1. September 2013 DO NOW! On a note card write down One success of your CLT today One challenge your CLT today faced today One way the Professional Learning Action Team can support the work of CLTs Professional Learning Action Team

2. 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.

3. Strategic Plan Goals Goal #4: Develop and support strong professional communities that utilize data, knowledge, experience and research to improve practice and accomplish goals. Goal #5: Recruit, employ, develop and retain an exceptional staff dedicated to and representative of Parkway’s diverse community.

4. NORMS Mission Driven Agenda Opportunity to share, be heard and understood Stay on topic, stay productive and be an active participant Utilize protocols to ensure productive discussions, reach consensus and facilitate the work of the team Demonstrate professional courtesies (start/end on time, avoid side talk) Be nice! (positive attitudes, respect others, presume positive intent) Be accountable to school and Professional Learning Action Team Review the Norms – What questions do you have? What should we keep? What should we delete?

5. EU and EQ 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?

6. Agenda The Work of Collaborative Teams (Reflections on Delayed Start) Collaborative Team Implementation of the Agreements Professional Learning Website New Opportunity for District In-Service Credit (Discussion and Vote for Approval) Professional Learning Calendar 2013 - 2014 Professional LEARNING Action Team – Book Study with Action

7. The Work of Collaborative Teams Number Off 1 and 2 Take Your “Do Now” Card with You 1s Form a Large Circle 2s Find a “1” for a partner (form an “inner circle”) Partner 1 – Share your success and listen to the success of your partner Partner 2 – Share your challenge and listen to the challenge of your partner Partner 3 – Share your idea and listen to the idea of your partner Turn in your cards and return to your seat.

8. Collaborative Team Implementation of the Agreements Goal: Create a guide for collaborative teams and a “look for” document for administrators. EQ: How do we ensure the fidelity of our collaborative teams? Objective: Generate as many ideas as possible that would indicate an “effective” team. Next Steps: Use the document with your own team on October 2 nd.

9. Brain Storm Five Minutes – Jot down as many ideas of evidence of effective for each of the Agreements Post your thoughts Divide Into Groups by Poster Sort post-its into categories Label your categories Share Out

10. Next Steps Observable evidence typed into document Document sent to all PLAT members PLAT Members use with collaborative team at the October delayed start (complete following the late start (probably not during)) Purpose – What is really evidence of effective for the Agreements PLAT Members decide what should stay or what should go at the October meeting based on their experience PLAT Members determine “next steps” for the document at the October meeting

11. The Professional Learning Website Professional Learning Opportunities MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) Online Learning Opportunity for In-service Credit EdCamp St. Louis Salary Credits (Approved by PLAT) Window September 7 th – September 30 th (Courses start in October) Window January 3 rd – January 30 th (Courses start in February) Professional Learning Action Team

12. Professional LEARNING Action Team The Will to Lead, The Skill to Teach (Goal #4) The Ten Minute Inservice (Goal #5)

13. August 2013 Back to School* Delayed Start Friday, November 1 st Thursday, January 2nd Friday, January 3rd Friday, February 14 th May 2014 August 7 th – 9 th August 7 th – Building August 8 th District Meetings AM (Please review the meetings schedule for August 8 th to find location and time) School PM August 9 th – Building *For meetings occurring prior to August 7 th – Please consult the pre- school meeting schedule. School and MSPLC (Includes Nurses and Special Educators) September 4 th October 2 nd November 6 th December 4 th February 5 th March 5 th April 2 nd May 7 th High School AM- Curriculum Coordinators PM – Records Day Middle School Records Day EC/Elementary School Records Day Nurses – All Day Development Operations Fall Conference (WHS) 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM All Levels Curriculum Work with Coordinators Nurses – All Day Development Operations Development Opportunities 9:00 – 11:00 AM 1:00 – 3:00 PM High School Records Day Middle School AM – Professional Learning with Curriculum Coordinators PM – School Professional Learning EC/Elementary School AM – Professional Learning with Curriculum Coordinators PM – School Professional Learning -EC at the Center- High School AM- Curriculum Coordinators PM – Records Day Middle School Records Day EC/Elementary School Records Day Nurses – All Day Development All Administrator Development May 27 th Parkway Professional Learning Community Institute (Collaborative Team Leaders and Administrators) May 28 th and May 29 th Professional Learning Calendar 2013 – 2014

14. Future Meeting Dates 4:30 – 6:00 PM (ISC) October 2 nd November 6 th (EdCamp with Library/Media Specialists) December 4 th January 8 th February 5 th March 5 th April 2 nd May 7 th (New Reps with Experienced Reps)