Professional Learning Communities & Data Driven Instruction

1. Professional Learning Communities &Data Driven Instruction • Presented by: • La Grande School District • La Grande, OR

2. 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

3. 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 What is a PLC?

4. Professional Learning Communities • Working collaboratively to assess STUDENT DATA • Developing COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS • Focus on Student Learning!

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. LGSD School Board Board Chair, Merle Comfort

9. 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?

10. The School Calendar • 2013-14 School Year

11. Administrative PLC Agenda • A Focus on data and school improvement • LGSD Administrative Team Agenda

12. Board/Administrative Book Reads • Learning by Doing • by Robert and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker and Thomas Many • Building a Professional Learning Community at Work • 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 • byRichard DuFour & Michael Fullan • Cultures Built to Last {Systemic PLCs at Work} • by Richard Dufour & Michael Fullan

13. District Organization

14. Board Visitation Schedule

15. 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

16. What do you think so far? • Comments? Questions? Concerns? • Is there something specific you’d like us to address regarding PLC’s?

17. “Without data you are just another person with an opinion.”

18. 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

19. The Data Cycle Link

20. 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

21. Question # 2How 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

22. Common Formative Assessments • CFA’s ARE NOT: • Summative Assessments • OAKS • CFA’s ARE • Thermometers • Quick & Painless • Defined by their use • Given Frequently

23. 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

24. Question #3:How Do We Respond When They Don’t Learn? • Flexible groups based on specific needs 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” • Check out our POST INTERVENTION data!!

25. The Data Cycle Link

26. 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

28. 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

29. All Hands on Deck • Flooding of Paras & Specialists into interventions & extensions • Paras are integral part of PLC • Building priority: support staff working with students

30. Questions?

31. 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/