Reflection On My Shadowing

I was given the opportunity to shadow Perla Araiza, who is in the school psychology program at Stephen F. Austin State University. She is currently doing her internship at Nacogdoches Independent School District. She is one of the few interns that work in NISD. Perla serves multiple schools and grade levels in the district because she is bilingual in English and Spanish. However, it is important to note that during my observations of Perla and my shadow experiences were at the local elementary schools sites around Nacogdoches including Fredonia Elementary, Nettie Marshall Elementary, and Carpenter Elementary. Perla made it a great experience for me and went to great links to think outside of the box to make sure I had a diverse experience …show more content…
This is true because of my background of working in different daycare settings, my shadowing experience in my undergraduate degree, and other experiences in my personal life, that contribute to me having an understanding that everyone is different and go through things that I may not have experiences or fully understand. This is a major impactor for my personal biases, I am able to put them to the side when it comes to others, especially when it is in a professional setting. During my shadowing, I was able to observe an ARD meeting that required it to be translated in both English and Spanish to meet the needs of the parents and faculty that were present. Although, it was a big adjustment for me to keep up with hearing both languages and it probably would have been easier on me for it just to be in English because I do not know Spanish, I was able to put that to the side because I knew that the meeting was not about me but for the student and their parents. Perla was also able to confirm that I was doing what I was supposed to do, because she was able to give me situations that she went through and how her personal biases did not interfere her …show more content…
ShaKendrea Hewitt. Mrs. Hewitt use to be a special education teacher before she decided that she wanted to be in a more administer roll. Her special education background provides her the tools that many administrators do not have; she is able to be an advocate for her students and teachers that are at her campus. She is able to help the teachers solve issues in the classroom that they may not know how to do or thought of. From what Mrs. Hewitt discussed with me during her interview, I believe that her school is more of a horizontal school system put in place. I say this because she expressed that she is there to support the teachers, just as the teachers are there to support other teachers. She is always there when she is needed. Although, she expressed situations that were more horizontal system, I also believe that a vertical system is being used as well because she stated how the teachers have to turn in their lesson plans for review, they follow the Tier Method, and her school have systems put in place for how the teachers need to address certain issues. Also, she is in charge of instructional advising for the teachers. This is why I believe that in these cases the school system could be vertical. I think that because of Mrs. Hewitt’s background in special education gives her the structure and tools that make Fredonia Elementary run like a horizontal