AN ACT Relating to the
principal internship support program; and amending RCW 28A.415.270 and
28A.415.280.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.415.270 and 1993
c 336 s 404 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) To the extent funds
are appropriated, the Washington state principal internship support program is
created beginning in the 1994-95 school year. The purpose of the program is to
provide funds to school districts to ((hire substitutes)) provide
partial release time for district employees who are in a principal
preparation program to complete an internship with a mentor principal. Funds
may be used in a variety of ways to accommodate flexible implementation in
releasing the intern to meet program requirements.
(2) Participants in the
principal internship support program shall be selected as follows:
(a) The candidate shall
be enrolled in a state board‑approved school principal preparation
program;
(b) The candidate shall
apply in writing to his or her local school district;
(c) Each school
district shall determine which applicants meet its criteria for participation
in the principal internship support program and shall notify its educational
service district of the school district's selected applicants. When submitting
the names of applicants, the school district shall identify a mentor principal
for each principal intern applicant, and shall agree to provide the internship
applicant ((at least)) release time not to exceed the equivalent of
forty-five student days ((of release time for the internship)) by
means of this funding source; and
(d) Educational service
districts, with the assistance of an advisory board, shall select internship
participants.
(3)(((a))) The
maximum amount of state funding for each internship shall ((be the estimated
state-wide average)) not exceed the actual daily rate cost of
providing a substitute teacher for the equivalent of forty-five school
days.
(((b))) (4)
Funds appropriated for the principal internship support program shall be
allocated by the superintendent of public instruction to the educational
service districts based on the percentage of full-time equivalent public school
students enrolled in school districts in each educational service district. ((Participants
should be selected to reflect the percentage of minorities of the student
population in the educational service district region, and to the extent
practicable, represent an equal number of women and men.
If it is not
possible to find qualified candidates reflecting the percentage of minorities
of the student population of the educational service district, the educational
service district shall select those qualified candidates who meet these
criteria and leave the remaining positions unfilled, and any unspent funds
shall revert to the state general fund.)) If it is not possible to find qualified candidates within the
educational service district, the positions remain unfilled, and any unspent
funds shall revert to the superintendent of public instruction for
supplementary direct disbursement.
The superintendent
of public instruction shall allocate any remaining unfilled positions and
unspent funds among the educational service districts that have qualified
candidates but not enough positions for them.
This subsection does
not preclude the superintendent of public instruction from permitting the
affected educational service districts to make the supplementary selections.
(((c))) (5)
Once principal internship participants have been selected, the educational
service districts shall allocate the funds to the appropriate school
districts. The funds shall be used to pay for ((replacement substitute
staff)) partial release time while the school district employee is
completing the principal internship.
(((d))) (6)
Educational service districts may be reimbursed for costs associated with
implementing the program. Reimbursement rates shall be determined by the
superintendent of public instruction.
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.415.280 and 1993
c 336 s 405 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) To the extent funds
are appropriated, the Washington state superintendent and program administrator
internship support program is created beginning in the 1994-95 school year.
The purpose of the program is to provide funds to school districts to ((hire
substitutes)) provide partial release time for district employees
who are in a superintendent or program administrator preparation program to
complete an internship with a mentor administrator. Funds may be used in a
variety of ways to accommodate flexible implementation in releasing the intern
to meet program requirements.
(2) Participants in the
superintendent and program administrator internship support program shall be
selected as follows:
(a) The candidate shall
be enrolled in a state board-approved school district superintendent or program
administrator preparation program;
(b) The candidate shall
apply in writing to his or her local school district;
(c) Each school
district shall determine which applicants meet its criteria for participation
in the internship support program and shall notify its educational service
district of the school district's selected applicants. When submitting the
names of applicants, the school district shall identify a mentor administrator
for each intern applicant and shall agree to provide the internship applicant
((at least)) release time not to exceed the equivalent of
forty-five student days ((of release time for the internship)) by
means of this funding source; and
(d) Educational service
districts, with the assistance of an advisory board, shall select internship
participants.
(3)(a) The maximum
amount of state funding for each internship shall ((be the estimated
state-wide average)) not exceed the actual daily rate cost of
providing a substitute teacher for the equivalent of forty-five school
days ((as calculated by the superintendent of public instruction)).
(b) Funds appropriated
for the internship support program shall be allocated by the superintendent of
public instruction to the educational service districts based on the percentage
of full-time equivalent public school students enrolled in school districts in
each educational service district. ((To the extent practicable,
participants should be selected to reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of
the student population in the educational service district region, and
represent an equal number of women and men.))
(c) Once internship
participants have been selected, the educational service districts shall
allocate the funds to the appropriate school districts. The funds shall be
used to pay for ((replacement substitute staff)) partial release time
while the school district employee is completing the internship.
(d) If an
educational service district has unfilled superintendent or program
administrator internship positions, the positions and unspent funds shall
revert to the superintendent of public instruction for supplementary direct
disbursement among the educational service districts.
The superintendent
of public instruction shall allocate any remaining unfilled positions and
unspent funds among the educational service districts that have qualified
candidates but not enough positions for them.
This subsection does
not preclude the superintendent of public instruction from permitting the
affected educational service districts to make the supplementary selections.
(e) Educational
service districts may be reimbursed for costs associated with implementing the
program. Reimbursement rates shall be determined by the superintendent of
public instruction.
