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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: The Primacy of the PLC Process
Chapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership
Chapter 2: Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture
Chapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
Chapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Chapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting
Chapter 6: Competency-Based Education
Chapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools
Appendix: Principal Collaborative Team Agenda from Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation

PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES

Introduction

• Figure 2.8: Decision Organizer

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

BOOKS

• Conzemius, A. E., & O’Neill, J. (2014). The Handbook for SMART School Teams: Revitalizing Best Practices for Collaboration (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2008). Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: New Insights for Improving Schools. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Karhanek, G. (2004). Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2010). Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T. W., & Mattos, M. (2016). Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (1998). Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., & Fullan, M. (2013). Cultures Built to Last: Systemic PLCs at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• DuFour, R., & Marzano, R. J. (2011). Leaders of Learning: How District, School, and Classroom Leaders Improve Student Achievement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Eaker, R., & Sells, D. (2016). A New Way: Introducing Higher Education to Professional Learning Communities at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J. K., & Warrick, P. (2014). A School Leader’s Guide to Standards-Based Grading. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research.
• Marzano, R. J. (2010). Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research.
• Marzano, R. J. (2017). The New Art and Science of Teaching. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Marzano, R. J. (2018). Making Classroom Assessments Reliable and Valid. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
• Marzano, R. J., Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J. K., Warrick, P., & Grift, G. (2016). Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools: The Next Step in PLCs. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research.
• Marzano, R. J., Norford, J. S., Finn, M., & Finn, D., III. (2017). A Handbook for Personalized Competency-Based Education. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research.
• Marzano, R. J., Warrick, P., & Simms, J. A. (2014). A Handbook for High Reliability Schools: The Next Step in School Reform. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research.
• Marzano, R. J., & Waters, T. (2009). District Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.

WEBSITES

• AllThingsPLC, “See the Evidence”
• AllThingsPLC, “Tools and Resources”
• “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research”
• Khan Academy
• LiveBinders
• Marzano Resources, The Marzano Compendium of Instructional Strategies
• Mr. Math Blog
• Suggestion Ox