SCHOOL

Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to develop professional learning communities as a strategy for encouraging participation in a systems approach to school improvement implementation.

Expected Outcomes:

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

· Demonstrate understanding of the role high-performing professional learning communities
   PLCs) play in school improvement implementation

· Develop improvement goals and measures

· Describe a process for identifying and recommending supporting strategies for achieving
   improvement goals

· Apply the PDSA Cycle to the continuous improvement of supporting strategies

· Apply effective and efficient meeting and communication processes to the work of the PLC

· Create an action plan for implementing and monitoring the progress of the high performing
   PLCs

Target Audience:

Building administrators, teacher leaders, members of professional learning communities

Participant Prerequisites:

Successful completion of the School Improvement Implementation Guide training is highly recommended

Recommended Time:

1 day

Required Materials for Participants:

· A Systems Approach to Professional Learning Communities Participant Workbook

Additional Materials That Should Be Considered to Support Participant Learning:

· Professional Learning Community þ Systems Check III

· School Improvement Plan