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EDLD 5399: School Superintendent Internship Section E: Three-Year Professional Development Plan – The following plan should be developed by the end of your intern/practicum experiences and based on your progress and evaluations by yourself, colleagues and site supervisor(s).
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GOAL	TExES	Objective	Course Work/Book/ Workshops	Mentor	Date of Completion	Evaluations
1	Domain and Competency - identify Domain Name (e.g. Administrative Leadership) and Competency Number	(What do you want to improve?) Describe in detail – you may use language from the Quality Indicators of the Superintendent Competencies	(How do you want to improve?)	Professional Support (Who will help you improve?)		How will you know you have improved?
2	2,4,5,7,10 - Collaborative Decision Making	Collaborate with the administrative team to develop plan for the district’s preparation for the STAAR testing. Note the steps of the plan on an action plan template.	Region 12 sorkshops. Texas Education Agency online documentation.	Superintendent and Administrative team along with ESC staff.	June 1,2011	We will be able to explain STARR to all stakeholders how the testing will be done
3	Instruction and Learning 2,5	Review the ways in which benchmark assessment data are used by the different campuses in the district.	Work with ESC staff on how to improve Eduphoria Aware software usage to track student needs	Superintendent and Administrative team along with ESC staff.	June 8,2011	Ability to teach and use software for data gathering
4	Supervision and Instruction 5	Meet with a group of experienced teachers. Discuss the evaluation procedures utilized in the district and alternatives to PDAS that may be used for experienced teachers.	ESC Region 12 staff, TEA guidlines, PDAS manuals	Superintendent and Administrative team along with ESC staff.	13-Jun-11	Better instruction in classroom and better discipline management
5	Supervision and Maintenance 5,9	Meet with the director of maintenance job responsibilities and schedules of staff.	TEA online information, books	Superintendent and Administrative team along with Maintenance supervisor.	15-Jun-11	Reduction in expenditures and more work efficiency
5	Supervision of Budget 8	Participate in budget planning with the superintendent’s administrative team as the district prepares for the budget shortfall for 2011-2012.	TEA online information, books	Superintendent, Assistant superintendent, ESC Finance Staff	11-Jul-11	Ability to teach and use data to explain to stakeholders where $ is used and how.
6	Supervision of Food Services 9	Interview the district food service manager to discuss the current requirements, concerns, and issues of the program.	Chartwell services, and TEA guidelines, Dept. of Education FMNV dept.	Superintendent, Assistant superintendent, Food services manager	15-Jul-11	Better quality of food for students, less food in trash.

Site supervisor conference & revisions to internship plan

I am learning how difficult time management is in the superintendents office really is.  With a new building being destroyed by a tornado, two administrators doing the superintendent certification, board meetings to hire and fire, budget meetings to guess what the state may do to our district funds and Texas weather she is trying to take care of my revisions and conference.  I will post it here as soon as we get to meet for more than five minutes. 

Dans Draft Intern Plan

Week 3 Assignment: Developing and Designing Your Intern Plan

Overview

During the last two weeks you have been completing assessments, reviewing your vita, planning and conducting an interview with your Superintendent or other district leader. All of these assignments have been designed to help you prepare for your development of a comprehensive intern plan.

This week’s major assignment will be your development of your Comprehensive Intern Plan described in Week One’s Assignment. We also recommend that you consider using the Action Research Templates (School or Professional Improvement Projects – SIP/PIP template) or Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template. You may also wish to use the district improvement plan as another source for planning your Intern Plan. Remember the Intern Plan covering the 3 Superintendent Domains, 10 Competencies, and the 38 activities from the School Leader Internship text. Remember, all of the templates are located in your course Resource Section. We have included the recommendation to include items from your District Improvement Plan or from the action research templates because you will be required to complete a reflection in EDLD 5399, your Capstone Superintendent Internship/Practicum course, describing district improvement projects you will be helping to implement during your internship.

Learning and Performance Outcomes:

1.    Assess personal leadership strengths and needs, using the SBEC Superintendent Competencies Self-Assessment in order to develop a plan of action that addresses the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective leader.

