 K-12 Principal Internship and Competency Summary Aaron Freed K-12 Principal Licensure Candidate Bethel University

Presentation Agenda  Introduction and Background  Core Leadership Competencies  K-12 Principal Competencies  Areas of Growth Feel free to ask questions at any point

Background  Journey to getting here – want to share my passion for education with both student and teachers  Professional Experience  Teacher, Department Leaders, Q-Comp Oversight Teacher, Curriculum Review Team Member, Summer Camp Coordinator  Education Background  UWRF, Hamline, Bethel

Internship Experience   Little Canada Elementary  K-6, approx. 550 students  Neighborhood School, Dual Language Immersion Program and Setting Three Autism Program  Roseville Area Middle School, Meyer Middle School (River Falls, WI) and North Saint Paul High School

Core Leadership Competency A: LEADERSHIP  Member of School Leadership Team and Behavior Team  Act as Music Department Chair and Lead Teacher  PLC leadership  Mentor new Staff  Summer Camp Coordination  School Improvement Plan

Core Leadership Competency B: ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT  Assisted in the development of specialist schedules  Student Intervention Team  School-wide behavior plan  Music department lead teacher work  Staffing plan for upcoming school year

Core Leadership Competency C: DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP  Member of Behavior Team – worked to reduce the overrepresentation of students of color in office referrals  Participated in District Diversity and Intercultural Competency Training  Restorative Justice and PBIS training  Led curriculum reform to better serve low income students

Core Leadership Competency D: POLICY AND LAW  Participated in Special Education Team  Experienced IEP meetings and re-evaluations  EDUC 860 Papers and letters written in the role of principal to parents, teachers, members of the school board and congressional committees.  Participated in suspension and re-entry procedures at the elementary and middle school level

Core Leadership Competency E: POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND GOVERNANCE  Served on multiple interview teams  Served on district music curriculum development team and helped to present findings to school board and curriculum advisory committee  Attended multiple school board and curriculum advisory committee meetings  PTA and Dual Language Immersion parent meetings  Regularly meet with district administration regarding programing and financial support for fine arts programs

Core Leadership Competency F: COMMUNICATION  PLC leadership, both in person and via online shared documents  Behavior PLC and team meetings  PBIS information sessions and voting  School improvement plan mid-year survey  School board and curriculum advisory committee presentations  Teacher observations

Core Leadership Competency G: COMMUNITY RELATIONS  Attended and presented to PTA  Supervised multiple family engagement events  Dual Language Immersion Program Family Nights  Surveys of stakeholders for input on school climate, improvement plans and music offerings

Core Leadership Competency H: CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT  5 th and 6 th grade PLCs  School Improvement Plan  Creation of music common assessments  Q-comp oversight work  Special Education and Behavior team meetings

Core Leadership Competency I: INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT  District training in teacher evaluation  Assisted mentors in teacher evaluations  Led music and behavior professional learning communities  Participated in math and literacy PLCs  Creation and reviews of school improvement plan  Intervention specialist meetings

Core Leadership Competency J: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  Participated in multiple interviews including teachers and teaching assistants  Screened and selected candidates for music teaching positions  Created postings for, interviewed and hired multiple summer teaching staff  Staffing plan meeting with mentor  Budget allocation meetings with mentor

Core Leadership Competency K: VALUES AND ETHICS OF LEADERSHIP  Multiple Bethel papers with values and ethics focus PBIS trained, attempts to implement at a new site Regular meetings with practicum mentor Restorative Justice and Responsive classroom trainings Behavior interventions and daily supervision

Core Leadership Competency L: JUDGEMENT AND PROBLEM ANALYSIS  Student intervention team member  Specialist scheduling  Behavior team member, collaborated on the implementation of core behavior expectations  Attended truancy and re-entry meetings  Department leader during times of great staffing and assessment changes  Summer camp coordination – sole administrator of this program

Core Leadership Competency M: SAFTEY AND SECURITY  CPR trained  Emergency response experiences  Special Education team meetings  Before and after school supervision  EDUC 830 Supervision Plan  Behavior expectations presentations

K-12 Principal Competency A: INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP  Trained teacher observer, completed multiple observations  Member of student intervention team  Member of behavior team  Professional development in teaching strategies and diversity  Attended math, literacy, and intervention PLCs

K-12 Principal Competency B: MONITOR STUDENT LEARNING  Behavior, leadership, and SPED team participation  Student intervention team meetings  School-wide behavior plan implementation  Targeted services observations

K-12 Principal Competency C: K-12 LEADERSHIP  Observations and internship at elementary, middle and high school levels  School leadership team  Q-comp oversight work  Summer camp work with high school volunteers  Behavior interventions with K-6 and 7-8

Areas of Growth  Policy and Law  Just finishing coursework  Of great importance with regards to SPED  Human Resources Management  Specific requirements, contracts, figuring actual costs  Curriculum Planning and Development  Not a classroom teacher so I need to develop understanding of core content

Conclusion  Overall I feel my internship provided me with excellent opportunities to grow in my leadership and understanding of the role of school principal at any level, program type, or school size.  I look forward to taking what I have learned and implementing it as a future school administrator.

Thank you  Thank you to the great mentors I have had in my internship and at Bethel, most notably: Dr. Tracy Reimer and Mr. Garin Bogenholm