Classroom Observers

Thank you for partnering with the Fort Worth Independent School District for your university program requirements. Fort Worth ISD welcomes student observers during the fall and spring semesters. We encourage student observers to come and see how Fort Worth ISD can be the perfect place to complete student teaching. The goal for our student observers is to one day be a classroom teacher in the great FWISD!

Individuals seeking classroom observations hours must be one of the following:

• Currently enrolled in a teacher degree program at a four-year college or university
• Currently enrolled in an alternative certification program.

Application for Classroom Observers in Fort Worth ISD

1. To begin, please email nadia.arriaga@fwisd.org or veronica.ayarza@fwisd.org a request letter from your university or program. (If an EPP has several students to place, please send a list of these students who need placement to nadia.arriaga@fwisd.org.)
2. Submit the 2025-2026 Clinical Student Teacher and Classroom Observation application.
3. Complete the Observation Placement Request Form.
4. Within a few days you will receive an email from Mailbot. Both forms must be completed within 10 days. If they expire, they will need to be resent. This email will include:
   • An Acknowledgment Form
   • A Background Clearance Form. 
5.  Complete both forms as soon as possible. Even if you have clearance from your university or program, you must also complete one with our district.
6. Once your background check is approved, you will receive a clearance letter via email from Mailbot. This letter must be downloaded within 10 days before it expires and presented on your first day of field experience.
7. Your placement details will be sent after your clearance is approved and a placement is secured.
8. Bring your clearance letter on your first day at the campus to present to the front office.

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