ELIGIBILITY

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• BPS employees are not eligible if they continue to work as an employee during the school year that they choose to participate in Project PROVIDE.

• School Counseling interns: interns who are enrolled in a dual school counseling program, may ONLY apply to Project PROVIDE in the school counseling role.
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  Social Work interns: Preference will be given to social work interns seeking to complete their second year program requirements for 3 days a week.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE). AS SUCH, STIPENDS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE DOE’S CONTINUED ABILITY TO ALLOCATE FUNDS.

Interns will begin receiving pay in September, and pay will end once they receive the above rate which typically takes place around January 2026. Interns will not be paid until they submit their timesheets. Project PROVIDE interns will be paid a daily rate that will not exceed the above stipends. Final details regarding payment will be shared before the start of the program.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:

• Currently enrolled in an institution of higher education (IHE) completing a program;
• Completed the Project PROVIDE Intern application form.
  BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the schools and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS’ official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

• Remain in good standing with your university;
• Comply with all district requirements and policies;
• Meet weekly with your supervisor;
• Attend and track professional development (PD) activities during the school day and attend monthly professional development after school. This will include but is not limited to;
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• A set of required trainings due by September 30, 2025 and;

• Eight additional trainings offered by Project PROVIDE due by Friday, June 5, 2026 . PD must be approved by program administrators to remain in compliance with DoE grant expectations.
• For virtual meetings, cameras must remain on for all virtual sessions for engagement and data collection purposes;
• Attend a virtual kick-off event on Friday, September 5, 2025 10:00am – 12:00pm;
• Attend an all-day in-person behavioral health conference tentatively planned for January 2, 2026;
• Complete all Project PROVIDE data collection and evaluation activities including the weekly supervision and professional development tracker forms, all exit tickets, and post-completion surveys administered by the evaluation team to monitor your progress after graduating from Project PROVIDE;
• Must complete the CORI and fingerprinting processes;
• School Psychology only: Collaborate with the NASP Exposure Project, and present at least once to a group that can include but is not limited to: high school students, undergraduate students, or the BPS school committee;
• Abide by the service obligation outlined below;
• Optional but encouraged: All participants are strongly encouraged to attend a 2-day Project PROVIDE community orientation on August 27 & 28, 2025, as part of the Behavioral Health Service Department’s Internal Coaching Institute (ICI).
• Sign and date an official service agreement.