Superintendent Draft Internship Plan

Superintendent Draft Internship Plan

Chandra Walters

Activity # ____ You may give the number corresponding to the 38 activities from the text to identify one of the activities. Make as many cells as necessary to address all 38 leadership skill areas.	TExES comp.#___ You must have activities that represent each of the 10 Superintendent competencies.	Summary of Activity - Describe the activity you plan on implementing or participating in during your internship – you may use any of the internship activities identified in the School Leader Internship, 2nd edition, pp. 19 – 68.	Resource  Person	Projected Date to be Completed
1A	Competency 2	Analyze the school’s vision/mission statement as it relates to the school’s master schedule and determine if the vision/mission statement are reflected in the schedule. List recommendations for greater alignment with vision and include the recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal   Campus Educational Improvement Committee	September 30, 2012
2B	Competency 2	Review the strategic plan for the school. Note personnel involved in the plan’s development, implementation, and evaluation. Include findings and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal   Campus Leadership Team	September 30, 2012
2B	Competency 2	Serve on the strategic development, monitoring, or evaluation team for the school. Log my time and duties as part of the team. Cite significant learning and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal	March 2013
3C	Competency 5	Review the ways in which the board of education, superintendent, faculty, staff, and community relations/information department use assessment data to impact practice. Write a reflective statement about how the leader would seek to improve the use of assessment data in the school/district. Include the statement in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Title I Supervisor	December 2012
4C	Competency 7	Assist in conducting a faculty meeting or staff development session. Survey a random sample of the participants for strengths and areas of needing improvement in your presentation. Include the results of the survey in the notebook or e-portfolio	Principal	September 2012
5A	Competency 1	Review board policy/administrative regulations. Assess compliance with policy/regulations. Assess the leadership quality in your school/district. Write a reflective statement discussing the appropriate use of both top down leadership and collaborative leadership. Include the statement in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Superintendent	November 2012
6A	Competency 10	Observe a district cabinet, at which the leader plans to use collaborative decision making. Include the observation and recommendations for improvement in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Superintendent	December 2012
7C	Competency 5	Select one subject or course curriculum. Note the problem being address when it was written. Compile a list of curriculum writers. Note the representation of teachers, the subject matter, students, learning theory, and the community state standards. Note whether the curriculum has any weaknesses because of a lack of representation in any of these areas. Make recommendations, and include in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Math Supervisor	October 2012
7F	Competency 3and 6	Evaluate the text and other reading materials for one course. Include the reading level and aspects of cultural diversity or gender bias. Include an evaluation and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Campus textbook liason	November 2012
8C	Competency 6	Meet with the counselor to discuss changes in student class schedules. Discuss the number of changes, rationales for changes, and ramifications of changes. Examine ways to reduce changes and/or better meet student needs. Note major concerns from administrators, faculty, and students. Include a summary and recommendations for improvement in the notebook or e-portfolio.	School Counselor	November 2012
8D	Competency 6	Observe the opening week of school/district activities. Interview several teachers and/or students, and compare the issues and goals from each perspective. Note major concerns from administrators, faculty, and students. Include a summary and recommendations for improvement in your notebook or e-portfolio.	Campus Principal   Assistant Superintendent for Student Services	October  2012
9C	Competency 7	With the permission of the principal and two teachers, conduct two observations using the clinical supervision model: preconference, observation, analysis, and post conference. Include a summary of the observation process and recommendations for improvement in the notebook and e-portfolio	Campus Principal	November 2012
9D	Competency 7	Following each of the classroom observations and summaries above, complete the district teacher evaluation form for the two teachers. Note the differences between a clinical model and the district evaluation form. Include the differences, recommendations, and copies of the completed forms in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal	November 2012
9I	Competency 5	Interview one district-level instructional supervisor, and assess current needs, goals, and the level of service that central office instructional staff provides. Include the assessment and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Curriculum Supervisor	December 2012
10A	Competency 6	Review methods used to encourage student motivation in a classroom. Read two articles from refereed journals on motivation strategies, and discuss with selected administrators and faculty. Write a reflection on the topic and include in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Classroom teacher	December 2012
10E	Competency 5	List all options for student participation that the school offers. Calculate the percentage of students who belong to one or more student groups. Meet with several students, and brainstorm reasons students choose to belong or not to belong. Seek recommendations for encouraging more students to participate. Include the list, percentages, and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Student Organization Sponsors	January 2013
11A	Competency 5	Review board policies related to the use of email, interactive technologies such as Web 2.0 tools, software license agreements, Web page construction, access to the internet, and other school/district technologies. Review the degree of compliance between policy and the technology plan, as well as legal aspects regarding the use of various technologies. Record findings and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Instructional technology director	February 2012
11D	Competency 5	Observe the use of technologies in the classroom, library, and computer lab. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of technology use in these areas with the librarian, technology facilitator, lab supervisor, or classroom teacher and several students. Compare and contrast strengths and weaknesses students and adults cite with respect to accessibility, engagement, and other areas described in national/school/district technology plans. Provide a summary of your observations and recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Campus technology specialist	February 2012
12D	Competency 5	Organize and lead a team of teachers to study and develop a plan for improving test scores. The area chosen should be one identified as a weakness in school performance. Include the plan and an overview of the team process in the notebook or e-portfolio.
