Internship Application and Proposal

Kirsten Henderson

St. Bonaventure University

Educational Leadership
Internship Application
Submit to:
Educational leadership Chair
St. Bonaventure University
School of Education
PO Box AB
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Name
Kirsten L. Henderson
Home
Address
4386 Zenner Rd
City/State/Zip

Eden, NY 14057

Date May 18, 20

Henderkl14@bonaventure.ed
E-Mail u

Home Phone
716-992-9735
Business (School or
Agency)
The Childrens League
Addre
ss
393 North St
City/State/Zip

Springville, NY 14141

Work Phone 716-592-9331

Work Fax

Present Certifications
Held
Permanent Certification in Special Education
Certification You Plan to
Earn
Educational Leadership- School Building Leader
NY SBL X
NY SDL
Years of Teaching
Experience
28 years
Years of Administrative
Experience
0
Credits of Graduate Work Completed at End of Present
Semester

Completed masters degree

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Credits of Graduate Work in EDL Completed at End of Present

Semester
9
Name of School District/Agency for
Internship
The Childrens League
Name of School or
Building
n/a
Name of Superintendent or Executive
Officer
Christine Lewis
Name of Internship Site
Supervisor
Christine Lewis
Title of Internship
Position (if applicable)

Description of Plan for Internship Experience

The duties for the internship include a major project to create a handbook/manual to guide new
teachers, and therapists through a school year (protocols for weekly planning, team meetings,
IEP writing, deadlines, general responsibilities, general school functions), assist in a new hire
orientation for summer staff with discussion of confidentiality, routines and expectations of the
job, research new curriculum based on the common core, organize and run safety drills and
review for changes to current safety policies, research different ways to promote the school and
keep parents informed (facebook, twitter, update current website), attend intake meetings for
new students, assist with running 2 fundraisers, plan for staffing of classrooms as well as
placement of students for fall classes, organize and participate in reorganization meeting for
2015-2016 school year.
June 1- 19 and July 27- August 14 (after teaching
hours, research at home, attend meeting after
teaching hours) June 22- July 24 and August 17Anticipated Schedule School/Work
August 31, 8-4, (shadowing and working as an
(Daily)
administrator)
Internship Schedule

June, 2015- August, 2015

Explain the Steps You Have Taken or Plan to Take to Finalize Your Schedule
I met with the director, Chris Lewis, and the supervisors, Elaine Krezmein and Terry Doermer, to
organize a schedule that would allow me to continue teaching in my current position, so there
would not be a need to find a substitute teacher, as well as immerse myself in setting up our
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summer program and organizing for the start of the school year. We discussed projects and
activities that I could participate in, aligning them to the ELCC standards. To begin I will be
researching and surveying staff, for a handbook and parents, for ways they might best receive
communication from the school. I will be participating in meetings to develop a new curriculum
and goal writing procedures. I will then begin my shadowing experience, running a new summer
hire meeting, preparing and executing safety drills, assisting with fundraisers, organizing
classroom staffing, attend intake meetings for new students, organizing the beginning of the
school year orientation and staffing and student placement for the 2015-2016 school year.
Are You Admitted to (Please Check)
Degree
A) Program
Certification Program X
Number of Graduate Hours Completed at St. Bonaventure
B) University

Explain How Your Internship Responsibilities Will be Beneficial to the School District.
My internship responsibilities will benefit The Childrens League especially through the
organization of the handbook/manual to help new staff acclimate to the professional
responsibilities at our school. Currently there is no document for new hires to reference for day
to day and month to month responsibilities. Our website has not been updated and the director
is interested in ways to promote our school and keep families in touch. We need to have safety
drills that have us working through the kinks of our current policies for lock down drills and
move to a different location drills. I will be working with staff to research curriculum, decide on
the merits of each and pick one for our school. We will also be learning new ways for writing
developmentally appropriate goals to record and document data. I can be the leader to
facilitate dialog with the State representative.
Explain How You Feel the Internship Will Help You Including Your Analysis of Areas that Require
Strengthening.
There will be many opportunities to apply knowledge to the administrative position. I will be
speaking in front of groups of adults (staff and parents), asking for assistance through surveys
and questionnaires, compiling data, sharing knowledge and learning how to set up classes with
staff and students. I will have opportunities to lead and guide new and current staff. I will have
the opportunity to work under the director of the program, who has over 25 years experience as
well as the two supervisors, one of whom was a CSE/CPSE chairperson for 3 different public
schools and the other who is new to The Childrens League. This opportunity will help me to
fully grasp all the different aspects and responsibilities of running a small school for
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preschoolers with disabilities. This is where my passion is and I plan to work in this type of
setting when I complete my certificate.
Students Signature

Kirsten L. Henderson

Date

Site Supervisor Signature

University Supervisor
Signature

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Purpose
The purpose of the 400-hour internship is to experience and perform in the position of educational leader. My participation in the
internship will allow me to explore many different educational leadership areas: developing a vision, guiding instructional leadership,
managing an organization, providing for the safety of those working and learning at this school, collaborating with staff and families, and
improving the school culture and communication within the school, as well as the communication with families.

