Administrative Internship: Overview of Projects

Project 1: Student for a Day

Area of
Concern

Needs
Assessment

Project
Action Plan

Evaluation

Competency
Addressed

Stress level
and emotional
health in
student
population
related to
homework,
workload, and
bell schedule

Student
reporting;
Student
generated
survey;
Student
documentary;
Surveys and
qualitative
data from
parents,
counselors,
and teachers

Student for a Day project

Teachers spend a day looking
through the lens of a student
to consider stress, workload,
homework, and bell schedule
from a students perspective.
1. Get approval for project
from Principal and
present idea at faculty
meeting; follow up with
email to solicit faculty
participation.
2. Gather information for
preferred day and grade
level from participating
faculty.
3. Notify students of plans
for the project; petition
for student volunteers to
help document the days.
4. Organize calendar of
faculty chosen days and
assign student crew to
teachers.
5. Meet with students and
faculty groups
individually to discuss
purpose, expectations,
logistics, and concerns.
6. Document through film
and video.
7. Debrief with participants
and synthesize info to
share with faculty.
8. Meet with students to
prepare documentary to
share with school
community.
9. Write various updates and
news articles for school
periodicals with parent
audience.

Debriefing
session with
participating
teachers using
a protocol to
focus on
highlights,
low points,
and what the
teacher
wanted to
share with
colleagues
based on his
or her
experiences;
Synthesis
document of
debriefing
session shared
with faculty/
staff through
email; Articles
shared with
parents
through online
news and
school
magazine;
Documentary
of teachers
experiences
shared with
faculty/staff
and student
body during
an assembly

001: The principal

knows how to
shape campus
culture by
facilitating the
development,
articulation,
implementation,
and stewardship of
a vision of learning
that is shared and
supported by the
school community.
002: The principal
knows how to
communicate and
collaborate with all
members of the
school community,
respond to diverse
interests and needs,
and mobilize
resources to
promote student
success.

Area of
Needs
Project
Concern
Assessment Action Plan
Faculty
FacultyFriends Group
Critical Friends Group
Project 2: Critical
collaboration;
Professional
dialogue about
teaching,
learning, and
student work;
Faculty selfreflection;
School culture

reporting;
Need for time
for teachers to
collaborate
and share
expertise;
Lack of a
structured
professional
learning
community;
Need for a
supportive
network of
colleagues to
discuss
schoolthemed issues

Institute a Critical Friends

Group on my campus to assist
educators in giving and
receiving feedback on their
practice, with student
improvement at the center of
the work.
1. Contact a certified CFG
facilitator to meet with
admin and faculty
representatives to learn
about the program and
how it will help us meet
our campus goals.
2. Dialogue with faculty to
build interest and
understanding.
3. Work with CFG coach
and school calendar to
pick meeting dates and
times.
4. Coordinate Title II
funding and contract
concerns.
5. Attend meetings that last
two hours once a month.
6. Follow up with CFG
coach to debrief the year
and make plans to expand
the program.

Evaluation

Competency
Addressed

Continued
participation
by group
members
throughout the
year; Written
reflection
shared with
CFG coach;
Increased
professional
collaboration
and
conversation
amongst
faculty; End
of year
meeting with
CFG coach

005: The principal

knows how to
advocate, nurture,
and sustain an
instructional
program and a
campus culture that
are conducive to
student learning
and staff
professional
growth.
006: The principal
knows how to
implement a staff
evaluation and
development
system to improve
the performance of
all staff members,
select and
implement
appropriate models
for supervision and
staff development,
and apply the legal
requirements for
personnel
management.
008: The principal
knows how to
apply principles of
effective leadership
and management in
relation to campus
budgeting,
personnel, resource
utilization,
financial
management, and
technology use.

Project 3: Book Award Program

Area of
Concern

Needs
Assessment

Project
Action Plan

Evaluation

Competency
Addressed

Missing and
incorrect
contact
information
from
participating
institutions;
System for
tracking
candidates,
making
nominations,
and collecting/
organizing
awards

Personnel
change
Book award
program
organizer
from previous
years no
longer
working at
my school;
Need to
maintain and
grow Book
Award
program to
recognize
deserving
junior level
students

Book Awards
This program serves to
recognize deserving junior
students for academic
achievement, leadership, and
other scholarly pursuits,
depending on the award
criteria for each award. This
year I coordinated book
awards with 15 participating
institutions.
1. Make contact with various
universities and request
participation in their book
award program.
2. Attend meetings with
faculty members and
administrators to discuss
nominees.
3. Share nominations with
entire faculty and solicit
feedback.
4. Complete and submit
nomination forms for each
institution.
5. Collect and organize
awards to present at the
Academic Awards Ceremony.

Feedback from
faculty
regarding
nominations;
Book awards
and certificates
arrive on time
for presentation
at the Academic
Awards
ceremony

002: The
principal knows
how to
communicate and
collaborate with
all members of
the school
community,
respond to
diverse interests
and needs, and
mobilize
resources to
promote student
success.
003: The
principal knows
how to act with
integrity, fairness,
and in an ethical
and legal manner.
007: The
principal knows
how to apply
organizational,
decision-making,
and problemsolving skills to
ensure an
effective learning
environment.