Professional Development Plan - Draft

EDLD 5399: School Superintendent Internship                                                                                                             Section E: Three-Year Professional Development Plan – The following plan should be developed by the end of your intern/practicum experiences and based on your progress and evaluations by yourself, colleagues and site supervisor(s).
Name:______Sheri Hawthorn_______________________________________________
GOAL	TExES	Objective	Course Work/Book/  Workshops	Mentor	Date of Completion	Evaluations
	Domain and Competency - identify Domain Name (e.g. Administrative Leadership) and Competency Number	(What do you want to improve?) Describe in detail – you may use language from the Quality Indicators of the Superintendent Competencies	Workshops (How do you want to improve?)	Professional Support (Who will help you improve?)		How will you know you have improved?
1	2,4,5,7,10 - Collaborative Decision Making	Work with campus leadership team in anaylizing data to develop campus goals, processes, action plans and campus improvement teams.	Books: Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Langford - Quality Learning - Langford  Training	Stu Taylor, Executive Director of School Improvement	Jun-11	Data check for improvement in areas selected by Collaborative Team
2	Instruction and Learning                               2,5,7	Knowledge base of curriculum and implementation and processes in developing and making improvements	Book: Assessment for Learning                  District Inservice on Essential Units of Study and TEKS alignment	Nancy Tarvin, Executive Director of Elementary Curriculum and Monta Akin, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum	11-Jun	Ability to teach and development of curriculum for various grade levels
3	Change Process                2,4,6,8,10	Knowledge of budget process through difficult times - what steps were taken throughout the budget crisis	Webinars, meetings with Superintendent and administrators; school board meetings; public presentations	Bret Champion, Superintendent	Jul-11	Written reflection reviewing the processes
4	Personnel Procedures                  2,4,7	Knowledge of the planning, recruitment, selection, induction, compensation, evaluation and dismissal of personnel	LISD interview process training and review LISD local/legal Policies; Legal Digest Law Conference	KarrieLyn McSpadden, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources	11-Jul	Develop a reference file regarding personnel procedures
5	Food Services                 2,4,8,9	Knowledge of current nutrition requirements and concerns; processes in developing the food services program	State and Federal Literature regarding guidelines for the child nutrition laws	Beth Thorton, Director of school nutrition	Jul-11	Reference file on child nutrition laws and regulations in the public school system
6	Management and Operations	Knowledge of maintenance and operations of a district - including custodial, maintenance and transportation	Visits and interviews with district key personnel	Ellen Skoveria, Assistant Superintendent of finance and operations	Jul-11	I will have the ability to teach others the basic process of of the district management and operations procedures

Internship Plan Review with Site Supervisor

Between the weather and budget issues, time with my site supervisor is extremely limited, so our conference was brief but purposeful.  During the conference we primarily discussed my strengths and areas for improvement when reviewing my plan.  We were very much in agreement on these areas.  My strengths fall in the areas of building relationships and trust, developing common visions, leading staff and creating leaders within the school.  Coming from a non-academic classroom (band directing), I must continue to develop a more detailed understanding of the curriculum and essential units of study for each grade level.  As a part of my plan I will be spending significant time with our executive director of school curriculum. 

Although I have been very involved with board meetings in the past, with the most recent budget concerns and jobs on the line, she has suggested that I pay close attention to the processes the district goes through during this time.  Other areas where I lack an in-depth understanding of the crucial processes and operations are plant operations, food services and transportation.

Over all, my site supervisor felt my internship plan was thorough and covered areas of strength as well as created opportunities for growth in areas for improvement.  She encouraged me to continue with my personal portfolio, improvement plans, and my internship plan.