Bryna M BoothDaily Log Form

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

Dates ELCC STANDARDS Description Reflection Hours

January 27th, 2016 2.22.32.43.13.23.3

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.

Made plans to hold curriculum days with teachers. Selected dates and

outlined days.

(Artifact: Updated Proposal)

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.

3hours

January 28th, 2016 2.12.22.33.1

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 discuss multiple students who were continuing to struggle with academics or discipline.

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.

The student service meeting was very useful. Several students who were not responding to detentions or classroom

4hours

3.5hours

Total: 7.5 hrs.

instruction were discussed. Having fresh perspectives of people not dealing with

these situations daily, gives us new places to go and things to try.

January 29th, 2016 3.34.14.35.15.25.33.1

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)

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. Ginestre’s

idea and it was definitely helpful.

6hours

2.5hours

Total: 8.5 hrs.

February 1st, 2016 2.12.3

Visited High School Government Classroom to better understand this curriculum area and the High School

Setting

Met with Prekindergarten Teachers to Discuss Curriculum Needs

Our High School Government teacher is phenomenal. He did an overview of

what 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.

1 hour

1.5 hours

Met afterschool with 7th and 8th grade teacher team to discuss middle school students behavior and effort toward

school work.

Researched a new screening tool and contacted companies for Prek

Mr. Ginestre is going to hold an assembly for this group of kids to tell

them to get it in gear. I’m glad there is such a support network here that takes notice when a group is not pulling their

weight.

3hours

Total: 5.5 hours

February 2nd, 2016 3.13.25.15.25.33.1

Worked with Mr. Ginestre to create a 2016 3-8 State Testing Plan

Discipline with One Student(Artifact: Discipline Log)

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.

Today’s 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 could do to reach this kid? He has a

horrible home life and is running out of chances here.

2.5hours

1.5 hours

Total: 4.0

hours

February 3rd, 2016 5.15.25.33.11.41.54.1

Discipline with One Student(Artifact: Discipline Log)

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.

2 hours

Visited Elementary Classrooms to Observe Title

Reviewed Discipline of A Student Caught with Drugs

Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day Planning Meeting

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.

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 student’s

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.

Attended a Read Across America Meeting with teachers. I’ll be reading to a class and they planned the majority of the day during this meeting. It went

4hours

1 hour

2 hours

Total:

very well, but it was surprising to me how the teachers got very bogged down by minutia.

9Hours

February 4th, 2016 3.23.3

Meeting with Jennifer Lily from BOCES Erie 1 on the BOCES budget and Shared

ServicesMr. 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

Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ginestre, Mrs. Oehlbeck and myself reviewed and approved or denied all teacher requests for next

year (building, tech

Prek – 2 Faculty MeetingMr. Ginestre could not make it to this

one as he was dealing with a very serious discipline issue. I went in his

stead.

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.

This monthly faculty meeting helps show our support of the teachers in the

lowest grade levels. Many of these teachers had 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 don’t 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.

3.5hours

3.0 hours

Total: 6.5

hours

February 5th, 2016 1.11.32.16.16.26.3

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

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. I’m 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.

5hours

4hours

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.

Total: 9

hours

February 8th, 2016 2.22.32.4

Prepared for Data Meetings

(Artifact: If necessary, can provide the data I’ve prepared.)

Researched correlations, printed data for grades K-8 (both state and IREADY),

communicated with Title Teachers in 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.

8hours

February 9th, 2016 5.15.25.33.14.1

Discipline with 8 Students

(Artifact: Discipline Log)

Discipline with 1 Student

(Artifact: Letter sent home on 2/10/2016)

Checked spelling, grammar, etc.

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 can’t get over how much I enjoy the discipline piece. I really miss the

kids. I enjoy talking to them. They are so honest.

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

4.5hours

1.5 hour

6 hours

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.February 10th, 2016 2.2

2.32.46.2

Data Analysis Meetings

I met with all teachers, Title Teachers 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)

Having these meetings took some skill and finesse. It was important for

teachers not to feel as though we were looking at 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.

11 hours

February 11th, 2016 3.13.3

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.

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.

1.5hours

February 12th, 2016 3.13.2

CSE Meetings all day

Reviewed emails and responded to any curriculum related or discipline related

emails and phone calls.

CSE Meetings All DayCSE 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.

2hours

February 13th, 2016 3.13.2

Reviewed emails and responded to pertinent emails from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ginestre, and emails from teachers.

Read through emails and responded to teacher concerns and questions.

2hours

February 15th, 2016 5.16.1

Began Reading Student Handbook while Home for President’s Day

Read student handbook and began making notations. There are definitely some improvements I can make here.

3hours

There are very nice charts outlining what discipline needs to take place for which incidents. However, these can be

updated a lot.February 16th, 2016 3.1

3.25.1

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)

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.

