Bryna M Booth

Daily Log Form

200 Hour School Building Leader Internship in Sherman Central School District
Start: January 27th, 2016
End: March 1, 2016
Dates

ELCC
STANDARDS

Description

Reflection

Hour
s

January 27th,
2016

2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
3.2
3.3

Met with Mary Kay Worth and Mr.

Ginestre to begin my 200 hour
internship. After Professor Worth left,
Mr. Ginestre and I discussed how to add
more curriculum pieces into my
internship and make sure I am hitting as
many the ELCC standards as possible.

Professor Worth had several

recommendations on how to make my
proposal stronger. I agree with her that I
need to add more curriculum
components and budget. Mr. Ginestre
and I discussed that I will hold
curriculum days to review State
Assessment data with teachers. In these
sessions I will help teachers with how to
tailor resources and practice to this data
in preparation for state assessments. He
will also be including me on any meetings
regarding budget.
This was an interesting training as many
administrators are nervous about
negotiations with their unions and there
is confusion about how things will be
changing for APPR. So far so much is
unknown it will be interesting to attend
next months session and see if we know
more. There was a lot of discussion about
a transition score and what could be
used for this. Mr. Ginestre and I
discussed with Mr. Kelly when we
returned to district the options. We will
be using the Regents exams for our
transition score. This is a measure I
agree with as it best relates to everyone.

3
hours

Made plans to hold curriculum days with

teachers. Selected dates and outlined
days.
(Artifact: Updated Proposal)
January 28th,
2016

2.1
2.2
2.3
3.1

APPR Update Training at Regional

Curriculum Council with Theresa
Gray at Wheelock
- Mr. Ginestre and I attended
together. Ms. Gray
reviewed the changes for
APPR that are known at
this point.
(Artifact: RCC Notes from the
meeting)
Student Services Meeting
- The administrative team met to

4
hours

3.5
hours

discuss multiple students who

were continuing to struggle with
academics or discipline.

January 29th,
2016

3.3
4.1
4.3
5.1
5.2
5.3
3.1

Summer School Budget Meeting

with Kimberly Oehlbeck
(Business Official)
Mrs. Oehlbeck and I met to go
through all costs of last years
Wildcat Weeks program. I then
developed an accounting to be
sent to the town at their request.
(Artificat: Accounting of Summer
School)

Discipline with Two Students

(Artifact: Discipline Logs)

February 1st,
2016

2.1
2.3

Visited High School Government

Classroom to better understand this

The student service meeting was very

useful. Several students who were not
responding to detentions or classroom
instruction were discussed. Having fresh
perspectives of people not dealing with
these situations daily, gives us new
places to go and things to try.
This was an interesting process to go
through. While Wildcat Weeks is a small
budget compared to the whole school
budget, it has many of the same
components. Ms. Oehlbeck helped me
understand the different codes that
certain items would fall under and where
the funding came from for each record.
This record was then sent to the town as
we plan to partner with them for the
upcoming summer program.

I got to start doing discipline today. Mr.

Ginestre and I reviewed what the
students had done. We discussed how to
best handle it. I actually really enjoyed
this. I miss interacting with the students.
I was nice and respectful. They were to
me as well. They were honest and got less
of a consequence due to this honesty. I
also looked at their grades and past
transgressions to make a decision. This
was Mr. Ginestres idea and it was
definitely helpful.
Our High School Government teacher is
phenomenal. He did an overview of what

Total:
7.5
hrs.

6
hours

2.5
hours
Total:
8.5
hrs.

1 hour

curriculum area and the High School

Setting

Met with Prekindergarten Teachers to

Discuss Curriculum Needs

he would be covering in the new unit.

