EDAD 693 & 694 Practicum/Internship Artifact

Standard 6.0 The Larger Context

Element 6.2 Influencing Local, District, State, and National
Decisions Affecting Student Learning
Activity: Discussions with central office staff about decisions at various levels
Time: 8 hours
Artifact: None
Description: This summer I spent many hours at the central office, helping with various tasks
and asking questions. Throughout the conversations and interviews, local, district, state, and
national decisions affecting student learning came up often.
Reflection: Its difficult to talk about education without local, district, state, and national
decisions affecting student learning at least being mentioned. Most of our school requirements
have been mandated or regulated from outside the school walls. The mention of such decisions
was present in discussions and interviews with the superintendent, the elementary education/fine
arts supervisor, the social service worker, and even transportation and maintenance. As an
administrator, it important to not only understand these decisions, but also to be able to act to
influence them.