Analyze Records of Leaders’ Effectiveness in Informing
Community of Public Policies related to Schooling
EDA507 Internship I
ELCC 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
The assignment for candidates states:
“Analyze and critique the process by which the school leadership works with individuals and/or
groups that shape public policy affecting the quality of education for all students. Include issues of
cultural diversity, economic profile of the community, the dimensions of poverty in the district or
surrounding areas, as well as community social norms and sites of conflict. Identify and analyze
records (such as state and federal regulations, web sites, community surveys and their results,
newsletters published by the building and district) that substantiate a planned effort by the leaders of
the school or school district to keep the school community informed and updated on educationrelated state and federal initiatives, regulations, and standards. Identify and analyze records that
confirm efforts by the leaders of the school and/or school district to monitor and influence
education-related legislation.”
Scoring Guide
6.1 Understand the Larger Context
Student: ______________________ mean score______ date_________________
indicators
a. include
research
methods
appropriate to
school context
score___
b. explain how
legal and
political systems
shape school and
community
0
1
2
3
fails to
include
research
methods
appropriate to
school context
as they relate
to shaping
public policy
minimal
research
methods
appropriate to
school context
as they relate
to shaping
public policy,
only 1 data
source in
public records
included
adequate
research
methods
appropriate to
school context
as they relate
to shaping
public policy,
at least 2 data
sources in
public records
included
outstanding
discussion of
research methods
appropriate to
school context as
they relate to
shaping public
policy, includes 3 or
more data sources
from public records
fails to
explain how
legal and
political
systems shape
minimally
explains how
legal and
political
systems shape
adequately
explains how
legal and
political
systems shape
outstanding
explanation of how
legal and political
systems shape
school and
school and
community
school and
community,
including at
least 1
example
school and
community,
including at
least 2
examples
community,
including 3 or more
examples
fails to
include
analysis of
poverty, its
causes and
effects on
learning as it
relates to
specific board
policies and
administrative
procedures or
the social
forces in the
surrounding
areas
minimally
includes
analysis of
poverty, its
causes and
effects on
learning as it
relates to
specific board
policies and
administrative
procedures or
the social
forces in the
surrounding
areas,
including at
least 1
reference to
poverty
causes/effects
in the district
or the
surrounding
area
adequately
includes
analysis of
poverty, its
causes and
effects on
learning as it
relates to
specific board
policies and
administrative
procedures or
the social
forces in the
surrounding
areas,
including at
least 2
references to
poverty
causes/effects
in the district
or in the
surrounding
area
outstanding analysis
of poverty, its
causes and effects
on learning as it
relates to specific
board policies and
administrative
procedures and the
social forces in the
surrounding areas,
including at least 3
references to
poverty
causes/effects in the
district or the
surrounding area
fails to
include
policies, laws,
regulations
enacted by
local, state,
and federal
government
minimally
includes
policies, laws,
regulations
enacted by
local, state,
and federal
government,
at least 1
citation to
records
related to law
adequately
includes
policies, laws,
regulations
enacted by
local, state,
and federal
government,
at least 2
citations to
records
related to law
outstanding analysis
of
policies, laws,
regulations enacted
by local, state, and
federal government,
at least 3 citations
related to law and
policy included
score__
c. include
analysis of
poverty, its
causes and
effects on
learning
score___
d. include
policies, laws,
regulations
enacted by local,
state, and federal
government
score___
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e. include
economic
factors of
community and
effect on schools
score___
fails to
include
economic
factors of
community
and effect on
schools as it
relates to the
quality of
education for
all students
f. include
analysis of
fails to
cultural diversity include
of school
analysis of
cultural
score___
diversity that
is specific to
the
demographic
profile of the
school
g. include
community
norms and
values and
relationship to
social justice
score___
fails to
include
community
norms and
values and
relationship to
social justice
as evidenced
in the
vision/mission
of the school
and policy
included
and policy
included
minimally
includes
economic
factors of
community
and effect on
schools as it
relates to the
quality of
education for
all students, at
least 1
reference to
economic
factors
included
adequately
includes
economic
factors of
community
and effect on
schools as it
relates to the
quality of
education for
all students, at
least 2
references to
economic
factors
included
outstanding analysis
of
economic factors of
community and
effect on schools as
it relates to the
quality of education
for all students, at
least 3 references to
economic factors
included
minimally
includes
analysis of
cultural
diversity that
is specific to
the
demographic
profile of the
school, at
least 1
example
provided
adequately
includes
analysis of
cultural
diversity that
is specific to
the
demographic
profile of the
school, at
least 2
examples
provided
outstanding analysis
of
cultural diversity
that is specific to the
demographic profile
of the school, 3 or
more examples
provided
minimally
includes
community
norms and
values and
relationship to
social justice
as evidenced
in the
vision/mission
of the school;
at least 1
adequately
includes
community
norms and
values and
relationship to
