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Week 2 Assignment
Overview
Your Week 2 assignment allows you the opportunity to explore the policies and procedures in
place in your school and district relating to human resources, personnel management, staff
recruitment and hiring, teacher contracts, and teacher mentoring programs.
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Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the Week 2 Assignment.
Tasks
Accomplished
Proficient
Needs Improvement
No errors in grammar, spelling
or punctuation.
Few errors in grammar,
spelling or punctuation.
Responses lack clarity and
depth and/or multiple errors
in grammar, spelling or
punctuation.
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
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The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
The student completed all
aspects of the assignment and
demonstrated knowledge and
skills as indicated in the
performance outcomes.
The student completed the
assignment, but did not
demonstrate complete
responses to each aspect of
the assignment.
The student attempted to
complete the assignment,
but failed to meet minimum
requirements in all aspects of
the assignment.
(3 points)
(2 points)
(1 point)
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 1: Texas Code of Ethics/SBEC Web site Review
The first part of your Week 2 assignment requires you to review Chapter 247 of the Texas
Administrative Code. Chapter 247, titled “Educators’ Code of Ethics,” is included in your
Resources section. Next, go to the State Board for Educator Certification website to find out
how ethical complaints are filed. You will then conduct observations and/or interviews in your
school, and will use the results of those observations/interviews to fill out the “Code of Ethics
Mindwalk” included below.
Access the SBEC website at: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us
In the space below, identify the way that ethical complaints are filed with the State Board for
Educator Certification.
Below is the information about how ethical complaints are filed with SBEC:
“Individuals filing complaints must include the following written information:
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The name of school, campus, or school employee alleged to have violated a specific
federal requirement.
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The specific requirement you believe is violated.
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The actions, facts and documentation on which you base your complaint.
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Documentation of the efforts to resolve the complaint through the local parent complaint
process.
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The resolution you expect.”
This information reveals the steps needed to take to file a comlaint with the state.
Who can file an ethical complaint with the SBEC?
Any person can file an ethical complaint, the SBEC states, however: “Typically,
complaints about district policies and procedures are first addressed by campus
administrators, then next by the district’s central office administrators, and then finally
by the board of trustees”
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 2: Code of Ethics Mind Walk Through Public Schools,
Pre-K-16
Brainstorm a typical day or week in the life of a public school professional working at any grade
level – dealing with students, other staff, parents, and community members. Using your
experiences, including interviews and expertise, think of your entire daily or weekly encounters
with ethical conflicts; see the TAC Chapter 247 Educators’ Code of Ethics resource. Then do
the following:
Review each of the ethical standards under each of the three main areas of Chapter 247 of the
TAC, and identify at least one ethical conflict in each of the three areas of the Code:
Overall professional ethical conduct, practices and performance that may result in a complaint:
Professional Ethical Conduct (Overall Conduct) includes standards such as: “The educator shall
not knowingly engage in deceptive practices, misappropriate, divert, or use monies, submit
fraudulent requests, use institutional or professional privileges for personal advantage, accet nor
offer gifts that impair professional government, etc.” (Texas Administrative Code: Chapter 247)
I discussed these issues with the Vice Principal on my campus, as he has many more years of
experience in education. One example he gave me was when a teacher was taking the money
from the students for book orders in cash, and writing her own check. She was accused of
keeping the money and not ordering the books. This did result in a complaint, but the issue was
resolved without it reaching the state.
Unethical conduct toward professional colleagues:
This area includes behavior such as making false statements about colleagues, adhereing to
school policies in regard to hiring, evaluating, and dismissing personnel, not interfering with
colleagues political or citizenship rights, discrimination against colleagues based on race, color,
religion, etc, and retaliation against one who has filed a complaint (TAC: Chapter 247).
Years ago on my campus, a teacher filed a complaint against another teacher for constant
rudeness. The complaint was filed and placed in the teacher’s personal file.
Unethical conduct toward students:
Here, the educator shall not reveal confidential information, treat a student in a way that
adversely affects their learning, health, or safety, exclude a student from participation of a
program, deny benefits, or grant advantage based on race, color, sex, etc, engage in physical
mistreatment of a student, solicit or engage in sexual conduct or romantic relationship, furnish
alcohol, or knowlingly allow any student to consume alcohol in the presence of the educator
(TAC: Chapter 247)
One example of this unethical conduct on our campus was when a student accused a teacher of
touching them inappropriately. There was never enough documentation or witnesses for
anything to happen.
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Describe the possible consequences of personnel engaging in any of the above ethical conflicts.
Some possible consequences could be suspension, a file kept in the personnel office, a referral,
loss of certicicate, dismissal from campus/district.
Using one of the above conflicts as an example, describe how you would respond to the conflict
as a campus principal.