2.    Complete the TExES Superintendent Practice test using the TExES Preparation Manual – Superintendent located in the Resource section of the course, assess your competency proficiency, and use the results in developing your Superintendent Intern plan.

3.    Create and interact on a blog and Wiki.

4.    Create an account and use the TK20 Electronic Portfolio – this performance outcome is dependent on the completion of TK 20 planning with Lamar University.

5.    Begin to develop and initiate an Internship Plan that addresses all of the TExES Superintendent and ELCC competencies and quality indicators.

Rubric

Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 3 Assignment.

Tasks 	Accomplished 20 The evidence suggests that this work is a “Habit of Mind.” The educator is ready to mentor others in this area.	Proficient 12 – 16 The evidence suggests that performance on this work matches that of a strong educator.	Needs Improvement 6 – 8 The evidence does not yet make the case for the educator being proficient at this task.	Unacceptable 0 Points
Draft Internship Plan (14  points)	Student completes a draft of an Internship Plan, following all criteria outlined in the assignment. Specifically, students identify leadership knowledge and skills needed based on at least 7 of the areas under Review of Documentation chart. Skills/Knowledge Needed Chart = 7 Points Student completes draft intern plan that includes all 10 Superintendent competencies and identifies at least 38 activities addressing the 10 competencies. Complete intern plan = 7 Points 14 points Total	Student completes the draft Internship Plan, following most criteria outlined in the assignment. Student identifies 4 – 6 Skills/Knowledge Needed based on the areas under Review of Documentation chart. Partial response = 4 – 6 Points Student completes draft intern plan that includes all 10 Superintendent competencies and identifies at 25 – 35 activities addressing the 10 competencies. Partially completed intern plan =  4 – 6  Points 8 – 12  Points Total	Student only partially meets criteria when developing draft Internship Plan. Student identifies only 2 or 3 Skills/Knowledge Needed based on the areas under Review of Documentation chart. Partial response = 2 – 3 Points Student submits an incomplete draft intern plan that includes all 10 Superintendent competencies but only identifies at 15 – 24 activities addressing the 10 competencies. Incomplete intern plan =  2 – 3  Points 4 - 6 Points Total	None of the criteria were met or the assignment was not submitted. 0 Points
Peer Review, Highlights and Recommendations (3 Points)	Student  reviews at least 3 intern plans from peers and answers all three items below: What I liked and learned from my peer’s draft intern plans? Identify at least one activity from one of my peer’s draft intern plans that caught my attention and explain why. Share any recommendations you made to your peer’s intern plans. Or discuss what you learned from reviewing your peer’s constructive comments and positive feedback on your intern plan. 3 Points	Student  reviews at least 3 intern plans from peers and answers two of the items below: What I liked and learned from my peer’s draft intern plans? Identify at least one activity from one of my peer’s draft intern plans that caught my attention and explain why. Share any recommendations you made to your peer’s intern plans. Or discuss what you learned from reviewing your peer’s constructive comments and positive feedback on your intern plan. 2 Points	Student  reviews at least 3 intern plans from peers but answers only one item below: What I liked and learned from my peer’s draft intern plans? Identify at least one activity from one of my peer’s draft intern plans that caught my attention and explain why. Share any recommendations you made to your peer’s intern plans. Or discuss what you learned from reviewing your peer’s constructive comments and positive feedback on your intern plan. 1 Point
Assignment Mechanics (3 points)	Responses are relevant to course content; no errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. 3 Points	Responses are relevant to course content; few errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. 2 Points	Responses lack clarity and depth and/or include multiple errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, including APA errors. 1 point

Week 3 Assignment, Part 1: Draft Internship Plan

Your first task is to develop a draft of your Comprehensive Internship Plan. The two major components of this process are:

·         Review of Documentation: Prior to listing specific activities in your intern leadership plan, review the areas examined in this course, along with your experiences and expertise. Your purpose is to make a list of general or specific skills or knowledge areas that you want to further develop during the internship.

