Doctoral Field Study Orientation Dr. Len Elovitz

Purpose To provide you with real experiences that will enhance your probability of becoming a successful educational leader To provide real experiences that will help you gain proficiency in the ELCC standards

Prerequisites 3rd Year Ed.D Candidate School Administrator Certification Students Placement in Central Office

Time requirements (minimum) 2 hours per day 5 days per week 15 weeks During, before and after regular assignment

Activities List of projects and activities can be found on my Website http://www.kean.edu/~lelovitz/ Substitutions - Approval of Kean Supervisor Rubric - At end of Field I, II & III

Completion of Activities All standards must be addressed by the end of Field 3 Certification students will complete those activities jointly agreed upon Field 3 50 hrs. in central office + 100 hrs. working on dissertation Substitute Qualitative Analysis course if you are doing that type of dissertation

Log Documentation All on-site work Log sheets provided on my website http://www.kean.edu/~lelovitz/ New sheet for each day worked Provide a brief description of work done Signed and dated by mentor

Electronic Logs One continuous file Affidavit from site supervisor

Summary of Time All field work Spreadsheet is available on my Website http://www.kean.edu/~lelovitz/ Dates and times should correspond to individual log sheets

Time Summary

Artifacts Illustrate your experiences correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, articles, photographs, invoices, budgets, schedules, telephone messages, newsletters, forms, agenda, observations, etc. Your work or about you Number each one (A1, A2 …) Hyperlink from Rubric

Completing the Rubric List the number(s) of the artifact(s) and/or log dates that relate to completion of the project or activity in the 3rd column Your Kean supervisor will rate your proficiency in the next columns The matrix will be returned to you at the end of field I. Copy it and give it to your Kean supervisor at the start of field 2

Portfolio Cover sheet – List your name, e-mail address, phone number, Kean program in which you are matriculated (certification or degree), field site, name and position of site mentor Rubric List of numbered artifacts descriptive phrase--e.g.," A1 9/23/15 PowerPoint of presentation to the Board Artifacts in sequential order Logs in sequential order Time summary

Evaluation Mentor’s evaluation Experiences reflected on logs Portfolio completion

Field Supervision Mentor provides day-to-day supervision of your work Course instructor will arrange for site visitations to meet with you and your supervisor Course instructor will not appear unannounced

Intern Information Form Fill out and return to Kean supervisor ASAP Schedule will be used for visitation Directions should be from a major highway not from Kean

Final Words We know that this is a lot of work, but so is being an administrator You should be given increasing responsibility as your site supervisor’s trust grows Problems should be brought to the attention of your Kean instructor Stay positive and have fun