social justice
as evidenced
in the
vision/mission
of the school,
at least 2
outstanding analysis
of
community norms
and values and
relationship to social
justice as evidenced
in the vision/mission
of the school, 3 or
more references
provided
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h. include
relevant theories
of change and
conflict
resolution
score___
fails to
include
relevant
theories of
change and
conflict
resolution
related to
district
improvement
strategies and
stakeholder
needs, no
references
included
reference
provided
references
provided
minimally
includes
relevant
theories of
change and
conflict
resolution
related to
district
improvement
strategies and
stakeholder
needs, at least
1 reference
included
adequately
includes
relevant
theories of
change and
conflict
resolution
related to
district
improvement
strategies and
stakeholder
needs, at least
2 references
included
outstanding analysis
of
relevant theories of
change and conflict
resolution related to
district improvement
strategies and
stakeholder needs, 3
or more references
included
6.2 Respond to the Larger Context
Student: ______________________ mean score______ date_________________
indicators
a.1. demonstrate
communication
with members of
school
community on
issues and
change
score___
a.2. demonstrate
maintenance of
ongoing
dialogue with
diverse
0
1
2
3
fails to
demonstrate
communication
with members
of school
community on
issues and
change as
evidenced in
their public
relations plan,
no examples
provided
minimal
demonstration
of
communication
with members
of school
community on
issues and
change as
evidenced in
their public
relations plan,
at least 1
example
provided
adequate
demonstration
of
communication
with members
of school
community on
issues and
change as
evidenced in
their public
relations plan,
at least 2
examples
provided
outstanding
demonstration of
communication with
members of school
community on
issues and change as
evidenced in their
public relations
plan, 3 or more
examples provided
fails to
demonstrate
maintenance of
ongoing
minimally
demonstrates
maintenance of
ongoing
adequately
demonstrates
maintenance of
ongoing
demonstration of
outstanding
maintenance of
ongoing dialogue
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community
groups
score__
dialogue with
diverse
community
groups in the
form of
community
meetings,
forums, and
outreach
programs, no
references
included
dialogue with
diverse
community
groups in the
form of
community
meetings,
forums, and
outreach
programs, at
least 1
reference
included
dialogue with
diverse
community
groups in the
form of
community
meetings,
forums, and
outreach
programs, at
least 2
references
included
with diverse
community groups
in the form of
community
meetings, forums,
and outreach
programs, 3 or more
references included
6.3 Influence the Larger Context
Student: ______________________ mean score______ date_________________
indicators
a. engage
students,
parents, and
other
community
members in
advocating for
improved
policies
score___
b. apply
understanding of
political, social,
economic, legal,
and cultural
context in ways
that benefit
0
1
2
3
fails to show
evidence of
engaging
students,
parents, and
community
members in
advocating for
improvements
in board and
district
operations
that support
student
learning, no
references
included
minimal
evidence of
engagement
of students,
parents, and
community
members in
advocating for
improvements
in board and
district
operations
that support
student
learning, at
least 1
reference
included
adequate
evidence of
engagement
of students,
parents, and
community
members in
advocating for
improvements
in board and
district
operations
that support
student
learning, at
least 2
references
included
outstanding
evidence of
engagement of
students, parents,
and community
members in
advocating for
improvements in
board and district
operations that
support student
learning, 3 or more
references included
fails to apply
understanding
of political,
social,
economic,
legal, and
minimally
applies
understanding
of political,
social,
economic,
adequately
applies
understanding
of political,
social,
economic,
outstanding
application of
understanding of
political, social,
economic, legal, and
cultural context in
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students and
families
cultural
context in
ways that
benefit
students and
families
legal, and
cultural
context in
ways that
benefit
students and
families, at
least a citation
to 1 of the
five contexts
for ways to
benefit
students
legal, and
cultural
context in
ways that
benefit
students and
families,
citations to at
least 2 of the
five contexts
for ways to
benefit
students
ways that benefit
students and
families, citations to
at least 3 of the five
contexts for ways to
benefit students
fails to
advocate
changes
toward
equitable
learning
success for all
students
regardless of
individual
characteristics
(SES,
ethnicity,
gender,
disability,
etc.) as
evidenced in
the
vision/mission
of the school
minimally
advocates (1
mention of
potential
advocacy)
changes
toward
equitable
learning
success for all
students
regardless of
individual
characteristics
(SES,
ethnicity,
gender,
disability,
etc.) as
evidenced in
the
vision/mission
of the school
adequately
advocates ( at
least 2
mentions of
potential
advocacy)
changes
toward
equitable
learning
success for all
students
regardless of
individual
characteristics
(SES,
ethnicity,
gender,
disability,
etc.) as
evidenced in
the
vision/mission
of the school
outstanding
advocacy (3 or more
mentions of
potential advocacy)
of changes toward
equitable learning
success for all
students regardless
of individual
characteristics (SES,
ethnicity, gender,
disability, etc.) as
evidenced in the
vision/mission of the
school
score__
c. advocate
changes toward
equitable
learning success
for all students
regardless of
individual
characteristics
(SES, ethnicity,
gender,
disability, etc.)
score___
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