District Leader INTERNSHIP PLAN – Remember this is a living plan and you may revise or add to your plan throughout the program as you and your site supervisors determine your professional development needs and the needs of your campuses and districts.

February 20, 2012 Draft of Earl Parcell's Internship Plan

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
32 (page 61)	Competency 1	Model and promote the highest standards of behavior, integrity, actions and behaviors	Executive Director of Curriculum	August 2012 (ongoing)
31 (page 60)	Competency 1	Meet with a group of administrative staff members to discuss their perspective of ethical behaviors employed by certified professionals. Seek recommendations for policy changes, trainings and consequences for increased ethical practices by certified professionals.	Administrative staff in district office	June 2012
33 (page 63)	Competency 1	Review the board policy manual and discuss the compilation and updating process and the role of the board in the process.	Deputy Superintendent	May 2012
2 (page 23)	Competency 2	Develop a strategic plan for a comprehensive district plan (Advanced Junior High Math)	Executive Director of Curriculum	June 2012
1 (page 22)	Competency 2	Review and compare two different district vision statements. Note strengths, weaknesses and make recommendations for my district.	Superintendent	August 2012
3 (page 24)	Competency 2	Review the ways in which assessment data are used by the school board, superintendent, principals, staff and by the community. Write a reflective statement about how leaders can the use of the data.	Superintendent, Executive Director of Curriculum	May 2012
5 (page 26)	Competency 2	Selected project (revise the PE curriculum) include the steps used to gain consensus and include the steps and assessment of the outcomes in the notebook.	Executive Director of Curriculum, Self	June 2012
6 (page 27)	Competency 2	As a leader of a group, practice each of the group leadership tasks. At the conclusion of the meeting have the group members evaluate my performance in each of the tasks. Include a summary of the evaluations and recommendations for improvement.	Executive of Curriculum	August 2012
25 (page 53)	Competency 3	Interview one or more persons involved in district/school public relations.	Public Information Officer, Deputy Superintendent	May 2012
4 (page 25)	Competency 3	Assist in conducting a staff meeting. Survey a random sample of participants about presentation-strengths and areas to improve.	Executive Director of Curriculum	May 2012
26 (page 54)	Competency 3	Examine policy and procedure for parent involvement in the district. Write a summary of the district initiatives in parent involvement.	Executive Director of Curriculum and Federal Programs	May 2012
27 (page 55)	Competency 3	Examine and evaluate the school library with regard to resources that address the heritage and values of culturally diverse populations.	District Coordinator of Library Services	May 2012
28 (page 56)	Competency 3	Compile a list of social agencies that are available to help and support students, faculty and administration.	Communities in Schools representative and Human Resources	May 2012
30 (page 59)	Competency 1 & 4	Interview retired educator from the community with a focus on school system. Identify significant changes to school system.	Community member (retired teacher)	May 2012
29 (page 58)	Competency 4	Obtain a copy of the Superintendent’s job description and evaluation instrument. Analyze the correlation between the job description requirements and standards of the evaluation instrument.	Executive Director of Human Resources	May 2012
7 (page 29)	Competency 5	Evaluate curriculum for Math grades 6-8 & Algebra I by analyzing the TEKS addressed in the SpringBoard product. Determine whether or not the materials (Level 1, 2 and Algebra I) will adequately address the TEKS required for use in advanced courses.	Executive Director of Curriculum	May 2012
8 (page 31)	Competency 5	Analyze school schedule and make recommendations for increased efficiency and meeting students’ needs.	Executive Director of Curriculum, Principals	May 2012
9 (page 32)	Competency 5	Conduct an audit to determine the degree to which the district has incorporated brain-based learning theory into the instructional program.	Executive Director of Curriculum	June 2012
13 (page 38)	Competency 5	Plan and facilitate a student program that focuses on social, academic and leadership needs of students. (Robotics Challenge)	Executive Director of Curriculum	July 2012
34 (page 64)	Competency 5	Review IDEA and meet with Special Education Director to discuss responsibilities of principals in meeting sped guidelines.	Director of Special Education	July 2012
10 (page 34)	Competency 6	Meet with grade/subject teachers and review current curriculum and lessons. Compile a list of traditional behavioral and experimental learning objectives. Solicit methods for more cognitive and experimental objectives in curriculum lesson plans.	Self	June 2012
11 (page 35)	Competency 6	Review board policy on technology and study the district plan on use of technology. Evaluate compliance and make recommendations.	Director of Technology	June 2012
12 (page 36)	Competency 6	Gather and analyze district normed test results. Assess current strengths and weaknesses in student achievement. Make recommendations for improvements	Self, Executive Director of Curriculum	July 2012
16 (page 42)	Competency 6	Review board policy and school handbook with respect to discipline. Review practice and meet with campus administrator to discuss student discipline. Assess compliance and write reflection on student discipline.	Assistant Principal	June 2012
36 (page 66)	Competency 6	Compile a list of current issues that affect teaching and learning. Use research and administrator perspective and then assess degree of urgency for each issue.	Self, various administrators	June 2012
14 (page 39)	Competency 7	Collaborate with an experienced staff developer and turn around staff training.	Executive Director of Curriculum	August 2012
23 (page 50)	Competency 7	Interview for a professional position and then critique the process.	Executive Director of Human Resources	July 2012
24 (page 51)	Competency 8	Complete a requisition for a service or supply from a budgeted account and identify the flow pattern from initiation to approval and finally to delivery.	Executive Director of Business and Operations	May 2012
18 (page 45)	Competency 8	Review the TSSA technology standards and assess the level of compliance by leadership in the district offices. Write a plan of action to address the areas of weaknesses.	Self	July 2012
37 (page 67)	Competency 8	Compile a list of professional associations, service organizations and local, state and federal agencies that provide expertise to the Superintendent.	Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent	July 2012
38 (page 68)	Competency 8	Compile a list of books, publications, training manual and state publications that are essential for the position of Superintendent.	Self	July 2012
19 (page 46)	Competency 8	Assist in recommending to the board the End of Course changes to local policies (EIC Local and EIA Local)	Executive Director of Curriculum and Deputy Superintendent	May 2012
21 (page 48)	Competency 9	Review policies for student transportation and evaluate the district’s level of compliance.	Director of Transportation	June 2012
20 (page 47)	Competency 9	Meet with the Director of Maintenance, discuss job responsibilities and staff requirements. Shadow one of the staff members. Report on meeting and findings.	Director of Maintenance	July 2012
22 (page 49)	Competency 9	Interview district food service manager to discuss requirements, concerns and issues.	Director of Food Service	July 2012
15 (page 41)	Competency 10	Analyze how changes to programs and personnel have affected persons resistant to the change.	Executive Director of Curriculum	July 2012
17 (page 43)	Competency 10	Review board policy regarding student services. Assess the degree of compliance with the policy and education plan. Identify three ways to improve student services.	Deputy Superintendent	July 2012
35 (page 65)	Competency 10	Choose a current issue at campus/district level. Meet with person on each side of issue, identify goals that both sides desire and help devise a solution that meets needs of both sides.	Executive Director of Curriculum	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. You may use the two Action Research templates (School or Professional Improvement – SIP/PIP) Template, also located in your Resource Section. The action research is not a mandate, but we do encourage you to participate in district or campus initiatives that are part of your District or Campus Improvement Plan(s). You will be asked to report on your School Improvement Recommendations in your final course, EDLD 5399.