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District leaders report expanded districtwide PLC training after Solution Tree sessions
Summary
District staff and principals described Solution Tree professional learning community (PLC) training and a plan to align academic goals and data practices across campuses beginning in January.
District administrators told trustees the district has expanded professional learning community (PLC) work across campuses after Solution Tree trainings and will begin a districtwide alignment process in January.
What staff said: "The last, probably, 3 and a half years now, we've been spending a lot of time and focus on PLCs with our teacher leaders and our teacher teams," a district staff member said, describing training for teacher leaders, assistant principals and principals. The presenter said the district recently attended Solution Tree's lead-PLC-districtwide training and returned with recommendations to set districtwide academic goals, a calendar for data reviews and clearer processes for holding campuses accountable.
Why it matters: The presentation emphasized moving from campus-level PLC work to districtwide alignment so students experience consistent instruction and assessment across grade levels and campuses. The presenter said the district will ask principals to "take off their principal hat for a moment, put on a district hat" to set common academic goals and define how teams will monitor data.
Principal feedback: Several principals who attended described the training as energizing but acknowledged the workload ahead. One principal said the first training day was "an exciting day" while the second day revealed the scope of work to implement alignment; the district plans to meet in January to begin developing the calendar and accountability processes.
Ending: District staff said they will use Solution Tree resources and convene principals in January to draft district goals, a calendar for PLC work and an accountability process. Trustees expressed support and praised instructional leaders' engagement.
