By: Thomas G. Korth

What I did to accumulate my Capstone Internship hours

No – I’m not talking about Gary Scheff

Although he is very impressive

And revered in the Roseville Community School District

Actually Gary did allow me to work with his team assisting with the 2014 Graduating Class Commencement Ceremony & All Night Senior Party under the Supervising Administrator Peter Hedemark

This work evidenced Standards 1.6,1.11,1.27,2.21,2.23,3.2,4.7,4.15,5.1,6.9,7.13

TOTAL CAPSTONE HOURS - ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS = 14

I first consulted with the experts who could help steer me in the right direction

Ron Roberts agreed to be my Supervising Administrator in evaluating my Capstone hours relating to the relevance of the Standards

He presented me with a list of available tasks in which he wanted me to observe, assist, and participate in, which included:

1. Graduation of the alternative Mohegan High School – (2 hours)o This experience opened my eyes to the great benefit those students

had in completing their education

o Who would otherwise have been lost and dropped out

o Additionally – watching and listening to the stories of these Underdogs

o I realized it was more about their family circumstances that brought them to this point

o Rather than, as most people thought, that they were simply trouble

o The best and most rewarding 2 hours in all of my Capstone work because I could relate

This work evidenced Standards 1.6,1.11,1.27,2.21,2.23,3.2,4.2,4.7,4.11,4.15,5.1,6.9,7.13

I then met with Superintendent of Chippewa Valley Schools – Ron Roberts

2. Graduation of Chippewa Valley and Dakota Class of 2014 – (9 hours)

o Assisted staff, administrators, and School Board members present o Helped reset auditorium between the two Graduation Ceremonieso During the Chippewa Valley High School Graduation – sat upstairs with

one parent and his family – which included his bodyguards o Ron Roberts - great sense of humor – didn’t tell me who

I would be witho Following the Chippewa graduation

Ron wanted to hear the rap lyrics I helped M&M write

for Ron to use for the upcoming Dakota Graduation Ceremony

“Yo me and my hip hop hommies didn’t have time since we were smoking so good ……........ M&M & T. Korth” (50 hours – Capstone complete!!)

This work evidenced Standards 1.6,1.11,1.27,2.21,2.23,3.2,4.7,4.11,4.15,5.1,6.9,7.13

Chippewa Valley Capstone work continued

3. NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) Technology Workshop (4 hours)

o Participation with Chippewa Valley Schools Administration and Central Office personnel

o Data Coach trainingo Organization of processes for Collaborative Learning, Goal

Setting, and Professional Developmento Student growth and summary reports o Exploring data for setting goals

This work evidenced Standards 1.3,1.4,1.6,1.9,1.10,1.14,1.21-26,2.1,2.6,2.9,2.10,3.13,3.38,

7.2,7.10-31

Chippewa Valley Capstone work continued

Community Event …“Run The Plank”

Community members and their families throughout Macomb County can participate

Run the Plank, is a 5K race (3.1 miles long or 16368 feet long or 5000 meters) along the east side of Romeo Plank Road.

Starting at Immanuel Lutheran on 21 Mile, participants can either run or walk the roughly three miles north to St. Peter Lutheran on 24 Mile.

We can accommodate runners, joggers, walkers and strollers, however, pets are not permitted.

Community service work within the C V S District School bus transportation

Parking/Transportation

Participants will park at either St. Peter Lutheran Church (Romeo Plank and 24 Mile Road) or St. John Medical Center (23 Mile and Rome Plank), St. Isidore Catholic Church (Romeo Plank and 23 Mile Road) and busses will transport to Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Bus transportation begins at 6:15 am. Parking is limited in all locations, additional details regarding transportation will be provided during Packet Pick Up.

Age Categories

9 and under, 10 - 14, 15 - 19, 20 - 24, 25 - 29, 30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, 45 - 49, 50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 and over

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 27Noon - 8 pmPacket Pick Up - St. Isidore Catholic Church (23 Mile and Romeo Plank)

Saturday, June 286:15 am - 7:45 am Bus transportation to Immanuel8:15 am - Start9:30 am - Awards Ceremony9:30 am - Noon Family Fun Fair (includes inflatables, clown, food and beverages)

Scheduled transportation on Chippewa Valley School buses – shuttle activity

4. Community Event …“Run The Plank”

My work involves working with Chippewa Valley Schools Transportation Director Brendan Wagner

To plan, organize, schedule, and facilitate the event from the time leading up to the event - Wednesday through the day of the event – Sunday

Assisted Brendan Wagner in this event last year and will be assisting this year for Capstone hours, June 25th – 28th approved by my Supervising Administrator Ron Roberts

This work evidenced Standards 4.4,4.6,4.7,4.14,4.15,4.17,4.19,4.21,4.23,4.27,4.28-29,6.19

Total hours for this event = 12

Community service work within the Chippewa Valley School District

5. My work involves working with Chippewa Valley Schools Transportation Director Brendan Wagner

To plan, organize, schedule, and route students from their bus stop and back home from summer school location

To assist with the driver bid – based on union contract – to award routes based on driver seniority

To work with and assist Transportation Director in meetings with building administrators at summer school location in creating pertinent schedules based on grade levels and start times

This work evidenced Standards 2.21,2.23,3.2,3.15,3.21,3.22,3.25,3.34,3.37,5.4,5.18,7.26

Total hours for this work = 12

Summer School Transportation Scheduling

TOTAL CAPSTONE HOURS - ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

14

TOTAL CAPSTONE HOURS - CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS

39

CAPSTONE HOURS TOTAL = 53

Capstone hours totals