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Topic 6 Internship Reflection
Jorge Romero II
College of Education, Grand Canyon University
EAD-519: Clinical Internship I: Learner-Centered Leadership
Dr. Lesane
July 20, 2022
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Topic 6 Internship Reflection
Relationship with Principal Mentor
The relationship with my mentor has been efficient throughout my first internship course.
During the ninety-two hours of internship that we collaborated, I learned about the diverse roles
and responsibilities that a school leader takes on to be successful. Additionally, I understood the
importance of creating a leading collaborative team to share tasks and decrease stress or
workload during the summer. This summer has been unique for our school due to the transition
we are making in grade levels, but it has provided opportunities to learn about the process it
takes to develop a new school campus.
Significant Leadership Experience
One significant leadership experience that I participated in was revising and modifying
the master schedule for next school year. My mentor provided a draft copy of the schedule that
addressed kindergarten through eighth grade instructional minutes, related arts schedule, time
slot for days when students are not in related arts, lunch periods, and collaborative team time for
grade level teams. I was able to use my expertise as a physical education teacher and having
familiarity with the other related arts teachers to suggest adjustments for prep periods and
adequate days to have our collaborative team meetings. Furthermore, my mentor also had
conversations with the assistant leader to gather feedback from her previous school and how they
aligned their master schedule with related arts. One aspect that I considered insightful during this
activity was learning how to align the meetings with related arts periods to ensure general
education teachers would have efficient time to meet with their team on a weekly basis. From an
athletic director’s perspective, this experience will help me as I plan athletic events throughout
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our campus site and develop practice times for teams to have access to facilities and fields
without interference or delays.
Connection to ELCC Standards
The opportunity I had to analyze and modify the master schedule gave me a grasp of
what my role as an athletic director will be in regard to scheduling practices and athletic events.
It is an essential aspect of school as it develops a consistent routine for teachers and students to
be prepared and focus on learning. In my case, I will need to provide coaches and student-
athletes with the adequate learning environment where they will have time and resources to
improve their athletic abilities. This approach aligns with the Educational Leadership Constituent
Council (ELCC) standards as it is illustrated in standard 2.2 where “Candidates understand and
can create and evaluate a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular and instructional
school program” (National Policy Board for Educational Administration, 2011). Overall, my role
will also require collaboration with other administration members and coaches to help build a
successful athletics program.
Focus and Application
There are areas of leadership that I look forward to focusing on more to enhance my
leadership skills. One area I will emphasize is collaborating with external stakeholders that
include local businesses, alumni, and donors. This opportunity will occur once we begin school
and events start being planned by committees. Another area I will focus on in the next course is
engaging in school decisions that associate with budget funding, behavior systems, and testing-
based data. This is an area that I am interested in engaging since it will also correlate with my
role as athletic director for my site.
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References
National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (2011). Educational leadership program
recognition standards: building level.
http://www.npbea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ELCC-Building-Level-Standards-
2011.pdf
