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PLC Blueprint

Lay the Foundation

The initial work of a PLC should be focused on sharing a common understanding of the school's mission, vision, values, and goals. Once the team has that understanding, they can begin working on how to teach so that students can attain the goals of the organization.

Generate/Review Teamwork Agreements

Conduct a Needs Assessment & Create a Goal

Teamwork agreements, or norms, are the most effective way to establish a zone of safety within which conflict can be addressed. They make explicit what is often left unsaid until someone acts in a way that somehow offends others. Everyone must own these.

Examples:

  • Be on time for all meetings.
  • Commit to attending all meetings prepared with data, student work samples, instructional strategies, etc.
  • Focus on agenda items only.
  • One person talks at a time, no side conversations.
  • Feel free to agree and disagree and not infringe upon others' rights to do the same.
  • Commit to keeping sensitive issues discussed in the meeting confidential.

Evidence of Practice in Action

In other words, examine the data.Data drives the PLC. Before getting started, you must consider WHY the team is coming together. If the purpose of the PLC is to bring professionals together to become better teachers so students can become better learners, we must first consider what it is that students need.You can consider:

  • Demographics
  • Student learning
  • School & Classroom processes
  • Perceptions

From this needs assessment, choose a focus. This will drive your team's work. From this focus, create a SMART Goal (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant/Results-Oriented, Time-framed). This SMART goal is the Who, What, When, Why and How of your team's functioning.

Look at what you've been doing and examine it. It is the responsibility of the PLC to make decisions about teaching and learning, and make changes based on data and what they know to be effective.

Choose Roles

Each member should have a role so that everyone is participating and accountable. Roles can be chosen based on strengths and preferences.

Carrying On

Focus the Meeting Each Time

Make plans to meet on a regular basis. Each time, review the progress toward the goal and evaluate whether to keep going or to establish a new goal. Keep going until you've learned all you can. Only move on when the team is confident that another goal is necessary. And just keep going. It's a cycle.

Teams should use an agenda that is well planned so the team can stay focused. Each time, review teamwork agreements and team roles. Make sure there's a facilitator and a notetaker. The agenda should also be used to remind members of the SMART goal, focus, and highlight the work for the day. The agenda should also have a wrap-up that assigns tasks to be done before next time, a plus-delta of the meeting, and a way to celebrate and share the work.

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