13A	Competency 8	Review board policy and evaluate school compliance with policy in the following areas: coaching and sponsoring assignments and the rate of pay approved by the board on an annual basis, activities in compliance with federal law (Title IV), the medical emergency plan in place and the supervision plan implemented, insurance programs complied with, and evaluation of personnel and programs in place. Discuss co-curricular activities with administration, faculty, staff, and students. Write a reflective paper with recommendations that might improve the quality of the experience the school/district provides for students. Include the paper in the notebook and e-portfolio.	Athletics Director or Assistant Director or Athletics	December 2012
13B	Competency 8	Select an area of interest involving co-curricular activities. With the approval of the sponsor, assist in planning and supervising the activity. Include a critique of the learning experience  for the students involved in the notebook or e-portfolio. The critique should also address student motivation, discipline, and performance and the activity’s relation to overall student education. Collaboratively working with one teacher in planning and supervising a co-curricular activity. Include a critique of the learning experience, using the indicators listed in activity A, in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Drill Team or Cheerleading sponsor	February 2013
14B	Competency 7	Gather, from written-evidence or from someone responsible for staff development, the yearly school/district staff development plan. Analyze the plan with respect to school mission, and teacher evaluations. Include a copy or an overview of the plan in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Staff Development Director	February 2013
15A	Competency 6	Review board policy regarding innovations and change in the school/district. Select two or three readings from respected journals, and discuss their content with faculty and administration. Assess the degree to which change theory is used to facilitate innovation and changes in school/district programs and operations. Write a reflective statement on the topic, and include it in the e-portfolio.	Superintendent Or designee	March 2013
16C	Competency 6	Review discipline referrals for a specific period, and compile the data with regard to grade level, special education classification, race, and gender. Include a summary of your findings and recommendations for improvement in the e-portfolio.	Principal	February 2013
17B	Competency 6	Participate in a career or educational program session with a counselor and a student. Include a critique of the session in the e-portfolio	Campus Counselor	February 2013
18B	Competency 8	Review the job descriptions and evaluation forms for the key office personnel at the school/district. Following the review, meet with these persons (individually or as a group) discuss their major duties, technology skills and applications, concerns, and recommendations regarding the work required and its relation to the job decription and evaluation form. Include in the e-portfolio.	Attendance Clerk and Secretary	March 2013
19B	Competency 9	Meet with the school/district attendance officer. Discuss the rules, procedures, and ramifications of attendance on law, finance, and general school/district operations. Include the highlights and/or a summary of the meeting in the e-portfolio.	Attendance Compliance Officer	March 2013
19C	Competency 9	Review school/district procedures for opening and closing the school year. Observe or take an active part in these procedures. Critique the effectiveness of and major concerns about the procedures. Include the critique in the e-portfolio.	Principal Assist. Superintendent for Student Services	March 2013
20B	Competency 9	Meet with the director of maintenance and/or head custodian and review job responsibilities and staff schedules. Shadow/observe one custodian and/or maintenance person for a period of time (1 hour). Include a brief report of the meeting and your observations, including the staff person’s needs and concerns, and overall assessment of work performed, in the e-portfolio.	Head Custodian	December 2012
21A	Competency 9	Interview the director of transportation, and discuss current issues and needs regarding transportation. These should include costs, maintenance, personnel issues, training and safety, and student problems. Include a brief summary of needs in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Transportation Director	January 2013
21B	Competency 9	With the permission of the director, observe one bus driver during a morning or an afternoon bus run. Include a summary of the observation and any recommendations in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Transportation Director	January 2013
22A	Competency 9	Interview the school district food service manager and discuss the current requirements of, concerns about, and issues regarding the program. Include a summary of the interview in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Director of Food Services	February 2013
22B	Competency 9	Observe a food service worker in the preparation and delivery of either a breakfast or lunch meal. Include a summary of the observations, focusing on the needs and concerns of the worker, and an overall assessment of work performed in a notebook or e-portfolio	Campus Cafeteria Manager	March 2013
23B	Competency 8	Participate in an interview for a professional position. Write a critique of the interview process and include it in a notebook or e-portfolio	Principal	April 2013
23A	Competency 8	Interview the person responsible for district personnel. Include a summary of the interview in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Director of Personnel	April 2013
23C	Competency 8	Gather information from two or more administrators on relevant and legal questioning/assessment strategies used in interviewing. Compile a list of questions to use in hiring professional staff and administrators and include in your notebook or e-portfolio	Various Sources	April 2013
