Professional Learning
Communities
&
Data Driven Instruction
Presented by:
La Grande School District
La Grande, OR
Presented By
Larry Glaze - Superintendent
Brett Baxter - Principal
Missy Rinker - 5th Grade Teacher, PLC Leader
Brandi Canfield - 5th Grade Teacher
Mike Gregory - District PLC Coach
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
Professional
Learning
Communities
Working collaboratively to assess STUDENT
DATA
Developing COMMON FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENTS
Focus on Student Learning!
A Professional Learning Community is NOT:
A program to be implemented
A package of reforms to be adopted
A step-by-step recipe for change
A sure-fire system borrowed from another
school
One more thing to add to an already cluttered
school agenda
A Professional Learning Community IS:
A reduction of isolation for teachers
Shared responsibility for the total development
of student success
Data driven
Commitment to the mission & goals of the
school & district
A culture shift
Planning for High
Performing PLC’s
Top Down & Bottom Up
District Training
DuFour Conference
Visits to schools that have full implementation
Janel Keating
Scheduling Work Sessions
Inclusion Training
LGSD School Board
Board Chair, Merle Comfort
La Grande School District Mission
Statement
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In the La Grande School District we believe every student can learn and
deserves a safe, motivating, and challenging school environment.
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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?
The School Calendar
2013-14 School Year
Administrative PLC
Agenda
A Focus on data and school improvement
LGSD Administrative Team Agenda
Board/Administrative Book Reads
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Learning by Doing
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by Robert and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker and
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Thomas Many
Building a Professional Learning Community
at Work
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by Parry Graham & William M. Ferriter
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Every School, Every Team, Every Classroom
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by Robert Eaker & Janel Keating
Fair Isn't Always Equal
by
Rick Wormeli
Cultures Built to Last
byRichard DuFour & Michael Fullan
Cultures Built to Last {Systemic PLCs at Work}
District Organization
Board Visitation
Schedule
Month
School
Board Visits School
School PLC Presents at
Board 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.
Non-Negotiables
Be on Time - Monday 7:45am-8:45am
Focus on Standards - Math Power Standards, CCS
Follow Team Norms
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
What do you think so
far?
Comments? Questions? Concerns?
Is there something specific you’d like us to address
regarding PLC’s?
“Without data you are just another person
with an opinion.”
PLC Big Ideas
Learning is the Purpose, NOT the Teaching
A Collaborative Culture is Essential
What do PLC Teams Look Like?
Assessing Results Using Data
Accountability for EVERYONE
The Data
Cycle
Link
Question #1:
What Do We Want Students
to Learn?
State Standards/Common Core Standards Identified
District Teams Determine Power Standards & Pacing
Standards
Learning Targets
Where are they going?
How will they get there?
“I Can...” statements
Question # 2
How Will We Know What
Students Have Learned?
Data Driven Instruction
Monitor Learning Using CFA’s (Common Formative
Assessments)
SMART Goal: 80/80
Teacher Assessment Goals, SB 290
Analyze Instructional Strategies, Tools and
Resources
Common Formative Assessments
CFA’s ARE NOT:
Summative Assessments
OAKS
CFA’s ARE
Thermometers
Quick & Painless
Defined by their use
Given Frequently
What Do CFA’s Look
Like?
CFA’s come from a variety of sources
Quick checks
Item analysis
Common means common! Both tool and
administration
Question #3:
How Do WeFlexible
Respond
When
Don’tneeds
Learn?
groups
basedThey
on specific
for
skill/concept
What do they need...
Intervention?
More practice?
Extension/Enrichment?
Who is most qualified to teach specific
groups?
Tier III Intervention: The “Triple Dip”
The Data
Cycle
Link
Question #4:
How Do We Respond When They Do Learn?
Standards Focused
Go Deeper In Standard- Bloom’s
Examples:
Research Projects
Computer Lab Activities
Individualized Plans
Open Ended Problem Solving
Student Designed Learning
School
Wide
Schedule
Weekly PLC Time Built In
1 hour per week EVERY Monday
morning
Original focus on math, preparing for
reading*
Core & Intervention Time
See Greenwood’s Block Schedule
Tier III Interventions: The “Triple Dip”
Math, Reading & Behavior
All Hands on Deck
Flooding of Paras & Specialists into
interventions & extensions
Paras are integral part of PLC
Building priority: support staff
working with students
Questions?
Questions? Interested in
Visiting? Presentations?
CONTACT US...
larry.glaze@lagrandesd.org
mike.gregory@lagrandesd.org
brett.baxter@lagrandesd.org
brandi.canfield@lagrandesd.org
missy.rinker@lagrandesd.org
visit our district PLC website
at:
http://plc.lagrandesd.org/