachers will spend two consecutive semesters in the same Liberty school building, the first in a pre-clinical field experience and the second in a student teacher assignment. Those preparing for a teaching career with younger pupils will be in the same classroom for the full academic year.

Typically, YSU teacher candidates are assigned a one-semester clinical experience, and then to a second semester of student teaching, usually in a different district.

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