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Michelle Marrillia
Michelle Marrillia, an educator since 1996, has a diverse background as an educator and a passion for training coaches in professional learning communities, developing teacher leaders, implementing response to intervention systems, and creating doable coaching programs.
Michelle Marrillia
Michelle Marrillia, an educator since 1996, has a diverse background as a classroom teacher, school administrator, educational presenter, and instructional coach. She has a passion for training coaches in professional learning communities (PLC), developing teacher leaders, implementing response to intervention systems (RTI), and creating doable coaching programs.
As an instructional coach, staff developer, and professional learning communities coordinator at Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Kentucky, Michelle was instrumental in moving the school from persistently low-achieving in 2010 to proficient in 2015. In 2017, Fern Creek won Solution Tree’s prestigious DuFour Award. Created in honor of PLC architect Richard DuFour, the award credits high-performing schools that demonstrate exceptional levels of student achievement. In 2016, Fern Creek received the School Innovation and Change Award through the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative.
Michelle presents at state and national events to support the work of instructional coaches, classroom teachers, administrators, and district leaders. She is also a contributing author to Charting the Course for Leaders: Lessons from Priority Schools in a PLC at Work®.
Priority Schools in a PLC at Work®
Hand-selected and trained by PLC at Work champions our Priority Schools in a PLC at Work experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process and have specific experience with the unique challenges that face schools labeled as low performing. Work with them to identify and prioritize critical areas of growth to implement changes in a timely manner with a focus on student achievement.
PLC at Work®
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.
RTI at Work™
RTI at Work experts focus on learning for all students and will empower you to build your own timely, targeted, and systematic intervention program. Work with them to implement a results-driven program that provides targeted instruction at all tiers of intervention.
Presentations by Michelle Marrillia
- The Case for Coaches in Professional Learning Communities
- Turning Data into Successful Secondary Classroom Instruction
- Creating a Culture of Change: The Power of the PLC
- The Road to Collaborative Leadership
- Academic Advising and Response to Intervention
- Urban School Turnaround
- Student Progress Monitoring: Effectively Driving Instruction
- Every Student Counts: Improving Achievement through Focused Interventions
- Using Data to Drive Collaboration in a Professional Learning Community
