Draft+Internship+Plan

Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community July 2012 || Leadership of the Educational Community Instructional Leadership Instructional Leadership Instructional Leadership Instructional Leadership Campus Department Heads || July 2012 || Instructional Leadership District Administrators || August 2012 || Instructional Leadership Instructional Leadership Campus Principal || August 2012 || Administrative Leadership Campus Principals Athletic Director || June 2012 || Administrative Leadership Administrative Leadership Student || August 2012 || Administrative Leadership Administrative Leadership CFO Campus Principals || August 2012 || Administrative Leadership Administrative Leadership Bus Driver || May 2012 || Administrative Leadership implement and evaluate appropriate procedures to ensure efficient, effective district food services. || Interview the district food service manager to discuss the current requirements, concerns, and issues of the program. || District Food Service Manager || July 2012 || Administrative Leadership Campus Principals || July 2012 || Administrative Leadership Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community Leadership of the Educational Community School Leader Civic Leader || June 2012 || Leadership of the Educational Community Shares self with others Seeks to know and understand others Encourages others to consider varying perspectives Share responsibilities || Myself || Ongoing Daily || Leadership of the Educational Community Administrative Team || May-June-July 2012 || Teacher(s) Diagnostician OT, PT, Speach Therapists || May 2012 || Counselors Parents Students || June 2012 || Assistant Superintendents || June 2012 || Assistant Superintendents || June 2012 || 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.
 * 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 ||
 * **Activity 1C**
 * Visiion/Mission** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 2:** Development, Articulation, Implementation and Stewardship of the district/campus vision. || Review and compare two different district/school vision statements. Try to obtain these from two distinct types of districts/schools (i.e., rich/poor, urban/suburban/rural, regular/charter/private, etc.). Note strengths and weaknesses of each to make recommendations to Hemphill ISD. || District Websites || July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 2B**
 * Strategic Planning** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 2:** Development, Articulation, Implementation and Stewardship of the district/campus vision. || Review the strategic plan for your district/school. Note the personnel involved in the plan's development, implementation and evaluation. || Strategic Plans || July 2012 ||  ||
 * **Activity 3D (other)**
 * Data Collection and Analysis** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 2:** Development, Articulation, Implementation and Stewardship of the district/campus vision. || Meet with District Testing Coordinator to review data collection and assessment to determine how data is used in Hemphill ISD. || District Testing Coordinator || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 4**F
 * Effective Communication** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3:** Develop and implement an effective and comprehensive internal and external district communications plan and public relations program. || Review and critique the processes used by district/school to monitor the ongoing communication between the district/school and faculty and parents. || District Communication Plan || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 5C**
 * Negotiating/Consensus Building** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3**: Use effective consensus-building and conflict-management skills. || Choose a current issue in the district/school. Use steps for issue resolution with a small group of concerned parties. Reach consensus for a plan to resolve the issue and/or a critique on areas where resolution failed. || District Administration
 * **Activity 6A**
 * Collaborative Decision Making** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3**: Use effective consensus-building and conflict-management skills. || Observe a district cabinet, school administrative team meeting, or other meeting where the leaderplans to use collaborative decision making. || District Administration || July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 7E**
 * Analyzing the Curriculum** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 5:** Implement curriculum design and delivery systems to ensure instructional quality, appropriate depth of learning and alignment across the district. || Actively participate, if possible, or interview a person with experience in the textbook selection process. || Curriculum Coordinator || July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 8C**
 * School/Program Scheduling** || **Domain 2**Instructional Leadership
 * Competency 5:** Facilitate the effective coordination of district and campus curricular and extracurricular programs. || Meet with the counselor or administrator responsible for changes in student class schedules. Discuss the number of changes, rationale for changes, and ramifications of the changes. Examine ways to reduce changes and/or better meet student needs. || School Counselor || August 2012 ||
 * **Activity 9D**
 * Supervision of Instruction/Instructional Strategies** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 5:** Implement curriculum design and delivery systems to ensure instructional quality, appropriate depth of learning and alighnment across the district. || Observe on instructional Assistant. Note duties, time, and expertise in academic assistance to the students. || CMC Supervisor || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 10A**
 * Learning/Motivation Theory** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 6:** Apply knowledge of motivational theories and strategies to encourage staff, students, families/caregivers and the community to strive to achieve the distric's vision. || Read two articles on motivation and discuss with campus and district leaders. || Administrative Team || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 11 (other)**
