Leading a Professional Learning Community in High School

Part One I am the leader of a professional learning community (PLC) at Portage High School. The group meets every week to covers topics that are assigned by the administration as well as important issues in our areas. One member from each department is assigned to a specific PLC. As the leader of this group, I set the agenda, run the meeting, and take notes for the group. Consequently, I serve as a member of the building leadership committee (BLC) as a representative of our PLC. The BLC meets monthly to discuss viewpoints from the PLC and set policy for the school. Additionally, I am the department chair of the physical education, health, and family and consumer science departments. All the budgeting and program development is done

In this role, I oversee the entire program from fourth through twelfth grade. I develop the master plan for our program that includes player academic progress, position fundamentals, scheme, player development, coach education programs, practice plans, and game planning. In addition, I manage a staff of eight high school, four middle school, and six youth coaches. I do all of the budgeting for program, as well as lead our football booster club in fundraising and support for our whole program. There are many parts to our program that I use the support of my assistants and our athletic director to help facilitate. Finally, I am the spokesperson for the program with our area newspaper and radio station. The final leadership role that I hold in our school is assistant athletic director. The duties include supervising sporting events; organize the workers for the event, and depositing the funds from ticket sales at the end of the event. Additionally, I work with the athletic direct and principal on student-athlete code of conduct enforcement. Often, this includes meeting with the student and their parents to address the violation. Finally, yearly we review and revise the student-athlete code of conduct with input for the coaching