{"id":14482,"date":"2023-08-11T16:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=14482"},"modified":"2025-09-11T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:22:39","slug":"ocpp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/ocpp\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Clinical Practice and Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Contact Us<\/h1><p><strong>Office:<\/strong> Chafee Building, Rm 207<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 401.874.5930<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<strong><a href=\"mailto:ote@etal.uri.edu\"> ote@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Office of Clinical Practice and Partnerships (OCPP)<\/strong>, formerly the Office of Teacher Education (OTE), supports teacher preparation programs by creating mutually beneficial partnerships with the goal of deepening clinical experiences for teacher candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Through field placements and student teaching, we also&nbsp;provide you with a critical connection to real world settings in Rhode Island schools where you&nbsp;will have the opportunity to support learning in a variety of classrooms, and deepen your&nbsp;understanding of the complex art of teaching.<\/p>\n<a class=\"cl-button block-level  prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/student-resources\/clinical-practice\/\" title=\"\">Clinical Practice Resources<\/a>\n<h3>Support Services<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Field Placements<\/strong><br \/>\nMost field placements are secured through our office in the variety of districts across the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clearance:<\/strong> All critical documents required to be cleared for student teaching are submitted by students to the OCPP.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Placements:<\/strong> The OCPP works collaboratively with URI program leaders and supervisors, along with district representatives and school principals, to secure student teaching placements with highly qualified cooperating teachers. (Students are not permitted to arrange their own placements.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>OCPP Staff<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Diana-Marshall-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diana Marshall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Diana-Marshall-web.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Diana-Marshall-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Diana-Marshall-web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Diana-Marshall-web-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Diana Marshall<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office of Clinical Practice and Partnerships<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5930<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dmarshall@uri.edu\">dmarshall@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Palazzetti_Betsy_02_L.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Betsy Palazzetti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Palazzetti_Betsy_02_L.jpg 644w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Palazzetti_Betsy_02_L-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Palazzetti_Betsy_02_L-364x422.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Palazzetti_Betsy_02_L-500x580.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Betsy Palazzetti<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Coordinator, Field Placements<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office of Clinical Practice and Partnerships<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2425<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:bpalazzetti@uri.edu\">bpalazzetti@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<p><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Clinical Practice and Partnerships (OCPP), formerly the Office of Teacher Education (OTE), supports teacher preparation programs by creating mutually beneficial partnerships with the goal of deepening clinical experiences for teacher candidates. 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