The University and the Dallas Independent School District will enter into a formal, written agreement:

The District agrees and promises to:

1. Provide to the intern the opportunity to carry out major professional functions under appropriate supervision in a sequence of experiences designed to enhance competencies in comprehensive assessment, intervention, evaluation of services provided, and professional practice.
2. Provide a training experience of a minimum of 1800 supervised hours.
3. Provide appropriate support for the internship experience to include:
1. A written contractual agreement for a term of one year; terms of compensation including the amount of compensation in 12 equal monthly paychecks; and that the intern is limited to employment for the period of the contract only, is not guaranteed employment beyond that period, nor is required to stay in the employment of the District, in accordance with district policy, DCE (LEGAL); (LOCAL).
2. A salary at a level commensurate with the intern's experience and at a level that allows the intern to be fully devoted to training, as determined by the Distrcit.
3. Employee benefits shall include:
1. Sick leave of 10 days.
2. School holidays and non-contract days based on a 226-day contract consistent with DISD Board approved calendar.
3. The same insurance and other benefits as regular employees.
4. Expense reimbursement according to schedule for job-related travel at a rate established by the Board of Trustees.
5. Worker's compensation.
6. Deductions for teacher retirement.
7. Provision for participation in continuing professional development activities on a reimbursable and/or released-time basis.
8. An appropriate work environment including adequate equipment, materials, secretarial services and office facilities.
4. Employ a clearly designated doctoral-level, actively licensed psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality of the internship program.
5. Provide intern supervision appropriate to the intern's responsibility assuring, at a minimum, that the intern receives four (4) hours of supervision, at least two (2) of which include individual supervision. Individual supervision shall be regularly scheduled, formal, and face-to-face with the specific intent of dealing with the psychological services rendered directly by the intern. The primary supervisor, a licensed psychologist, must provide at least an hour of individual supervision per week but may delegate three hours of supervision to appropriately credentialed members of the Psychological Services staff. However, the primary supervisor assumes full responsibility for the supervision provided.
6. Provide, in addition to supervision, an additional average of at least two hours per week in scheduled learning activities such as: case conferences involving a case in which the intern is actively involved, seminars dealing with professional issues, in-service training, etc.
7. Assure that at least 450 hours of the intern's time is in direct, face-to-face psychological services to clients or patients.
8. Assure that the intern is allowed to spend time in research activity, but not to exceed 25% of the internship.
9. Assure that the intern has regularly scheduled, supervised and documented training activities with other interns.
10. Provide, in collaboration with the training program and the intern, a written agreement that describes the goals and content of the internship including clearly stated expectations for the nature of the experiences offered in Psychological Services and for the quantity and quality of the work.
11. Designate the trainee status of the intern by the title of "pre-doctoral psychology intern."
12. Assure that reports by the intern to consumers, other agency or school personnel, or other relevant audiences are cosigned by the licensed psychologist responsible for the intern.
13. Provide at a minimum an evaluation of the intern's experience consistent with specific training objectives at mid-semester and the end of the semester.
14. Certify the internship requirements have been met and provide appropriate recognition to the intern's successful completion of the internship with the award of a certificate.
15. Inform the University of changes in District policy, procedures and staffing that might affect the internship experience.

The university agrees and promises to:

1. Certify at the time of arrival of the intern :
1. Completion of course work in scientific, applied and specialty areas, including formal assessment/diagnosis and intervention/treatment;
2. Completion of a formal introduction to ethical and professional standards.
2. Notify the Internship Supervisor of any change in the student's status prior to internship.
3. Provide an internship supervisor who shall maintain an ongoing relationship with the Psychological Services internship supervisor and who shall provide at least one contact during the semester with the intern.

It is mutually agreed that:

1. The intern shall function within the policies of the District.
2. The intern may file a grievance of an employment action only during the contract period in accordance with district policy DGBA (LOCAL). If the student is expelled or withdrawn from the University or the internship program, such action shall terminate the contractual relationship between the District and the intern.
3. The University and the District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, or sex (except as provided by law), nor will either party discriminate on the basis of disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
4. The District may terminate the contract of any intern who violates District policy, whose performance is deemed unsatisfactory or upon notification by the University that the intern has withdrawn form the University or is otherwise ineligible for the pre-doctoral internship program. The District and the University may mutually agree to reassign an intern, if such reassignment is in the best interest of the District or the University. The University agrees to hold harmless the District for any actions taken by the University that may result in the reassignment, withdrawal, suspension or expulsion of the student intern from the University or any University program.