Students were engaged. I need to
continue to get in these classrooms to get
used to the high school culture more and
more.
Prekindergarten teacher would like a new
screening tool for students entering
prekindergarten. I will be researching
this.
Researched a new screening tool and
contacted companies for Prek

Met afterschool with 7th and 8th grade

teacher team to discuss middle school
students behavior and effort toward
school work.
February 2nd,
2016

3.1
3.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
3.1

Worked with Mr. Ginestre to create a

2016 3-8 State Testing Plan

Discipline with One Student

(Artifact: Discipline Log)

1.5
hours
3
hours

Mr. Ginestre is going to hold an assembly

for this group of kids to tell them to get it
in gear. Im glad there is such a support
network here that takes notice when a
group is not pulling their weight.
Last year the 3-8 exams did not go
seamlessly. In an effort to make this year
more seamless we will be organizing
exams as they come in and go out. I will
be in charge of organizing all tests and
making sure they are ready to go to
BOCES after they are administered. Mr.
Ginestre and I discussed ways to
minimize any kinks from last year.

Total:
5.5
hours

Todays discipline I took a back seat on. I

sat in and Mr. Ginestre spearheaded the
discussion. This young man is very
difficult and has had many
transgressions this year. There was a
discussion of Alternative Education for
him. I find myself wondering what we

1.5
hours

2.5
hours

Total:
4.0
hours

February 3rd,
2016

5.1
5.2
5.3
3.1
1.4
1.5
4.1

Discipline with One Student

(Artifact: Discipline Log)

Visited Elementary Classrooms to

Observe Title

could do to reach this kid? He has a

horrible home life and is running out of
chances here.
Today I did discipline with Mr. Ginestre in
the room again. This does get a little
awkward for students as they are not
sure who to talk to, but I work very well
with him and appreciate his support. The
student was very honest with me. I called
his father and said how honest he had
been and that I reduced the consequence
because of this. Dad was great. We sent a
letter home as the student will have two
days in ISS.

Today I visited classrooms in the

elementary portion of the building to
observe Title time and how it is working.
This is a time when three title teachers go
into a grade level. Students are broken
into groups based on what skills they
need and both the title teachers and
general education teachers work with the
students. This takes on different forms in
each classroom based on the
personalities of the teacher. The purpose
of my visit today was to view the different
models so that when we begin to discuss
Title services for next year I have and
informed opinion. Not everyone is happy
with the current model.

2
hours

4
hours

February 4th,
2016

3.2
3.3

Reviewed Discipline of A Student Caught

with Drugs

While I was visiting an elementary

classroom, Mr. Ginestre was alerted to
the possibility that a high school student
was high and carrying marijuana on his
person. Mr. Ginestre asked the student to
take his sweatshirt off and found there
was marijuana on this students person.
While, I was not able to be there when all
of this happened, Mr. Ginestre and I
discussed it in great detail so that I could
learn from the experience in a meeting
later in the day.

Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day

Planning Meeting

Attended a Read Across America Meeting

with teachers. Ill be reading to a class
and they planned the majority of the day
during this meeting. It went very well,
but it was surprising to me how the
teachers got very bogged down by
minutia.
This was a very long meeting with a lot of
detail. I am glad I had the opportunity to
sit in on this as this was a component of
the budget I did not fully understand. I
learned a lot about BOCES services,
what is aidable, etc.

Meeting with Jennifer Lily from BOCES

Erie 1 on the BOCES budget and Shared
Services
Mr. Kelly (Superintendent), Mr. Ginestre
(Principal), Mike Shimmel (Tech
Coodinator), Kimberly Oehlbeck
(Business Official) and Myself reviewed
with her all of the budget codes, what
they cover and what the costs will be for
next year.
Reviewed Teacher Requisitions for Next
Year

This monthly faculty meeting helps show

our support of the teachers in the lowest
grade levels. Many of these teachers had

1 hour

2
hours

Total:
9
Hours
3.5
hours

3.0
hours

Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ginestre, Mrs. Oehlbeck

and myself reviewed and approved or
denied all teacher requests for next year
(building, tech