o   SBEC Self-Assessment (completed in Week One)

o   SBEC Practice Superintendent Exam and Assessment Analysis (also Week One)

o   Application of Leadership Experience – reviewing your leadership experiences coming into the program (Week Two assignment)

o   Gaps in Vita: Note any gaps in vita categories, particularly Leadership Experience (Week  Two assignment)

o   Interviews: Note any relevant suggestions from interview lecture or your district leader/Superintendent interview – pay particular attention to those interview responses addressing Superintendent competencies (Week Two assignment)

o   Blog Comments and Wiki Resources – be sure to include technology integration and application in your intern plan

o   Needs of the District (District Improvement Plan including vision, goals, Improvement Plan, Etc.): Note any needs you should or will address during your internship. This is an area where you will want advice from the site supervisor or other members of the district leadership team.

o   Improvement Project(s): You will be expected to help lead one or more projects – these may be campus improvement projects that you will need to demonstrate as contributing to district improvement.  This is another area to seek advice from the site supervisor(s) or other district leaders. We have provided the School or Professional Improvement Project Template or Action Planning Template Tool 7.1 in the Resource section to help you formulate your improvement project(s).

o   General Leadership Areas: If you listed any general areas from above and are uncertain about a specific activity or activities, discuss with your site supervisor.

·         Organizing the Internship Plan: The details of the organization plan are outlined below. The basic assignment requires you to outline activities in your plan that will assist you in acquiring knowledge and skills needed to become competent in addressing and practicing the ten TExES Superintendent competencies.

The Internship Plan should be organized according to the ten SBEC Superintendent competencies.

Under the ten competencies listed below, you will find a total of 38 skill areas, with a notation of the page(s) in the School Leader Internship text relating to each skill area. The text describes the skills, and provides examples of activities you might include in your plan. While the list of activities described is not exhaustive, it will provide good suggestions and a model to follow.

At the bottom of the list of sample activities is an activity called “Other.” If you choose not to include a listed activity from the text, you may write in another related activity. “Other” related activities are typically chosen according to school needs, goals, and differing opportunities. Your site supervisor should assist in choosing “Other” activities.

In some cases, embedded intern hours from the Superintendent courses will address the three Domains and ten competencies. The minimum of 140 hours in the three following domains in your intern plan is over and above the hours of embedded intern hours from other courses. Embedded intern hours required in other courses will be approximately 140 hours. Thus, the internship should conclude with at least 280 hours.

You are advised to plan for at least one activity in each of the 38 skill areas found in the text, under Plan, pages 19 – 68. Carefully review the 38 leadership skill areas and pencil in a check mark on any activity/activities (or “Other”) in your text prior to meeting with your site supervisor and completing your internship plan. The following correlation of the 38 skill areas and the 10 Superintendent competencies are an analysis provided by the professors. Some of the 38 skill areas will apply to more than one competency, although the list below may not identify the overlapping skill areas. You should feel free to design your plan as needed, but as recommended, be sure to cover all 10 competencies, and try to have at least one activity for each of the 38 leadership skill areas.

1. Domain I: Leadership of the Educational Community (4 Competencies)

Intern hours required = 50+

Competency Area 2: Development, Articulation, Implementation, and Stewardship of the District Vision and Culture

Vision/Mission pg. 22

Strategic Planning pg. 23

Data Collection and Analysis pg. 24

Negotiating/Consensus Building pg. 26

Collaborative Decision Making pg. 27

Competency Area 3: Communication and Collaboration with families and community members that Promote Student Success and responds to diverse community interests and needs

Effective Communication pg. 25

Community/Public Relations pg. 53

Parent Involvement pg. 54

Climate for Cultural Diversity pg. 55

Community/Business Involvement and Partnerships

Competency Areas 1 and 4: Integrity, Fairness and Ethics (Competency 1) and Responding to and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context, including working with the Board of Trustees (Competency 4)

Position Goals and Requirements pg. 58

Philosophy/History of Education pg. 59

Ethics pg. 60

Interpersonal Relationships pg. 61

School Board Policy and Procedures/

State and Federal Law pg. 63

2. Domain II: Instructional Leadership (3 Competencies)

Intern hours required = 45+

Competency Area 5: Strategic Planning for Alignment of Curriculum, Curriculum Resources,  and Assessments, along with implementing state and federal accountability systems

