New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 85 - Mentor Teacher-internship Program › Section 85.2 - Application and district internship plan

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Application. In order to qualify for
				  State funds pursuant to Education Law, section 3033  and this Part, a school district or
				  board of cooperative educational services shall submit an application and plan
				  in a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such application and plan shall be
				  submitted for approval by the commissioner no later than the date specified by
				  Education Law, section3033 (2). Such application
				  shall contain an assurance by the chief executive officer of the school
				  district or board of cooperative educational services that the plan to
				  establish and implement a mentor teacher-internship program has been approved
				  by the board of education or board of cooperative educational
				  services.
(b) District internship
				  plan. The plan shall provide evidence of its development in accordance with the
				  provisions of article 14 of the Civil Service Law, and shall contain the
				  following components:
(1) a statement of the
				  number of interns and mentors to participate in the program during the school
				  year for which funding is requested and the percentage of all eligible persons
				  in the district or board of cooperative educational services who will
				  participate as interns in the program.
(2) a description of:
(i) how the needs of the interns for training
				  and support will be assessed;
(ii)
				  the training and professional support to be provided to the interns, which may
				  include, but shall not be limited to, participation in the district or board of
				  cooperative educational services staff development program, a teacher resource
				  and computer training center or a post-secondary institution program;
				  and
(iii) how the mentors will
				  guide and support their interns, including the portion of time each intern will
				  have direct contact with the mentor, provided that the role of the mentor shall
				  not be construed as limiting or supplanting the authority of school
				  administrators or supervisors to supervise or evaluate the performance of the
				  interns and that information obtained by a mentor through interaction with an
				  intern shall not be made available to supervisors or used in the evaluation of
				  such intern;
(3) the
				  process and criteria for the selection of mentors for interns, including the
				  selection of persons eligible to serve as mentors from a list of eligible
				  persons developed by a selection committee composed of certified or licensed
				  personnel employed by the school district or board of cooperative educational
				  services, a majority of whom shall be classroom teachers. Such classroom
				  teachers shall be chosen by the certified or recognized teachers employee
				  organizations representing teachers in the school district or board of
				  cooperative educational services whenever such organizations exist;
(4) the process and criteria for selection of
				  interns;
(5) a description of the
				  training to be provided to mentors including a description of the extent to
				  which this training will be coordinated with the district staff development
				  program;
(6) a program evaluation
				  system which shall include, but shall not be limited to, criteria for
				  assessment of mentor performance, and criteria for assessment of intern
				  performance in areas including, but not limited to, instructional planning and
				  management, classroom management, presentation of subject matter and
				  communication skills; and
(7) an
				  operational budget, in a form satisfactory to the commissioner, which
				  identifies all funds and resources deemed necessary for the implementation of
				  the program. Such budget may include up to 10 percent of the salary of each
				  mentor per mentor-intern relationship and up to 10 percent of the salary of
				  each intern, and other estimated costs of the program including, but not
				  limited to, the reasonable cost of evaluation, training and materials.
				  Equipment costs shall not be included.