February 5th,
2016

1.1
1.3
2.1
6.1
6.2
6.3

Prek 2 Faculty Meeting

Mr. Ginestre could not make it to this
one as he was dealing with a very
serious discipline issue. I went in his
stead.
PreK Meeting with Beth Starks and Mira
Berkley from Quality Stars
Mr. Ginestre, Mr. Kelly and I discussed
with these ladies what our needs are and
what their program offers. I will be
applying the school for this program
shortly.
(Artifact: Meeting Notes)
Follow Up to Faculty Meeting from
Yesterday

February 8th,
2016

2.2
2.3
2.4

Prepared for Data Meetings

(Artifact: If necessary, can provide the

concerns about requisitions and ordering

for next year. It was a positive meeting
though they definitely do not see me in
the same light as Mr. Ginestre. I dont
have the same decision making power, so
I frequently told them I would have to
check into something and get back to
them. I then reported back to Mr.
Ginestre and will be following up with the
teachers tomorrow on their concerns.
Sherman has such a need for high
quality day care and prek programs. An
opportunity like this would have a huge
impact on our district. Im hoping that
through working with these ladies and
this program we can not only improve our
current program, but also start to reach
younger and younger students. These
opportunities would be a game changer
in this community. Mr. Ginestre, Mr.
Kelly and I then discussed how to move
forward with this and I met with the
prekindergarten teachers.
After speaking with Mr. Ginestre I was
able to follow up with teachers about
their concerns from yesterday. They were
happy that I was responding so quickly
and many of them opened up about other
concerns they were having. I really enjoy
being in the classrooms. My current job
takes me away from the teachers and
classes a lot. I miss that.
Researched correlations, printed data for
grades K-8 (both state and IREADY),
communicated with Title Teachers in

Total:
6.5
hours

5
hours

4
hours
Total:
9
hours

8
hours

data Ive prepared.)

February 9th,
2016

5.1
5.2
5.3
3.1
4.1

Discipline with 8 Students

(Artifact: Discipline Log)

I started by calling the teacher who

issued some of the referrals without
giving a lot of detail on the form to get
more detail. I called each student down.
Mr. Ginestre sat in. I discussed what the
referrals were for with them. I listened to
them. Five students got a warning. Three
got detention. I then called the parents to
the students to discuss what happened
and the punishment with them. I cant
get over how much I enjoy the discipline
piece. I really miss the kids. I enjoy
talking to them. They are so honest.

Discipline with 1 Student

A student was rumored to be smoking in

the upstairs bathroom. Mr. Ginestre and
I met with her, reviewed the cameras and
met with the witnesses. I found this
particular case to be very interesting as
she attempted to lie. I then asked her
follow up questions and was eventually
able to get her to tell the truth. I really
enjoyed getting to talk to her and help her
learn a lesson.
Having these meetings took some skill
and finesse. It was important for teachers
not to feel as though we were looking at

(Artifact: Letter sent home on

2/10/2016)

February 10th,
2016

2.2
2.3
2.4

preparation, created substitute schedules

for meetings, created folders for every
general education teacher, special
education teacher, title teacher, and Mr.
Ginestre with their data, resources from
IReady, etc.
Checked spelling, grammar, etc.

Data Analysis Meetings

I met with all teachers, Title Teachers

4.5
hours

1.5
hour

6
hours

11
hours

6.2

and Special Education Teachers in hour

increments all day long to discuss
IReady data, Title placements and the
next couple months of curriculum.
(Artifact: Data Meeting Notes)

February 11th,
2016

February 12th,
2016

3.1
3.3

3.1
3.2

February 13th,
2016

3.1
3.2

February 15th,
2016

5.1
6.1

Phone Conference Call with David Scalzo

from Boces, Kimberly Oehlbeck
(Business Official) and Mike Shimmel
(Technology Coordinator)
(Artifact: Call Log)
This call was to look at our current data
integration services in relation to the
budget. Discuss what platforms we
anticipated needing integrated for next
year and discuss various cost options.
CSE Meetings all day

Reviewed emails and responded to any

curriculum related or discipline related
emails and phone calls.
Reviewed emails and responded to
pertinent emails from Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Ginestre, and emails from teachers.
Began Reading Student Handbook while
Home for Presidents Day

their weaknesses or what they did wrong.