2.5hours

2.5hours

Total: 5.0

hours

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 year’s Handwriting Without Tears books and IReady books. Meeting with teachers to discuss their needs took a

good deal of time.

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.

6 hours

February 18th, 2016 3.3 Attended another budget meeting with the business official, superintendent,

and principal.

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 I’m 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.

5hours

February 19th, 2016 3.2 Worked with Teachers on their rosters and how to verify them.

Today I met with various teachers on how 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

5hours

teacher that had this completed and made a list of errors that needed to be

corrected.February 22nd, 2016 3.3

4.14.24.3

Met with Michelle Swabik (Director of the Community Program) to discuss this

year’s 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

I love that we are partnering with Mrs. Swabik’s 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.

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.

4hours

4 hours

Total:8

hours

February 23rd, 2016 5.15.25.3

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 after the student did.

I enjoy hearing about Mr. Ginestre and Mr. Kelly’s 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.

2.5 hours

February 24th, 2016 6.13.1

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.

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

9hours

(Artifact: RCC Notes) 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.February 25th, 2016 2.1

2.22.32.4

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)

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 I’d

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

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

10hours

following up with each of these teachers. I will also be giving more

support to the new teacher.February 26th, 2016 4.2

4.3PTech Assembly

Meeting with Lisa Carlson regarding summer programming.

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. I’m so energized by all of her ideas and

thoughts. I can’t wait to see how she enhances the summer program this

year.

2hours

7hours

Total:9

hours

February 29th, 2016 2.12.22.32.4

Test Preparation and Planning Meeting with 5/6 Math Teacher

(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

8hours

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 don’t think I have done it yet. This is frustrating, as I know I

could help here.March 1st, 2016 1.1

2.12.22.34.14.2

5/6 ELA Teacher Test Preparation Training

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

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

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 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.

Seeing this program was wonderful and a little overwhelming. I know that the

10hours

3.5hours

possibility for us. 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.

Total

11.5hours

March 2nd, 2016 2.12.22.32.4

7/8 ELA and Math Teacher Test Preparation

(Artifact: My Report on the Days Gaps)

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 afternoon was the 7th&8th Grade ELA teachers.

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.

9.5hours

March 3rd, 2016 2.12.22.32.4

3rd Grade ELA and Math Teacher Test Preparation Training

(Artifact: Gap Report)

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

9 hours

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.

March 4th, 2016 5.16.1

Student Handbook Revisions Reviewed the student handbook for any edits that need to be made. This was a

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.

6hours

March 5th, 2016 3.13.2

Reviewed emails and responded to pertinent emails from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ginestre, and emails from teachers.

Read through emails and responded to teacher concerns and questions.

2 hours

March 6th, 2016 4.1 Began the Quality Stars Application 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.

2hours

March 7th, 2016 3.34.14.24.3

5.15.2

Wildcat Weeks Summer Planning Meeting

Discipline with 4 Students

Mr. Ginestre and I met with teachers to discuss this coming summer and Wildcat

Weeks. We began planning the first week’s 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.

One student has not been turning in work and her grades are suffering. I

4hours

3.5hours

5.33.1

discussed this with her, discussed the consequences and gave her a warning and a chance to turn it around on her

own.

Three students were pushing and flicking another student. I met with each

of these boys and the victim.

Total:7.5

hours

Cumulative Hours: 201 hours

______________________________ __________________Bryna M Booth Date

______________________________ __________________Mary Kay Worth Date

Bryna Booth’s February and March of 2016 Monthly Reports:

Standard 1 Major Activities Standard 1 ReflectionsWildcat Weeks Planning MeetingsRevamping 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 didn’t realize how much support the teachers needed last year. They have excellent ideas regarding the components I did last year as well.

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 don’t 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 Major Activities Standard 2 ReflectionsData Team MeetingsData Analysis and PreparationTeacher Test Preparation and Curriculum Planning Meetings

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-8’s 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 remainder of the time until the state tests. To do this we utilized the gaps they found their group to have from that group’s previous year data and the gaps in their instruction from the teacher’s previous year’s data.

Standard 3 Major Activities Standard 3 ReflectionsBudget Meetings (Including BOCES Budget) 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 I’ve done for my internship this was by far the most worthwhile. I’ve 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 Major Activities Standard 4 ReflectionsWildcat Weeks Planning MeetingsVisits with Quality Stars LadiesVisit to Chautauqua Lake to observe Early Childhood Program

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 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 Major Activities Standard 5 ReflectionsDiscipline with Students 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 didn’t realize how much I miss spending time with students until I 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 student’s 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 Major Activities Standard 6 ReflectionsBudget MeetingsAnalysis of Curriculum for Common Gaps Across Grade Levels

Both of these were reflected on previously.

Standard 7 Major Activities Standard 7 ReflectionsAll Activities Throughout 200 Hours This internship has been amazing. I’ve 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. I’m thrilled I had this opportunity and am so thankful that I will be continuing to work and learn with such amazing people.