The document outlines the process and timeline for a Professional Development Committee to create a district professional learning plan. It includes compiling needs assessments from May to June, exploring professional learning activities from April to February, collecting and reviewing data from November to December, writing the district plan from January to February, and submitting the final plan by the end of November. It also lists the members of the county, district, and school professional development committees and introduces some norms and questions to guide professional learning community meetings.

1. TMS Curriculum Fair

2. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) TMS Professional Development Committee Suzanne Cariddi Julie Meehan Ann Powell Diane Schulthes

3. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Introduction

4. Compile needs assessment Compile needs assessment June Work with school committee on needs assessment Create needs assessment May Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Explore professional learning activities Apr COLLECT AND REVIEW DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANS Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Analyze PD day evaluations Mar Collect and review DOE information Complete district plan Review district plan Feb Explore professional learning activities WRITE DISTRICT PLAN Ongoing PD on PLCs Jan Review and collect school data Ongoing PD on PLCs Dec Collect district data from schools COMPLETE plan SUBMIT by month’s end Nov Review school committee template Review county continuum Start PD plan Oct Review district data Training, if needed Review school data Training, if needed Sept 15 members 4 teachers 2 administrators 3 teachers 1 administrator County PD Board District PD Committee School PD Committee

5. Compile needs assessment Compile needs assessment June Work with school committee on needs assessment Create needs assessment May Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Explore professional learning activities Apr COLLECT AND REVIEW DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANS Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Analyze PD day evaluations Mar Collect and review DOE information Complete district plan Review district plan Feb Explore professional learning activities WRITE DISTRICT PLAN Ongoing PD on PLCs Jan Review and collect school data Ongoing PD on PLCs Dec Collect district data from schools COMPLETE PLAN SUBMIT PLAN TO DISTRICT BY END OF THE MONTH Nov Review school committee template Review county continuum Start PD plan Oct Review district data Training, if needed Review school data Training, if needed Sept 15 members 4 teachers 2 administrators 3 teachers 1 administrator County PD Board District PD Committee School PD Committee WRITE DISTRICT PLAN

6. WRITE DISTRICT PLAN REVIEW DISTRICT PLAN Compile needs assessment Compile needs assessment June Work with school committee on needs assessment Create needs assessment May Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Explore professional learning activities Apr COLLECT AND REVIEW DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANS Meet with school committee for professional learning reading Analyze PD day evaluations Mar Collect and review DOE information Complete district plan Review district plan Feb Explore professional learning activities WRITE DISTRICT PLAN Ongoing PD on PLCs Jan Review and collect school data Ongoing PD on PLCs Dec Collect district data from schools COMPLETE PLAN SUBMIT PLAN TO DISTRICT BY END OF THE MONTH Nov Review school committee template Review county continuum Start PD plan Oct Review district data Training, if needed Review school data Training, if needed Sept 15 members 4 teachers 2 administrators 3 teachers 1 administrator County PD Board District PD Committee School PD Committee

7. Norms [suz choose some!] Stay on schedule, be on time Participate actively: if you think it, say it Ask questions Take care of your neighbor (if somebody's on the wrong page, help them, etc.) One person talks at a time Take care of yourself What is said here, stays here; what is learned here leaves here! It's OK to have fun Suffering is optional! Support each other in the learning process Monitor progress--individually and group Ask questions Respect others' viewpoints Take time to reflect

8. The Three Crucial Questions What is it we want all students to learn? How will we know when each student has learned it? How will we respond when a student does not learn?

9. The PLC Decision-Making Cycle Continually Revisit, Reflect, Revise

17. To Facilitate Our Learning Wiki - http:// snoringdog . pbworks .com

18. For Tomorrow... DuFour, R. (2004). Schools as Learning Communities. Educational Leadership , 61(8), 6-11. Basic definition of PLCs Available on the WIKI

19. Thank You!