Merge pull request #6617 from Debanitrkl/mentoring_lead_updates

Added follow-up changes to Internship Mentoring Lead Handbook

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/mentoring/programs/mentoring-lead.md b/mentoring/programs/mentoring-lead.md
index a536763c..5fa68e1d 100644
--- a/mentoring/programs/mentoring-lead.md
+++ b/mentoring/programs/mentoring-lead.md
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ The Mentoring Lead role is created to help upstream Kubernetes contributors to p
  The role lead should:
 
 - Keep a calendar of dates for each program (when to submit our project name, when to submit the project scope, when selecting period is, etc) throughout the   year and
-- Coordinate all submissions and participation in each one
-- Go to sig meetings and slack channels to proactively help with scoping and planning work / job descriptions
-- Help onboard interns to the k8s specific community items like coordinate a hello for them at the k8s monthly community meeting
-- Help off board interns to the k8s specific community items like demo at monthly community meeting
+- Reach out to SIGs to submit proposals/projects so as to ensure healthy number of projects for an internship cohort.
+- Coordinate all submissions and participation in each one, responsible for following up with mentors during evaluation period.
+- Go to sig meetings and slack channels to proactively help with scoping and planning work / job descriptions.
+- Help onboard interns to the k8s specific community items like coordinate a hello for them at the k8s monthly community meeting, 
+- Help off board interns to the k8s specific community items like demo at monthly community meeting.
+- Be a point of contact (unless delegated otherwise) for applicants and mentees, and should respond to queries within a reasonable amount of time.
+- Should try and delegate work among shadows and mentor the shadows along the way.
+- Should train and pass on the responsibility to a shadow in 24 months time period. 
 
 
 ### Role Description
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ Major responsibilities includes a commitment to:
 - Be welcoming of everyone by being your unique self
 - Be inclusive on contributors, especially with new contributors joining kubernetes project as part of the mentoring process
 - Be a leader of the mentoring sub-project with a commitment to its charter
+- Be able to mentor and train a shadow so as to find a replacement for the lead role within 24 months.
 
 ### Minimum Skills and Requirements
 
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ Requirements:
 
 #### Expected Time Investment
 
-- Four hours a week as a minimal target, might be two hours more during the proposal submission perios
+- Four hours a week as a minimal target, might be two hours more during the proposal appplication period
 
 #### Duration  
 
@@ -51,8 +56,8 @@ Ideally, no lead should be in the same position indefinitely. With that in mind,
 
 ### Becoming a Shadow
 
-Any regular contributor to mentoring subproject can put forward their interest to the mentoring lead to become a shadow. If accepted, the objective of the council members is to nurture that shadow into a leadership position in the next 12 months. 
+Any regular contributor to mentoring subproject can put forward their interest to the mentoring lead to become a shadow. If accepted, the objective of the lead and mentoring sub-project members is to nurture that shadow into a leadership position in the next 12 months. 
 
 #### Expectations of a Shadow
 
-Consistently communicate and collaborate closely with the lead. The objective is to get you, as the shadown, to be a confident leader of the above responsibilities. Be ready to backfill for them when they are unable to attend a meeting or represent the subproject.
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+Consistently communicate and collaborate closely with the lead. The objective is to get you, as the shadow, to be a confident leader of the above responsibilities. Be ready to backfill for them when they are unable to attend a meeting or represent the subproject.
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