Peter Noonan

Peter Noonan, EdD, is superintendent of Fairfax City schools in Virginia. Previously, he was the assistant superintendent for instructional services of Fairfax County Public Schools.

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Protocols to Support Collaborative Teams

Using Protocols to Support Collaborative Teams

Categories: PLC

Over the course of the past summer I’ve had a number of opportunities to travel across our country speaking with school divisions, site leadership, and teacher teams about the tenets of professional learning communities (PLCs). While I find that every area has its own “feel and flavor,” my big takeaway from all of these observations has been about what unites us, rather than what divides us. No matter the division or school, kids are kids, teachers are teachers, schools are still schools, and we are all looking at new and different ways of refining the work of our collaborative teams to ensure high levels of learning for all.

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