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(c) $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the leadership internship 3 program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators. 4 (d) $810,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2022 and $810,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the development of a 7 leadership academy for school principals and administrators. The 8 superintendent of public instruction shall contract with an 9 independent organization to operate a state-of-the-art education 10 leadership academy that will be accessible throughout the state. 11 Semiannually the independent organization shall report on amounts 12 committed by foundations and others to support the development and 13 implementation of this program. Leadership academy partners shall 14 include the state level organizations for school administrators and 15 principals, the superintendent of public instruction, the 16 professional educator standards board, and others as the independent 17 organization shall identify. 18 (e) $10,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2022 and $10,500,000 of the general fund—state 20 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a 21 beginning educator support program (BEST). The program shall 22 prioritize first year educators in the mentoring program. School 23 districts and/or regional consortia may apply for grant funding. The 24 program provided by a district and/or regional consortia shall 25 include: A paid orientation; assignment of a qualified mentor; 26 development of a professional growth plan for each beginning educator 27 aligned with professional certification; release time for mentors and 28 new educators to work together; and educator observation time with 29 accomplished peers. Funding may be used to provide statewide 30 professional development opportunities for mentors and beginning 31 educators. 32 (f) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2022 and $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 34 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the provision of training 35 for teachers, principals, and principal evaluators in the 36 performance-based teacher principal evaluation program. 37 p. 1276 ESSB 5187.SL