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Lessons From Priority Schools in a PLC at Work®
This thorough leadership resource offers clear steps leaders can take to turn their priority school around. Discover how struggling schools can implement a strong coaching system, create and align schoolwide SMART goals, and prioritize time for collaboration to overcome obstacles and ensure learning for all.
Benefits
- Discover how to effectively reframe accountability so everyone buys into the collective aspect of student learning.
- Focus on creating and aligning SMART goals—schoolwide, at the collaborative team–level, and at the individual teacher–level.
- Get ideas for extending work for proficient students, which can help boost a school’s grade.
- Provide targeted feedback and effectively moderate and liaise within your professional learning communities.
- Implement a strong, collaborative coaching system to support teacher development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Leading School-Improvement Work With Intention
Chapter 2: Building District Culture
Chapter 3: Employing High-Level Strategies From the District Office
Chapter 4: Building Collaborative and Passionately Agreed-to SMART Goals
Chapter 5: Aligning the Arrows for Continuous-Improvement Planning With SMART Goals
Chapter 6: Focusing on Collective Responsibility
Chapter 7: Leveraging Shared Leadership in the Priority School
Chapter 8: Ensuring the District Guiding Coalition and School Learning Team Have Impact
Chapter 9: Monitoring Productivity Instead of Activity
Chapter 10: Providing Feedback on the Right Work
Chapter 11: Giving All Teachers the Coach They Deserve
STUDY GUIDE
Develop a path toward your goals by using the free study guide.
REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1
- Daily Time Log
- Reflection on Intentionality During the Day
- Assessment Tool for Simplifying Focus and Actions in Daily Practice
- Reflection on Communicating the Why
Chapter 2
- Figure 2.2: The four pillars of a PLC
- Student-Centered Decision-Making Protocol
- District Culture Activity
- District Culture Examination
- District Action Plan
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
- Why Do We Need SMART Goals?
- SMART Goals Process Checklist
- A Data Picture of Our School
- The Foundation of Anywhere High School
- Boones Mill Elementary School: Hand in Hand We All Learn
- Figure 1.2: Data-Collection Protocol
- Figure 1.3: Focus-Group Protocol
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
- A Data Picture of Our School
- The Foundation of Anywhere High School
- Boones Mill Elementary School: Hand in Hand We All Learn
- Planning on Protocols
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
- Figure 8.3: Rubric for Assessing the Work
- First District Guiding Coalition Meeting Agenda Template
- Issues and Next Steps
- Problem of Practice Identification Template
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
- Figure 1.1: Leadership Team Selection Protocol
- Figure 1.2: Data-Collection Protocol
- Figure 1.3: Focus-Group Protocol
- Figure 1.4: Shared-Vision Protocol
- Figure 3.1: Protocol to Build Self-Efficacy for Teaching All Students
- Figure 3.3: Schoolwide Strategies and Tools Protocol
- Figure 5.1: Instruction and Assessment Vision Protocol
- Figure 5.8: Team Assessment Scoring Protocol
- Figure 5.11: Data-Analysis Protocol
- Figure 5.12: Student Self-Reflection Protocol
- Figure 6.2: Student Reflection Expectations Protocol
- Figure 6.4: Lesson-Design Protocol
- Figure 6.7: Re-engagement Protocol
- Figure 7.3: SMART Goal Plan Protocol
- Figure 7.5 Status-Check Protocol
- Leading the Right Work
- Evidence of Doing the Right Work Feedback Form
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
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