Philosophical Perspective
The Conceptual Framework components for an administrative candidate include competence, experience and social justice. This
internship will allow me to learn and experience many different facets of being an administrator. I will experience interactions with families
and staff of different backgrounds. I will need to listen to ideas and concerns and make decisions based on that information. I will need to act
responsibly and with integrity. I will research topics and share information clearly and professionally with all stakeholders.

Program Description
The Childrens League is a small school serving roughly 115 children with disabilities in a center-based program and also provides
therapeutic and special education services to 50 children in their homes. These services are provided to children in five counties within a 50
mile radius of the school in Springville, New York. This internship will focus mainly on the center-based program at the school.
The internship will begin in June with research, discussion meetings, and surveys of staff and families. The hours will be varied at
first with meetings after instructional time and research occurring at home. The weeks from June 22 through July 24 and August 17 through
August 28 will be full immersion in the administrative position.
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Competencies/Behaviors
Using the seven Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards, the director, supervisors and I identified tasks and
activities to be completed to provide me with the opportunity to experience administrative leadership at The Childrens League. The
following is and outline of the duties and evaluation criteria for the standards.

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM COUNCIL (ELCC) STANDARDS

SUMMATIVE MATRIX
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Standard 1: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development,
articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all
stakeholders.
Functions

Action Planning

Reflections

Artifacts

D&I

1.1
Develop a
vision

Survey staff regarding

needed information for new
staff, and information needed
to help organize policies and
procedures in one place

Attached survey and any

communication from staff
regarding items needed in a
handbook that would be
helpful to new staff

5 hrs.

1.2
Articulate
a vision

Create a digital and hard

copy hand book for new and
existing staff

Digital and hard copy of the

handbook

50
hrs.

1.3
implement
a vision

Share the handbook with

staff for review of information

1 hr.

1.4
Steward a
vision

Communicate in person and

through emails different
drafts of the handbook to
interested staff for evaluation
of the components of the
handbook and the
information contained within
it.
Tour families interested in our
school

Run a staff meeting where

the handbook is presented
to the staff for review, or
asking for comments
regarding the handbook
that was shared
electronically
Copies of emails or daily
logs referencing comments
from staff regarding
changes to the proposed
handbook

Daily log regarding

comments about touring a
family/tour notes

5 hrs.

1.5
Promote
communit
y
involveme
nt in the

10
hrs.

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vision

Standard 2: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and
sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional
growth.
Functions
2.1
Promote
positive
school
culture

2.2
Provide
effective
instruction
al program
2.3 Apply
best
practice to
student
learning

Action Planning
Establish positive relations
with staff while researching
new curriculum
Participate in the new
summer hire orientation/
confidentiality, school
routines, etc.
Organize contents of new
school year reorganizational
meeting

Reflections

Artifacts

D
&I

Daily log regarding

reflection of meetings with
staff

5hr
s.

Packet for new summer

hires

5
hrs.
10
hrs.

Packet for organizational

meeting

Research new curriculum

aligned with the common
core for preschoolers

Table to compare
curriculum rationale for the
chosen curriculum

20
hrs.

Align annual goals to current

State Education Department
standards-organize training
day for staff

Training day agenda

20
hrs.

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2.4 Design
comprehen
sive
profession
al growth
plans

Research plans for an inservice on CPR-AED training

for staff

Daily log referencing

contacts made to plan for
the training- timeline
regarding needed steps to
complete the training from
contact to the training day

10
hrs.

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Standard 3: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by ensuring management of the
organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Functions
3.1
Manage
the
organizati
on

3.2
Manage
operations

3.3
Manage
resources

Action Planning
Assist with set up of classes
and new hires for in
classrooms for summer
program
Review procedures for
timelines evaluations,
intakes, referrals, CPSE
meetings, touring new
families
Daily operation of the school
Run safety drills then review
policies and procedures to
make things run more
smoothly.
Review budgets, with Chief
Financial Officer-gain an
understanding of how we
receive and distribute funds

Reflections

Artifacts

D&
I

Daily log reflection

Complete an intake,
referral, attend CPSE
meeting

40
hrs.

Daily log reflections

Policies and procedures for
safety drills, review and
modification of policies if
needed after safety drills
are completed

100
hrs.

General report about how

the school receives funding
and spends funds

10
hrs.

10
hrs.

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Standard 4: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and
community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community
resources.
Functions

Action Planning

4.1
Collabora
te with
families
and
other
communi
ty
members
4.2
Respond
to
communi
ty
interests
and
needs
4.3
Mobilize
communi
ty
resource
s

Reflections

Artifacts

D&I

Establish positive
relationships with families
through surveys of best ways
to share information
(backpack notes, teacher
emails, electronic notes to
families, Facebook, twitter)

Surveys, data collected and

tabulated and results
shared with director

5 hrs.