Analyzing the Curriculum pg. 29

School/Program Scheduling pg. 31

Supervision of Instruction/Instructional Strategy pg. 32

Supervision of Co-curricular Education pg. 38

Federal Programs Administration pg. 64

Competency Area 6: Promoting and sustaining a strong instructional program and District Culture that promotes student learning and staff professional growth and development

Learning/Motivation Theory pg. 34

Learning Technology pg. 35

Evaluation of Student Achievement/Testing pg. 36

Student Discipline pg. 42

Current issues Affecting Teaching and Learning pg. 66

Competency Area 7: Implementing staff evaluation and development and select appropriate models for supervision and staff development

Staff Development/Adult Learning pg. 39

Personnel Procedures pg. 50

3. Domain III: Administrative Leadership (3 Competencies)

Intern hours required = 45+

Competency Area 8: Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Financial Management, and Technology Applications

General Office Administration/Technology pg. 45

Learning Technology pg. 35

School Operations/Policies pg. 46

Supervision of the Budget pg. 51

Professional Affiliations and Resources pg. 67

Professional Library pg. 68

Competency Area 9: Leadership and management of district’s physical plant and support systems to ensure a safe and effective learning environment

Facility and Maintenance Administration

Safety and Security pg. 47

Student Transportation pg. 48

Food Services pg. 49

Competency Area 10: Applying Organizational, Decision-Making and Problem Solving Skills complying with federal and state requirements and facilitate positive changes

Change Process pg. 41

Student Services pg. 43

Issue and Conflict Resolution pg. 65

Use this chart to make a list of general or specific skills that you want to develop during the internship.

Please refer to the assignments you have completed in preparation for developing your intern plan. The assignments are listed in the first column. The second column asks you to identify the knowledge and skills you need to include in your intern plan based on your preparation and assessments.

Assessment/ Documentation Area	Skills/Knowledge Needed
SBEC Self-Assessment	I need to memorize the domains again and strengthen my vocabulary for taking the exam.
SBEC Practice Superintendent Exam and Analysis of Results	I have to become more test smart.  The format always gets me to over think.  I have to study and think like a superintendent. I realized that a superintendent has to keep everything in mind when making decisions at the top.
Transfer Theory and Prior Leadership Experiences	I never realized that my educational leadership skills were “transfer theory” on the job.  I have to read more books concerning educational strategies and leadership books.
Vita Gaps	After seeing everyone else’s resume’s I know how blessed I have been.  So many of the folks in my cohort are doing really neat things in their districts.  Serving in professional organizations and speaking to people about topics they have been published in.  What a lofty group I am in.
Interviews	The first of my two interviews was eye opening.  I am really trying to improve as an educator just from having a new perspective from another leader in education.
Blogs, Wikis and other leadership in Technology needs	I am doing my best trying to use all of these new tools during my SU3001 courses.  I know that this is the wave of the future and I am far behind.  This will help me see what needs to be done with the students in my school when it comes to technology.
District Needs
District and/or Campus Improvement Projects
General Leadership Areas still needed

In your Resources folder, there is a Word file titled “Internship Plan Template.” Use the chart on that file to create the draft of your Internship Plan. From the Resources folder, double-click on the Word file “Internship Plan Template.” Immediately save the file to your desktop, naming it “YourName--Draft Internship Plan.” We also ask that you place your Draft Internship Plan on your Wiki. This will allow your peers to view your intern plan and provide opportunities for them to provide positive feedback and constructive comments for possible improvement.

Sample of the Intern Plan Template is provided below. Remember, when you complete your intern plan, you will need to cover all 10 Superintendent Competencies (see column 2) and at least 38 leadership skill areas (see column 1). Column 3 will provide a description of the activity you identified in Column 1. The activity should be measurable, like an objective or outcome.

