District Leader Internship: Developing, Monitoring, and Evaluating Your Leadership Experience

District Leader Internship challenges school district leader interns to develop a rigorous and broad-based experience to prepare for their first job as a superintendent. This text provides step-by-step guidance for interns, district supervisors, and preparation program faculty to develop, monitor, and evaluate the internship experience. This accessible resource includes activities and assessments, explores how to develop an internship plan, unpacks duties of the intern, supervisor, and advisor, and helps readers prepare a final program report. The content is aligned with the National Education Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards for district-level administrators and assists in preparation for certification exams and applications for desired superintendency positions.

Co-published with International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL).

Gary E. Martin is Professor of Educational Leadership at Lamar University, USA.

Jimmy R. Creel is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Lamar University, USA.

Thomas W. Harvey is Clinical Instructor of Educational Leadership at Lamar University, USA.

Robert E. Nicks is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Lamar University, USA.

Michael Schwanenberger is Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Educational Leadership Department at Northern Arizona University, USA.