Standard 8: Internship

Standard 8: Internship: Candidates successfully complete an internship under the supervision of knowledgeable, expert practitioners that engages candidates in multiple and diverse school settings and provides candidates with coherent, authentic, and sustained opportunities to synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills identified in NELP standards 1–7 in ways that approximate the full range of responsibilities required of building-level leaders and enable them to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult in their school. 

Component 8.1: Candidates are provided a variety of coherent, authentic field and/or clinical internship experiences within multiple school environments that afford opportunities to interact with stakeholders, synthesize and apply the content knowledge, and develop and refine the professional skills articulated in each of the components included in NELP building-level program standards 1–7. 

Component 8.2: Candidates are provided a minimum of six months of concentrated (10–15 hours per week) internship or clinical experiences that include authentic leadership activities within a school setting. 

Component 8.3: Candidates are provided a mentor who has demonstrated effectiveness as an educational leader within a building setting; is present for a significant portion of the internship; is selected collaboratively by the intern, a representative of the school and/or district, and program faculty; and has received training from the supervising institution.

Artifact 1: Below you will find a link to my Internship Clinical Hours. You may view my 400+ hours of leadership tasks and learning opportunities. There will also be my personal reflections throughout the document about my experiences and learnings. In addition to this, these hours will reflect my various types of work for fulfilling all eight Nelp Standards. Each hour is earned solely on the goal to becoming a school administrator with the hope of providing diverse experiences. 

Link to Artifact: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Et_xMBp9atOKPgASYedLLZiYxUd7ymf-VRaRFLMMRBk 

Artifact 2: At the end of the 2023 school year, I not only graduated from Drake University with my MA in Educational Leadership, but I managed to obtain a new role with my previous boss who is the principal at Grundy Center. I am a special consultant and make sure that his yearly goal is being followed. As well, I am available for when he needs help implementing his goals for GCCSD. I am very excited to work alongside my boss and allow him to plan, do study, and act by using the improvement process.