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Educational Administration Practicum

Handbook

School of Education

Office of Clinical Experiences

Revised Summer 2014

Nancy Hendrickson

Ed Admin Practicum Experiences Coordinator

E-mail:

Home Telephone: 608-523-4164

UW-P EOSP Phone: 608-342-1276

Clinical Experiences

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

1 University Plaza, 125 Doudna Hall

Platteville, WI 53818-3099

Phone: 608-342-1271

FAX: 608-342-1002

Email:

Support Staff

Jessica Leibfried

Karen Stinson

Director of the School of Education

Phone: 608-342-1131

Dave Chellevold

Ed Admin Program Advisor

608-342-1065

FOREWORD

Thank you for choosing UW-Platteville for your continued professional development. We appreciate the confidence you have placed in us to ensure that you have the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be successfully endorsed as an educational administrator effectively serving students and schools in the State of Wisconsin.

This Educational Administration Practicum Handbook has been prepared to guide you through your final phase in obtaining educational administration certification. We want you to be successful. In order for this to happen, you will need to work collaboratively with everyone involved in this experience, especially the Site Administrator and University Supervisor assigned to you. Pay particular attention to the various roles people play and the responsibilities each of these individuals has in mentoring you. Included in this handbook are forms that will be used by you to document your experience. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me,

Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Nancy Hendrickson

Practicum Coordinator

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

E-mail:

Home Telephone: 608-523-4164

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword 2

Wisconsin Educational Administration Standards 4

Practicum Requirements 5

Health/Report/Criminal History Check 6

Insurance Coverage 6

Procedures for Certification 6

Career Center 7

Practicum Roles and Responsibilities 8

Initial Observation Report by Practicum Coordinator 9

Record of Visits with Practicum Students 10

Practicum Activity/Experience Log 11

Practicum Evaluation Form 12

Wisconsin Educational Administration Standards

Standard 1:
The administrator has an understanding of and demonstrates competence in the 10 teacher standards.

Standard 2:

The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community.

Standard 3:

The administrator manages by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to pupil learning and staff professional growth.

Standard 4:

The administrator ensures management of the organization, operations, finances, and resources for a safer, efficient, and effective learning environment.

Standard 5:

The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

Standard 6:

The administrator acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

Standard 7:

The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that affects schooling.

Practicum Requirements

To be endorsed for licensure, all students must demonstrate basic proficiency in all competency areas. Grades will be issued by the mentor in collaboration with the practicum coordinator

All practicum students are expected to complete the following:

*Complete Practicum supervised experience under the direction of a site mentor and the practicum coordinator.

*Carry out duties assigned to you as an employee of a school district.

*Complete the Practicum experience under the direction of a fully-licensed administrator mentor and practicum coordinator.

*Arrange to complete the following tasks:

I. Complete a minimum of 300 hours working within a school setting performing tasks typically assigned to an administrator. The process for documentation of these hours includes:

Module 1- Introduction to the practicum experience and expectations as well as the requirements for the portfolio.

Module 2 - The practicum coordinator will meet with each administrative candidate and his/her mentor (building principal, superintendent or other fully licensed and active school administrator) to outline the expectations and develop timelines. This constitutes the Initial visit and review of expectations.

Module 3- Ed Admin candidates will register for Teaching 7310 Practicum. Administrative candidates with provide documentation of a minimum of one-hundred hours of practicum experience. The ed admin candidate is responsible for filing the completed mid-term evaluation and the practicum log with the practicum coordinator no later than the final meeting of module 3.

Module 4 - All candidates continue logging practicum activities.

Module 5 - During the Final visit the administrative candidate, the mentor, and the practicum coordinator will jointly review the candidate’s practicum hours, experiences and reflections.

Module 6 - Ed Admin candidates will register for Teaching 7310 Practicum. Administrative candidates with provide documentation of an additional minimum of two-hundred hours of practicum experience. The ed admin candidate is responsible for filing the completed final evaluation and the practicum log with the practicum coordinator no later than the final meeting of module 6.

II. To promote reflective practice, administrator candidates will complete a practicum log of their 300 hours in which they record important practical learner experiences and relate them to the Wisconsin Administrator Standards.

Health Report/Criminal History Check

Certain health reports and criminal background checks may be required in school districts. Please check with your district of placement for local requirements.

Insurance Coverage

If appropriate, all practicum students are provided professional liability insurance by the State of Wisconsin by the provisions of SS 165.35 (6) and 895.41 (1) of Chapter 81, Laws of Wisconsin 1975. This coverage protects the practicum students against claims from third parties for personal injury or property damage caused by negligent acts.

Procedures for Certification

Each administrative candidate who intends to work in Wisconsin should make application for new licensure certification near the completion of their Practicum. The application form may be obtained online at www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/tel. Students who intend to work in another state should write to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in that state and ask for the procedures for obtaining an administrative certificate in that state. It should be kept in mind that having a copy of a Wisconsin Teaching or Administrative Certificate will hasten the process of obtaining a certificate in another state.

The completed application and money should be submitted to the following: Certification Officer, School of Education, 1 University Plaza, UW-Platteville, Platteville, WI, 53818. The Certification Officer will verify that all requirements have been met, including the submission of your final practicum grade, and forward the application packet onto the Department of Public Instruction.

Career Center

The University provides a Career Center for the convenience of alumni who seek help in securing a teaching position. This office provides assistance with resumes, cover letters, interview techniques, job search strategies and information about a large number of vacancies in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota as well as other states and foreign countries. You can refer to their website for education majors at http://www.uwplatt.edu/careercenter/teacher/index.html.