I really wanted a team approach and to
look at each kid to see what we could do
to help each child grow. Overall these
were very successful. I will be following
up with some teachers after these
meetings. We will do them again in the
spring to make title placements for next
year.
This call was extremely useful. This year
we were paying separately to have
IEPdirect, Powerschool, and our Lunch
system integrated. Through a new coser
next year we can have all of these
integrated along with IReady, and Castle
Learning. This will save a lot of time and
saves us money.

CSE Meetings All Day

CSE meetings took me most of the day.
As this is part of my current role I will
not count these hours.
I did spend one hour getting to emails. It
is unreal how many emails I get related to
discipline and curriculum.
Read through emails and responded to
teacher concerns and questions.

Read student handbook and began

making notations. There are definitely
some improvements I can make here.
There are very nice charts outlining what
discipline needs to take place for which

1.5
hours

2
hours
2
hours

3
hours

February 16th,
2016

3.1
3.2
5.1

Reviewed emails and responded to

pertinent emails from Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Ginestre, and emails from teachers.
Meeting Regarding Discipline with Mr.
Kelly and Mr. Ginestre
(Artifact: Meeting Notes)

February 17th,
2016

3.3

Met with the business official to discuss

textbook money that remains to be
spend this year. I then began working
with vendors to coordinate an order for
next years Handwriting Without Tears
books and IReady books. Meeting with
teachers to discuss their needs took a
good deal of time.

February 18th,
2016

3.3

Attended another budget meeting with

the business official, superintendent,
and principal.

February 19th,

3.2

Worked with Teachers on their rosters

incidents. However, these can be updated

a lot.
I get so many emails now it is essential I
keep up on them. It is so easy to fall
behind in this area.
We had our weekly meeting to discuss
discipline. We discussed different
approaches to it. Mr. Kelly shared with
me notes from interrogation training he
had taken several years ago. This was
fascinating. The notes showed what tells
someone may have if they are lying.
Teachers have mixed feelings about the
IReady books. Some want both the
instructional book and practice book for
both subjects others want only pieces.
These were interesting conversations with
teachers. I think it says something about
each teachers style to see what they value
in this regard. Across the board the
Handwriting Without Tears books are
loved. There main reason was because of
its ease of use.
We reviewed the next draft of the budget
going through it line by line. This was
beyond beneficial for me. I actually really
enjoyed seeing and understanding how
things fit under different codes. This was
a good experience for the future and for
my school finance class Im currently
enrolled in. I would not want to be a
business official, but I cannot wait to be
a superintendent and get to be more
involved with this piece.
Today I met with various teachers on how

2.5
hours

2.5
hours
Total:
5.0
hours
6
hours

5
hours

and how to verify them.

2016

February 22nd,
2016

3.3
4.1
4.2
4.3

Met with Michelle Swabik (Director of the

Community Program) to discuss this
years Wildcat Weeks and how to partner
with them.

Researched Vocabulary
-as per a teachers request I began to
research the best way to teach
vocabulary

February 23rd,
2016

5.1
5.2
5.3

Meeting Regarding Discipline with Mr.

Kelly and Mr. Ginestre
Mr. Ginestre filled me in on what
happened on the day I had data
meetings with our student who was
caught with drugs on school property.
We discussed the techniques Mr.
Ginestre used to get this student to
admit to it and what route was taken

to verify their rosters in TAA. I took them

their current rosters, helped them open
their portals and complete the sign off
necessary. I then checked off each
teacher that had this completed and
made a list of errors that needed to be
corrected.
I love that we are partnering with Mrs.
Swabiks organization. She is trying to do
something positive in the community.
This partnership will support her in this
as well as allow summer learning
opportunities to expand and service more
students.

hours

Teachers in our school do a variety of

things to teach vocabulary. Some take an
old school approach of one word a day or
a workbook, others teach it in context,
and others do not teach vocabulary. I am
hoping that through research, meetings
with teachers, and professional
development days I can assist in helping
us get a more uniform approach. We are
not doing the best we can by our kids all
using different approaches.
I enjoy hearing about Mr. Ginestre and
Mr. Kellys past experiences with
discipline. They each have very different
backgrounds and therefore have different
approaches to discipline. Both of them
have great relationships with kids and
this seems to help. I need to start going
to more events to help build the
relationships I have.

