1. On your notecard, please write your definition of a Professional Learning Community (PLC).
On the flip side of the card write your definition of Distributed Leadership.

2. Larry Villiard, Bruce School Principal
Laurie Leaf, Bruce High School Science Teacher
Lisa Sturzl, Bruce Middle School Math Teacher
Missy Anderson, Bruce Middle School Math Teacher

3. Successful Criteria for School Improvement
Professional Learning Community
Distributed Leadership Model

4. Professional Learning Community
According to Richard and Rebecca Dufour in the book, Learning by Doing, A PLC is “an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action to achieve better results for the students they serve.”

5. Definition of Distributed Leadership
The sharing of crucial decision making among all stakeholders.

6. Bruce School Journey to a PLC
Started a leadership team due to a loss of two administrators
Sent the leadership team to see and hear Dr. Anthony Muhammad

7. Bruce School Journey to a PLC
Dr. Muhammad Two Day Visit to Bruce
100% of School Employees Trained in PLC
Book Study of Learning By Doing by Richard and Rebecca Dufour
Smart School Goal Setting
Early Release Dates
Teams - Leadership, Celebration, Grade Level, Vertical Teams

8. Why is Distributed Leadership so Important?
Empower teachers
Student centered
Professional development
Crucial conversations
EL Share
Book Study
Promotes meaningful collaboration & harmonious work relations
Culture of TRUST
Generates passion for accomplishing goals
Boosts students and teacher productivity

9. CALL Survey
Shows strengths and weaknesses
leadershipforlearning.org/

10. Results of Change RtI scheduled in Middle school schedule change
Authentic celebrations
Exceeding Expectations on school report card
Focus on students
Staff collaboration-willingness to share and understand we are all growing and learning
Standards based grading
Staff buy-in
Authentic professional development
Increased knowledge base - book studies, EL shares
5 staff pursuing principal license

11. Connection to EE Planning and preparation Instruction
Professional responsibilities

12. Questions?

13. Resources Educational Leadership Magazine
Learning by Doing by Robert & Rebecca Dufour
Visible Learning for Teachers by John Hattie
The Quality School by William Glasser, M.D.
The Collaborative Teacher by a Collection of Various Authors
Six Thinking Hats by Edward DeBono
The Will to Lead, The Skill to Teach by Dr. Anthony Muhammad
Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap by Dr. Anthony Muhammad