Professional Learning Action Team

August 2012

Do Now: On your name badge write your

name and one thing you would like other

group members to know about you.

EU

and E

Q

EU: The Professional

Learning Action Team’s

purpose is to ensure all

certified staff members

participate in high quality

professional learning

focused on achievement for

all students.

EQ: How can the Professional Learning Action

Team contribute to Mission

Accomplished 2016?

MISSION: The mission of the Parkway School District is to ensure all students are capable, curious and confident learners who understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.

Agenda

Inclusion Activity (Role and

Responsibility) 2011 – 2012 The Year in Review

Establishing Norms/Working

Agreements September 5 th – Preparation for

District Wide Implementation of

Professional Communities

Review of Strategic Plan

Changes in Goal 4 and Goal 5

Goal 4 Goal 5 2012 – 2013 Action Items

Role

and

Resp

onsi

bili

ty

Pick one of the statements and

spend a minute reflecting on what

the statement means for you as the

PLAT representative. Mingle and share statements in

pairs. Share with three other members.

When you have shared with three other

members return to your seat.

At your table Discuss what you learned about your

role as a PLAT member Write questions you have on a post-it

note Table share one thing you learned

and one question you have.

Est

ablis

hin

g

Norm

s/W

ork

ing

Agre

em

ents

To what extent can establishing and

following norms support the work of action

teams? Three Post-Its Per Person

On each post-it write one thing you

“need” for a successful meeting

Divide into groups at the chart paper and

stick on your post-it notes (categorize)

Select 5 items you must have as a group

to have a successful meeting

Share with the large group

Select the top five to ten norms from the

groups that will become the group norms

(have a recorder type or write them

down)

We’ve just created NORMS – Rules for

Working Together

2011 –

2012 in

Revi

ew

Action Items for 2011 – 2012

Plan, implement, and evaluate

high quality professional

learning at the school and

district level (Goal #5)

Design a plan for district-wide

implementation of Professional

Learning Communities (Goal

#4) Design the Professional Learning

Plan for the Teacher Professional

Learning and Evaluation Model

(Goal #5) Determine the criteria and amount

for stipends and credit for proposal

to the PNEA and the BOE (Goal #6)

Septe

mber

5th

Discuss the following: What has happened at

your school in preparation

for September 5 th? Teachers? Students?

Parents? Others? What would be three

questions to ask collaborative team members at the completion of September

5 th to gauge the effectiveness of the day?

Septe

mber

5th –

Role

of

PLA

T M

em

bers

Ensure the school secretary who

inputs attendance for professional

learning days puts the attendance

in PEERS (2 hours – state clock

hours) Remind collaborative team leaders

to take attendance and give the

information to the appropriate

secretary MSPLC attendance is included on

the agenda and sent to the

secretary of the content area

coordinator Follow-up with principal to

determine any additional building

responsibilities Remind teachers to complete the

post collaborative team survey

Goal #

4 a

nd G

oal #

5Pa

rkw

ay’

s Str

ate

gic

Pla

n

Review Summary of Goal

#4 and Goal #5 Updates

Read the Action Steps for

Goal #4 and Goal #5 Highlight the Action Steps

that apply to your role as a

PLAT representative Circle two items in each

goal that seem to be the

most important. At your table record the

items designated as

important for 2012 - 2013

Act

ion Ite

ms

2012 –

2013

Act

ion Ite

ms

Plan, implement, and evaluate high

quality professional learning at the

school and district level (Goal #5)

Design a plan to monitor the

district-wide implementation of

Professional Learning Communities

(Goal #4) Design the Professional Learning

Plan for the Teacher Professional

Learning and Evaluation Model

(Goal #5) Determine the criteria and amount

for stipends and credit for proposal

to the PNEA and the BOE (Goal #6)