Intern Plan review with Dr. Ealy

After several revisions and great feedback from classmates, I took the semi-final draft of my intern plan and had Dr. Ealy offer his opinion on it's value. While he agreed that all 38 areas in the plan needed to be covered and had value, there were some areas where special attention will need to be paid. While curriculum related topics are very important, the plan was seen as curriculum heavy in number of assignments. as a superintendent, you will need to have a knowledge of these areas, but its the day to day operational pieces that Dr. Ealy advised that I spend my most hours on. Whether it being learning how to plan a district budget, going over personnel issues, deciding pay formulas, or analyzing and evaluating the running of the physical plant, my focus need to be in the day to day operations of the district. As a campus administrator, you get very little practice in these areas, so making the jump from campus to district administrator can be very difficult without experience in these areas. As a result, my plan will be geared towards these areas, starting yesterday when I attended the district level administrative meeting (SUCCESS Team in College Station ISD). This meeting, typically attended by the Superintendent's cabinet and head campus principals, is joint leadership and decision making at it's finest. Attending these meetings will be very valuable and give me a great deal added knowledge as to the decision making process at the district level.