Julissa's Updated Intern 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	Comp. 2 Vision	I plan to invite parents and students to two separate meetings to develop a new vision for the upcoming year. We will look at the district vision, make a list of our desired outcomes and then come up with a vision for the upcoming year.	Parents from my school and students from each grade level	May 2011
2	Comp. 2 Strategic Planning	We are very close to reaching exemplary status. To reach this we must improve our ESL group, science at 8th grade and to do this we need extra time. I will set up a schedule of tutorials for Saturdays to allow  each group to have time for this extra instruction.	Dept chairs, team leaders, instructional specialists and administrators	Begin in January 2011 end April 2011
3	Comp. 2 Data Collection and analysis	Interview the district director of curriculum directly involved with ensuring we are meeting the requirements under NCLB, Dollie Mayeux. I will ask what actions are being taken, what is in place and their roles to meet these guidelines.	Dollie Mayeux, Dir. Of Curriculum, Nancy Webster, Dir. Of Testing, O. Bazan Exec. Dir. Of Secondary Schools	Completion June 2011
4	Comp. 3 Effective Communication	I want to improve how students voice is heard and what is done with their input on my campus. I will survey a group from each grade level, create an advisory board comprised of two students per grade level. We will discuss their wants and needs and discuss how to achieve success for both sides.	Students, administrators on campus, my leadership group of aspiring leaders on campus	June 2011 and again Nov 2011
5	Comp. 2 Negotiating/ Consensus Building	I will review board policy and determine when it is appropriate to make top down decisions and when consensus leadership should be used. I will reflect on both styles and when to use which.	Review of policy, reflect on decisions that are being made by supt to his cabinet and the principals.	June thorugh August 2011- before starting 2011-12 school year
6	Comp 2 Collaborative Decision Making	I will attend a DPAC meeting to see how this meeting takes place, how this committee makes decisions for the rest of the district. I reflect on the leadership of this meeting, issues at hand, etc	Dr. Henry, Supt of GPISD and those in the DPAC meeting	Will attend the first meeting I am given permission to attend.
7	Comp 5: Analyzing the Curriculum	I will meet with the director of ELA to discuss how we are preparing for STAAR, changing of assessments, how she is meeting the needs of all levels, how she brings this info to the board, her bosses, how she has her team help her create the new curriculum and how it is delivered to the teachers.	Stephanie Bush, Prog. Director for ELA, GPISD	May 2011
8	Comp 5: School/ Program Scheduling	As we are having so many cut backs in personnel, I will work with my counselor to create the new master schedule to meet all the new needs of the district and the state.	Work with T. Sapien, my head counselor	May 2011-August 2011
9	Comp 5: Supervision of Instruction/ Instructional Strategies	I will observe a district program director to see how she will implement new curriculum, work with her specialists to see how she will adjust the science curriculum from k-12 to align the activities and ensure they are building on each other.	J. Elston, Program Dir. For Science	Summer 2011
10	Comp 6; Learning/ Motivation Theory	I will survey teachers on how they motivate students, as well as students on how what motivates them. I will reveal the results of both to the teachers and share with teachers so that they can hear the students voice on what we could do to motivate students more.	Teachers and 6th and 7th gr students at WAMS	Spring 2011
11	Comp 6 and 8: Learning Technology	I will interview the district technology specialist to see how she evaluates technology, determines what will fit our needs and the process to get that technology running and used on campuses.	Interview Darlene Lovinggood and Michelle Young	July 2011
12	Comp 6; Evaluation of Student Achievement/ Testing and Measurements	I will interview the director of testing to see how she analyzes data, what trends she looks for, how she reports her data to the board and the superintendent. I will also ask her to show me how she determines which software to use, how TPM affects data and what projections are expected for STAAR.	Interview Nancy Webster, Dir. Of Testing GPISD	August 2011
13	Comp 5: Supervision of Co-Curricular Education	I will interview the director of female athletics to see the progress she has seen since entering her position and where she sees girls athletics in the future. I want to discuss the funding, insurance, opportunities, scholarships and programs available for girls in GPISD.	Interview Vivian Dancy, Dir of Girls athletics, GPISD	Sept 2011
14	Comp 7: Staff Development/ Adult Learning	I will meet with the Senior Director of Staff Development to see how the district creates a year of staff development, how it is correlated to the mission statement, to get a picture of how the planning is carried out, who they contact and how it is delivered.	I will meet with Karen Sutera numerous times from May through October to see this process from start to finish.	May 2011- Oct 2011
15	Comp 10: Change Process	With the STAAR test I will meet with the Chief Of Staff to see how he will guide principals and district administrators to prepare for the change and get this group to prepare teachers. I will look for his vision, how he sets his goals and expectations and how he evaluates his growth and effectiveness.	Interview Crockett DuBose	Summer and Fall 2011
16	Comp 6: Student Discipline	As zero tolerance is a topic of much debate, I will meet with a group of students from grades 6-8 to discuss ho they see it, what changes they feel are necessary and how we can meet each other to maintain a safe school. We will also look at different situations and how the discipline was handled, as well as what other options the administrator should have considered.	Group of students from WAMS and WAES	Fall and winter 2011
17	Comp 10: Student Services	As GPISD has an increasing rate in teen pregnancy, I will work with our district to implement an abstinence program at the middle school level, evaluate the effectiveness and how they perceive the program.	Program used will be from UT: It’s Your Game, grant coordinator and teachers/students	Fall and Winter 2011
