Background: The desire to promote continuing education for post high school graduates at The Academy.

            YEAH’s Mission Statement includes guiding home educated youth to develop successful project leadership, organizational and management skills.  One of its goals is to provide young adults with opportunities to learn and develop leadership skills as well as have input into the activities.  As YEAH moves into the future, its desire is to mentor home educated high school and college graduates as well.      

▪          YEAH encourages the use of interns at YEAH Academy, but that it should be a win-win situation for all: tutor, intern, family, student and YEAH

▪          Interns can be partially defined as having on-the-job training with a qualified mentor.

▪          The supervising tutor of an intern should be on site 100% of the time and in the classroom with the intern(s) at least 50% of the time, but more than 50% of the time is ideal.

▪          YEAH contracts with the tutor personally, not the tutor’s company

▪          Interns are not subcontractors of the tutor

▪          YEAH must approve of the selection of all interns

▪          Guest lecturers fall under totally different guidelines than interns.  These selections fall under the trust level that the administration has established with the individual tutor

▪          YEAH has the Right of Approval and the Right of Refusal with no explanation for all individuals contracted to tutor at The Academy (primary tutors and interns)

▪          The tutor must present the potential intern, with his/her credentials, to the YEAH board of directors

▪          A policy statement and contract for tutors and interns, and a definition of “interns” will be drafted for board approval.

▪          TA is a “go fer” to assist the tutor within the class as needed; TA does not take a role in classroom instruction unless occasionally called upon by the tutor, or in the case of an emergency where the TA may be needed to substitute for the tutor if the tutor is ill or absent for some reason

▪          Intern is involved with an advanced level of mentoring by the tutor with the intended outcome of further education and experience for the intern. The level of involvement of the intern is determined by the supervising tutor.

▪          Compensation or consideration, if any, is arranged and agreed upon between the tutor and the intern

▪          Options may include, but are not limited to

o       Bartering with tutor for another class taught by the tutor

o       Payment by the tutor to the intern

o       Other compensation or consideration

▪         Sequence:

o        Potential intern must be hand picked and selected by the tutor

o        Potential intern must serve as a TA for the tutor first, duration TBD by tutor

o        The individual will develop into the role of an Intern second, after being successful as a TA

▪          Intern must have demonstrated skill level in the subject matter of the class for which s/he will be an intern

▪          Intern must have demonstrated proven maturity level

▪          Intern must have a reputation of high character and moral standing

o        Have proven character qualities inside and outside of the classroom in areas such as

§         High ethical standards

§         Trustworthy of tutor confidentiality

§         Can be trusted with proprietary information regarding student and family files, the tutor files and YEAH Academy proprietary “inside” information

▪          Intern must have demonstrated leadership stature that

o        Is “beyond a peer” status with his/her peers

o        Commands (vs. demands) respect from students and other tutors and staff

▪          The tutor must be held accountable to YEAH for

o       the results in the classroom, and that learning is taking place by the intern

o       insuring that the best interests of the class/students is being maintained and achieved

o       the educational outcome for the students in the class is the same whether the tutor or the intern is leading the class

o       insuring that the class meets parent expectations

▪          The Intern can expect to

o       learn

o       receive on-the-job training

▪          The Tutor can expect to

o       receive the joys of mentoring

o       reap the rewards of making an impact on the next generation

o       not anticipate less work; to mentor an intern is actually more work than doing it themselves

▪          The Family and Student can expect

o       a higher ratio of tutor to student attention in the classroom

o       more individualized attention for the student within the classroom

o       the continuity of teaching and scheduling should the tutor need to be absent for any reason; the intern is an automatic sub for the tutor, if needed

▪          The YEAH Academy can expect

o       provision of continuity if a substitute is needed if and when the tutor may be absent

o       to achieve YEAH’s goal of developing leadership in the next generation while maintaining exceptional educational standards

▪          supervise all classroom activity

▪          oversee and approve all curriculum development

▪          direct intern and help the intern develop his/her teaching and leadership style

▪          be on site 100% of the time that the intern is in the classroom

▪          be in the classroom at least 50% of the time that the intern in the classroom

▪          Duties within the classroom are to be clearly laid out to the intern before and during the contractual period

▪          Duties within and outside of the classroom are to determined by the supervising tutor, based on

o       classroom needs

o       tutorial needs, desires, gifts and teaching style