Jana Claxton

Jana Claxton

Jana Claxton currently serves as the executive director of curriculum and instruction at Irving ISD in Irving, Texas. Her zeal lies in implementing high-impact instructional strategies, fostering clarity within collaborative teams, and championing student-centered learning approaches. With over 19 years of dedicated service in education, Jana boasts a diverse portfolio, having held roles ranging from professional learning coordinator to strategic design coach, and from RTI facilitator to classroom teacher.

Jana has had a leading role in the district wide redesign of learning community structures, frameworks, and practices in large districts. She has participated in the work of district-level guiding coalitions and coordinated the efforts of multi-year districtwide PLC growth plans that have led to Model PLC at Work® schools.

Jana earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree in educational administration from Lamar University.

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PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.

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Presentations by Jana Claxton

• ALL Means ALL - Foundational Learning Community Practices and Principles
• Leading Collaborative Teams: Where are we now? Where are we going? How will we get there?
• Double the Speed of Learning with the Formative Assessment Process
• Learning Teams in a PLC at Work: Powerful Teams, Powerful Results
• Building Thriving Collaborative Teams