18	Comp 8: General Office Administration/ Technology	We are moving from Skyward to Web based Skyward. I will attend training for a PEIMS clerk and see and learn about this new software. I will work with this employee to see how it is used, evaluate effectiveness, ease of use, etc	GPISD Dir. Of PEIMS- Trina Wilson	Spring 2011
19	Comp 8: School Operations/ Policies	We have open enrollment in our district. I will interview the district truancy officer and see how effective it has been, how it has impacted our enrollment and growth, and what problems she sees with this program.	Interview Phyllis Hyden, GPISD truancy officer	Summer 2011
20	Comp 9: Facility and Maintenance Admin./ Safety and Security	Air conditioning is a major project in most Texas districts, I will interview our maintenance director over HVAC and see what challenges he faces, how his job has changed over the years and what changes are expected.	Interview Abi-Ibrahim, GPISD Maintenance	October 2011
21	Comp 9: Student Transportation	I plan to ride the “hardest” bus route to see the route, how we could improve the conditions, get student feedback and bus driver feedback.	Bus 258, driver and students	Sept 2011
22	Comp 9: Food Services	Survey students on food served at MS campus, desires/ preferences and write a reflection to share with the cfeteria manager	Linda Schoffield, Caf. Manager WAMS	June 2011
23	Comp 7: Personnel Procedures	Interview, Asst. Supt. of HRS, Galena Park ISD regarding hiring and dismissal processes.	Arnold Ramirez	Sept 2011
24	Comp 8: Supervision of the Budget	Interview CFO, Galena Park ISD regarding how we will conserve funds to get out of deficit, how he creates his vision and expectations he has of campus principals. Write reflection of this interview.	Mike Ball	Nov 2011
25	Comp. 3 Community/ Public Relations	I send out a monthly newlsetter. I will survey parents on this form of communication and ask for feedback, get suggestions for what they want to be seen and other modes of communication they prefer.	Parents of WAMS	Sept 2011
26	Comp. 3 Parental Involvement	We will hold two new events for parents to be with their children and increase parental involvement: Daddy Daughter dance and Mother son dance. It will be an opportunity for each group to bond with their child, get to know their school a little more and hopefully see how important their presence is in their child’s life.	Parents of WAMS students, survey of parents and students afterward	Mar 2011 and May 2011
27	Comp. 3 Climate for Cultural Diversity	We hold a multicultural festival each year in May, this year we will focus on 100% involvement of all teachers and students and add parental involvement. We will showcase each continent and something specific from each area/culture. The goal will be to embrace diversity.	Teachers, Students and parents	May 2011
28	Comp. 3 Community/ Business Involvement and Partnerships	I will shadow the CYASE worker (social worker) for my side of the district one day, attend one of her monthly meetings. We will evaluate resources available, her services, what she is allowed to do and I will reflect on her role within our schools.	Ana Vasquez, GPISD CYASE WOrker	October 2011
29	Comp 1 and 4: Position Goals and Requirements	As our district is changing, we need to create new job descriptions. I would like to interview two asst. sups who are directly responsible for doing this to see what they base this on, how this process takes place, expectations, etc.	O. Bazan and C. Murray, Asst. Supt. GPISD	May 2011
30	Comp 1 and 4: Philosophy/ History of Education	I have two teachers with 40+ yrs experience; I want to interview them on the changes they have seen in education since they started, what they have seen, etc. What they predict based on past experiences.	E. Jennings and B. Daniels, GPISD Teachers	March 2011
31	Comp 1 and 4: Ethics	I would like to meet with the paraprofessionals of WAMS to see what they feel to be ethical or not, what changes they recommend, any training they may need, etc.	13 paras from WAMS in GPISD	June 2011
32	Comp 1 and 4: Interpersonal Relationships	I want to focus on: Not multitasking when talking to an employee, accept criticism and avoid being defensive when challenged. I will Blog about how I am doing with these and what changes I have had to make to do this better.	Self, use personal Blog	All year 2011
33	Comp 1 and 4: School Board Policy and Procedures/ State and Law	Interview the superintendent on how he works with the board, how he trains them and interacts with them. I will write a reflection on how he manages this relationship and recommendations for a new supt.	Dr. Henry, GPISD Supt.	Jan 2011
34	Comp 5: Federal Programs Administration	As we transition to a new grant writer, I want to interview the new person on this process, what she has learned, where she feels she needs help and what she offers GPISD to increase the number of grants we are granted.	Sandy Mathews, Grants GPISD	April 2011
35	Comp 10: Issue and Conflict Resolution	I have a lead teacher and a very outspoken teacher. The teacher never works with the lead teacher and causes conflict. I will bring them together, work on how they can get along, the purpose for this and establish guidelines for working as a team.	R. Carrizal and K. Walker, WAMS	Feb 2011
36	Comp 6: Current Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning	STAAR is on everyone’s mind- I will compile a list of all the other issues currently affecting teachers that are obtained by a survey, I will assess the degree of importance and see if it matches what teachers feel is  important. I will then reflect on this exercise.	WAMS teachers and administrators, GPISD	May 2011
37	Comp 8: Professional Affiliations and Resources	Our newest asst. supt is a very experienced principal who is involved in so many associations. I will interview him, get his perspective on professional associations and recommendations for me as a current principal.	Ken Wallace, Asst. Supt. GPISD	June 2011
38	Comp 8: Professional Library	I will create a list of resources that will be beneficial for a future superintendent that can be of reference.	Resources online, published, etc.	Throughout the year 2011.