Research other social media

to communicate with families

Research
documents/presentation
materials to the director
and possibly the Board of
Directors

20
hrs.

Shadow a Family Resource

Worker to learn the different
community resources
available and used with our
families

Table of community
resources used for our
families including contact
information, services
provided and any
requirements to receive
services

15hrs
.

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Standard 5: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness,
and in an ethical manner.
Functions

Action Planning

Reflections

Artifacts

D&
I

5.1 Acts
with
integrity

Participate in meetings with

staff researching a new
curriculum, aligning goals to
State standards

Daily logs and notes

10
hrs.

5.2 Acts
fairly

Assist administrators with

decisions regarding
placement of students in
classes for the 2015-2016
school year, choosing staff
for the classrooms for the
2015-2016 school year.

Rationale behind choosing

certain students and
staffing for a classroom

10
hrs.

5.3 Acts
ethically

Discuss issues with

confidentiality with new
hires, review policies and
procedures

New hire meeting

plan/notes

5 hrs.

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Standard 6: An educational leader promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to,
and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
Functions

Action Planning

Reflections

Artifacts

D&
I

6.1
Understan
d the
larger
context

Participate in fundraising
events for the Autism
Walk and Night Under the
Stars (annual event
promoted by the Board of
Directors)

Daily log report on duties

10
hrs.

6.2
Respond
to the
larger
context

Contact local authorities

regarding drills

Daily log contact with local

authorities

5 hrs.

6.3
Influence
the larger
context

Research ways to market

the school through an
updated website,
Facebook, twitter

Present research results to

the director

20
hrs.

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Standard 7: The internship provides significant opportunities for candidates to synthesize and apply the
knowledge and practice and develop the skills identified in Standards 1-6 through substantial, sustained,
standards-based work in real settings, planned and guided cooperatively by the institution and school district
personnel for graduate credit.
Functions

Action Planning

Reflections

Artifacts

7.1
Substantia
l

Participate in an internship
lasting 400 hours involving
staff, parents and other
stakeholders

Educational Leadership
Consortium Council (ELCC)
Standards Matrix

7.2
Sustained

Completion of projects and

planned activities
demonstrating knowledge
skills and dispositions of
Standards

Major projects

7.3
Standards
-based

Planned experiences are

connected to the ELCC
standards

Standards Matrix

D&
I

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7.4 Real
settings

Experiences will occur

throughout the school
setting and possibly at
different districts with
various stakeholders

Daily logs, meeting notes,

time lines, project notes

7.5
Planned
and
guided
cooperativ
ely

Experiences have been

planned with the site
supervisor to include areas
of need for the school.

Standards Matrix

7.6 Credit

Possible credit earned for

this experience would be 2
credits

Revised 11 Standards (9/11g

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Evaluation
Evaluation is an important part of any learning experience. Throughout the internship, I will be completing daily/monthly logs to
document the research and meetings that I have participated in. I will be reviewing and reflecting on my performance and growth as well as
conferencing with my site supervisor and my university supervisor about my performance and growth. I will continue to review the ELCC
standards to examine how I am meeting the standards. At the conclusion of the internship I will be completing a self-assessment. Both my
site supervisor and my university supervisor will complete a formal evaluation about the growth I have shown during the internship.

Timeline
Prior to June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015
June 2015

July, 2015

Initial introductory meeting with Chris Lewis and the

University Supervisor to clarify internship requirements.
Begin internship.
Participate in Focus groups for curriculum, goal writing
Begin research and surveys for the handbook
Communicate with staff regarding ideas for the staff
handbook
Begin research and surveys for families about
communication
Begin research on training for CPR and AED
Participate in new hire orientation
Plan safety drills/write journal article
Second meeting with Chris Lewis and the University
Supervisor to discuss interns strengths and
weaknesses.
Plan staffing and student placement for Summer 2015
Participate in intakes, referrals, CPSE meetings, tour
new families
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Communicate with staff regarding new handbook- send

out electronically for review
Shadow a Family Resource worker
Shadow the Chief Financial Officer
Third meeting with Chris Lewis and the University
Supervisor to identify possible procedures for continued
improvement.
August, 2015

Plan staffing and student placement for Fall 2015

Plan training for CPR and AED
Final meeting to go through intern portfolio and submit
the portfolio to the University Supervisor.
Intern to complete self-evaluation form.
University supervisor to complete a formal Intern
Evaluation.

Summary and Conclusion

This internship will provide me with the ability to research new topics for our school, to broaden our ability to keep parents informed,
provide awareness to new staff of the workings of our school and provide teachers with a curriculum and annual goal writing ideas to
accurately describe the need for a special program for any child. I will gain the experience of serving staff and families with confidence,
being fair and open minded to listen to ideas and concerns. I will learn how this small school operates by shadowing all the key people who
make this school what it is. I hope to be an administrator who can lead a school for children with disabilities and their families.

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