Aligning School Districts as PLCs

In order for a professional learning community to achieve its full potential, all levels districtwide must align around the three big ideas: ensuring a focus on learning, building a collaborative culture, and establishing a results orientation. This book breaks down the complex process of aligning the work of central office staff, building leadership, and teachers to increase student achievement.

Benefits

• Learn which policies and procedures must be aligned districtwide and why.
• Explore the essential tools used to create alignment: defining roles, communicating through data, and using loose and tight forms of leadership.
• Understand the responsibilities of each role and how they intersect.
• Use reproducible self-assessments to evaluate district alignment progress.