Section 8-65-12 - Residency(a) The alternative certification program shall incorporate a residency component to include, but not be limited to, effective mentoring and coaching, ongoing support, residency as a vice-principal in a school, and assessments.(b) The residency component shall provide candidates the opportunity to apply the technical knowledge and skills acquired through the pre-residency component and shall minimally involve: (1) Sustained experience at the elementary and secondary school levels, with a minimum aggregate time of one thousand five hundred twenty hours which constitutes one school year, spent in residency;(2) Mentoring by a practicing principal;(3) Active leadership roles;(4) Active participation in activities that promote school improvement and instructional leadership, including but not limited to improving student achievement and teacher development;(5) Regular assessments of the candidate's competencies; and(6) Appropriate levels of support by the program provider, as determined by the provider.(c) The alternative certification program shall have clearly articulated methodologies and criterion by which it will assess the candidate's proficiency during and at the conclusion of residency. The school principal mentoring the candidate shall be involved in the assessments.(d) The provider of an alternative certification program shall be required to execute an agreement, provided by the administrator certification office, and abide by all terms in the agreement and any amendments thereto, for a candidate's residency in a school under the department's jurisdiction.[Eff JUN 14 2012] (Auth: HRS §§ 302A-605, 302A-1112) (Imp: HRS § 302A-605)