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R&P 3610 Professional Learning Teams R&P 3610 R&P 4510
R&P
4510 R&P 5040 R&P 5040 A
Professional Learning Team (PLT) demonstrates the following characteristics: 1. Shared vision and values 2. Supportive conditions 3. Shared leadership
4. Collaborative culture
5. Collective inquiry
6. Focus on results The
professional learning team collaborates to answer the questions: (a) what is
it that we want students to know, (b) how do we know if they know it, (c)
what do we do if they don’t know it or do know it? (DuFour
and Eaker, 1998) PLT Day Every PLT
Day the bell will ring one hour early for the departure of students. Professional learning teams should begin
after the staff’s responsibility for the safe departure of students has been
completed. A professional learning team
meeting should last for an hour but can be extended by the consensus of the
team. Early Release Day The Board
will approve early release days per calendar/track. On early release days,
the bell will ring two and one half hours early for the departure of
students. Early Release Day
professional development and collaboration should begin immediately after the
staff’s responsibility for the safe departure of students has been completed.
The professional development and
collaboration should extend for three hours (not including time for lunch).
It is the expectation that staff remain on campus for lunch. Implementation Plan The
principal and the School Improvement Leadership team shall create a
Professional Learning Team Implementation Plan and schedule. It should include defining the professional
learning teams that will operate for the year, assigning staff members to
teams and scheduling meetings for the teams.
The Implementation Plan should include processes for establishing
norms, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and a method to make those items
available to staff members.
Information will be made available to the school community using a
variety of media, such as, newsletters, school messenger, including the school
website. No
student activities should occur during early dismissal or early release time
without approval by the principal due to an extenuating circumstance. Post-PLT student activities must be approved
by the principal in collaboration with the school leadership team. Students involved in activities that begin
after PLT time will be supervised. No
off-campus meetings or sessions requiring the attendance of school-based
staff should occur on any PLT Day. Applying the definition of a professional
learning team, principals may approve staff participation in regional or
district teams. DuFour, R., & Eaker, R.
(1998). Professional learning
communities at work: Best practices for enhancing student achievement.
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