Candidate Selection
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Theory into Practice: On-site Expectations for the Administrative Internship Candidate Selection
The Power of the Principal Internship • Demonstrates leadership of leading change using data • Partnership between university and school district • Common candidate goals and expectations • Candidates screened by agreement partners • Mutual agreement regarding candidate selection • Timeline for partnership member meetings with candidate through school year including progress and performance checkpoints
Candidate’s Professional Attributes Competency across instructional domains Persists to improve teaching and learning Self-motivated Proactive Collaborative Generates new ideas Risk taker Team player Effective communicator Engages families and community
Primary function: Lead improvement of teaching and learning • Candidate understands and distinguishes between leadership and management • Demonstrable evidence of shared leadership
School Operation: A Systems Approach Candidate demonstrates working knowledge of school operations including assessment, community involvement, communication, curriculum and instruction, English Language Learners, special education, collective bargaining agreements, technology • Candidate understands school operation from a systems perspective • Candidate demonstrates working knowledge of facilities services, food services, human resources, school finance, school safety, transportation
Understanding of Best Instructional Practice Assessment Use of data/progress monitoring Community engagement Curriculum Early Childhood Program Instruction Response to Intervention (RtI) Scheduling for collaboration around student data Differentiated professional development Special education - LRE Staff evaluation to improve teaching and learning for every student Technology integration to engage 21st century learners (digital natives)
Operations • Community • Facilities • Finance • Food services • Parent/Teacher Organization • Personnel/Human Resources • Procedures and reports: school, district, state, federal • School calendar/schedule • School office • School safety • Transportation