West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-164 - Beginning Principal Internships (5899)
Section 126-164-5 - Guidelines

5.1.1. A program overview that estab­lishes a rationale for the Beginning Principal Internship Program.

5.1.2. A definition of a Beginning Principal Intern and a Beginning Principal Mentor that includes the minimum definitions contained in the policy.

5.1.3. Selection criteria for mentors that include the minimum requirements con­tained in the policy that the mentor is selected by the superintendent, has a minimum of five years of administrative experience as an assis­tant principal, principal, and/or vocational admin­istrator; and is not responsible for, or a partic­ipant in, any evaluation or supervision of the beginning principal intern; and has completed an approved state department of education training program. Beginning Princi­pal Men­tors must be hired in a manner that is consis­tent with the local county's employment proce­dures.

5.1.4. An outline of the content of the Orientation Program to be conducted prior to the beginning of the instructional term but within the employment term. Topics for the orientation program must include but are not to be limited to the following: informa­tion about the county and the county school dis­trict; federal, state, and local policy informa­tion relevant to the beginning principal's job; and personnel information (eg. appropriate forms and procedures).

5.1.5. Criteria for scheduling meetings between the mentor and intern.

5.1.6. County specific information to assist the beginning principal mentor's discussion of the following meeting topics with the intern: evaluation of personnel, budgeting, scheduling, instructional leadership, discipline, public relations, and conferencing skills.

5.1.7. The procedure for documentation of the Beginning Principal Internship in the context of the county's procedures for Policy 5310 - Performance Evaluations of School Personnel, Sections 15-18.

5.1.8. Method of payment of the $600.00 stipend.