1. 3 steps to set up your PLC for success Valley High School
PLC Protocols
3 steps to set up your PLC for success
Valley High School

2. Objectives Our Task Today: Essential Question:
How will we ensure that work gets done in our PLC?
Our Task Today:
Establish Norms
Establish Roles
Compete an Agenda/Minutes

3. Vocabulary PLC: Professional Learning Community
Synonyms: Data Teams, Course Alikes
Protocol: a form, worksheet, or standardized process for completing a task
Norms: Rules or agreements about interpersonal behaviors (We will…)
Synonym: Social Contract
SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-focused, Timely

4. PLC Groups
“Empowered teams are such a powerful force of integration and productivity that they form the basic building block of any intelligent organization.”
(Pinchot & Pinchot, 1993, p. 66)
“We have known for nearly a quarter of a century that self-managed teams are far more productive than any other form of organizing by joining with others we can accomplish something important that we could not accomplish alone.”
(Wheatley, 1999, pp. 152–153)

5. Four Critical Questions - DuFour
What do we expect students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
What will respond when they don’t?
How will we respond when they already know it?

6. PLC Step 1- Establishing, Maintaining, & Evaluating Norms and Roles
Team Member Roles
Read and Collaboratively appoint each person a role
Complete the Role Form for your team by writing who has what role
Reminder:
Every PLC member needs a role.

7. PLC Step 2: Establish PLC NORMS
Norms are protocols & Commitments develop by each team to guide their meetings & work.
Suggestions:
Meeting Time
Listening
Confidentiality
Decision Making
Participation
Attendance

8. Norms Practice Activity
Collaboratively Discuss your top 3 expectations for teamwork Think in terms of a“We will…” format. ALWAYS stay positive!
Read the handout “PLC NORMS”
Collaboratively complete page 3 listing the norms for your team

9. PLCs Step 3: PLC Agenda/Minutes/Notes
Handout/download
“Valley High School PLC Agenda”
Download the form at “vhsteams.wordpress.com”
Form Contains-
Materials
Attendance
Goals/Outcomes
Smart goal
Tracking the work
Planning ahead

11. Ticket out the door- What to turn in today:
Each PLC Team turns in one sheet for:
NORMS
ROLES
“Rough Draft” Agenda/ Minutes

12. THANKS!
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