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Introduction to the Washington State Education Leadership Intern Program (State-Funded Interns)The Washington State-funded Education Leadership Intern Program was established as part of the education improvement legislation passed in 1993 for the intent of training prospective principals, program directors and superintendents to lead the standards-based education model instituted in our state’s schools. The state-funded intern program provides school districts with teacher substitute cost reimbursements for the release of administrator intern candidates from their teaching positions in order to engage in on-the-job training with a mentor administrator. Districts are reimbursed for days of release time at current daily substitute rates as set by the state. The number of days varies annually. Principal intern candidates are required by WAC to engage in 720 hours of training, half of which must be when students and staff are present during the regular school day. Ninety-nine percent of the intern candidates are for principal training. The Washington universities that train administrators also require interns to follow their classroom learning with on-site field experience prior to the possibility of becoming an initial administrator. Washington state universities and colleges that provide intern programs approved by the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board:
The State-Funded Education Leadership Intern Grant application for the 2009-10 school year is now available by clicking on the links below. It is also availalbe on the OSPI Web site. If you have difficulty opening any of the forms, please contact Linda Thomas, AWSP support staff member.
Applications are due no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, March
13, 2009 at: Should the State Legislature NOT continue funding the Washington State-Funded Education Leadership Internships for the 2009-2010 biennium, this application will be considered null and void. If you have questions about the State-Funded Education Leadership Intern Program, please e-mail Don Rash, AWSP Director of Principal Internship Programs, or by phone at 800.562.6100. Welcome to Your Internship Workshop (FREE to all 2008-09 administrative interns!)This event is designed to assist first-year interns with information focusing on the knowledge and skills essential to school leadership in a standards-based education system. If you attended last year, you need not attend this year. We wish to specially invite all principal interns to join us the morning of July 30 or 31, 2008. Although there is no formal registration for this event and no cost to you, it would be helpful if you would let AWSP know which workshop you will attend by e-mailing Linda Thomas or 800.562.6100. Event dates: July 30, 2009 July 31, 2009 Directions: To Highline Community College: To Cheney High School: View the full Welcome to Your Internship flyer for all the details!
Intern Advisory CommitteeAn advisory committee created by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with representatives from OSPI, AWSP, WASA, higher education and interns, meets twice a year. This committee identifies and reviews policy standards and guidelines for the Education Leadership Intern Program, develops and publishes the state-funded application packet, approves and reviews extended required intern training activities, reviews and makes recommendations on the year-end intern program assessment, reviews program costs and shares legislative accountability with OSPI and AWSP.
AWSP Intern Membership - Open to those who are pursuing a career in
administration and are working to obtain their principal
credentials.
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