Trussville City Schools administrators met December 2 at Hewitt-Trussville High School with the goal of collaborating to learn with and from one another.
Objectives of the collaborative meetings are:
Read and discuss Cultures Built to Last, Systemic PLCs at Work
Create a collaborative culture in schools with a focus on learning
Understand why systemwide reform is most effective
Review and revise district Strategic Plan and Professional Development Plan
Share ways we are facilitating professional growth
Develop procedures and a protocol for walkthroughs
Share walkthrough updates and data from each school
Determine next steps
Learning Targets for the December 2 meeting:
I can discern why PLCs are the best hope for sustained and substantive school improvement.
I can articulate with clarity the goals of our system.
I can evaluate how clear and coherent the system’s goals are.
Administrators’ Collaborative Norms
Be open to and respect all points of view.
Listen with an open mind and expect to learn from one another.
Accept responsibility for active and equitable participation by each group member.
Every team member has an obligation to be an instrument for cultural change.
Welcome questions.
Meeting Notes
Each school shared two initiatives or happenings.
Discussion of what it means to be a PLC
Brainstormed and posted examples of the six characteristics of high performing PLCs
Summarized what it means to be a PLC and why it offers the most hope in a 5 to 10 word gist
Brainstormed and identified the clearly defined priorities of the district.
Summarized goals of the district’s Strategic Plan
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