Coos Bay Public Schools

Planning PLCs with an Oregon DATA Project Approach

"It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants.

The question is, 'What are we busy

about'?" -- Henry David

Thoreau

We want to support you with your building’s PLCs and their

• Data• Determination• Dialogue• Drive• Durability

For improving student achievement

Goal #1: Raise Student Achievement

Goal #2:Improve Instruction

High Impact Strategy #1: Common Formative Assessments

High Impact Strategy #2: Data Teams/PLCs for

Grade Level Teams & Content Area Teams

High Impact Strategy #3: Instructional Coaches Support

The best school systems in the world recognize that the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers. The only way to improve outcomes is to improve instruction.So, high-performing systems use theprofessional learning community process to support powerful professional developmentthrough teacher collaboration. (Barber and Mourshed, 2007).

FacilitatorTime KeeperRecorder/ScribeData AnalystProcess ObserverEngaged Participant

Roles

Identify Team Members Present Note Start Time Approve Prior Meeting Minutes Provide Current Agenda Observe Roles & Norms Identify Problem Identify Strengths and Obstacles Establish Smart Goal Evaluate Improvement

Strategies/Implementation Closure

Possible Agenda

No cell phones, iPads, laptops, etc. No grading papers Every voice is heard Engaged participation Copious amounts of caffeine and/or

chocolate Come prepared

Example of Norms

Team Observation Tool

Team Observation Tool

Team Observation Tool

Baseline Analysis Smart Goal Format

◦ Common Formative Assessment (CFAs) ◦ CFA analysis◦ Reteach / Reassess CFA

The Focus:

Inform teachers how to immediately adjust instruction

Are given, evaluated, & acted upon during the course of the unit (as opposed to the end of the unit)

Provide teacher feedback to students based on each student’s performance.

Are identified and recommended as an intentional best practice.

CFA recap

Observations Exit slips Learning/Response Logs Graphic Organizers Visual Representations Kinesthetic assessments Individual white boards Quizzes Short Answer Response

Examples of CFAs

The central challenge and core problem of all substantive change initiatives is changing people’s behavior. Change efforts must focus on what people do and the need for significant shifts in what people do. (John Kotter and Dan Cohen, 2002).

It Comes Down to Changes in Behavior