The Intern Plan Template is found in your Resource Section, along with some Action Research Templates that you may also wish to use in your internship planning. Here is the Intern Plan Template:

INTERNSHIP PLAN

Activity # ____ You may give the number corresponding to the 38 activities from the text to identify one of the activities.	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
1	Vision	Analyze the school’s vision/mission statement as it relates to the school’s master schedule.	Superintendent/Admin. team	2/?/2011
2	Strategic Planning	Review the strategic plan for our district/school.	Superintendent/Admin. team	2/?/2011
3	Data Collection-	Work faculty and staff to improve the use of assessment data in the school.	Classroom teachers/ counselor	Weekly Before TAKS TESTS
4	Effective Communication-	Conduct a faculty meeting concerning the area of Assessments and Supplemental aids in special education.	Taylor	2/1/2011
5	Negotiating/Consensus Building-	Review board policy/administrative regulations. Assess compliance with policy.	Taylor	6/?/2011
6	Collaborative Decision Making	Observe superintendent and board of education using collaborative decision making outlining goals/problems concerning state budget deficit issues.	Superintendent/ school board/ Admin. team	2/16/2011
7	Analyzing the Curriculum	Interview persons involved in the implementation of CSCOPE curriculum and note successes and concerns/problems with its implementation.	Admin. Team/ Faculty	5/?/2011
8	School/Program Scheduling	Analyze the school schedule, and make recommendations for improving clarity for all stakeholders.	Superintendent/ counselor/Taylor	2/16/2011
9	Supervision of Instruction	PDAS evaluations using two types of observation instruments alternative to the official district form	Admin. team	2010/ 2011 year
10	Learning/Motivation Theory	Compile a list of all options for student belonging that the school offers.	Taylor/ Faculty/ students	2010/ 2011 year
11	Learning Technology	Interview technology person responsible for assessing technology software. Discuss concerns and any recommendations for improvement. Include process description and recommendations	Superintendent/Technology support/ Admin. team	4/?/2011
12	Evaluation of Student Achievement/Testing and Measurements	Use Eduphoria Aware software program to analyze district test results. Making recommendations for improvement in student performance in classroom subjects and standardized tests.	Superintendent/ Admin. Team/ Faculty	3/?/2011
13	Supervision of Co-curricular Education	Review board policy and evaluate school compliance with policy in cocurricular assignments and rate of pay, medical emergency plan and personnel in each program. How each benefits students	Superintendent/ Athletic Director/ Police Chief/ Admin. team	9/1/2011
14	Staff Development/Adult Learning	Survey all teachers to elicit recommendations for more effective and relevant professional development and list in order of importance each should have in teacher evaluations.	Superintendent/ Admin. Team/ Faculty	4/?/2011
15	Change Process	Meet with faculty and staff and discuss how they internalized or resisted the changes being made by the new budget guidelines given by the state legislature.	Admin. Team	7/?/2011
16	Student Discipline	Review discipline policy and provide analysis of its strengths and weaknesses.	Admin. team	6/?/2011
17	Student Services	Participate in a career or educational program session with a counselor and a student.	Counselor/student	2/23/2011
18	General Office Administration	Inventory the current administrative technology in use. Include major uses and concerns.	Central Office Staff/ Admin. team	7/?/2011
19	School Operations/Policies	Review the policies for district operations. Evaluate the extent to which the district is in compliance with those policies.	Superintendent/ Admin. team	6/?/2011
20	Facility and Maintenance Administration/Safety and Security	Review fire and safety guidelines including drills and inspections. Make sure policies are being followed.	Police Chief/ Head of Maintenance	6/?/2011
21	Student Transportation	Review policies for student transportation. Discuss current issues and needs for transportation.	Superintendent/ Head of transportation/ Police Chief/ Admin. Team.	7-?/2011
22	Food Service	Interview district food service manager going over district/state/federal requirements, concerns and issues of the program.	Superintendent/ Food services/ Admin. team	6/?/2011
23	Personnel Procedures	Meet with administrators at district level concerning policy and procedures for renewal and non-renewal of personnel.	Admin. team/ District lawyers/	1/27/2011
24	Supervision of Budget	Participate in the budget planning process for the school.	Assistant Supt. Over finance	3/?/2011
25	Community/Public Relations	The preparation of a written communication. To be sent out to the public concerning flex day changes.	Admin. team	2/18/2011
26	Parent Involvement	Observe site based meeting assessing the role of parents in the process.	Admin. team	7/?/2011
27	Climate for Cultural Diversity	Meet with members of the language arts and reading departments to examine the literature used with regard to gender stereotyping.	English / Library folks	4/?/2011
28	Community/Business Involvement and Partnerships	List agencies and major services available to help students, faculty and stakeholders.	County services office	8/?/2011
29	Position Goals and Requirements	Job Description and PDAS instrument. Analyze difference in requirements and performance.	Superintendent	6/?/2011
30	Philosophy/History of Education	Interview Bob Taylor Retired educator/administrator. Mayor Pro-tem on the history of the community and school system.	Bob Taylor	5/29/2011
31	Ethics	Meet with staff; discuss perspectives about ethical/unethical behaviors by the certified personnel in school. Get feedback.	Employee Handbook	6/?/2011
32	Interpersonal Relationships	Shares information with clarity, Share responsibilities, accepts criticism, share self with others.	Faculty and staff	On-going
33	School Board Policy and Procedures/State and Federal Law	Review board policy manual. Discuss compilation and updating process used by district.	Superintendent	2/23/2011
34	Federal Programs Administration	Attend on special education meeting on annual review ARD.	ARD committee	1/28/2011
35	Issue and Conflict Resolution	Interview Librarian to discuss concerns about using school library as a public library after school.	Librarian	6/?/2011
36	Current Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning	Attend TASSP, look at Texas ISD.com and get information from folks on the “cutting  edge” on budget and other issues affecting teaching and learning	Taylor	6/?/2011
37	Professional Affiliations and Resources	Contact TASB, TASSP and NAESP and get list of associations at all levels that help administrators in education.	Websites	7/?/2011
38	Professional Library	Make a list of current books in my professional library.	Taylor	8/?/2011

