Title: School Psychology Intern 2026-2027 School Year

Assignment: School-year, 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM

Location: Winnetka Campus

Supervisor: School Psychologist and Director of Special Education

Compensation: Annual stipend of $17,000 stipend, no benefits

Overview:

This school-year internship position under direct supervision of a licensed school psychologist provides experience and guidance in delivering school psychological services. Experiences will provide an opportunity for supervised practice of a range of school psychological services consistent with NASP domains of School Psychology Training and Practice including assessment linked to intervention for academic, behavioral, and social/emotional issues; participation in school-based problem-solving teams (MTSS, Child Find), consultation with teachers regarding student functioning; behavior analysis and intervention; counseling (group and individual), and prevention. All duties are performed in accordance with both federal and state statutes, Illinois State Board of Education procedures, and New Trier High School Board policy.

Qualifications:

Must be currently enrolled in, or have completed, a School Psychology practicum and working towards a degree in School Psychology at an accredited university.
Must be pursuing an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with a School Psychologist endorsement and eligible to receive the license at the completion of the internship.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent observational and listening skills
Individual initiative
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff, and community populations
Proficient with computer and software programs as related to job responsibilities

Supervision Model:

Weekly supervision with ISPA Credentialed School Psychologist Supervisors using the Developmental/ Ecological/Problem Solving Model (Simon, D., Cruise, T., Huber, B., Swerdlik, M. Newman, D., 2014) leading to increased independence throughout the year. School Psychology Interns will learn the skills needed to engage in the essential job functions of a fully credentialed School Psychologists, aligned to the NASP practice domains.

Effective and practical data based decision making across all practice areas.
Identifying evaluation measures to match referral questions
Interpreting evaluation results
Writing reports, sharing evaluation results, and making recommendations that meet the needs of different constituencies (e.g., parents, teachers, adult service agencies, etc.)
Becoming an active participant in team problem solving meetings
Individual and group counseling - creating a scheduling, building rapport, identifying and documenting progress on goals
Providing crisis intervention
Conducting Functional Analysis of Behavior and Developing Behavior Intervention Plans, developing plans to support general education students under MTSS and special education students under an IEP.
Participating in efforts to effect systems change, particularly supporting the district’s efforts to create data driven Multi-Tiered supports
Consultation and collaboration with colleagues, administrators, families, and students.
Support finding an elementary/middle school rotation
Following ethical standards and local laws while becoming an advocate for students and families and balancing the needs of a public school.

Why New Trier?

New Trier welcomes any qualified candidate seeking a collaborative team environment. Over the past several years, New Trier has reaffirmed and deepened our “Culture of Belonging” through our New Trier 2030 Strategic Plan and is actively seeking applicants from all backgrounds to join our team.
New Trier High School is ranked #1 in "Best places to teach in Illinois" and 88% of teachers have earned a master’s degree or higher.
New teachers are supported through a comprehensive four-year mentoring program that provides an introduction to the New Trier culture, encourages experimentation with new instructional strategies, promotes critical thinking and civil discourse as well as best practices in grading and evaluation.
The school has a reputation for academic excellence, a commitment to serving the needs of every student, and an extraordinary extracurricular program. With an enrollment of 3,683 students, the average class size is 21 students and there is a 14:1 overall student/teacher ratio. Approximately 97% of New Trier’s Class of 2025 enrolled in college and 324 of 929 seniors were named Illinois State Scholars.
New Trier offers numerous opportunities for learning and involvement outside of the classroom in activities, athletics, fine and performing arts, and social service. Service learning is an important part of the New Trier experience, and students are asked to participate in service projects throughout their four years at the school.
More than 150 clubs and other extracurricular, including an extensive social service component.
40 interscholastic sports (winning more athletic state championships than any high school in Illinois interscholastic history) as well as an extensive intramural program; and
Fine and performing arts programs, including a Grammy-award winning music department.