Administrative candidates should update credentials by the beginning of their final semester of course work on campus. Even those who may not be seeking employment immediately should establish a credential file with “open” recommendations since persons who can make the greatest contribution to this file may be available now but may not be so at a later date, and recommendations would of necessity be more vague and of less value in presenting a prospective administrative to a prospective employer.

In order for the Career Center to function to the best advantage of all concerned, it is important that they be notified as soon as a teaching position has been accepted.

Reference Checklist:

·  Include the names, emails, business phone # and possibly cell # if approved by your references. These are individuals that you will use as references that you would like the employer to talk with, at some time, during the hiring process.

·  The individuals you list as references DO NOT have to be the same individuals that you have received letters of recommendation (or letters of reference) from for your portfolio or self-credential file.

·  What format should you use when listing your references? When listing your references, you have two options to choose from:

1.  Your references can be part of your resume. List them directly following the last section of text on your resume.

2.  You can also list your references on a separate page. HOWEVER, remember to include your name and contact information at the top of your page (you should use the same heading you used on your resume). Follow this information with the heading “REFERENCES,” and then list the contact information. An example of a reference page is available at: www.uwplatt.edu/careercenter/resources/index.html

PRACTICUM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Role / Responsibilities
Ed Admin
Coordinator / 1.  Verifies that student has completed all coursework in preparation for practicum experience. Arranges or verifies placement.
2.  Maintains student’s file to verify completion of program.
3.  Assigns practicum coordinator(s) to work with site mentor and practicum students.
4.  Monitors practicum evaluations to ensure they are appropriately conducted and recorded.
5.  Monitors practicum evaluations to ensure they are appropriately conducted and recorded.
6.  Serves as liaison between the student, Education Office of Special Programs, various departments of the University and cooperating schools.
7.  During Modules 4 and 6, the Ed Admin coordinator and practicum coordinator will review the administrative candidate’s practicum experiences with the candidate and will collaborate to determine the practicum grade for each administrative candidate including the comments of the mentor as a major component of the candidate’s grade.
8.  Coordinates assessment of professional portfolio.
Practicum
Coordinator / 1.  Attends orientation to Practicum Supervision with Coordinator of Education Office of Special Programs as necessary.
2.  Hold an initial meeting with the mentor and the ed admin candidate during Module 2 and a second visit in Module5.
3.  Collects, reviews, and submits practicum evaluation and log materials to the ed admin coordinator.
4.  Has final responsibility for assigning candidates a grade. The letter grade should be a consensus of the ed admin coordinator, the practicum coordinator and mentor.
School Mentor / 1.  Supports ed admin candidate on working toward towards his/her goals.
2.  Assists ed admin candidate to complete his/her practicum.
3.  Must be a fully-licensed administrator willing to allow student to complete practicum under his/her direction.
4.  Collaborates with practicum coordinator on a Final Assessment.
Ed Admin Candidate / 1.  Keeps a record of practicum activities throughout the practicum experience.
2.  Continue to update Portfolio.
3.  Completes additional activities as assigned by ed admin personnel.

INITIAL VISITATION REPORT BY PRACTICUM COORDINATOR

Practicum Coordinator______Date______

Ed Admin Candidate ______School______

Time Spent:

With Practicum Student______

With Mentor______

INITIAL ORIENTATION VISIT

_____ 1. Explain all forms

_____ 2. Outline University expectations of student

_____ 3. Explain the roles of student, Practicum Coordinator and Mentor

_____ 4. Facilitate the development of practicum plan

Comments:

______

Mentor Signature Ed Admin Candidate Signature

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Practicum Coordinator Date

RECORD OF VISITS TO PRACTICUM STUDENTS

Semester ______, ______

Practicum Coordinator ______

Initial Visit / TIME (Hrs.)
Practicum Student / Date / W/Practicum Student / W/Site Mentor
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Final Visit / TIME (Hrs.)
Practicum Student / Date / W/Practicum Student / W/Site Mentor
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Discuss with your mentor and Practicum Coordinator

Give Copy to the Practicum Coordinator

LOG

DATE / Activity
(Reference Artifact as appropriate) / Hours / Standard Connection / Reflection

REQUIRED PRACTICUM EVALUATION BY MENTOR

(At least a midterm and final mentor evaluation of practicum experience must be included in student portfolio)

Ed Admin Candidate

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Semester

/ /

Year

Key / D= Distinguished / P=Proficient / B=Basic / U=Unsatisfactory (Incomplete) / NO = Not Observed
Performs as a competent, experienced student teacher / Performs as a successful beginning student teacher / Performs with minimal competency; regular supervision required / Requires more
education/practice

Please check each of the following competencies in the space that best represents your judgment of the administrative candidate’s performance in relation to the WI teaching standards.

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D

/ P / B / U / NO
1.Content The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
2.Development The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
3.Diversity The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
4.Instructional Strategies The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
5.Environment The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
6.Communication The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
7.Instructional Planning The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
8.Assessment The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.
9. Reflection The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others, and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
10.Collaboration The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well-being and acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
Administrative Standard 2 The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community,
Administrative Standard 3 The administrator manages by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to pupil learning and staff professional growth.
Administrative Standard 4 The administrator ensures management of the organization, operations, finances, and resources for a safer, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Administrative Standard 5 The administrator models collaborating with families and community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
Administrative Standard 6 The administrator acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
Administrative Standard 7 The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that affects schooling.
OVERALL COMPETENCE: (Circle one) A B INCOMPLETE
EXPLANATION AND COMMENTS: Please type: This form will be reproduced as it is submitted.

Ed Admin Candidate Initials______(Indicates evaluation has been read by the candidate)