24A	Competency 8	Examine the school budget and the various accounts under the discretion and responsibility of the principal. Analyze the extent to which funds are directly related to increasing learning. Include a brief analysis of major responsibilities, plans, reports, and major concerns in a notebook or e-portfolio	Principal	September 2012
24D	Competency 8	Complete a requisition for a service or supply item from a budgeted account. Include a copy of the requisition and a brief description of the path it follows for approval in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Secretary	January 2013
25A	Competency 3	Interview one or more persons involved in school/district public relations. The interview will include eliciting strategies for effective communication to and from the community and the issue of community politics. Include a summary of the interview in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Special Assistant for Communications	February 2013
26B	Competency 3	Examine the current policy, and procedures for parent involvement in the school/district, in particular, a plan for involving hard to reach parents. Include a brief summary of school/district initiatives in parent involvement in the notebook or e-portfolio	Parent Involvement Coordinator	March 2013
27C	Competency 2	Develop and implement a plan to promote cultural diversity in the district, school, or classroom. Include a copy of the plan in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal	April 2013
28A	Competency 4	Compile a list of social agencies that are available to help and support students, faculty, and administration. Include the list of agencies and the major services they provide in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Various Services	May 2013
28B	Competency 4	Interview one social service worker who assists students or faculty. The interview should focus on the needs of the clients served and the worker’s view of the role of the school in meeting these needs. Include a summary of the interview and recommendations for improvement in a notebook or e-portfolio	Social Worker	January 2013
29A	Competency 7	Obtain a copy of the job description and evaluation instrument used for the principal. Analyze the correlation between the requirements listed in the job descrption and the performance standards of the evaluation. Include copies of the job description and evaluation and your analysis in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Principal or Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools	April 2013
30C	Competency 4	Review past school board agendas, reports, and/or minutes. Note significant events, policy changes, and recurring themes or concerns that impact the school/district today. Include a summary in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Special Assistant to the Superintendent for Board Affairs	December 2012
31B	Competency 1	Meet with administrative assistants and clerks to discuss their perspectives of ethical/unethical behaviors of certified personnel in the school district. Seek recommendations for policy changes, additional training, and/or consequences to ensure that the practices of certified personnel are ethical. Include the recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio.	School Secretary School Attendance Clerk	March 2013
32A	Competency 1	Work on the following interpersonal Skills:   Accepts criticism Avoids being defensive when challenged Shares self with others Seeks to know and understand others	Principal	March 2013
33A	Competency 4	Review the school board policy manual. Interview the superintendent or assistant superintendent, and discuss the process for creating and updating the manual. Discuss major areas that affect school principals. Include a summary of the interview in a notebook or e-portfolio.	Superintendent Assist. Superintendent	March 2013
33B	Competency 4	Attend as many board meetings as possible. Include the agendas in the notebook or e-portfolio, as well as a list of outcomes/decisions pertaining to each agenda item and any recommendations.		April 2013
33C	Competency 4	Review board training requirements. Include a summary of board training requirements in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Superintendent	March 2013
34B	Competency 3	Attend one special-education meeting involving initial placement or an annual review. Include a critique of the meeting in the notebook or e-portfolio	Principal	April 2013
34D	Competency 3	Interview a professional responsible for bilingual and/or ESL programs. Discuss major requirements for, concerns about, and goals of the program. Then observe a bilingual or an ESL class; following the observation, discuss these issues with the teacher. Write a summary of the interview, observation, and discussion and include in the notebook or e-portfolio.	Supervisor for Bilingual/ESL	April 2013
35B	Competency 10	Perform other related activities your supervisor approves and/or service activities to the school/district your supervisor assigns and/or activities that are part of a larger project.	Principal	April 2013
36A	Competency 3	Compile a list of current issues that affect teaching and learning. Use research literature and the perspectives of administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Assess the degree of importance and urgency for each issue. Include the list and assessment with any recommendations in the notebook or e-portfolio	Principal	April 2013
37B	Competency 7	Visit the NAESP website, and compile a list of all services and information available to principals. Consider joining the relevant association (state and or national), and begin reading periodicals and keeping up with the advances and concerns of principals across the state and/or nation. Summarize findings and their relevance to the current needs of the school in the notebook or e-portfolio.		January 2013
38A	Competency 6	Compile a list of books, publications, training manuals, and district or state publications used or recommended for the principal. The list should include resources of the highest quality and relevance to the position and to educational leadership. Include the list in the notebook or e-portfolio.		November 2013