Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Site Supervisor meetings


Due to the inclement weather over the past two weeks, my meeting with my supervisor had to be postponed several times. When we were finally able to meet, it was a brief meeting. I met with Janie Wright, assistant superintendent, at 4:30pm on Monday, February 14th, in her office.
I had emailed her my internship plan a couple of weeks before we met. She had some ideas of extra resources to help flush out some of my activities. Our main topic of discussion was the current financial crisis that is hitting school districts across the state. During our discussion, she felt that the main issue that would be affecting our district would be cuts that would have to be made because of the finance crunch. The exact dialogue that would need to be held to discuss this issue hasn’t been flushed out yet, but I believe I will interview different stakeholders in the education process in Lockhart to get their views on where the cuts need to come from to keep our district solvent. In addition, she suggested that wherever possible in my plan’s activities to discuss the financial impact or processes that are involved with each interviewee’s job responsibilities.
When looking at my cohort members blogs, activities selected deal with most of the areas that we feel comfortable with. Most comments were directed at having people “step out of their comfort zones” and look at activities that were more district-centered as opposed to campus-centered. I think that most of my cohort members plans were tweaked once they had a chance to discuss their plans with their supervisors.

Applications

The first course is winding down. It has been a fast and furious five weeks!! I'm attaching my Internship application and Supervisor agreement plan to my wikispace. I'm also posting my field experience application because I haven't been able to post it to the TK20.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Draft of 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
2
Review and compare two different school vision statements. (Lockhart High School/Cy-Fair High School)
Myself
April-2011
2
2
Review strategic plan for campus
Myself/
Linda Bertram- LISD Central office
May-2011
3
2
Review Board policy and administrative regulations regarding data collection, assessment, and evaluation
Myself
June-2011
4.
3
Assist in conducting a faculty meeting or staff development. (TAKS training)
Myself/ District Testing Coordinator
March-2011
5
2
Review board policy/administrative regulations. Assess leadership culture of school/district.
Myself, campus administrators
April-2011
6
2
Survey administrators and school teachers to assess the areas in which they believe decisions should be reached collaboratively.
Myself
May-2011
7
5
Interview a person with experience in the textbook selection process.
Myself, David Diaz, Linda Bertram
April-2011
8
5
Meet with the senior counselor to discuss process involved with student schedule changes
Myself, Pam Andrews
June-2011
9
5
Discuss paraprofessional and teacher evaluation process. Discuss strengths and weaknesses, along with recommendations for improvement.
Myself, faculty and staff members
May-2011
10
6
Look at all extra-curricular groups available for student participation. Options available and demographics of those involved.
Myself, staff sponsors, coaching staff
July-2011
11
6 & 8
Technology software assessment.
Campus and district technology personnel
June-2011
12
6
Students’ perception of test preparation and how it can be improved.
Diverse student committee, faculty members,
Myself
May-2011
13
5
Student perception of co- curricular activities and their suggestions to improve them.
Student committee, myself
May-2011
14
7
Teacher recommendation for professional development that is effective and relevant.
Faculty
June-2011
15
10
Review board policy regarding innovations and change in the district/school.
Myself, Linda Bertram
July-2011
16
6
Review discipline referrals for a certain time period and compile data with regard to the demographics of students involved.
Myself, PEIMS coordi-
nator  for campus
July-2011
17
10
Interview school nurse to discuss the major requirements, concerns, and goals for the school health program.
Marianne Morris, RN
May-2011
18
8
Review the TSSA technology standards and assess the level of compliance with the standards by the leadership of Lockhart High School.
Deb Hilton, TIMS, HS administrative team
April-2011
19
8
Review the procedures for the district/school opening and closing of the school year. Critique the effectiveness and the major concerns of these procedures.
Myself, HS administrative team
June-2011
20
9
Meet with head custodian to review job responsibilities and schedules of staff. Report on observation
Juan Ramirez, head custodian
April-2011
21
9
Interview director of transportation to discuss current issues and needs for transportation
STS director, Cliff Gardner, Asst. Superintendent
June-2011
22
9
Observe food service worker in the preparation and delivery of lunch. Prepare a summary of observation
Nancy Woolridge, HS cafeteria manager
May-2011
23
7
Interview HR manager on districts hiring processes, and retention of quality staff. Prepare a summary.
Jessica Neiman, JD
July-2011
24
8
Complete a PO for a service or supply item from a budgeted account. Comment on completion of process.
Brittany Nolte, campus secretary
March-2011
25
3
Interview public relations personnel to discuss strategies of effective communication and district policies concerning communication.
Janie Wright, asst. superintendent
June-2011
26
3
Observe/Participate in site-based meeting. Assess the role of parents.
Campus site-base committee, parent representatives
May-2011
27
3
Meet with ELA department and examine literature being used with regard to gender stereotyping. Analyze and make recommendation on findings.
ELA faculty
June-2011
28
3
Interview social worker who provides services for campus focusing on the needs of the clients served and worker’s view of the role of the school in meeting these needs.
Tami Malone, C
IS
July-2011
29
1 & 4
Obtain copy of job description for superintendent and the evaluation instrument used for the position. Interview one supervisor responsible for evaluation and determine degree of subjectivity in the evaluation process and any additional criteria used in determining the final evaluation.
Board President
July-2011
30
1 & 4
Interview a retired educator and focus on the oral history of the community and school system
Alice Hamblin (educator for 35 years- graduate of Lockhart HS)
March-2011
31
1 & 4
Interview a school leader and a business leader and compare discuss ideas on and ethical behavior currently being employed by all.
Myself, Larry Ramirez, HS principal, Juan Alvarez, business owner
June-2011
32
1 & 4
Interpersonal skills to improve on: avoiding being defensive when challenged, eases tensions when they occur, and sharing responsibilities
Myself
Ongoing throughout plan
33
1 & 4
Interview central office person experienced in the school bond process.
Mary Springs, Superintendent: Santa Gertrudis ISD
August-2011
34
5
Review IDEIA and meet with SpEd director to discuss responsibilities of principals in meeting the guidelines
Monica Parks, special services director
June-2011
35
10
Need for new high school campus
Larry Ramirez, HS principal and member of community (TBD)
July-2011
36
6
Compile list of current issues that affect teaching and learning (input from all stakeholders) and assess degree of importance and urgency for each issue.
Campus faculty and students
June-2011
37
8
Visit website (NAESP or NASSP) and compile a list of all services and information available to the principal. Summarize findings.
Myself
July-2011
38
8
Prepare list of books, publications, training manuals, and district or state publications used or recommended for superintendents. (Prepare a professional library)
Myself
August-2011