(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Two educators will serve as assistants to successful Kentucky superintendents through the Minority Superintendent Internship Program (MSIP), the Kentucky Department of Education announced today.
During the 2004-05 school year, the two will work closely with superintendents, receiving hands-on experience that may be beneficial as they apply for administrative positions in Kentucky public schools.
Aundrea Locke, currently an assistant principal at Ft. Knox Community Schools, will intern with Nelson County Superintendent Janice Lantz and Oldham County Superintendent Blake Haselton. Diana Woods, currently middle school director for the Fayette County School District, will intern with Fayette County Superintendent Stu Silberman and Marion County Superintendent Roger Marcum.
Currently, Kentucky has one minority school superintendent: Elaine Farris of Shelby County, who participated in the first MSIP during the 2003-04 school year.
The interns will develop individual growth plans and have regular meetings and networking sessions with superintendents, board of education members and search firms. Interns also will get practical experience with public relations, curriculum/assessment/instruction issues, labor relations, human resources, facility management and finance and budgeting.
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