received a time extension. All requests for extensions are the responsibility of the individual. Inactive members are not eligible to attend the annual Recognition Activity/Workshop. A Master Naturalist candidate or a certified Master Naturalist who has been on inactive status for a period of three consecutive years and has not taken action to bring his/her requirements up to date will be notified of their termination from membership in PVMN by the coordinating committee. VIII. Instructors A. Qualifications: Instructors for the PVMN initial training program and for advanced training workshops and electives are generally fully qualified in terms of degree, teaching certification, teaching experience, and/or recognized local expertise. Certified Master Naturalists are eligible to teach PVMN classes. The Co-Chair for Instruction will keep files of all instructors, including biographical information, for any PVMN classes taught. B. Honorarium: A fifty-dollar ($50) honorarium is offered to each instructor of a PVMN class or workshop. The amount will be the same for each instructor regardless of the class length. After completion of a class the honorarium will be sent to the instructor (s) for that class, accompanied by a thank you letter signed by the Co-Chair for Instruction. C. Evaluations of Class and Instructor: Each class participant will complete a class/instructor evaluation form at the end of each class. Copies of these evaluation forms are kept on file by the Co-Chair for Instruction for one year and are to instructors for review. IX. Volunteer Opportunities and Guidelines Purpose: In addition to training, certification as a West Virginia Master Naturalist requires 30 hours of approved volunteer work. Maintaining certification in subsequent years requires 16 additional hours of volunteer work as well as 8 hours of advanced training. The purpose of volunteer work is to provide a service to the community with regard to natural resources, and to help the volunteer gain knowledge and experience. Volunteer Projects must either involve educating the public or enhancing the natural resources of our state. Guidelines for projects: All ideas for Volunteer Projects must be approved in advance by the Coordinating Committee. If the Coordinating Committee has difficulty deciding whether a Volunteer Project is appropriate for credit as volunteer hours, the Coordinating Committee will consult with the State Advisory Committee for guidance. In keeping with the State MN guidelines outlining what constitutes an approved Volunteer Project a Volunteer Project must take place in the state of WV. Therefore to receive credit for
received a time extension. All requests for extensions are the responsibility of the individual. Inactive members are not eligible to attend the annual Recognition Activity/Workshop. A Master Naturalist candidate or a certified Master Naturalist who has been on inactive status for a period of three consecutive years and has not taken action to bring his/her requirements up to date will be notified of their termination from membership in PVMN by the coordinating committee. VIII. Instructors A. Qualifications: Instructors for the PVMN initial training program and for advanced training workshops and electives are generally fully qualified in terms of degree, teaching certification, teaching experience, and/or recognized local expertise. Certified Master Naturalists are eligible to teach PVMN classes. The Co-Chair for Instruction will keep files of all instructors, including biographical information, for any PVMN classes taught. B. Honorarium: A fifty-dollar ($50) honorarium is offered to each instructor of a PVMN class or workshop. The amount will be the same for each instructor regardless of the class length. After completion of a class the honorarium will be sent to the instructor (s) for that class, accompanied by a thank you letter signed by the Co-Chair for Instruction. C. Evaluations of Class and Instructor: Each class participant will complete a class/instructor evaluation form at the end of each class. Copies of these evaluation forms are kept on file by the Co-Chair for Instruction for one year and are to instructors for review. IX. Volunteer Opportunities and Guidelines Purpose: In addition to training, certification as a West Virginia Master Naturalist requires 30 hours of approved volunteer work. Maintaining certification in subsequent years requires 16 additional hours of volunteer work as well as 8 hours of advanced training. The purpose of volunteer work is to provide a service to the community with regard to natural resources, and to help the volunteer gain knowledge and experience. Volunteer Projects must either involve educating the public or enhancing the natural resources of our state. Guidelines for projects: All ideas for Volunteer Projects must be approved in advance by the Coordinating Committee. If the Coordinating Committee has difficulty deciding whether a Volunteer Project is appropriate for credit as volunteer hours, the Coordinating Committee will consult with the State Advisory Committee for guidance. In keeping with the State MN guidelines outlining what constitutes an approved Volunteer Project a Volunteer Project must take place in the state of WV. Therefore to receive credit for