Senior Portfolio Presentations Coordinator
Overview
At ALC, our students are placed in a Pathways Class during their first year of high school. This Pathways Class serves the purpose of an Advisory Class. Students submit a work portfolio at the end of each year. During their senior year, the portfolio submission is not complete until they do a formal presentation of their portfolio to their parents/guardians, and an evaluative panel consisting of staff members, alumni, current students, and community members.
Role as a Senior Pathways Portfolio Presentation Coordinator
As a Senior Pathways Portfolio Presentations Coordinator, I met with the other Pathways Teachers to set a date, time frame, and length of the presentations. I also contacted the school’s Leadership Development 
Coordinator and asked her to contact the local community based organizations to invite community members to be part of a presentation panel. To get professional community members to be part of the panels, I asked Glenn Barney, a school volunteer that is in charge of the Career Journey Speaker Series, to invite the speakers. To contact past alumni another teacher, Scott Rowe, posted the invitation on the school’s Facebook page and sent me emails as alumni signed up. I also worked with the CitiCorps member working at our school to help contact local restaurants and make dinner arrangements the day of the presentations. The Junior Pathways teachers helped recruit current juniors to be part of the panels. The Leadership helped by having his students create posters and signs for the day of the event.
To prep the students for their presentations, the other Pathways Teachers and myself planned and presented at a Senior Meeting where students filled out a form with their choices in time frames and teachers that they would like to be part of their evaluation panel. I collected the forms and assigned students to a time frame by using an Excel File. The students then made personal invitations to
their parents for the Senior Portfolio Night. The Senior Portfolio Night will be held on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013. The two sessions will be held between 2-4:10pm and 5-7:10 pm.
Learned
I learned that in order to plan a school event, it is necessary to be fully organized and create checklists. I also learned that sometimes it is important to delegate activities in order for the event to be done efficiently. The most valuable lesson I learned by being a Senior Portfolio Presentations Coordinator is the importance of working with others. This event would not have been possible without the support of other teachers, staff members, and a community members. I also learned that students are motivated to impress their parents and teachers by preparing their portfolios and creating invitations for them.
CPSEL Connection
STANDARD 1: A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER WHO PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS BY FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT, ARTICULATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND STEWARDSHIP OF A VISION OF LEARNING THAT IS SHARED AND SUPPORTED BY THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
- 1.1 Facilitate the development of a shared vision for the achievement of all students based upon data from multiple measures of student learning and relevant qualitative indicators.
- 1.2:Communicate the shared vision so the entire school community understands and acts on the school’s mission to become a standards-based education system.
- 1.5: Shape school programs, plans, and activities to ensure that they are integrated, articulated through the grades, and consistent with the vision.
STANDARD 4: A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER WHO PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS BY COLLABORATING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESPONDING TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND NEEDS, AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
- 4.1 Recognize and respect the goals and aspirations of diverse family and community groups.
- 4.2 Treat diverse community stakeholder groups with fairness and respect.
STANDARD 6: A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER WHO PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS BY UNDERSTANDING, RESPONDING TO, AND INFLUENCING THE LARGER POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL, AND CULTURAL CONTEXT.
- 6.2 Influence and support public policies that ensure the equitable distribution of resources and support for all subgroups of students.
- 6.4 Generate support for the school by two-way communication with key decision-makers in the school community.
- 6.6 View oneself as a leader of a team and also as a member of a larger team.
Supporting Documents
Pictures of Senior Portfolio Presentations
