First off, I want to say that I'm a teacher, and if your teacher is letting you take care of the snake for the summer, she must have a lot of confidence in both your ability and your maturity.
Second, this forum is a great place to meet people who will give you solid advice. Good job for finding us.
Taking responsibility for the snake is just like watching someone's dog...
Get a contact number for your teacher so you can call her if there are any mishaps or questions that come up later.
Ask her if she has a reptile vet, and if so, get that information as well.
Ask for its:
habitat specifics (how to maintain and regulate the heat source, setting it up if it's taken all apart to get it to your house (you could take a picture of it with your phone so you set it up just like the snake is used to!)
feeding specifics (schedule, size, how you feed it, if she's not providing a summer's worth of mice, where can you get them...);
cage-cleaning requirements (method and how often, substrate, if you aren't getting a summer's worth, what type and from where should you buy it);
handling specifics...and then, because it's a new situation for you and the snake, follow Albertagirl's advice and give it a few days to settle in, then handle it quietly and with few distractions or confusions. Snakes are not social animals; a bunch of new smells can be stressful all at one time.
Give it time to gain familiarity with you in the new environment, and you'll both have an excellent summer.
Again, cudos! And welcome to the forum.
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