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Educational Leadership

Internship

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Project Reports

Project Report Guidelines

The following guidelines and accompanying templates should be used when submitting your three project reports to your intern supervisor at the end of the internship. These three project reports can only be submitted in hard copy . These three project reports must follow these guidelines:

1. Your three project reports should be professionally packaged as though they were being submitted to your superintendent.

2. A binder is recommended for each project report to allow for the easy design of sections.

3. Section one of each project report will be the actual “project” you completed for the school administrator. If the project contained a huge amount of information (the entire master schedule, all 4th grade test results, etc.) just supply a copy of one or two pages as an example. If it was something like a New Teacher Handbook, obviously the entire Handbook would appear in section one.

4. The remaining sections of each binder would be those items addressed below for each separate project.

5. If the project did not come to completion by the end of the internship, submit what you did accomplish and explain what will be occurring in the future beyond your internship. Highlight your future role as you perceive it.

Template for BINDER #1: EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS PROJECT

1. Describe the nature of the project that you accomplished.

2. Describe and explain how you used any relevant data to complete your project. (Data could come from research, assessment results, the input from colleagues, parents and/or community members, etc.)

3. What were the financial considerations within the project? What political forces influenced the nature of the project? What cultural aspects of your work setting influenced the project?

4. Using the State learning standards, district goals, and/or community expectations as benchmarks evaluate the effectiveness of your project for improving the educational system where you work.

5. Make specific recommendations for improving upon what you accomplished.

6. Submit a plan for monitoring the impact of your project .

Template for BINDER #2: EDUCATIONAL VISION PROJECT

1. Describe the nature of the project that you accomplished which supported the educational vision of your building/district.

2. Incorporate an organizational map of the school or district which identifies the key people, networks and relationships that exists at this work setting.

3. Design a strategic communication system that will be used to disseminate the information in your project to all stakeholders.

4. Submit your goals for improving curriculum, instruction and/or assessment practices .

5. Describe how your project was supported or hindered by existing “structural” aspects of the school or district, such as, professional development, scheduling, policies and budgeting.

Template for BINDER #3: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

1. Describe the nature of the School Improvement Plan that was part of this project, highlighting the comprehensive long-range planning that was undertaken.

2. Describe and explain how you used any relevant data to complete your project. (Data could come from research, assessment results, the input from colleagues, parents and/or community members, etc.)

3. Incorporate the organizational map from Project #2.

4. Identify and describe the key obstacles that hindered the realization of the improvement plan and the strategies used to overcome them.

5. Describe your plan for promoting collaborative decision making during the resulting change process.

6. Submit a plan for involving parents and members of the community during the change process.