Course Syllabus

The internship follows the State of Washington Professional Standards Board

https://www.pesb.wa.gov/preparation-programs/program-standards/

III. Course Assignments, Activities, Instructional Strategies, and use of Technology

1. Attendance and Participation

This course requires students’ active participation.  Students are encouraged to contact the professor in advance if they will be unable to participate. Students are expected to participate actively in all online discussions and to demonstrate interest and proficiency in the topics and material covered in the readings and discussions.  It is imperative that you continue the open communication in an online course. I will schedule periodic Zoom meetings to answer questions concerning assignments, and to discuss topics interns are interested in.  These meetings will be voluntary.

1.     Equal Opportunity Statement

Eastern Washington University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.

2.     Use of Electronic Forms of Communication

Your University assigned e-mail account is the primary means of communication from the university community and you will be held responsible for information sent to your official e-mail account.

Official university e-mail correspondence will only be sent to the EWU assigned e-mail address.

3.     Affirmative Action Statement

Eastern Washington University adheres to affirmative action policies to increase the number and retention of students and employees from historically underrepresented groups.

4.     ADA Statement

Eastern Washington University is committed to providing support for students with disabilities. If you are a student with physical, learning, emotional, or psychological disabilities needing an accommodation, you are encouraged to stop by Disability Support Services (DSS), TAW 124 and speak with Kevin Hills, the Manager DSS or call 509-359-6871.

5.     Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is the corner stone of the university. Any student who attempts to gain an unfair advantage over other students by violating the Academic Integrity policy may be reported to the university and may receive a sanction up to and including XF for the course, suspension, or expulsion from the university. This policy is on the EWU web site.https://sites.ewu.edu/policies/policies-and-procedures/wac-172-90-student-academic-integrity-3/

6. Research writing style.

All candidates should adhere to American Psychological Association Publication Manual (APA) when completing written assignments, and when applicable, in other electronic or media-style presentations. The APA Manual is available on-line at www.apa.org.

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

7. Evaluation and Assessments (Grading):

The Internship is a complete or incomplete course.  You either complete all of the requirements and submit high quality work or you do not pass the internship. Assignments for this course focus on mastery, therefore you may submit several drafts of an assignment in each internship course before the final assignment is completed at the end of your internship. In order to be effective school leaders, certain values lead to successful patterns of behavior and attitudes.  Written work and presentations must present academic excellence through critical, reflective, and creative thinking, life-long learning, collaboration and shared decision-making, openness to new ideas, to culturally diverse people, and to innovation and change, integrity, responsibility, diligence, and ethical behavior, and service that enriches the community.  Graduate level writing should also reflect adherence to APA, spelling and grammar standards.  Discussion forums are assigned and REQUIRED.  YOU MUST SUBMIT A DISCUSSION AND RESPOND TO POSTS EACH WEEK FOR THE FIRST 6 WEEKS OF THE QUARTER.  THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.  You have formal papers to write for the 4 Common Performance Tasks to complete in order to meet the Washington State Standards for Principal Certification.  The final papers will be due at the end of the internship and you will write pieces of the papers in each course. You will meet with your  mentor principal and discuss your progress on involvement in activities and experiences to meet WSS 1, 2, 3 and 4.  You and your mentor principal will revise your plan and update it to add any new activities and/or experiences.  You will discuss the plan with the instructor.  

ALL assignments must be completed to mastery to receive a grade of Complete . 

8. Masks Required. COVID-19 Safety Protocols: As of the start of the fall 2021 semester, everyone is required to wear a face mask while attending this course. EWU requires all persons to wear masks while attending in-person activities for this course. Students who fail to abide by this safety protocol will be reminded of the protocol and asked to comply. If a student continues to not comply, the instructor may ask the student to leave the learning environment on an emergency basis due to the threat to others’ health and safety. The student will not be allowed back in the learning environment until the student meets the safety protocols. This absence may impact the student’s grade and will be counted as an unexcused absence. The student may also be referred to Student Rights & Responsibilities for failure to comply with EWU Policy 602-02 (Immunization) and the Governor’s and university directives. If a student is not able to comply with the face mask protocol due to medical or disability-related reasons, they should immediately contact Disability Support Services and request an accommodation. Although this course is being offered in person, the university reserves the right to modify the method of delivering the course for health and safety reasons.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1 – Principal Internship 1 ·      Describes a process to use data to promote and affect continuous and sustainable improvement. (1.1 WSS) ·      Describe methods to monitor and evaluate progress and revise/adapt/change plans. (1.2 WSS) ·      Develop a communication plan to fully inform all stakeholders of the vision, mission, school improvement plan and results. (1.3 WSS) ·      Clearly describes the School Improvement Plan development process, appropriate implementation and how to continuously review the plan. (2.1 WSS) ·      Fully explain how professional development will or will not make a difference. (2.2 WSS) ·      Provide evidence of knowledge of building instructional capacity in the teachers. 2.2 WSS) ·      Describe the next steps to strengthen the current status of the School Improvement Plan. (2.3 WSS)