Internship Project: Summer Enrichment ProgramFor Northwest School Of Innovative Learning (NWSOIL)Tacoma, WABy Janna George

Agenda Overview

Objectives Activities Stakeholders

Reflection on Learning

Project Merits

Project Overview 8-week program from July 6th through

August 24th

Students will have a variety of programs, both academic and entertaining, throughout the summer

Students will have outings/field trips, special presentations and guests, and interactive lessons and activities

Students will get both academic and therapeutic treatment tailored to the each student’s needs and according to their IEPs

Project Overview Continued

K-12 students (40)

All Special Education with IEPs, Behavior Intervention Plans and Functional Behavior Assessments

Staff comprised of teachers (6), Behavior Intervention Specialists (4), Educational Assistants (2), Therapists (1), and Program Supervisor (me)

Objectives

To provide students with IEPs a unique program with both therapeutic and academic support

To broaden the range of student experiences with a variety of activities

To improve the school’s ability to address students’ needs

To work with a variety of local organizations to improve community awareness and connection with the school

To give back to the community by having older students participate in community service

Activities

Week 1: Initial assessments and baseline testing

Week 2: “Animal Week”: animal reports, Reptile Guy, trips to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and Woodland Park/Zoo

Week 3: “Nature Week”: visit NWTrek, Tacoma Nature Center, farmers market

Week 4: “Community Week”: visit Nisqually Living History Museum, Brown & Haleys (Almond Roca), The Rock Pizza, Fire Station, Goodwill

Activities Continued Week 5: “Science Week”: geologist, science

experiments in classes, visit Pacific Science Center

Week 6: “Active Week”: rock climbing, mini-golfing, hiking trails, visit the sports museum

Week 7: “World Travel Week”: country reports, classroom decorations of countries, food exploration, etc.

Week 8: “Arts/Theatre Week”: Theatre workshops, visit Tacoma Art Museum, Children’s Art Museum, Artist exploring with student activities

Stakeholders

Staff, parents and students

Public School Districts

Local community organizations and residents

Fairfax Hospital (NWSOIL parent company)

Meeting ELCC StandardsStandard How my project will be implemented through this

standard

1.0: 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 I will be facilitating the development and implementation of our school vision of learning supported by our school community and having community involvement in the enrichment program

2.0: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 I will be promoting a positive school culture to students, districts and parents, providing an effective instructional program, and applying best practices for student learning

3.0: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 I will be managing our organization, operations, and resources in a way that will promote a safe, efficient and effective learning environment. I am committed to managing the program and its resources which is aligned with the school vision.

4.0: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 I will use collaboration with families and learning community members and respond to the diverse community interests and needs by involving a diverse group of people to support the program

5.0: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 I will be acting ethically and with integrity and fairness throughout the program to help students gain their maximum potential in alignment with our school mission.

6.0: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 I will be evaluating and responding to the influences of the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context in order to support student learning and advocate for them to ensure a positive learning environment for all students.

Reflection on LearningChallenges/Problems Outcomes

Understanding a new environment for building a program

Working with individuals to find out more about the program and school vision

Understanding the dynamic relationship with districts and the local community

Collaboratively work with with districts and communities to build the most effective student learning and support program

Understanding the budget constraints with districts and how many students they will support funding for to attend summer program

Working with the districts to give them support in writing into student IEP’s to make sure students get the funding for ESY (extended school year) if necessary

Potential for staff changes Ensuring staff flexibility and commitment in order to support program needs

Project MeritsThis project will enable our learning community to provide a broader range of experiences for our students, which will ultimately improve their performance in school

Parents will see and appreciate the additional support that we are providing to their children on an ongoing basis

Teachers feel invested in the program given their involvement in the planning process and will enjoy being able to implement a summer program rather than trying to create one at the time from week to week

Districts will feel that we are fully supporting their students by providing a variety of continuing educational and therapeutic programs