Example confict: An educator on an elementary campus has a complaint filed against her for
continual rudeness a colleague.
As a principal, I would discuss the situtation with the accusor and see if any of the “rudeness”
has been documented, or if any other staff member has witnessed any of the actions that
allegedly were occurring. If not, then I would have her continue and document any future
rudeness. I would then confront the accused and let he know that there is an issue.
If the issue continued, I would consider writing a referral and keeping in on campus to see if the
behavior improved. If it doesn’t improve, I would then contact personnel.
Alert: Please look in the Resource Section and locate the Mediation Report Form. In Week 5,
you will be asked to report on a mediation based on some type of conflict you may have
identified in this activity.
Week 2 Assignment, Part 3: School District Policies and Procedures
The next portion of your assignment requires you to access the policies and procedures in place
in your district related to human resources and personnel management. During your Week 2
lecture, you reviewed wording from an online personnel policies website from the Beaumont
Independent School District. Learning to access this information is a critical skill for all practicing
campus and district leaders. You will write a brief reflection describing what you learned from
this policy review.
In the space below, enter the web address where your district’s human resources and personnel
policies are located.
Below is the web address for the Mesquite Independent School Distirct’s Policies and
Procedures:
http://www.mesquiteisd.org/students/policies/PolicyProceduresJune10.pdf
Briefly reflect on what you learned in reviewing these policies and procedures.
I reviewed section 401 of the Policies and Procedures, which discussed the hiring of employees.
It stated the various reasons why a person could not be hired, or things that can not prevent an
individual from being hired to work for MISD (Equal Opportunity Policy). Most of the items were
similar to other personnel policies in regards to hiring. Other items with personnel were
“nepotism,” contracts, work days, etc.
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 4: Personnel Interviews
You are serving as the chair of your school’s teacher interview committee. In the space below,
list seven questions that you should ask the prospective teacher.
1. What is your education experience?
2. Give a situational question.
3. What technique would you use for ____?
4. How do you prepare for high stakes exams?
5. What is your experience with technology?
6. How do you create your lesson plans?
7. How do you keep track of “bubble students”?
8. What is one example of how you differentiate instruction?
In the space below, list 3-5 questions that you cannot ask the prospective teacher.
1. What is your marital status?
2. What is your race?
3. What is your sexuality?
4. What is your age?
Week 2 Assignment, Part 5: Teacher Contracts
In the space below, identify the types of contracts issued to Texas public school teachers, and
describe their similarities and differences.
- Probationary Contract: usually applies to new teachers, and connot last longer than one
school year. Following a successful probationary period, the district must offer the
teacher of continuing or term contract.
- Term Contract: Similar to a continuing contract, but not as much of “property right,”
therefore easier to end the contract.
- Continuing Contract: Renewed automatically every year, making it more difficult to dismiss
the educator.
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 6: Teacher Recruitment and Retention
For this portion of the assignment, you will conduct an interview with an administrator at your
school regarding strategies for recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and administrators.
In the space below, describe what you learned in your interview regarding the recruitment and
retention of quality staff at your school.
I asked my Assistant Principal some questions about teacher recruitment and retention.
Our district is very large. We have over 30 elementary, 8 middle, and 4 high schools. Recruitng
teachers is done through job fairs, and students who have done their internship on campuses.
Candidates who pass the screening interview are then put on a list for principals to pull from,
who make the ultimate hiring decisions for their campus.
Retention of teachers is a task as well. At our campus, positive reinforcement is used often. Our
leaders write notes after observations, and make it a priority to get everyone what they need.
As a prospective principal, what did you find out about recruiting high-quality teachers that might
impact your recruitment activities?
Because the principal has the ultimate decision about hiring the peope who will be educating the
students on my campus, it is extremely important that I have a large role in the recruitment of
quality teachers. I would ensure the teachers were qualified and certified, and have experience
in the classroom through student teaching or previous years.
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 7: Article Critique No. 1
Your assigned readings for this week included an issue of the American Association of School
Personnel Administrators’ Best Practices in School Personnel titled “Teacher Recruitment and
Retention.” Critique one article from the journal using the questions provided below.
Identify your article and source using APA citation format (for example, West, G. (2007).
Holding higher education accountable for new teachers. The School Administrator, 65(3), 4647.).
Vogel, T. (2006). The principal’s role in teacher retention. National Association of Elementary
School Principals: NAESP Principal, 85(3)
Why did you select this article?
I chose this article because I am a new teacher and was interested in the different ways
campuses attempt to retain their teachers.
Briefly summarize key points from the reading.
This article discusses the stages a new teacher goes through during his first year of teaching. It
then describes the differences and increased challenges with new teachers in urban schoool.