The Internship Plan is a brief, but specific, document indicating your overall approach to the Internship Program. Within this document, you will briefly identify the areas of activities you will approach and indicate which of the ten TExES Superintendent Competencies and Quality Indicators are used with each. You will also provide a brief description of the activities, your resource person to be used, and estimated completion date for the entire plan. As always, this is a living document and subject to update and change.
District action research plan – Students may wish to add an action research plan to their Superintendent Intern Plan since you will be required to identify some district or campus improvement project as part of your intern plan. You may use the two Action Research templates (School or Professional Improvement – SIP/PIP) Template or the Tool 7.1 Action Plan Template.

Week 3 Assignment, Part 2: Peer Review and Feedback

When you finish the draft of your Internship Plan, please post in on your wiki. By the end of Week 3, your course section peers should have their draft intern plans posted on their Wiki. In completing this activity, we ask you to review at least three other intern plans from your peers. In Week 4, you will have an opportunity to expand on lessons learned from reviewing comments to your intern plan.

What did you like and learn about the reviewed draft intern plans? Identify at least one activity in the reviewed plans that caught your attention and explain why. What recommendations, if any, did you make to your peer’s draft intern plan? If you did not make any recommendations, please briefly discuss what you learned from reviewing your peer’s constructive comments and positive feedback on your intern plan.

What I liked and learned from my peer’s draft intern plans?  What I enjoyed about other people’s intern plans was the diversity and intelligence in our cohort.  I know I would want them to be my boss.  I learned to ask for help on this assignment. Identify at least one activity from one of my peer’s draft intern plans that caught my attention and explain why.  When I saw Krin doing presentations over some of the Internship activities I knew she would be a great resource for the future. Share any recommendations you made to your peer’s intern plans. Or discuss what you learned from reviewing your peer’s constructive comments and positive feedback on your intern plan. I just asked how they filled the chart out.  All the plans I read were very well done.

Preparing for Intern Plan Conference with Site Supervisor – Once you have completed your draft intern plan and reviewed comments on your intern plan from your peers, we strongly recommend that you send your intern plan, with any new revisions based on the peer review, to your site supervisor via email, or make the site supervisor a hard copy and deliver it to him or her requesting that they review it prior to your Week 5 meeting with your site supervisor to review, and possibly revise your comprehensive intern plan before submitting the revision and this final draft to your Wiki and TK 20 portfolio.