Erin Furze

Plan of Work: Year One

Standard One: Articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision

Goal 1: Develop my leadership skills and my knowledge of the school

improvement process.

Activity (Observation): Review and “audit “ Ferndale’s improvement plan and

the districts' school improvement plan.

Timeline: This will occur during the winter of the 2016-2017 school year.

Support Needed: Access from my mentor and/or building administrator to see

both the schools and district improvement plan. Permission to join a

committee if one exists.

Goal 2: Learn more about creating mission and vision statements

Activity (Observation, Participation): Review Upland Hills’ mission and vision

statements and the data that lead to these goals.

Timeline: By February 2017

Support Needed: Access from my mentor to the data leading to the mission

and vision statements.

Standard Two: Sustaining school culture and instructional program

Goal 1: Learn more about behavior management as it relates to school-wide

plans.
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Activity (Observation, Participation): I will observe, shadow, and interview

Ferndale schools’ behavior interventionist.

Timeline: This will occur in the winter of the 2016-2017 school year.

Support Needed: Permission from the behavior interventionist to shadow, as

well as time to interview. Also, I will need access from my mentor to review

student handbook if there is one.

Goal 2: I will learn more about Ferndale Upper Elementary Schools’

curriculum and common assessments

Activity (Observation): I will sit in on Grade Level Meetings and audit a

portion of the school's Science curriculum.

Timeline: By May 2017

Support: I will need my mentor to allow my observation of grade level

meetings and approval to “audit” a portion of the school's science curriculum.

Goal 3: Discover more about creating programs that support learning outside

of the school day.

Activity(Participation, Leadership): Further develop the after school program

at Upland Hills.

Timeline: June 2017

Support Needed: Time with school secretary to learn the current process for

participation. Support from the director in developing the program by offering

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information on current school curriculum so we can support learning in the

after-school program.

Standard Three: Management of organization, operations, and resources

Goal 1: Increase my understanding of the hiring process

Activity (Participation, Observation): Sit in and/or participate in interviews of

new teachers and/or Para-educators. (Ferndale)

Timeline: By June 2017

Support: I will need support from my mentor and/or building administrator

in allowing me access to interviews.

Goal 2: Learn more about what goes into the evaluation process from the

administrator’s point of view.

Activity (Observation, Participation): I will observe teacher evaluations with

my mentor at Ferndale schools and Upland Hills. I will interview my mentors

about how they approach evaluations.

Timeline: By June 2017

Support Needed: I will need support from my mentor and permission from the

classroom teacher(s) being evaluated.

Goal 3: Learn more about schools budget and budgeting software tools.
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Activity (Observation): Shadow the person in charge of budget and interview

them about the software used. (Upland Hills)

Timeline: March 2017

Support Needed: Time and permission from both mentor and person in

charge of budgeting to shadow and interview them.

Standard Four: Collaborating with community and responding to

diversity

Goal 1: To learn more about the districts and schools demographic

information and how to best serve them.

Activity (Participation, Leadership): I will learn more by obtaining and

studying information regarding a number of students, per-pupil spending,

staff, grade levels, and SES information of the community at both Ferndale and

Upland Hills.

Timeline: By March 2017

Support Needed: I will utilize my mentor and staff members to discuss the

information I find and how it is relevant to the implementation of school and

district-wide goals.

Goal 2: Discover more about tools to communicate with the community

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Activity (Observation, Participation): Review and “audit” how Upland Hills

communicates with the community and review schools website.

Timeline: March 2017

Support Needed: Time with my mentor to ask him about this process. Time

with school secretary to discover her role in the process.

Standard Five: Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner

Goal 1: To learn more about the role of the special education team in a school

Activity (Observation): Observation of administrator/student/parent

behavior meetings, special education staff meetings, and I.E.P Meetings

(Ferndale)

Timeline: By June 2017

Support: I will need access to these meetings through permission of

students/parents as well as what is expected from me as an intern in an IEP

meeting.

Goal 2: Increase my knowledge of tools, techniques, and information

regarding student behavior.

Activity (Participation, Leadership): Subscribe to Teaching Tolerance journal

and share ideas/resources with staff and director at Upland Hills

Timeline: January 2017

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Support: Time and interest from staff and director to listen to what I have to

share.

Standard Six: Advocating for student learning

Goal 1: To learn more about the role and process of the school board

Activity 1 (Observation, Participation): Attend school board meetings when

possible.

Timeline: Meetings are every 3rd Monday of the month for Ferndale

Support: I will need my mentor for discussions regarding information

gathered at the meetings or through the study of video or minutes.

Activity 2 (Participation): Interview an Upland Hills school board member and

find out how policy is established or changed in the school. Review the Boards

Policy Manual.

Timeline: March 2017

Support Needed: Access from mentor to the Boards Policy Manual. Permission

from a board member to interview them.