Professional Learning Communities
Professional Learning Communities
The three “big ideas” of a PLC are a focus on learning, collaboration, and a focus on results. Every teacher is a member of at least one PLC team that will meet regularly to address curriculum, instruction, and assessment issues with a focus on learning and results. In addition to weekly team meetings, vertical team meetings across grade levels will also be organized to ensure continuity from building to building and grade level to grade level. All teams will establish norms to guide their work and will follow these norms in their PLC teaming time.
West Elementary PLC Goals
Each PLC team will create their own S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely). Teams will present their S.M.A.R.T. goals to the faculty each year and will report on progress toward these goals. All goals will be directly related to the District Strategic Plan and/or District Accreditation Goals.
West Elementary PLC Building Leadership Team
West Elementary has established a PLC Building Leadership Team to allow teachers the opportunity to have a voice in the decision-making processes in our school related to student and staff learning. Membership on the PLC Leadership Team is voluntary and those participating will be expected to adhere to the following norms and purpose established by the PLC Leadership Team.
West PLC Leadership Team Norms
We will model the PLC framework with our colleagues by being
- Supportive
- Encouraging
- collaborative
We will show respect by…
- being prepared and beginning and ending on time
- actively listening
- focusing on open, honest, and productive conversations
- honoring the will of the group
Purpose of the West Elementary PLC Leadership Team
The purpose of the West Elementary PLC Leadership Team is to
- promote shared leadership by identifying and addressing the needs of the building community.
- be the vanguard of decision-making in the interest of making our school the best place it can be for students and staff
- guide the PLC process and communicate decisions to staff related to student growth
The purpose of the West Elementary Building Leadership Team is to promote shared leadership by identifying and addressing the needs of the building community, being the leaders of decision-making in the interest of making our school the best place it can be for students and staff, guiding the PLC process, and communicating decisions to staff related to student growth.
The three “big ideas” of a PLC are a focus on learning, collaboration, and a focus on results. Every teacher is a member of at least one PLC team that will meet regularly to address curriculum, instruction, and assessment issues with a focus on learning and results. In addition to weekly team meetings, vertical team meetings across grade levels will also be organized to ensure continuity from building to building and grade level to grade level. All teams will establish norms to guide their work and will follow these norms in their PLC teaming time.
West Elementary PLC Goals
Each PLC team will create their own S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely). Teams will present their S.M.A.R.T. goals to the faculty each year and will report on progress toward these goals. All goals will be directly related to the District Strategic Plan and/or District Accreditation Goals.
West Elementary PLC Building Leadership Team
West Elementary has established a PLC Building Leadership Team to allow teachers the opportunity to have a voice in the decision-making processes in our school related to student and staff learning. Membership on the PLC Leadership Team is voluntary and those participating will be expected to adhere to the following norms and purpose established by the PLC Leadership Team.
West PLC Leadership Team Norms
We will model the PLC framework with our colleagues by being
- Supportive
- Encouraging
- collaborative
We will show respect by…
- being prepared and beginning and ending on time
- actively listening
- focusing on open, honest, and productive conversations
- honoring the will of the group
Purpose of the West Elementary PLC Leadership Team
The purpose of the West Elementary PLC Leadership Team is to
- promote shared leadership by identifying and addressing the needs of the building community.
- be the vanguard of decision-making in the interest of making our school the best place it can be for students and staff
- guide the PLC process and communicate decisions to staff related to student growth
The purpose of the West Elementary Building Leadership Team is to promote shared leadership by identifying and addressing the needs of the building community, being the leaders of decision-making in the interest of making our school the best place it can be for students and staff, guiding the PLC process, and communicating decisions to staff related to student growth.