4
hours

4
hours

Total:
8
hours

2.5
hours

February 24th,
2016

6.1
3.1

after the student did.

Attended Regional Curriculum Council
with Mr. Ginestre
We received updates on State Testing,
APPR, Computer Based Testing, the
NYSAA exam, and curriculum struggles
of neighboring districts.
(Artifact: RCC Notes)

February 25th,
2016

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

Test Preparation and Planning Meeting

with 4th Grade ELA and Math Teachers,
& Title Teachers
(Artifact: Test Preparation and Planning
Schedule, Data Analysis Sheet Created
for Session, Report of Session)

This curriculum council was very

interesting as it brought up many of the
issues with computer based testing. I had
not thought of much of what is arising in
the field test districts. Mr. Ginestre and I
began to discuss what grade levels will go
to computer based testing first. I am
supportive of the 5/6 team starting this
venture first as they have been most
receptive to technology and their
students use it the most. It seems the
learning curve would be less at this level
than any other.
I prepared all IReady reports and all
State Test Data for fourth grade ahead of
time. I analyzed trends between the two
sets of data to see what gaps needed to
be filled in our curriculum. I also had all
state test questions from last year ready. I
reviewed this information with the
teachers, by asking them to highlight
gaps. We then took these gaps and looked
at the actual questions for next year. We
analyzed each answer and why students
missed it. We then looked at the
calendar Id prepare, our resources, and
the gaps to plan out all instruction until
the test. This was done for both subjects.

I feel this session went very well and

teachers are very prepared with what
data they need. I do not understand why
the veteran teacher at this grade level is

9
hours

10
hours

February 26th,
2016

4.2
4.3

PTech Assembly

Meeting with Lisa Carlson regarding

summer programming.

so frustrated by her scores when she

continues to teach material form six
years ago. She got very heated with me in
the session stating that teaching reading
is the same as it used to be why should
she have to change. I responded that we
need to up our rigor to better prepare
students for college. I feel very bad that a
new, impressionable, teacher is being
guided by a veteran who is not bought
into the Common Core curriculum. I am
proud of myself for handling her outburst
with a calm and research based
response. I will be following up with each
of these teachers. I will also be giving
more support to the new teacher.
The assembly that was done for this
program was not age appropriate for the
students. It sounds like an awesome
opportunity but one of us needs to pull
students and follow up with what this is.
Lisa Carlson is our new librarian. She
has a background in video technology.
She has a million ideas on how to
enhance the Wildcat Weeks summer
programming. We talked about various
programs she wanted to use with
students. I then researched most of these
ideas after she left. Thought about how
we could fit it in the schedule and
budget. I then met with Mr. Kelly and Mr.
Ginestre to discuss them. They were very
receptive to the ideas. Im so energized by
all of her ideas and thoughts. I cant wait
to see how she enhances the summer

2
hours

7
hours

Total:
9
hours

program this year.

February 29th,
2016

March 1st, 2016

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

1.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
4.1
4.2

Test Preparation and Planning Meeting

with 5/6 Math Teacher
(Artifact: Test Preparation and Planning
Schedule, Data Analysis Sheet)

5/6 ELA Teacher Test Preparation

Training
(Artifact: Test Preparation and Planning
Schedule, Data Analysis Sheet)

I prepared all IReady reports and all

State Test Data ahead of time. I analyzed
trends between the two sets of data to see
what gaps needed to be filled in our
curriculum. I also had all state test
questions from last year ready. I reviewed
this information with the Math teacher,
giving him time to come to these
conclusions himself through the data. I
also gave him a calendar template to map
out his instruction with each class from
not until the state test.

