reflections on domain III

The purpose of this assignment is to provide personal reflections on two Domain III Competencies to assess progress toward mastery of the competencies associated with administrative leadership.

Learning Outcomes

Candidates will:

·         Analyze and evaluate your progress toward mastery of the SBEC Domain III competencies for Administrative Leadership

Performance Outcomes

Candidates will be able to:

·         Write a reflective paper assessing progress toward mastery in the two competencies for administrative leadership.

Assignment Due Date: Discussion Postings are due on the fourth day and all other Week 4 assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. on the seventh day of Week 4.

Rubric: Week 4, Reflections on Domain III

Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignments.

EDLD 5398 Week 4 Tasks	Accomplished/ Exceeds Standards 3	Proficient/ Meets Standards 2	Needs Improvement/ Approaches Standards 1	Unacceptable/ Does Not Meet Standards 0
Part 1 Reflections on Domain III Competencies 8-9	Candidate was able to clearly describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 2 competencies with relevant examples to support the self-assessment (35 points)	Candidate was able to describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 2 competencies with examples to support the self-assessment  (28 points)	Candidate was able to somewhat describe the degree of mastery toward each of the 2 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 2 competencies  (0 points)

Week 4: Reflections on Domain III, Competencies 8-9
Due Week 4

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 two competencies for administrative leadership (competencies 8-9).  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.

Competency 008

      The principal knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to campus budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial management and technology use.

A perfect example of this competency would be using my now 4 student assistants. They are all part time coming out of our campus rec budget. They can only work 19.5 hours per week and usually do not work that much. I have had to sit down and make almost concrete schedules for them adjusting the hours from week to week depending on the events we have going on. We are on a tight budget and I had to give them fair hours without going over budget. I was involved with in the hiring process of 2 of our newest student assistants. I conducted an interview as well as the new hire orientation training for our department. This was a great experience that I will be a part of from now on. It is crucial to use your man power wisely while staying in budget and giving staff a fair amount of working hours.

I also worked with our entire department budget throughout the past year. Budget transfers as well as creating a ledger were tasks I was charged with. Usually at the end of our fiscal year is when we do most of our spending, it is spent largely on promotional items such as shirts and other giveaways. They are not cheap so we must plan and spend accordingly. Our college uses the BANNER system for our budgets, so I became very familiar with that system. We finished on budget and received a budge increase for this year!

I know I have not yet mastered this area but my knowledge and skills have skyrocketed with this internship experience. More experience and time spent working with our budget will increase my mastery points. This part of my job will never go away from this point on so I know I will master this area soon.

Competency 009

     The principal knows how to apply principles of leadership and management to the campus physical plant and support systems to ensure a safe and effective learning environment.

This is a very broad competency in my opinion. My example of this competency comes in the form of my work in campus rec. I manage a student staff as well as serve as the assistant director of campus rec. My leadership skills have been boosted throughout this internship process. I now consider myself a leader to my staff and my department. I am seen as an authority figure, a boss in some respect. I hold regular meetings with my staff and give evaluations, evaluations are also give to me.

Within campus rec I have risen to a firm leadership position by organizing various events that are taking campus rec to the next level. We have done a few community service acts such as the Komen Race for the Cure as well as held breast cancer awareness events at the college. It is hard to not act like a student when you work with students but I have done it. I have learned to step up and out of the student role and into the role of a leader and manager. While I am still making this adjustment I am worlds ahead from where I started just one year ago.

I believe my mastery of this competency to be very high. While I do not know if someone can truly master the task of leadership they can come very close. I was a mere student just a year ago, but now I can honestly say I am a leader now. The leader in me has been brought out and is ready to continue learning, leading, and growing.