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AJUSD sees longterm benefit to having Rio Salado College student teachers

The student teachers at Apache Junction Unified School District may be hired for the district after they graduate from college.

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Rio Salado College students can complete their required student-teaching hours at Apache Junction schools under an agreement approved recently.

The Apache Junction Unified School District governing board voted unanimously Oct. 28 to approve an affiliation agreement with the college in the Maricopa County Community College District for student teachers.

The student teachers at AJUSD may be hired for the district after they graduate from college, board President Dena Kimble said before the vote.

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