 * Learning Technology** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 5:** facilitate the integration of technology into the school district curriculum to enhance learning for all students. || Meet with District Administrators and campus department heads to determine needs in technology. || District Administrators
 * **Activity 12E**
 * Evaluatiion of Student Achievement/Testing and Measurements** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 5:** facilitate the use of creative thinking, critical thinking and problem solving by appropriate school district staff and other individuals involved in curricular design and delivery. || Randomly select a group of students and elicit their recommendations for how to improve preparation for tests. Compile and critique the student recommendations, and address the issue of student input into this process. || Random Students
 * **Activity 13 B**
 * Supervision of Cocurricular Education** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 5:** facilitate the effective coordination of district and campus curricular and extracurricular programs. || With the approval of the sponsor, assit in the planning and supervising of a cocurricular activity. Critique the learning experiences for the student. || Athletic Director || July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 14 (other)**
 * Staff Development/Adult Learning** || **Domain 2**
 * Competency 7:** develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive professional development plan to address identified areas of district, campus and/or staff need. || Meet with random teachers to discuss and determine their needs and desires for campus staff development. || Teachers
 * **Activity 15 B**
 * Change Process** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 8:** apply knowledge associated with personnel management, including requirements related to certifying, recruiting, screening, selecting, evaluating, disciplining, reassigning and dismissing personnel. || Meet with District and Campus Administrators involved in implementing a district/school change. Find out why the changes was made and what steps were taken to make the change. || District Administration
 * **Activity 16 B**
 * Student Discipline** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 8:** apply legal concepts, regulations and codes as required. || Examine the district/school discipline policy and provide an analysis of its strengths and weakness. || Campus Principals || July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 17 B**
 * Student Services** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 10:** encourage and facilitate positive change, enlist support for change and overcome obstacles. || Participate in a career or educational program session with a counselor and a student. Critique the session. || Counselor
 * **Activity 18 B**
 * General Office Administration/Technology** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 10:** implement appropriate leadership skills, techniques and group process skills to define roles, assign functions, delegate effectively and determine accountability for goal attainment. || Review the job descriptions and evaluation forms for the key office personnel a the district/school. Following the review meet with these persons to discuss their major duties, concerns, and recommendations for the actual work required and its relation to the job description and evaluation form. || Office Personnel || August 2012 ||
 * **Activity 19 B**
 * School Operations/Policies** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 8:** apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financil management. || Meet with the district/school attendance officer and discuss the rules, procedures, and ramifications of attendance on law, finance, and general school/district operations. || Superintendent
 * **Activity 20 (other)**
 * Facility and Maintenance Administration Safety and Security** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 9:** apply and evaluate procedures for ensuring the effective, efficient operation and maintenance of district facilities. || Meet with maintenance director to review preventive maintenance plans for efficient and effective operation of district facilities. || Maintenance Director || August 2012 ||
 * **Activity 21 B**
 * Student Transportation** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 9:** implement and evaluate appropriate procedures to ensure efficient, effective district transportation services. || Observe one bus driver during a bus route. Discuss concerns with driver. || Transportation Director
 * **Activity 22 A**
 * Food Services** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 9:**
 * **Activity 23 A**
 * Personnel Procedures** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 8:** apply knowledge associated with personnel management, including requirements related to certifying, recruiting, screening, selecting, evaluating, disciplining, reassigning and dismissing personnel. || Interview the person responsible for district personnel. Major requirements and issues to be discussed should include the planning, recruitment, selection, induction, compensation, evaluation, and dismissal of personnel. || District Superintendent
 * **Activity 24 B**
 * Supervision of Budget** || **Domain 3**
 * Competency 8:** facilitate and evaluate effective account auditing and monitoring that complies with legal requirements and local district policy. || Interview the administrator responsible fo rthe district finance/budget office. The interview should focus on administrative responsibility, guidelines, training, and any other major needs or concerns that the office requires of the position in study. || Sally Butler, Finance Director || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 25 B**
 * Community/Public Relations** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3:** Develop and implement an effective and comprehensive internal and external district communications plan and public relations program. || Assist in the preparation of a written communication to be sent out to the public. || Athletic Director || May-June-July 2012 ||
