Necessary Conditions

Washington Education Association

Educational Service Districts

Association of Washington School Principals

Washington Association of School Administrators

A Joint Partnership between . . .

Introduction to PLC’s

Necessary Conditions Supportive and Shared Leadership

Building Trust

Collaboration

PLC Models and Study Groups

Coaching

Training and Support

PLC Modules and Resources

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Interactions

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Interactions

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Initial Thoughts

Time for Learning & Collaboration

Removing Barriers

Establishing Group Procedures

Teacher Isolation

Resources

Facilitation

Physical Proximity

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Interactions

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Resources

Procedures

Protocols

PowerPoint Presentations

Strategies

Outlines

Examples

Links

Research

Models

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Interactions

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Revised Thoughts

After discussions and investigating all of the resources, how have thoughts changed about necessary conditions required for PLC’s in your school?

Time for Learning & Collaboration

Removing Barriers

Establishing Group Procedures

Teacher Isolation

Resources

Facilitation

Physical Proximity

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Interactions

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Group Work

Develop a Shared Understanding of Collective

ideas

Identify Preferred Future

Address Reflective Questions

1. What prompted our school to consider implementing a professional learning community?  Was it the right prompt? 

2. What is the purpose of implementing our professional learning community? 

3. What will our professional learning community look like when it’s implemented and operating effectively?  

4. Who will lead our professional learning community?  Will we always have the same facilitator or will we rotate?  Are the people selected to facilitate our PLC chosen because of title, rank, leadership, role within the school?  What are the criteria if any?

5. What have we done in the past that might support effective professional learning communities? Etc.

Reflective Questions Samples

Necessary Conditions Learning Cycle

Challenge

Initial Thoughts

Resources

Revised Thoughts

Group Work

Moving Forward

Moving Beyond Necessary Conditions

Review Rubric and checklist to help assess PLC readiness

Review answers to Reflective Questions

Identify areas that require attending for launching PLC’s.

Develop plan to address the identified issues.

Develop actions to accomplish the preferred future

1. Rubrics2. Reflective Questions 3. Checklists

Abilities (Able)  Yes NoThere is a genuine interest from staff members in our school to create and support an effective professional learning community

   

Building and district leadership is supportive and actively engaged in helping staff form an effective professional learning community

   

1-3 hours of time per week is available for staff collaboration, study, and guided reflective practice

   

Resources are available to provide, support, and sustain effective professional learning communities 

   

 Barriers to developing effective professional learning communities have been identified and a plan to remove the barriers is in place (or will soon be in place)

   

Communication and decision-making processes are established in the school and can be effectively applied to professional learning communities (How to work as a team, ground rules, protocols, etc)

   

There is a direct connection between our school improvement team goals and our purpose to form an effective professional learning community. 

   

Resources - Rubric

For More Information, Contact

• Scott Poirier – WEA – spoirier@washingtonea.org

• Dana Anderson – ESD 113– danderson@esd113.k12.wa.us