Final Report

Sarah Hornung, St. Bonaventure University

School Building Leader Internship

OverthelastyearIlearnedatremendousamountduringmySchoolBuildingLeaderinternship.
Ibeganmy400hourinternshipatJohnAScioleSchoolandthenswitchedtoWilliamStreet
SchoolwhenItransferredtoanewteachingpositionthere.Thisturnedouttobeagreatswitch
becauseWilliamStreetSchoolhas1principaland2assistantprincipalssoIhadmanymore
opportunitiestoobserveandtakepartinadministrationprojects.

400 Hour Internship

Mymajorprojectsduringthe400hourinternshipwerefacilitatingtheResponsetoIntervention
teaminmyschoolandorganizingandleadingayearlongAimswebPlus/Fastbridge
assessmentpilot.Bothprojectsallowedmetotakeleadershiproleswithcolleagueswhile
workingalongsideourAssistantPrincipalandDirectorofElementaryEducation.

200 Hour Practicum

Mymajorprojectsduringthe200hourpracticumwereorganizingtheTechTasting,creatinga
codeofconductvideoassembly,revisingthestudenthandbookandcollaboratingwithstudents
tocreatemultiusevideosinthedistrict.

Overarching Project
ThelargestculminatingprojectthatIcompletedduringmyinternshipwasapilotforAimsweb
PlusandFastbridge.Ourdistricthadaneedtoreplaceourcurrentuniversalscreeningtool,
Aimsweb1.0.Thepilotwascompletedtodetermineiftherewasaprogramthatwasmore
suitableandbeneficialforusasalargedistrict.Generally,teachersandadministratorshave
beendissatisfiedwithAimsweb1.0overthepastfiveyearsduetoit'slimitedstandardsbased
assessmentsandit'sattachmenttotheAPPRagreement.
Bothprogramsweregiventometolearnandcreateacomprehensivetrainingandsupport
systemforteacherswhowerewillingtopilottheprograms.Therewere2teachersfromeach
gradelevelK6whotookpartinthispilotprogram,aswellasAISproviders.
Thisprojectrequiredmetolearneachprograminsideandoutandunderstandhowtorollout
theuseofeachprograminclassrooms.Iattendedmanyonlinetrainingcourses,demovideos
andinformationalwebinarstolearneachprogram.Ihadfrequentandongoingcommunication
witheachcurriculumcompany.

InDecemberItrainedallofthepilotteachersineachprogramduringatwodaytrainingheldin
myschool.Inpreparationforthis,IhadtocollaboratewithourInformationSystemand
Technologydepartment,theDirectorofElementaryEducation,ourAssistantSuperintendentfor
CurriculumandourDirectorofTechnologyandAccountability.
AimswebPlusandFastbridgearebothonlineassessmenttoolswhichrequiredalotof
coordinationofaccesstotechnology,usernamesandpasswordsandsecuretestingmodeson
ourdevices(kioskmode).Coordinatingthisamongthecurriculumcompany,teachers,IS
departmentandadministrationwasthemostchallengingpartofthisproject.Ittookmanyweeks
tomakesurethatallofthedeviceswereequippedwiththeproperprograms.
OverthesummerandinthefallIwillassistwiththeimplementationofFastbridgeasaK8
universalscreeningtool.

Reection
Forreflectionsbyeachstandard,pleaserefertomyeFolioath
ttp://sarahhornung.weebly.com.
TheexperienceofinterninginthedistrictwhereIhavealwaystaughtwasatrulyenjoyable,
challengingandmotivatingexperience.IamleavingmyinternshipconvincedthatIammaking
therightdecisiontofollowmydesiretobecomeaneducationalleader.Throughthisexperience
Ihaveearnedtherespectofmanycolleaguesandhavegainedmanymentorsinmynetwork.
ThishasbeenarewardingexperiencethatwillundoubtedlyshapetheleaderIbecome.

Goal 2
Developadeeperunderstandingofthelegalandeconomicstatusofthedistrictandcommunity.
WhilecompletingtheselfassessmentInoticedthatmyexperiencewithbudgets,legalmatters
andourcollectivebargainingunitwerelimited.ThisgoalalignswithStandard6whichstates
thata neducationleaderpromotesthesuccessofeverystudentbyunderstanding,responding
to,andinfluencingthelargerpolitical,social,economic,legal,andculturalcontext.

Activities
AttendJulybudgetorganizationmeeting
Contactprincipalstoseebudgetworkinthefallfornextschoolyear
DiscusslegalandcollectivebargainingrelationswithdistrictofficefacultyduringmySDL
internshipthissummer

Evidence
Portfolio

Targeted Date
August2017

Goal 3
Strengthenmyassertivesidetotakemorerisksandchanceswhenfacedwithdecisionmaking.
ItwaschallengingtothinklikeanadministratorwhenIamstillateacher.Thisalignswith
Standard6whichstatesthataneducationleaderpromotesthesuccessofeverystudentby
actingwithintegrity,fairness,andinanethicalmanner.

Activities
Seekoutprojectstoleaddecisionmaking

Evidence
Portfolio

Targeted Date
August2017

Goal 4
Engageinopportunitiesthatfosterculturaldifferenceswithintheschooldistrictandcommunity.
LancasterisnotaverydiversecommunityandIfounditchallengingtodevelopexemplary
understandingofStandard6.Iwouldlovetohavemoreexperiencewithmoreculturallydiverse
communitiesandschoolsinordertopreparemyselftobeacandidateforadministration
positionsinavarietyofschooldistricts.

Activities
Engageinpartnershipswithcommunityorganizations

Evidence
Portfolio

Targeted Date
August2017