Not every licensed or provisional judge is automatically eligible to supervise an apprentice.

A Judge of Record in good standing may be considered by NASDA for approval to supervise an apprentice when they demonstrate continued engagement in the Judge Education program.

Factors considered include:

• Maintaining good standing as a NASDA judge.
• Participating in required continuing education.
• Regularly completing Judge Summary Forms following assignments.
• Demonstrating appropriate judging practices and professionalism.
• Holding the appropriate judging privileges for the class and level being apprenticed.
• Meeting any other current NASDA requirements for apprentice supervision.

Eligibility to supervise an apprentice is determined by NASDA and is not automatic based solely on judge status or experience.

Why Judge Summary Forms Matter

Judge Summary Forms are an important part of NASDA’s ongoing Judge Education and evaluation process. Regular completion demonstrates that a judge is actively participating in the feedback system used to support consistency, identify educational needs, and evaluate the development of apprentice judges.

Judges who supervise apprentices have an additional responsibility to provide thoughtful and accurate feedback about the apprentice’s performance.

That feedback should reflect what the Judge of Record actually observed—not simply whether the apprentice completed the required number of runs.

Then I’d transition directly into the existing section:

Before Accepting an Apprentice

Judges should only supervise apprentices for classes and levels for which they are approved by NASDA to provide supervision…

That also reinforces a nice reciprocal expectation throughout the course: apprentices are evaluated for advancement, and the judges entrusted to train them are expected to remain actively engaged in their own education too.