This teacher is resistant to my help. He is

one of the more resistant teachers in the
building to the Common Core modules
and data. I think I made some headway
with him today, but it is hard to know if I
did or not. He discounts much of the
data and it is difficult to have certain
conversations without offending him. I
also went from being his partner teacher
to now this support role. I think that this
puts a strain on the conversation. I need
to find a way to reach him and I dont
think I have done it yet. This is
frustrating, as I know I could help here.
The teacher test preparation went very
well with this group. These teachers work
amazingly well together and should be
used as a model for how two teachers
should collaborate together and intermix
their subject matters. These teachers had

8
hours

10
hours

a thorough understanding of the data

and were able to be very self-sufficient.
I prepared all IReady reports and all
State Test Data ahead of time. I analyzed
trends between the two sets of data to see
what gaps needed to be filled in our
curriculum. I also had all state test
questions from last year ready. I reviewed
this information with the ELA and Social
Studies teachers, since they support each
other. I gave them time to come to these
conclusions themselves through the
data. I also gave them a calendar
template to map out their instruction
with each class from not until the state
test.
At the end of the day, met with Beth
Starks and Mr. Kelly to see the
Chauatauqua Lake Early Childhood
program and discuss if this was a
possibility for us.

March 2nd, 2016

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

7/8 ELA and Math Teacher Test

Preparation

(Artifact: My Report on the Days Gaps)

Seeing this program was wonderful and a

little overwhelming. I know that the
community need is there for us to do
something like this. I do not know if we
have the space to do it. Mr. Kelly and I
will be meeting again to discuss the next
steps.

I prepared all necessary data for teachers

and then provided them with training on
how to read their data, analyze it for gaps
and plot out instruction using their
various resources and the resources I
provided. The morning was spent with
the 7 & 8th grade math teachers. The

3.5
hours

Total
11.5
hours
9.5
hours

afternoon was the 7th&8th Grade ELA

teachers.

March 3rd,
2016

March 4th,
2016

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

3rd Grade ELA and Math Teacher Test

Preparation Training

5.1
6.1

Student Handbook Revisions

(Artifact: Gap Report)

How open teachers are to their data

varies greatly from teacher to teacher.
The level at which I can analyze the data
also depends on each teacher. I truly
enjoy doing these days as I get to better
know our teachers, help them better
understand their curriculum and their
testing data and better prepare
instruction for the final weeks before the
test. These teachers were very receptive
to it but had varying degrees of comfort
with the data.
I prepared all IReady reports and all
State Test Data ahead of time. I analyzed
trends between the two sets of data to see
what gaps needed to be filled in our
curriculum. I also had all state test
questions from last year ready. We started
with the ELA data as these teachers felt
they had more gaps in this area and
preferred to use the majority of time
focused here. I reviewed all data with the
teachers. I gave them time to come to
these conclusions themselves through
the data. I also gave them a calendar
template to map out their instruction
with each class from now until the state
test. I then repeated the same steps with
Math.
Reviewed the student handbook for any
edits that need to be made. This was a

9
hours

6
hours

March 5th, 2016

3.1
3.2

Reviewed emails and responded to

pertinent emails from Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Ginestre, and emails from teachers.

March 6th, 2016

4.1

Began the Quality Stars Application

March 7th, 2016

3.3
4.1
4.2
4.3

Wildcat Weeks Summer Planning

Meeting

5.1
5.2
5.3
3.1

Discipline with 4 Students

very good exercise because it forced me to

really closely look at this document. I am
going to recommend some updates to the
cellular device section. I will also be
taking my suggestions to a committee to
get their input.
Read through emails and responded to
teacher concerns and questions.

