Superintendent Internship Plan - Final Draft

Lamar University

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 Supt. 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 a	2	Analyze school’s vision/ mission statement as it relates to school’s master schedule.	Fong	9/11
2 c	2	Attend DEIC Committee meetings	Fong	9/11, 1/12
3 c	2	Review the ways assessment data are used by the board, superintendent, faculty, staff, and community relations department.	Hargrove, Brister, Estes, Fong	2/12
4 c	3	Assist in conducting a staff development session.	Fong, Estes	8/11
5 other	2	Consensus Building: Work with campus administrators to eliminate role of department head establish a new structure of teacher leaders.	Fong, Brown, Estes	12/11
6 a	2	Attend meeting of district administrators. Observe the superintendent’s behavior in outlining goals, seeking information, providing information, etc.	Hargrove	1/12
7 b	5	Review board policy and administrative regulations regarding curriculum development, implementation, management, and evaluation.	Fong, Brister	9/11
8 b	5	Participate in the process of student class scheduling.	Estes, Fong, Locke, Brown	8/11
9 b	5	Conduct at least two teacher appraisals using the clinical supervision model.	Fong	1/12
10 other	6	Conduct meetings with high school teachers to discuss strategies to motivate students for TAKS/STAAR/EOC success.	Fong	10/11
11 a	6	Review board policy on technology. Review the degree of compliance and legal aspects.	Allen	2/12
12 c	6	Analyze district test results. Assess current strengths and weaknesses in student achievement.	Fong, Brister	9/11
13 b	5	Plan and supervise a co-curricular activity.	Fong	2/12
14 b	7	Analyze the district staff development plan with respect to school’s vision/mission statement.	Hargrove,Brister	9/11
15 b	10	Meet with a district leader involved in implementing district change.	Estes	2/12
16 c	6	Review discipline referrals and analyze regarding grade level, special programs, race, and gender.	Fong, Lisbony, Ridout	9/11
17 c	10	Interview the high school nurse to discuss the major requirements, concerns, and goals for the school health program.	Fong	10/11
18 e	8	Review policy and budget for administrative technology.	Allen	10/11
19 b	8	Meet with school attendance officer to discuss procedures, policies, law, finance, and general operations.	Lisbony, Corbell	9/11
20 b	9	Attend meeting with district maintenance director to discuss facility issues and solutions.	Matthews	10/11
21 a	9	Interview the director of transportation to discuss current issues and needs for transportation.	Fong	11/11
22 a	9	Interview the district/school food service manager to discuss the current requirements, concerns, and issues of the program.	Fong	11/11
23 d	7	Meet with persons responsible to personnel to discuss the role personnel takes in planning for professional development. (e.g., experience of present staff, current evaluations, future needs).	Hargrove,Brister, Estes, Fong	11/11
24 c	8	Participate in the budget planning process for a campus and department.	Perry, Estes, Fong	7/11
25 a	3	Interview district public relations coordinator regarding strategies for effective communication.	Combs	7/11
26 other	3	Serve as high school liaison to the Project Safe Graduation parent organization.	Fong	2/12
27 d	3	Meet confidentially with students of differing racial groups to assess their concerns and recommendations for a positive culturally diverse climate in the high school.	Fong	10/11
28 d	3	Gather information on the resources available to the schools from community and business.	Fong, Combs, Hargrove	12/11
29 a	1,4	Analyze the superintendent’s job description and evaluation instrument for correlation between the description and the instrument.	Hargrove	7/11
30 e	1,4	In a planned project, cite any relevant background and list educational philosophies that support the project goal.	Fong, Weeks, Ellerbee, Collier	2/12
31 c	1,4	Meet with a representative group of students to solicit their beliefs about and experiences with ethical practices at the high school and in the classroom.	Fong	10/11
32 a	1, 4	Develop the following interpersonal skills: avoids interrupting when others are speaking, acknowledges accomplishments of others, and avoids being defensive when challenged.	Fong	2/12
33 c	1, 4	Review the board training requirements and the role of the superintendent in this process.	Fong	8/11
34 e	5	Evaluate and understand identification for the Gifted and Talented program, as well as the Response to Intervention process at the elementary level.	Finch Knight Casey Dickerson	2/12
35 a	10	Choose a current issue in the district and interview persons on each side of the issue.	Hargrove, Campus staff	10/11
36 a	6	Compile a list of current issues that affect teaching and learning. Assess the degree of importance and urgency for each issue.	Fong	8/11
37 other	8	Work with the Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) as the doctoral student representative for Lamar University	Fong	2/12
38 a	8	Compile a list of books, publications, etc. used or recommended for the position of superintendent.	Hargrove	2/12