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Professional Learning Communities
&Data Driven Instruction
Presented by: La Grande School District
La Grande, OR
Presented ByLarry Glaze - Superintendent
Mike Gregory - PrincipalTaunya Barnett - 3rd Grade Teacher
Tracy Davidson - Title I TeacherTim Welch - District Technology Coordinator
La Grande School District Mission Statement
In the La Grande School District we believe every student can learn and deserves a safe, motivating, and challenging school environment.
Therefore, it is the mission of the La Grande School District to provide a learning environment where educators work collaboratively to ensure that each student maximizes their learning. To accomplish this mission we will use best practices and data to ask and answer:
1. What do we want our students to learn?
2. How will we know what students have learned?
3. How do we respond when they don't learn?
4. How do we respond when they do learn?
Group Activity
Discuss what school/district/state/federal initiatives you have experienced in the last five years?
What are/were the outcomes?
Staff Development
Title II-A funds support the PLC process
Teachers/Paras
The School Calendar
2014-15 School Year
Administrative PLC Agenda
LGSD Administrative Team Agenda
Learning by Doing
by Robert and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker and Thomas Many
Building a Professional Learning Community at Work
by Parry Graham & William M. Ferriter
Every School, Every Team, Every Classroom
by Robert Eaker & Janel Keating
Fair Isn't Always Equal
by Rick Wormeli
Cultures Built to Last
by Richard DuFour & Michael Fullan
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
by Ruby K Panye
Board/Administrative Book Reads
District Organization
Board Visitation Schedule
Month School Board Visits School School PLC Presents atBoard Meeting
October 2013 Willow Mon, Oct 7, 7:30 a.m. Wed, Oct 9, 7:00 p.m.
November 2013 Central Tues, Nov 18, 7:30 a.m. Wed, Nov 20, 7:00 p.m.
January 2014 Greenwood Mon, Jan 6 , 7:30 a.m. Wed, Jan 8, 7:00 p.m.
February 2014 Island City Mon, Feb 10, 7:30 a.m. Wed, Feb 12, 7:00 p.m.
April 2014 LMS Mon, Apr 7, 7:30 a.m. Wed, Apr 9, 7:00 p.m.
May 2014 LHS Mon, May 12, 7:30 a.m. Wed, May 14, 7:00 p.m.
Promising Data
What is a PLC?
Professional Learning Community
“The very essence of a learning community is a focus on and a
commitment to the learning of each student.”
~Learning By Doing DuFour, DuFour, Eaker & Many
Foundations for High Performing PLC’s
Top Down & Bottom Up
District Training
DuFour Conference
Visits to schools that have full implementation
Scheduling Work Sessions
Inclusion Training
Parent Communication
A Professional Learning Community is:
Teachers working together for a common goal
Shared responsibility for the total development of student success- “All our Kids”
Data driven
Commitment to the mission & goals of the school & district
A culture shift
Non-Negotiables Be on Time - Monday 7:45am-8:45am
Focus on Standards - Math Power Standards, CCSS
Team-Created Norms & Accountability Protocols
Team Facilitator Responsibilities Agenda at least 1 day before PLC meeting
Assign roles for all team members
Use team norms
Post & turn in meeting minutes to building administrator by following day
“Without data you are just another person with an opinion.”
PLC Big IdeasStudent Learning Comes First
A Collaborative Culture is Essential
What do PLC Teams Look Like?
Assessing Results Using Data
Accountability for EVERYONE
The Data Cycle
Schoolwide Title Role
Goes beyond “Just Title”- integrated
Small groups/interventions/”triple dip”
Benchmark testing and keeper of screening data
Support of CAFE/Daily 5
PBIS
Staffing
Title/Building Paraprofessionals
Guide students in small groups based on assessed need
Reading & math - core and beyond
Building Title Teacher/Reading Specialist
School Improvement Plan
Title role in our school improvement plan
Supported by Title funds
Must be a living document
“Keep’s us on track” - a guide
School CultureIncreased collaboration- horizontal/vertical
Monday morning assemblies
PBIS emphasis
Focus on data
Paras feel more
involved and valued
Parent involvement
Core & Intervention BlocksPLC is the “Engine”
that Drives EVERYTHING
Serves ALL Students
45-60/30
45-60 minutes of core & 30 minutes of intervention/extension
math & reading
Accountability for Staff & Students
School Wide Schedule
* Weekly Time Built In * One Hour Per Week EVERY Monday Morning
* Priority is Math & Reading * Core & Intervention Time
* See Greenwood’s Block Schedule
* “Triple Dip” * Math, Reading, Behavior
Question #1:
What Do We Want Students to Learn?
Common Core Standards Identified
District Grade Level Teams Determine Power Standards & Pacing
Standards Learning Targets
Where are they going?
How will they get there?
“I Can...” statements
Question # 2How Will We Know
What Students Have Learned?
Data Driven Instruction
Monitor Learning Using CFA’s (Common Formative Assessments)
SMART Goal: 80/80
Analyze teacher strengths and weaknesses
Student Data
Pre/Post Data
Post Intervention/Post “Triple Dip”
Common Formative Assessments
CFA’s ARE
Standards Based
Thermometers
Quick & Painless
Defined by their use
Given Frequently
What Do CFA’s Look Like?
CFA’s are developed as a PLC based on target skills
Quick checks
Standards based - analyze by strand
Common means common! Both tool and administration
Question #3:
How Do We Respond When They Don’t Learn?
Flexible groups based on specific needs for skill/concept
Intervention?
More practice?
Extension/Enrichment?
Highest need with highest qualified
“The Triple Dip”
Tier III Intervention: The “Triple Dip”
Check out our POST INTERVENTION data!!
Question #4:
How Do We Respond When They Do Learn?
Standards Focused
Go Deeper In Standard - Bloom’s
Examples:
Research Projects
Tech Based Learning
Increased Rigor - Same Concept
All Hands on Deck
* Flooding of paras & specialists into interventions & extensions
* Paras are integral part of PLC
* Building Priority: shifting responsibility for support staff
* Student confidence = success
Questions?
Questions? Interested in Visiting? Presentations?
CONTACT US...
visit our district PLC website at:http://plc.lagrandesd.org/
