Faculty/Counselor Application

							   Faculty/Counselor Application --Requirements
   West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy 2008
     Over-Arching Theme for GHA 2008 is “Explore the Possibilities.”
Complete the Faculty/Counselor application and add the two names and letters of reference. In
addition, applicants for Faculty/Counselor at the Governor’s Honors Academy must submit course
descriptions, a statement of your educational philosophy, and a list of innovative teaching projects.

Each Faculty member at Governor’s Honors Academy teachers two courses a day with no more than
fifteen students in each course. The two courses are 1) an Intensive Course that addresses a
Governor’s Honors Academy student’s greatest academic strength and interest and 2) a Broad- Based
Course that is intended to expand a student’s knowledge base in areas that are not necessarily viewed
as the individual’s strengths. Both courses should include a multidisciplinary approach to instruction as
well as a brief discussion of how the Academy’s theme would be addressed. Faculty members selected
for employment will create a pre/post test for research purposes.

The application includes a course proposal for the Intensive Course and a course proposal for the
Broad-Based Course. Course proposals shall include

Title of Course
Indication of Broad Based or Intensive
Purpose/Intended Goals
Description of Course
Student Product
A brief statement of how you might work the theme , “Explore the Possibilities,” into your courses.
A brief description (blurb) that would be used to sell your course to students. Samples can be found on
the website.

References

Submit two (2) letters of reference with the application form. These letters should include name,
title/position, address and phone number of the individual providing the reference.

Suggested Reference Sources:

                   Your current or previous immediate supervisor
                   Individual who is familiar with your work
                   Personal reference.

Faculty salary is $4,000. Meals and lodging are provided. Most of the teachers will live in the residence
hall. All faculty, however are expected to participate with students from breakfast through the night-
time activity.

Completed applications are to be postmarked by November 21, 2007. Faculty interviews will be held
December 7 & 8. Location not yet determined. Please submit to

Sherry Keffer, Director of Governor’s Schools
Office of Education and the Arts
Building 5, Room 205
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305

       Selected faculty will submit to a background check before the employment period begins.


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                              Governor’s Honors Academy 2008


Discipline areas for which you are applying:

_______Math/Science/Technology           _______Humanities           _______Arts

Name:_________________________________________________ Gender_______
         Last                     First           MI

Social Security No: _____________Telephone: _____________Home:______________

E-Mail Address       _____________________________________________________

Permanent Address _____________________________________________________

                     _____________________________________________________
                                 City                 State          ZIP
Work Place and Address _________________________________________________

                          _________________________________________________
                                 City                 State          ZIP



Checklist for attachments to application

   _________      Resume

   _________      Two letters of reference (see requirements)

   _________      Description of innovative teaching projects you have developed

   _________      Your educational philosophy for high achieving/highly talented students

   ________       Descriptions of Intensive and Broad-Based Courses you propose to teach.*See
   modification on previous page




   Mail application by November 21, 2007




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