1. Professional Learning Communities Kick-off Day
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Professional Learning Communities
Kick-off Day
11/29/17
PTAN and RACE2K
Funded by the NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education

2. Professional Learning Community Framework
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Professional Learning Community Framework
A voluntary network of shared leadership and peer support
A Professional Development Opportunity
An opportunity to build necessary infrastructure to support sustainability
A unique way of working
Plans for sustainability factors in from the beginning.

3. Table Talk Think about a change that occurred in your district.
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Table Talk
Think about a change that occurred in your district.
What factors made the change successful?
What made it sustainable?

4. Using the Research - Sustainability
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Using the Research - Sustainability
Administrative Support
Consistent Implementation Approach
Effective Teams
Frequent Data Sharing with School Staff
High Quality Professional Learning
Access to Coaching

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Effective Teams
PLC framework requires a Team with a designated lead to support the district’s capacity to implement change
Team Leads take information back to the team and use it to build infrastructure. Team Lead then brings information from their Team to the PLC.
About building infrastructure at the district level

6. Successful Teams Successful Teams:
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Successful Teams
Successful Teams:
Have a clear purpose and meet regularly
Have clearly defined roles
Assists in building the necessary infrastructure to support change
Have operating procedures to ensure time together is efficient, focused and action oriented.

7. Administrative Support
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Administrative Support
PLC participation required a Letter of Agreement signed by a District Administration because…..
Leadership plays a key role in any change or adoption of a new practice or program
Active role in coordination and implementation
Voices support
Removes barriers to adoption and implementation of change

8. High Quality Professional Learning
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High Quality Professional Learning
PLC provides professional learning to:
Deepen content knowledge
Support infrastructure development
Engage with others and encourage the sharing of rich and varied perspectives
And…..
Occurs over the course of the school year

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Coaching
PLC provides on-going coaching and support to implement the district’s PLC goals.
Access to PLC Facilitators
Face-to-face collaborative meetings
2 times per year
Monthly Virtual Engagement opportunities
On-going opportunities
District-specific support through individualized interactions

10. PLC is a new way of providing quality professional development.
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PLC is a new way of providing quality professional development.
We hope this is a positive experience that promotes:
New learning
Strengthened relationships within your team that stimulates positive change
Change within your district that is sustainable
New relationships within the cohort that positively impacts your work with preschool children with disabilities and their families.

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Questions?