Professional Learning
Communities
&
Data Driven Instruction
Presented by:
La Grande School District
La Grande, OR
Presented By
Larry Glaze - Superintendent
Mike Gregory - Principal
Taunya Barnett - 3rd Grade Teacher
Tracy Davidson - Title I Teacher
Tim 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
Board/Administrative Book Reads
Learning by Doing
Many
Work
by Robert and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker and Thomas
Building a Professional Learning Community at
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
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.
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 Ideas
Student 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 Culture
Increased collaboration- horizontal/vertical
Monday morning assemblies
PBIS emphasis
Focus on data
Paras feel more
involved and valued
Parent involvement
Core & Intervention
Blocks
PLC 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 # 2
How 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”
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...
larry.glaze@lagrandesd.org
mike.gregory@lagrandesd.org
tracy.davidson@lagrande.org
taunya.barnett@lagrandesd.org
twelch@lagrandesd.org
visit our district PLC website at:
http://plc.lagrandesd.org/