INTERNSHIP PLAN 2015 –

Intern ________________________________ ID ________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ Home Telephone Number ________________________________________________________ Site Administrator ______________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number ______________________________________________________________

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Internship Plan is to describe the expectations for the intern, site administrator, and university supervisor. Additionally this plan describes the type of experiences and activities that meet the knowledge, skills and competencies of the North Carolina Standards Board for School Administrators and the competencies for school administrators necessary for meeting licensure requirements by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Attached please find a list of required internship experiences. These experiences are based on the six evidences required for licensure. Also attached are selection and placement procedures, expectations for site administrators, interns and university supervisors, the internship log, the intern’s calendar and expectations for evaluating the intern’s performance. Amendments and revisions may be made to this agreement during the period of the implementation of the plan with the joint approval of the Intern, Site Administrator, and University Supervisor.

LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT/INTERN CALENDAR: This contract shall commence in May 2015, and includes enrollment in a three part internship: EDAM 680, EDAM 690, and EDAM 691. The internship period shall end on the last calendar day of the 2015-2016 academic year for the school to which the intern is assigned. Interns confer with the site administrator and university supervisor and receive approval for the last work day for the internship. All interns also attend bi-monthly/monthly reflective seminars at Fayetteville State. Additionally interns should be permitted to attend group work on evidences one afternoon a week. Interns work at least 12 days during June/July and document via weekly internship log. Interns complete 1025 hours during the internship year. Interns log 825 hours at the internship site and 200 hours at the discretion of the university supervisor.

EVALUATION

The quality of the internship activities and experiences are evaluated separately by the intern, the site administrator, and the university supervisor. Interns are evaluated by the site administrator using the NCDPI Pre-service School Executive Standards. The university supervisor conducts evaluations of the intern as outlined in the course syllabus. The site administrator and the university supervisor confer about evaluations as needed. Interns have an opportunity to conduct a self-assessment and as a graduation requirement, interns complete an exit questionnaire.

_________________________________________ ________________________________ Intern Date Site Administrator Date

_________________________________________________________ University Supervisor Date

96 Master of School Administration

Exit Questionnaire

We are interested in your opinion as a graduate of the Master of School Administration Program at Fayetteville State University. In order to enhance the quality of the program, please answer the following questions. The questionnaire takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and your answers will be strict confidentiality and will be anonymous. You will not be individually identified. Thank you for your participation.

1. Please state your gender ( ) Female ( ) Male

2. Academic Year you are completing your degree _________. 3. Ethnic Information:

( ) African American ( ) Caucasian ( ) Native American ( ) Hispanic ( ) Asian ( ) Other Questions 4-11 ask you to rate certain aspects of the MSA Program. A scale of 1-5 is used with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest value assigned. Where applicable fill in the appropriate box. If not

applicable leave blank.

1 2 3 4 5 4. Indicate your perception of the quality of the program faculty.

5. How do you rate the academic standards of the department?

6. Evaluate the extent to which you believe the program has kept pace with current trends.

7. Rate the adequacy of research or professional training opportunities offered.

8. Rate the adequacy of space, technology, facility, and equipment. 9. Rate your level of satisfaction with the internship supervision and

guidance.

10. Rate your confidence that the program prepared you for effective school leadership.

11. Rate your overall satisfaction of the MSA Program. Answer the following:

12. Have you already secured a position as a school administrator? _______. 13. If yes, was this your first, second or third preference __________.

14. Is the position within or outside of Cumberland County ________? A scale of 1-5 is used with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest value assigned.

97 Please indicate the value the following courses added during your

preparation.

1 2 3 4 5 15. EDAM 650 Educational Leadership Development Seminar

16. EDAM 651 Organizational Development and Diversity for School Leaders

17. EDAM 652 School-Based Program Evaluation and Improvement

18. EDAM 660 Leadership and Organizational Theories in Schools

19. EDAM 661 School Law and Public Policy Issues

20. EDAM 670 Resource Management and Schools

21. EDAM 671 Leadership for Learning

22. EDAM 680 Internship Part 1

23. EDAM 690 Internship Part 2

24. EDAM 691 Internship Part 3

26. The artifacts assigned in the core courses were effective.

1- Strongly Disagree, 2- Disagree, 3- Somewhat, 4- Agree, 5- Strongly Agree

26. The responsibilities of a school administrator were clearly communicated to me.

27. My primary site-based mentor provided me the necessary experiences to prepare me for an entry-level administrative position.

28. My working relationship with my internship supervisor was effective. 29. I received positive feedback from faculty on a regular basis.

30. Internship supervisors and faculty showed concern for my professional development.

31. Students were encouraged to collaborate and work together on projects. 32. I received sufficient training and directives in applying the North Carolina

Pre-service School Executive Standards to situations.

33. I was given opportunities to develop and improve my leadership skills 34. I would recommend others to apply for admission to the MSA Program. Comments: