Monday, August 5, 2024

Developing Administrative Leadership in a Professional Learning Community, 9:30 a.m., North Cafe

Participants in this session can expect to: 

• Examine the traditional administrative roles and responsibilities of school administrators with the leadership roles and responsibilities of leading a PLC culture  

• Self-evaluate current realities in administrative duties and gain an understanding of the necessary experiences to prepare for leadership in a PLC culture   

• Develop a plan using the PLC Principal Profile to create intentional opportunities for administrative growth 

Utilizing the Guiding Coalition Model, Progress Monitor, and Provide Intentional Professional Learning in the PLC Process, 12:30 p.m., North Cafe

Participants in this session can expect to:

• Discuss the six roles and responsibilities of the guiding coalition members

• Establish success criteria for an effective guiding coalition to build the necessary collective efficacy in the PLC process

• Explore practical tools to progress monitor results and provide intentional and individualized professional learning to schools and collaborative teams

Using the Science and Art of Teaching to Drive a PLC Culture within Districts, Schools, and Teams, 2:00 p.m., AAC

Participants in this session can expect to: 

•  Examine what is considered “tight” in the PLC foundation to ensure all students learn at or above proficiency

• Establish practices to support collaborative teams and individual teachers to build collective efficacy in their work within the four critical questions of a PLC

• Explore practical tools to lead and provide feedback to promote collaborative teams and teachers acting their way into a new way of thinking 

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Building Leadership Capacity Through the Work of Leadership Teams, 9:30 a.m., Orchestra, BHS S 1703

Participants in this session can expect to:

• Examine the six roles and responsibilities of the guiding coalition/building leadership members

• Establish success criteria for an effective guiding coalition/building leadership team to build the necessary collective efficacy in the PLC process

• Explore practical tools to progress monitor results and provide intentional and individualized professional learning to schools and collaborative teams

How to Ensure a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum for All Students to Learn at High Levels, 12:30 p.m., BHS S 1703

Participants in this session can expect to:

• Examine the characteristics of a high-functioning collaborative team equipped to ensure all students are proficient in the essential learning

• Explore how to create learning targets and ladders of progression to intentionally respond to student learning

• Examine an assessment scorecard that serves as an academic contract for students and teachers to use for additional "proof of practice" to improve learning

Creating a Framework for Proficiency Using the RTI at Work™ Process, 2:00 p.m., BHS S 1703

Participants in this session can expect to:

• Examine the Inverted Pyramid to understand the responsibilities and actions of teachers and staff in each of the three tiers

• Establish best practices in Tier 1 and Tier 2 to monitor student learning and build student efficacy in their learning

• Examine the function and processes of the School Intervention Team to respond to students who are multiple years behind in a universal skill