This document provides an overview of key concepts for principal internship preparation, including organizing teams, preparing with ISLLC standards and case histories, and prioritizing staff needs. It discusses establishing a clear vision and strategic plans to guide data-driven instruction and policy analysis. Additional sections cover developing a learner-centered culture with differentiated programming, managing operations like staffing, budgets, and safety, engaging families and communities, upholding ethics and integrity, and assessing leadership skills. The author's vision is centered around environmental stewardship and bringing people together through compassion and creativity to solve problems.

1. Stepping Up
Preparing for Leadership
By Susan Campbell

2. Principal Internship Preparation - EDL 626
Key Concepts:
Organize
Teamwork
Preparation: ISLLC Standards
Case Histories
Class Exercise: Prioritize - take care of your people!

3. VISION
Vision/Mission: Be clear
Strategic Plans: Agent of Change - for the better.
Analyze This! Data guides instruction.
Analyze Policy and Practice.
Be Service Oriented.
Communicate!
Gain Feedback from all sources.

4. CULTURE AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF
Learner-Centered Psychology; Differentiation
Scheduling - Master/Minor
Digital Age: Paradigm Shift in Best Practices
Free Range + Social Media = Real Life Meaningful Learning
O Captain! My Captain! Agent of Change - All Aboard!
Create Safe Environment: (PBIS, supervised games)
Clear Rules, Consistent Consequences +/-

5. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
Attract Good Teachers, care for their needs
Conserve Energy - Where can resources be saved?
ISTE tech standards as guides for change:
where students want to be!
Safety, Health, Transportation, Nutrition
Balance Funds: Safety / physical and Academic needs

6. DIVERSITY. FAMILY. COMMUNITY
Communication: Varied Means; PETE (public effort to educate) and Repeat
It Takes a Village: Welcoming Parents.
Valuing Cultures, Languages, Traditions Enriches All
Community Services: Connections for Support

7. ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
Leader Skills: Balance, Expectations, Teamwork, Sensitivity, Judgement, Organization
Understand history; understand future needs
Model Ethical Behavior; Expect Ethical Behavior
Actively Listen; Respond
Law Abiding: IDEIA; Safe Environment
Fun Factor; Network; Resources

8. ELCC/ISLCC Leadership
Skills Re-assessment
Strengths: Vision, Listening, Trustworthy, Consensus Building, Ethics/Integrity,
Priorities = People, Organized, Goal-Oriented, Responsive, Strategic Planner, Patient,
Learner-Centered, Safety Conscious, Holistic Approach for Student Needs, Value
Cultural Diversity, Communicator, Diplomatic, Collaborator, Community-Oriented

9. SKILLS TO WORK ON
Needs:
More experience with maintenance and budgets
Assessment: Data Analysis to Plans of Action
Networking: Partnerships to support Digital
+ Natural Learning

10. MY VISION and MY MISSION
Steward of the Earth - We all need clean water, clean, healthy food, decent shelter.
We all need love, care, compassion. We need to be creative and appreciated.
We have major problems to solve, with political obstacles to overcome.
https://youtu.be/a-A0Xln6gzY Playing for Change - “Zvinoshamisa” = “Miracle”
https://youtu.be/4xjPODksI08 Playing for Change- “One Love” around the world.
https://youtu.be/a6cX61oNsRQ Playing for Change - “A Better Man (Person)” P