2
hours

I attempted for two hours and spoke with

tech support to get logged in and
complete this application to gain access
to the program for our prekindergarten.
They concluded that this was an issue
with their portal. I will email Mira
Berkley our contact for this and see if she
can help. This is something I will have to
come back to at another time.
Mr. Ginestre and I met with teachers to
discuss this coming summer and Wildcat
Weeks. We began planning the first
weeks athletic and academic
programming as well as how to organize
the groups. Prior to this meeting I worked
on creating a new schedule for this week
and completed research around different
activities students could take part in
during this week.

2
hours

One student has not been turning in

work and her grades are suffering. I
discussed this with her, discussed the
consequences and gave her a warning
and a chance to turn it around on her

3.5
hours

4
hours

Total:
7.5

own.

hours

Three students were pushing and flicking

another student. I met with each of these
boys and the victim.

Cumulative Hours: 201 hours

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Bryna M Booth

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Mary Kay Worth

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Date

Bryna Booths February and March of 2016 Monthly Reports:

Standard 1 Major Activities

Standard 1 Reflections

Wildcat Weeks Planning Meetings

Revamping of the Student Handbook

The Wildcat Weeks planning meetings with teachers

have been very beneficial for the planning for this
summer. Last year during my 400-hour internship, I
planned the field trips and activities and the teachers
were left to determine all curriculum. This did not
result in as robust of a program as we had wanted.
Instead this year, beginning in February I began
meeting with the teachers and Mr. Ginestre. During
these meetings we discussed theme weeks, field trips,
and helped the teachers plan how groups would rotate
and what curriculum they would use each day.
Teachers have been taking far more ownership over the
program since doing this. We will be providing students

with a far more robust program than last year due to

these meetings. Also, these meetings have encouraged
the teachers to collaborate far more than in the past.
They are going to share lessons and groups of students
now. I didnt realize how much support the teachers
needed last year. They have excellent ideas regarding
the components I did last year as well.

Standard 2 Major Activities

Data Team Meetings
Data Analysis and Preparation
Teacher Test Preparation and Curriculum
Planning Meetings

The revamping and updates to the Student Handbook

for the 16/17 school year went very well. The handbook
definitely needed to be updated to be more visually
appealing. The cover graphic was cloudy and the text
was not organized well. Several requirements had to be
updated throughout as well. Originally when talking to
Professor Worth she suggested I may want to add a
section specific to Wildcat Weeks. After meeting with
the principal, superintendent, parents, and teachers I
have decided not to do this. My principal brought up
that the handbook we are sure covers everything and
we dont need to worry about the legality of it. This
document is tried and true. If I were to add a section
specific to Wildcat Weeks something could be forgotten
and it could open us up to more scrutiny. Parents and
teachers felt it was good for students to understand the
same rules apply for summer as during the school
year.
Standard 2 Reflections
Data team meetings went very very well. The Title
teachers, the special education teachers, and myself
met with both grade level teachers in grades k-8 as a

team in hour increments. I had all IReady and state

test data ready for these meetings. We then used the
data to look at each student at the grade level, make
title placements, decide on curriculum for Title time for
each group of students, decide on how Title time
should look, and discuss any needs of students that
were not currently being met. Teachers took a team
approach to these discussions and we had very
productive discussions about curriculum, individual
student needs and ways for all teachers to support the
learning that is happening in the classroom.
Data analysis was done on my end prior to test
preparation meetings. I analyzed each grade level K-8s
Iready assessment data, their growth, areas of
weakness and areas of strength. This allowed me to be
very informed prior to having teacher meetings. I also
looked at all 3-8 state test data. I analyzed cohorts
their overall proficiency and their rank in the county.
This was extremely time consuming but effective. I
then looked at each groups question specific data to
see if any standards were lacking across the grade
levels. I did find some consistent weaknesses across
the grade levels and that our students tend to have
more gaps in multiple choice than in writing to the
county and BOCES. After analyzing this data I held full
day meetings with grade level teachers to focus on their
specific gaps and discuss gaps found across the
district. I then lead teachers through filling out a
template that planned their instruction for the

Standard 3 Major Activities

Budget Meetings (Including BOCES Budget)

