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Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda
• Consensogram
• Welcome
• Norms
• Learning Targets
• District PLC Team
• Plus/Delta
• The Learning Centered Principal article
• Break
• Principals’ PLC Team
• Resources
• Video Clip
• Next Steps
• Consensogram
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District PLC TeamDistrict PLC Team
Megan Dixon, Secondary Math Coordinator
Sharon Graves, Secondary ELAR Coordinator
Lucretia Newton, Data Analysis Coordinator
Troy Shepherd, District Science Coordinator
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Learning TargetsLearning Targets
* Participants will understand the PLC concepts and components vs. traditional planning structures.
* Participants will understand the rationale and benefits of implementing a PLC culture.
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District PLC TeamDistrict PLC Team
Vision Statement
The vision of the Crowley ISD professional learning community team is to be a collaborative, results-driven team focused on continuous improvement.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Crowley ISD professional learning community team is to establish a district-wide framework for the implementation of PLCs and to provide sustained support and guidance throughout the district.
Values
Collaborate on all decisions Focus on results-study quantitative and qualitative data Practice continuous improvement-PDSA Continuously receive professional development Support campuses
Provide district and campus trainings Provide resources Provide PLC handbook
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SMART GoalsSMART Goals
SMART Goals
Short Term
1. By August 1, 2015, 100% of principals will be through the initial PLC training. 2. By August 1, 2015, 100% of principals will understand how to access the PLC
handbook.
Long Term
1. By May 2016, 80% of campus PLCs will demonstrate an effective use of the PLC framework by focusing on student learning, creating a collaborative culture, and focusing on results.
a. Plan instruction and formative assessments from the data b. Discuss and implement common instructional strategies c. Study the assessment data and strategies implemented from steps
a. and b. d. Respond to and act on the data from steps a, b, and c. (PDSA)
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A Look at Your CampusA Look at Your Campus
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• What components of PLC are in place on your campus?
• What cultural shifts have already been made?
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•What areas could be improved upon to facilitate a shift in culture?
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1 minute
Think Ink ShareThink Ink Share
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Consider:
1) How are things done in a professional learning community as opposed to more traditional schools?
2) What cultural shifts need to occur if traditional school are to become professional learning communities?
2 minutes
“If [we] want to change and improve the climate and outcomes of schooling-both for students and teachers, there are features of the school culture that have to be changes, and if they are not changed, [our] well-intentioned efforts will be defeated.” (Eaker, DuFour, & Dufour, p. 9).
2 minutes
The Learning-Centered PrincipalThe Learning-Centered Principal
Campus:1. Why is focusing on instruction a
misguided focus?
2. What systems are already in place which can easily shift the focus from teaching to learning?
3. What are the top two barriers to shifting from teaching to learning?
4. How do (will) you know your campus focuses on learning?
5. In what ways does your school actively support teachers being leaders of learning?
Personal:1. What practices currently occur
that demonstrate your leadership of learning?
2. What practices can you improve upon to demonstrate your leadership of learning?
3. Do you see yourself as the school’s lead learner? Explain.
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20 minutes
End
Creating a Strong CultureCreating a Strong Culture
A strong group (school/district) establishes and embeds the mission, vision, values, and goals in its culture creating a strong foundation to withstand inevitable stresses and personnel changes.
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Vision/Mission/ValuesVision/Mission/Values
Mission- Why are we here? Why do we exist?
Vision- What kind of school/district do we hope to become? (future)
Values- How must we behave in order to create the kind of school we hope to become? (attitudes, behaviors, commitments)
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2 minutes
District PLC TeamDistrict PLC Team
Vision Statement
The vision of the Crowley ISD professional learning community team is to be a collaborative, results-driven team focused on continuous improvement.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Crowley ISD professional learning community team is to establish a district-wide framework for the implementation of PLCs and to provide sustained support and guidance throughout the district.
Values
Collaborate on all decisions Focus on results-study quantitative and qualitative data Practice continuous improvement-PDSA Continuously receive professional development Support campuses
Provide district and campus trainings Provide resources Provide PLC handbook
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Teams Develop SMART GoalsTeams Develop SMART Goals
Establish a SMART Goal:
•Strategic and Specific
•Measurable
•Attainable
•Results- Oriented
•Time-Bound
Goals- What steps are we going to take and when will we take them? (specific targets at various stages of improvement process-SMART)
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SMART GoalsSMART Goals
SMART Goals
Short Term
1. By August 1, 2015, 100% of principals will be through the initial PLC training. 2. By August 1, 2015, 100% of principals will understand how to access the PLC
handbook.
Long Term
1. By May 2016, 80% of campus PLCs will demonstrate an effective use of the PLC framework by focusing on student learning, creating a collaborative culture, and focusing on results.
a. Plan instruction and formative assessments from the data b. Discuss and implement common instructional strategies c. Study the assessment data and strategies implemented from steps
a. and b. d. Respond to and act on the data from steps a, b, and c. (PDSA)
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Develop Team NormsDevelop Team Norms
The standards of behavior by which we agree to operate while we are in this group = team norms
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The 3 Driving Questions of a PLCThe 3 Driving Questions of a PLC
1. What are they supposed to learn? (Instructional focus)
2. How will we know when they have learned it?
3. How will we respond when they need remediation or enrichment?
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ResourcesResources
PLC Handbook
District PLC CommitteeMegan Dixon
Sharon Graves
Lucretia Newton
Troy Shepherd
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