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Sauk Prairie PLC’s Draft Proposal for 2009-2010 SP PLC Committee Members
PLC Structure • PLC: Professional Learning Community Early release days: 2-3:30 pm Two ½-Day in-services Professional Development Opportunities during the summer
PLC In The Prairie • Teachers will meet by departments or teams (some time will be designated to meet with 7-12 departments) • Focus will be developed by teachers. Possible areas could be: PDP development & work Tier I, II, & III student plans curriculum development collaboration with Spec Ed/ELL teachers, Title I book studies RTI
Everybody’s Talkin’…. …But teachers need to communicate! PLC’s offer teachers a chance to: communicate within departments! communicate across grades & district
communicate with administration communicate with other departments
Time Keeps on Tickin’… Hours of Instruction 3 full in-service days 2008-09 K-2
Contact hours
DPI Required
Difference
Spruce/Merrimac 1089
1050
39+
Black Hawk
1050
25+
1075
Two ½-day in-services 2009-10
Contact Hours
DPI Required
Difference PLC Hours Hours Over Required
Spruce/Merr 1072 imac
1050
22+
11.25
10.75
Black Hawk 1072
1050
22+
11.25
10.75
Time Keeps on Tickin’… 3 full in-service days
2008-09 3-5
Contact hours
DPI Required
Difference
G.A./Tower Rock 1075
1050
25 +
Merrimac
1050
39 +
1089
Two ½-day in-services
2009-10
DPI Required
Differe PLC Hours Hours Over nce Required
G.A./Tower 1115 Rock
1050
65+
11.25
53.75
1115
1050
65+
11.25
53.75
Merrimac
Contact Hours
You Better Stop! PLC’s are NOT for: Grading papers Staff Meetings IEP’s CARE Team Meetings Making Copies Writing Report Cards Slackers!
PLC time will be created by ending instructional time one hour early nine different times a year. In-services designed by the district will occur two half days (afternoons) during the year. Such a schedule could be:
PLC Draft Calendar • • • • • • • • • • • •
September –1 PLC – Sept. 16 October – 1 PLC - Oct. 14 Oct. 22: ½ day inservice November – 1 PLC – Nov. 4 December – 1 PLC – Dec. 9 January – 1 PLC Jan. 27 Jan. 22 work day (part of calendar now, 1 of the 190 teacher contracted days) February – 1 PLC – Feb. 10 March – 1 PLC – March 10 PLC March 23: ½ day inservice April – 1 PLC – April 14 May – 1 PLC – May 19
PLC Days Student dismissal: Elementary – 1:37 Secondary – 1:55 Teacher PLC: 2-3:30 on chosen Wednesday of month
Half day inservice days: Student dismissal: Elementary – 11:10 Secondary – 11:25
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress
• PLC Committee: teachers and administrators study process, propose plans, receive feedback • Presentation by teachers from districts that have implemented PLCs (Badger) • Visits to districts who have implemented PLCs: (Badger High School, Lake Geneva, WI; Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL ) – Representatives from all departments and grade levels should try to attend these visits
•
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress (cont.) Resources available to teachers to learn more about
PLCs: Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn by Richard and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Gayle Karhanek • PLC Book studies/ discussions to be offered (Spring or Summer: Could be used for Profess. Development hours)
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress (cont.)
• Information to community: newsletters, letters to student’s parents, information concerning extended child-care options available • “Options Available” FAQs to be developed & Distributed to teachers • Structure of Professional Development specifics to be developed (summer)…i.e. communication, agenda items, hosts, etc…
A Few More Things… • Kids’ Club is planning to extend their hours to help accommodate parents during PLC time • Jed Eichorn is planning for recreation activities through the Community Center during this time, as well • Remember: This is a one-year trial to see how PLCs will work here at SP…The committee will look for your feedback this time next year to find out what you think works, doesn’t work, etc.
PLC Structure • PLC: Professional Learning Community Early release days: 2-3:30 pm Two ½-Day in-services Professional Development Opportunities during the summer
PLC In The Prairie • Teachers will meet by departments or teams (some time will be designated to meet with 7-12 departments) • Focus will be developed by teachers. Possible areas could be: PDP development & work Tier I, II, & III student plans curriculum development collaboration with Spec Ed/ELL teachers, Title I book studies RTI
Everybody’s Talkin’…. …But teachers need to communicate! PLC’s offer teachers a chance to: communicate within departments! communicate across grades & district
communicate with administration communicate with other departments
Time Keeps on Tickin’… Hours of Instruction 3 full in-service days 2008-09 K-2
Contact hours
DPI Required
Difference
Spruce/Merrimac 1089
1050
39+
Black Hawk
1050
25+
1075
Two ½-day in-services 2009-10
Contact Hours
DPI Required
Difference PLC Hours Hours Over Required
Spruce/Merr 1072 imac
1050
22+
11.25
10.75
Black Hawk 1072
1050
22+
11.25
10.75
Time Keeps on Tickin’… 3 full in-service days
2008-09 3-5
Contact hours
DPI Required
Difference
G.A./Tower Rock 1075
1050
25 +
Merrimac
1050
39 +
1089
Two ½-day in-services
2009-10
DPI Required
Differe PLC Hours Hours Over nce Required
G.A./Tower 1115 Rock
1050
65+
11.25
53.75
1115
1050
65+
11.25
53.75
Merrimac
Contact Hours
You Better Stop! PLC’s are NOT for: Grading papers Staff Meetings IEP’s CARE Team Meetings Making Copies Writing Report Cards Slackers!
PLC time will be created by ending instructional time one hour early nine different times a year. In-services designed by the district will occur two half days (afternoons) during the year. Such a schedule could be:
PLC Draft Calendar • • • • • • • • • • • •
September –1 PLC – Sept. 16 October – 1 PLC - Oct. 14 Oct. 22: ½ day inservice November – 1 PLC – Nov. 4 December – 1 PLC – Dec. 9 January – 1 PLC Jan. 27 Jan. 22 work day (part of calendar now, 1 of the 190 teacher contracted days) February – 1 PLC – Feb. 10 March – 1 PLC – March 10 PLC March 23: ½ day inservice April – 1 PLC – April 14 May – 1 PLC – May 19
PLC Days Student dismissal: Elementary – 1:37 Secondary – 1:55 Teacher PLC: 2-3:30 on chosen Wednesday of month
Half day inservice days: Student dismissal: Elementary – 11:10 Secondary – 11:25
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress
• PLC Committee: teachers and administrators study process, propose plans, receive feedback • Presentation by teachers from districts that have implemented PLCs (Badger) • Visits to districts who have implemented PLCs: (Badger High School, Lake Geneva, WI; Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL ) – Representatives from all departments and grade levels should try to attend these visits
•
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress (cont.) Resources available to teachers to learn more about
PLCs: Professional Learning Communities at Work by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn by Richard and Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Gayle Karhanek • PLC Book studies/ discussions to be offered (Spring or Summer: Could be used for Profess. Development hours)
SP’s PLC’s: A Work in Progress (cont.)
• Information to community: newsletters, letters to student’s parents, information concerning extended child-care options available • “Options Available” FAQs to be developed & Distributed to teachers • Structure of Professional Development specifics to be developed (summer)…i.e. communication, agenda items, hosts, etc…
A Few More Things… • Kids’ Club is planning to extend their hours to help accommodate parents during PLC time • Jed Eichorn is planning for recreation activities through the Community Center during this time, as well • Remember: This is a one-year trial to see how PLCs will work here at SP…The committee will look for your feedback this time next year to find out what you think works, doesn’t work, etc.
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