Reflections on Domain I

Week 3, Part 1 Assignment: Reflections on Domain I
Competencies 1-3
Overview

The purpose of the Part 1 assignment is to provide personal reflections on Domain I Competencies 1-3 to assess progress toward mastery of the competencies associated with school community leadership.

Learning Outcomes

Candidates will:

·         Analyze and evaluate your progress toward mastery of the SBEC Domain I  competencies for School Community Leadership

Performance Outcomes

Candidates will be able to:

·         Write a reflective paper assessing progress toward mastery in the three competencies for school community leadership.

Assignment Due Date: Discussion Postings are due on the fourth day and all other Week 3 assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. on the seventh day of Week 3.

Rubric: Week 3, Reflections on Domain I
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 3 Assignments.

EDLD 5398 Week 3 Tasks	Accomplished/ Exceeds Standards	Proficient/ Meets Standards	Needs Improvement/ Approaches Standards	Unacceptable/ Does Not Meet Standards
Part 1:  Reflections on Domain I Competencies 1-3	Candidate was able to clearly describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 3 competencies with relevant examples to support the self-assessment (35 points)	Candidate was able to describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 3 competencies with examples to support the self-assessment (28 points)	Candidate was able to somewhat describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 3 competencies but did not provide examples to support the self-assessment (24 points)	Candidate was not able to describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 3 competencies  (0 points)

Week 3 Assignment: Reflections on Domain I, Competencies 1-3
Due Week 3

Directions:

1. Complete the assignment. Begin with a review your internship summary reports with reflections and describe the degree of mastery you believe you currently have in regard to the three competencies for school community leadership (competencies 1-3).  Cite examples of experiences that support your assessment.  Reflections on each competency should be approximately one-half page.

2. Upload the document into the course.

3. Then load the document to Tk20 in the 5398 course binder. Data from student work in the internship is required by the State and accreditation agencies.  Tk20 is the system Lamar University and many other universities use for this purpose.  Keep in mind that all work stored in Tk20 is available for each student to use if you want to create a personal, professional electronic portfolio.

Domain I- School Community Leadership

Competency - 001

THE PRINCIPAL KNOWS HOW TO SHAPE CAMPUS CULTURE BY FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT, ARTICULATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF A VISION OF LEARNING THAT IS SHARED AND SUPPORTED BY THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

Throughout this internship I as well as my colleagues have had the same shared vision of keeping physical education alive at San Jacinto College. We have attended nearly every new student orientation session trying to reach all new, incoming freshmen and introduce them to physical education and its benefits. During these orientations we see other colleagues from our college, they all seem to support our vision, that of keeping physical education in the core curriculum. I have worked alongside our technology department to create a department Facebook page as well as further develop our PE space on the main college website. Our department has monthly meetings to discuss our future and where we see each other in the future as well as our physical education department.

Within our community we are promoting physical education, PHED, classes to high school seniors and freshmen. I have attended several career expos and fairs at local high schools promoting PE and the college to their students.

I believe my mastery level with competency 1 to be very high. I know what it is to have a shared vision as well as work to achieve that vision. My work in the college as well as community is evolving into something that I am proud of and wish to continue.

Competency – 002

THE PRINCIPAL KNOWS HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, RESPOND TO DIVERSE INTERESTS AND NEEDS AND MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS.

This internship process has allowed me to gain a better understanding of group collaboration, not just among my colleagues, but students in general. Without students we would not have a job. Students are full of ideas and I am listening to them more than ever. Students in every PE class are given surveys to give us an estimate of how many of them would take a physical education class if it was not required. I calculate and report the data in our department meetings. So far the majority of students said they would continue to take physical education even if it were not required.

I am learning how to truly collaborate with my colleagues in a more professional approach. It is one thing to be someone’s friend, but it is another thing to work together to accomplish a goal or idea. I have worked with our maintenance department as well as construction managers on setting up outdoor fields as well as simple building maintenance requests. Through these group collaboration tasks we are in the works of being granted a new outdoor sport court complex as well as additional storage rooms and a possible golf cart. Without this collaboration none of this would be possible. I have broken out of my shell and am becoming the professional leader I must be in order to succeed.

I believe my mastery in competency 2 to be quite high. I came in with a very low competency and was simply a student. Now, upon completion and graduation I have achieved my goal and am the young professional I want to be.

Competency – 003

THE PRINCIPAL KNOWS HOW TO ACT WITH INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS AND IN AN ETHICAL AND LEGAL MANNER.

Ethical and legal principals are a must in the professional world. Some may say that physical education is an easy “A” but that is far from the truth. I have students coming to me constantly asking to make up classes or re-take their tests. Some situations may call for second chances but most do not. It has been hard to say “no”, but it must be done to abide by department and college policies regarding class attendance grading.

In dealing with Campus Rec I have students from everywhere, even nonstudents, wanting to participate. Only Central students who are currently enrolled may participate in our program. I have had several problems with nonstudents and students who attend other SJC campuses wanting to play. While sometimes it feels wrong to say no, I must say no, you cannot participate. Allowing them participate in our program leaves the door open to liability issues through the roof. Fights or injuries of those non students or non central students could cost me my job as well as cost the college in huge legal fees. It is very important that we scan and check each participant in our program to make sure only our central students are active; it is fair and the right thing to do.

We were hosting a Dodgeball event and I wanted to show the Dodgeball movie during the games. I was not allowed to show the film, though I was upset at the time I learned a valuable lesson through that. We cannot show any copyrighted film without purchasing the rights to use that presentation. While it may cost around $300 to purchase the film rights it would cost the college much more if we were ever sued for copyright infringement.

I believe my mastery in competency 3 to be high as well. I am a person who wants and tries my best to do the right thing and make the right/fair judgment call. Working with college students can be challenging but you can learn so much in just a short period of time!