Standard 4 Major Activities

Wildcat Weeks Planning Meetings
Visits with Quality Stars Ladies
Visit to Chautauqua Lake to observe Early
Childhood Program

remainder of the time until the state tests. To do this

we utilized the gaps they found their group to have
from that groups previous year data and the gaps in
their instruction from the teachers previous years
data.
Standard 3 Reflections
I am so glad I sat in on budget meetings. I attended a
BOCES budget meeting, two overall whole district
budget meetings, a teacher requisition meeting, and a
meeting regarding grants. These were eye opening. I
now have a thorough understanding of each piece and
how different services and how our district pays for
materials. Out of everything Ive done for my internship
this was by far the most worthwhile. Ive always
thought that my weakness as an administrator may be
the financial component of running a district. I no
longer feel this way. This came very easy to me. I
understand the way things are coded how they are
aidable, etc. It helped that I am in my school finance
class while doing this part of the internship. I also
found that the key is being close with your school
business official. I have a personal friendship with our
business official so this made it very easy to learn from
her and ask questions if I had any.
Standard 4 Reflections
I already reflected on the Wildcat Weeks planning
meetings, so I will discuss the Quality Stars visit and
the visit to Chautauqua Lake. Through the award of a
competitive grant we were able to take our Prek to a full
day program last year. This grant requires certain

Standard 5 Major Activities

Discipline with Students

things and we have site visits to insure that we are

doing these things. Not having extensive knowledge
myself on what the best screening tool for Prek, best
professional development for Prek teachers, best
assessment tool, etc. my Superintendent put me in
contact with two ladies from Quality Stars. I then
completed this application. This program and these
ladies are there to support us in insuring we have a
high quality early childhood program. Part two of this
relationship with these ladies was to visit the
Chautauqua Lake Early Childhood program. One of
these ladies runs this program. We know that Sherman
has no day care facilities or early learning programs
anywhere nearby. The closest services are 25 minutes
away in Jamestown. Therefore we are actively
researching how to expand our early learning
opportunities here. Our visit was eye opening. The
infant room was a little overwhelming to imagine
setting up here. However, we are going to start with
baby steps. Even though my internship will be ending
soon, I will continue to pursue this. My next step is to
send out a survey to the district to assess the need. Is
this a need we truly have or do we just think we have
it?
Standard 5 Reflections
I love doing discipline with students. Not to be
boastful, but I was a very good classroom teacher
because I know how to talk to kids. I think I am far
better with students than with adults. I didnt realize
how much I miss spending time with students until I

Standard 6 Major Activities

Budget Meetings
Analysis of Curriculum for Common Gaps Across
Grade Levels
Standard 7 Major Activities
All Activities Throughout 200 Hours

started doing discipline. I learned a ton from Mr.

Ginestre and was able to run all discipline I took care
of by him. Students were honest with me and I was
able to form a relationship with them easily. I really
enjoyed getting to do this piece because of the student
interaction. I also like that the teachers were willing to
turn to me during this experience. As their former
colleague this could have been odd. It really was not.
They wanted help and I wanted to be able to support
them. This went really really well. I learned so much
throughout the experience. Mr. Ginestre taught me to
always check the students grades so that this could be
a talking point as well as whatever the discipline is. He
also taught me how to know if I needed to call a parent
after talking to their child.
Standard 6 Reflections
Both of these were reflected on previously.
Standard 7 Reflections
This internship has been amazing. Ive gotten a sneak
peak into the job of a Principal and Superintendent. I
have gotten experience in every aspect of the school
from budgeting to discipline to curriculum. It has
allowed me to learn and grow as a leader through being
involved in every decision from the group up. I have
learned from Mr. Ginestre and grown to rely on him
and value having such a strong mentor. I know how
important it is to have people you can call and ask
questions, as being an administrator can be a lonely

job. I found I truly have that in him. I can ask anything

and have his support. Im thrilled I had this
opportunity and am so thankful that I will be
continuing to work and learn with such amazing
people.