 * **Activity 26 B**
 * Parent Involvement** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3:** Develop and implement an effective and comprehensive internal and external district communications plan and public relations program. || Examine the current policy and procedures for parent involvement in the school/district. || Administrative Team || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 27 D**
 * Climate for Cultural Diversity** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 2:** promote multicultural awareness, gender sensitivity and the appreciation of diversity in the educational community || Meet confidentially with one or more students of differing racial groups to assess their concerns and recommendations for a positive culturally diverse climate in the district/school. || Culturally Diverse Students || May 2012 ||
 * **Activity 28 B**
 * Community/Business Involvement and Partnerships** || **Domain 1**
 * Competency 3:** communicate and work effectively with diverse groups in the district and community, i.e., social, cultural, political, ethnic and racial groups so that all students receive appropriate resource and instructional support to ensure educational success. || Interview one social worker who provides assistance to students or faculty. The interview will focus on the needs of the clients served and the worker's view of the role of the school in meeting those needs. || Social Worker || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 29 A**
 * Position Goals and Requirements** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 1:** model and promote the highest standard of conduct, ethical principles and integrity in decision making, actions and behaviors. || Obtain a copy of the job description and evaluation instrument used for the position of superintendent. Analyze the correlation between the requirements listed n the job description and the performance standards of evaluation. || District Superintendent || May 2012 ||
 * **Activity 30 A**
 * Philosophy/History of Education** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 1:** interact with district staff, students, school board and community in a professional and ethical manner. || Find a retired educator and conduct an interview. Focus on the oral history of trhe community and school system. Note significant events that affect the district/school today. || Mr. Douglas Butler, Former Superintendent of Hemphill ISD || June 2012 ||
 * **Activity 31 A**
 * Ethics** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 1:** model and promote the highest standard of conduct, ethical principles and integrity in decision making, actions and behaviors. || Draft a list of the guiding principles for ethical behavior that you currently employ. Interview one school and one business/civic leader, and solicit the principles that they employ. Compare and contrast the lists with the objective of recommending several guiding principles on the basis of their impact on increased learning and school improvement. || Myself
 * **Activity 32**
 * Interpersonal Relationships** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 1:** interact with district staff, students, school board and community in a professional and ethical manner. || Interpersonal skills that I wish to develop throughout the school year:
 * **Activity 33 B**
 * School Board Policy and Procedures/State and Federal Law** || **Domain 1:**
 * Competency 1:** interact with district staff, students, school board and community in a professional and ethicla manner.
 * Competency 4:** prepare and recommend district policies to improve student learning and district performance n compliance with state and federal requirements. || Attend as many school board meetings as possible. Include the agendas followed by a list of outcomes/decisions pertaining to each agenda item and any recommendations. || School Board Members
 * **Activity 34 B**
 * Federal Programs Administration** || **Domain 2:** Instructional Leadership
 * Competency 6:** apply knowledge of special programs to ensure that students are provided with appropriate resorces and effective, flexible instructional programs and services. || Attend on special education meeting involving initial placement or annual review. || Parents
 * **Activity 35 A**
 * Issue and Conflict Resolution** || **Domain 3:** Administrative Leadership
 * Competency 10**: use strategies for working with others, including the board of trustees, to promote collaborate decision making and problem solving, facilitate team building and develop consensus. || Choose a current issue at your school/district, meet with persons on both sides of issue and ascertain goals for each side making sure they understand the goals of the other side. Devise a resolution. ||  ||   ||
 * **Activity 36 A**
 * Current Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning** || **Domain 2:** Instructional Leadership
 * Competency 6:** ensure responsiveness to diverse sociological, linguistic, cultural, psychological and other factors that may affect student development and learning and create an enviornment in which all students will learn. || Compile a list of current issues that affect teaching and learning. Use research literature and persspectives from administrators, teachers, students, and parents in compiling the list. Assess the degree of importance and urgency for each issue. || Administrative Team
 * **Activity 37 A**
 * Professional Affiliations and Resources** || **Domain 2:** Administrative Leadership
 * Competency 8:** manage one's own time and the time of others to enhance district operations. || Contact several person experienced in the position of superintendent, and compile a list of professional associations service organizations, and local, state and federal agencies that provide expertise and service to the position. || Various Superintendents
 * **Activity 38 A**
 * Professional Library** || **Domain 2:** Administrative Leadership
 * Competency 8:** manage one's own time and the time of others to enhance district operations. || Compile a list of books, publications, training manuals, and district or state publications used or recommended for the position of superintendent. || Various Superintendents