Programs in Educational Leadership

GEDU 731 Diverse Learner Competencies Internship Log

Principal Certification Program
(20 hours)


Name: Stephanie Franklin School: Environmental Charter School

Date Time Allocated Description of Activity
1-5-13 2 hours Document/Policy Review
-Review of special education policies and plans
-As a charter school, we have no formal state
plans, but have our own.

1-7-13 1 hour IEP MEETING
Initial GIEP Meeting- reviewed the gifted
program goals and activities, reviewed the
student report, reviewed the student GIEP,
discussed extensions push-in and pull-out,
discussed outdoor classroom potential design
opportunity.
1-7-13 2 hours Review of Exceptionalities. Defined 5 areas of
exceptionality and researched one (emotional
disturbance) more thoroughly. Described
incidences, causes, implications for students as
well as for the school leaders.




1-10-13





1-10 -13

45 minutes





45 minutes
Focus guide 3-Interviews:
-Amira Wolfson, Special Education director.
Discussed:
-special ed. populations
-reasons for over-population
-recommendations

-Kate Datillo, former Student Services
Coordinator.
Discussed: student population data
-over-population
-prevention

1-14-13






1-15-13





1-16-13



1-17-13


30 minutes






30 minutes





30 minutes



30 minutes
Focus guide 4
Interview- Nikole Sheaffer, Director of
Academics-Discussed Kindergarten screening,
pre-school experiences of kindergarteners, use
of intervention in charter school, need for
intervention, diversity/differences in
population characteristics.

Interview with Ashley Frye, former dept. head
of Special Education, current assistant
principal K-3. Discussed Kindergarten
screening, how universal screening is used at
the primary level.

Joe Burke Reading Coach, CST leader.
Discussed CST and related use of DIBELS,
F&P, MAP Assessments.

Kate Datillo- Discussed Universal screening,
RTI, Discrepancy model testing, use of RTI for
testing




1/22/13


1/24/13






2/3/13


2/4/13



2/12/13
2/14/13


30 minutes


1 hour






1 hour


1 hour
Focus guide 5
Interview-Special Education Teacher with
experience with understanding/research UDL

Interview-Special Education Director
-discussed UDL guidelines/basics/best
practices
-coteaching model discussed
-systems for support within ECS
-how UDL fits in to our models at ECS

Review of Special Ed. Budget
-expenditures, revenue and budget vs. actual

Review of Special Ed. Policy and Procedures
Annual Report to the PA State regarding ESL
and Special Education Programs

IEP Meeting
IEP Meeting

2/3/13 1 hour Review of Special Ed. Cost Expenditures
-Report broken down by child/services/cost
bracket
-Compared to sped. School district
reimbursements
-Additional IDEA Federal Reimbursement
2/7/13




2/7/13
2 hours




2 hours
Conducting RtII readiness Assessment by:
individual inquiry; questioning the reading
coach (CST lead), Special Education Director,
Assistant Principal

Action Plan developed with Special Education
Team
See: action plan

2 Focus guide 8: Independent research on co-
teaching and inclusion models

4.5 Focus guide 9: Research and recommendations
presentation

6.5 Focus Guide 10: Compiling Case Study work
Special Education at ECS





GEDU 728- 11/2/07

Date Time Allocated Description of Activity