Standard+1

1.1(a) Attend one school board meeting in a district other than your own. Documentation/artifacts: a. Submit board meeting agenda. b. Submit a paper in which you do a content analysis of what topics and policies occupy the Board’s time and in which you analyze the role of building leaders. Is their participation required? Are they involved? What is their purpose in attending?

1.1(b) Interview your district superintendent, a key central office administrator, or the AEA Chief Administrator to discuss board, superintendent, building-level administrator/AEA supervisor relationships. a. Submit interview questions and responses b. Reflection. 1.2 With one or both of your mentors and your field experience advisor, select a project that will provide an opportunity to grow in one of the five criteria listed under standard one. a. A written description of the project, your role and the outcome. Why did you choose this activity? Describe your growth from the beginning to the end of this activity. Was your personal leadership style shaped in any way and, if so, how?
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1.3 With approval of your superintendent (or appropriate agency/central office administrator) and your building principal/immediate supervisor, use approved professional and personal leave to participate as a team member for an Iowa Department of Education accreditation visit. a. Submit a paper that addresses the following questions. What did you learn from participating as a team member that can benefit or be applied to your home district? Describe any newly acquired understandings of the regulations of No Child Left Behind. Discuss your insights into the bureaucracy of the federal and state Departments of Education and the importance of the local district’s lobbying efforts.
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