Finally, the article provides various tips for what principals can do to support and ensure their
new teachers are getting what they need during their stressful first year.
Identify the principal competencies and supporting standards involved or implicated in the
reading, (e.g., Competency 5 and Competency 6, , including the following standard: Analyze the
implications of various factors (e.g., staffing patterns, class scheduling formats, school
organizational structures, student discipline practices) for teaching and learning, (Competency
5); Implement effective, appropriate, and legal strategies for the recruitment, screening,
selection, assignment, induction, development, evaluation, promotion, discipline and dismissal
of campus staff, (Competency 6).
This article involves the standards in competency 6. It deals witht the induction and
development of campus staff because it provides ideas for ways in which a principal can
develop and take in their new staff members.
How might you apply what you learned from this reading in your role as an administrator or
educational leader?
This article has very applicable content that I can apply in my role as an educational leader. I
can ensure my new teachers are familiar with the school’s informal organization, are supported
with a mentor teacher, are given positive reinforcement and relationships with peers. “Meeting
these needs is critical to keeping beginning teachers in their classrooms and to help them gain
the confidewnce and success that come from experience” (Vogel 2)
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 8: Article Critique No. 2
Your assigned readings for this week included an issue of the American Association of School
Personnel Administrators’ Best Practices in School Personnel titled “New Teacher Induction
Programs.” Critique one article from the journal using the questions provided below.
Identify your article and source using APA citation format (for example, West, G. (2007).
Holding higher education accountable for new teachers. The School Administrator, 65(3), 4647.).
Teacher Recruitment and Retention
AASPA (2003). Teacher recruitment and retention. American Association of School Personnel
Administrators: AASPA Best Practices in School Personnel, May/June/July 2003.
Why did you select this article?
I find the recruitment and retention process of quality teachers one of the most important steps
in the education process. Our country slowly degressing when compared with other countries,
and I feel that this is partly because of our lack of attention to education. We need to find ways
to get rid of the poor teachers and keep hiring and keeping (rather than pushing out) our good
ones. This topic is very interesting to me, and I selected this article to learn the different
strategies taken to recruit and retain teachers.
Briefly summarize key points from the reading.
This article discusses various recruitment strategies and provides examples of successful state
programs. The challenge is well prepared math and science teachers, and that is a goal to
increase the quality of those fields. Some problems are teachers who go through good
programs are not hired because of outdated hiring procedures. Teacher retention is done with
various inductio programs and quality
mentor programs.
Identify the principal competencies and supporting standards involved or implicated in the
reading, (e.g., Competency 5 and Competency 6, , including the following standard: Analyze the
implications of various factors (e.g., staffing patterns, class scheduling formats, school
organizational structures, student discipline practices) for teaching and learning, (Competency
5); Implement effective, appropriate, and legal strategies for the recruitment, screening,
selection, assignment, induction, development, evaluation, promotion, discipline and dismissal
of campus staff, (Competency 6).
This dealt with Competency 6: recruitment, screening, selection, assignment, induction, and
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development of staff.
How might you apply what you learned from this reading in your role as an administrator or
educational leader?
I can apply this to my role as an educational leader by utilizing the good examples of retaining
quality teachers on my campus.
Additional comments/recommendations.
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Week 2 Assignment, Part 9: Mentoring Programs
The next portion of your assignment requires you to access the policies and procedures in place
in your district related to teacher mentoring programs. Once again, you may access this
information from your district’s web page, or contact someone from Human Resources or from
your campus regarding the district and campus mentoring initiative. You will write a brief
reflection describing what you learned from this policy review.
Briefly reflect on what you learned in reviewing these policies and procedures.
E-portfolio assignment:
Complete “Domain I, Competency 3” Course-Embedded Internship Activity Log 2.
Continue to complete and post the portion of this assignment that deals with the review of
Chapter 247 of the Texas Administrative Code, observations and interviews in your school, and
the results of those observations and interviews to complete the Code of Ethics Mind Walk, in
the e-portfolio. All course-embedded and campus-supervised logs must be completed by your
11th course in the program prior to the EDLD 5398 Internship course.
E-portfolio assignment:
Complete “Domain II, Competency 6” Course-Embedded Internship Activity Log 2.
Continue to complete and post the portion of this assignment that deals with your interview of a
school administrator regarding strategies for recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and
administrators in the e-portfolio. All course-embedded and campus-supervised logs must be
completed by your 11th course in the program prior to the EDLD 5398 Internship course.
E-portfolio assignment:
Complete “Domain II, Competency 6” Course-Embedded Internship Activity Log 3.
Continue to complete and post Part 9 of this assignment in the e-portfolio. All courseembedded and campus-supervised logs must be completed by your 11th course in the program
prior to the EDLD 5398 Internship course.
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