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K-12 Principal Internship and Competency

Summary

Aaron FreedK-12 Principal Licensure Candidate

Bethel University

Presentation Agenda

Introduction and Background

Core Leadership Competencies

K-12 Principal Competencies

Areas of Growth

Feel free to ask questions at any point

Background

Journey to getting here – want to share my passion for education with both student and teachers

Professional Experience Teacher, Department Leaders, Q-Comp Oversight

Teacher, Curriculum Review Team Member, Summer Camp Coordinator

Education Background UWRF, Hamline, Bethel

Internship Experience

2014-2015

Little Canada Elementary K-6, approx. 550 students Neighborhood School, Dual Language Immersion

Program and Setting Three Autism Program

Roseville Area Middle School, Meyer Middle School (River Falls, WI) and North Saint Paul High School

Core Leadership Competency

A: LEADERSHIP

Member of School Leadership Team and Behavior Team

Act as Music Department Chair and Lead Teacher

PLC leadership

Mentor new Staff

Summer Camp Coordination

School Improvement Plan

Core Leadership Competency

B: ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Assisted in the development of specialist schedules

Student Intervention Team

School-wide behavior plan

Music department lead teacher work

Staffing plan for upcoming school year

Core Leadership Competency

C: DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Member of Behavior Team – worked to reduce the overrepresentation of students of color in office referrals

Participated in District Diversity and Intercultural Competency Training

Restorative Justice and PBIS training

Led curriculum reform to better serve low income students

Core Leadership Competency

D: POLICY AND LAW

Participated in Special Education Team

Experienced IEP meetings and re-evaluations

EDUC 860 Papers and letters written in the role of principal to parents, teachers, members of the school board and congressional committees.

Participated in suspension and re-entry procedures at the elementary and middle school level

Core Leadership Competency

E: POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND GOVERNANCE

Served on multiple interview teams

Served on district music curriculum development team and helped to present findings to school board and curriculum advisory committee

Attended multiple school board and curriculum advisory committee meetings

PTA and Dual Language Immersion parent meetings

Regularly meet with district administration regarding programing and financial support for fine arts programs

Core Leadership Competency

F: COMMUNICATION

PLC leadership, both in person and via online shared documents

Behavior PLC and team meetings

PBIS information sessions and voting

School improvement plan mid-year survey

School board and curriculum advisory committee presentations

Teacher observations

Core Leadership Competency

G: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Attended and presented to PTA

Supervised multiple family engagement events

Dual Language Immersion Program Family Nights

Surveys of stakeholders for input on school climate, improvement plans and music offerings

Core Leadership Competency

H: CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

5th and 6th grade PLCs

School Improvement Plan

Creation of music common assessments

Q-comp oversight work

Special Education and Behavior team meetings

Core Leadership Competency

I: INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT

District training in teacher evaluation

Assisted mentors in teacher evaluations

Led music and behavior professional learning communities

Participated in math and literacy PLCs

Creation and reviews of school improvement plan

Intervention specialist meetings

Core Leadership Competency

J: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Participated in multiple interviews including teachers and teaching assistants

Screened and selected candidates for music teaching positions

Created postings for, interviewed and hired multiple summer teaching staff

Staffing plan meeting with mentor

Budget allocation meetings with mentor

Core Leadership Competency

K: VALUES AND ETHICS OF LEADERSHIP

Multiple Bethel papers with values and ethics focus

• PBIS trained, attempts to implement at a new site

• Regular meetings with practicum mentor

• Restorative Justice and Responsive classroom trainings

• Behavior interventions and daily supervision

Core Leadership Competency

L: JUDGEMENT AND PROBLEM ANALYSIS

Student intervention team member

Specialist scheduling

Behavior team member, collaborated on the implementation of core behavior expectations

Attended truancy and re-entry meetings

Department leader during times of great staffing and assessment changes

Summer camp coordination – sole administrator of this program

Core Leadership Competency

M: SAFTEY AND SECURITY

CPR trained

Emergency response experiences

Special Education team meetings

Before and after school supervision

EDUC 830 Supervision Plan

Behavior expectations presentations

K-12 Principal CompetencyA: INSTRUCTIONAL

LEADERSHIP

Trained teacher observer, completed multiple observations

Member of student intervention team

Member of behavior team

Professional development in teaching strategies and diversity

Attended math, literacy, and intervention PLCs

K-12 Principal CompetencyB: MONITOR STUDENT

LEARNING

Behavior, leadership, and SPED team participation

Student intervention team meetings

School-wide behavior plan implementation

Targeted services observations

K-12 Principal CompetencyC: K-12 LEADERSHIP

Observations and internship at elementary, middle and high school levels

School leadership team

Q-comp oversight work

Summer camp work with high school volunteers

Behavior interventions with K-6 and 7-8

Areas of Growth

Policy and Law Just finishing coursework Of great importance with regards to SPED

Human Resources Management Specific requirements, contracts, figuring actual costs

Curriculum Planning and Development Not a classroom teacher so I need to develop

understanding of core content

Conclusion

Overall I feel my internship provided me with excellent opportunities to grow in my leadership and understanding of the role of school principal at any level, program type, or school size.

I look forward to taking what I have learned and implementing it as a future school administrator.

Thank you

Thank you to the great mentors I have had in my internship and at Bethel, most notably:

Dr. Tracy Reimer and Mr. Garin Bogenholm