The process for selecting administrator interns shall be as follows:

(1) Any school district employee eligible for this program may apply in writing to the school district superintendent, or his/her designee to be an administrator intern.

(2) Each school district shall determine which applicants meet its internship criteria, provided that applicants must be enrolled in and recommended by a state board of education program approved for principal or superintendent certification.

(3) The school district shall agree to provide each intern release time not to exceed the equivalent of forty-five student days and name a mentor administrator to supervise each intern.

(4) The school district shall send the regional educational service district superintendent the following: School district criteria for intern selection, nominee name, position title, address, college/university in which the nominee is enrolled in, intern role (i.e., principal or superintendent), proposed internship site, minority and gender status, the actual, daily substitute teacher rate, agreement to comply with state board of education internship standards requirement, the amount of internship funds requested, agreement to comply with administrator internship program rules (chapter 392-320 WAC), mentor administrator name, title and position, and other information requested by the educational service district.

(5) The educational service district internship advisory board shall review the school district intern nominee applications for compliance with the educational service district internship criteria and make recommendations for approval to the educational service district superintendent.

(6) The educational service district superintendent shall notify the local district, the respective college or university, and the applicant of their selection status and forward a copy of the information cited in subsection (4) of this section for each selected intern to the superintendent of public instruction.