Racine Unified proposes calendar changes and weekly PLCs/C3 teams to boost student outcomes
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District staff presented revisions to the 2026–27 school calendar — moving a September PL day to Oct. 16, reducing early-release Wednesdays from 30 to 25, and keeping a fall break day — and outlined weekly PLCs and C3 teams (co-plan, co-serve, co-learn) to be implemented on early‑release Wednesdays to improve instruction and close achievement gaps.
District staff presented proposed changes to the 2026–27 calendar and an implementation plan for weekly professional learning communities (PLCs) and C3 teams.
Calendar adjustments: staff said the September professional learning day will be moved to Oct. 16, October 2 will be a K–5 PL day, and the district will reduce early‑release Wednesdays from 30 to 25 based on staff feedback and to avoid adding early releases to already shortened school weeks. A staff survey showed majority support for retaining a fall break day, and administration said the changes do not reduce required instructional minutes.
PLCs and C3 teams: presenters framed the change around “collective teacher efficacy,” citing researcher John Hattie and the Plan‑Do‑Study‑Act continuous-improvement cycle. C3 teams — which staff said stands for co‑plan, co‑serve and co‑learn — are described as a next‑level PLC that will include teachers and related service providers (for example speech pathologists) and aim to build weekly, focused instructional planning and data review. Administration said the district will provide training, monthly monitoring through school improvement plans and evidence uploads, and monthly cluster reviews to support implementation.
Board members pressed for details about family outreach (presenters said families were not surveyed on the calendar), how single‑role specialists will participate (virtual options and facilitators were discussed), how team conveners and agendas will be set (staff said teams and schools will decide, with district guidance and possible team leads), and how the plan aligns with the district’s minutes requirements for secondary grades. Superintendent framed the change as a research‑supported attempt to improve longstanding achievement gaps and said the district will proceed with pilot/rollout plans and adjust via PDSA cycles as needed.
The board heard that staff will return with additional implementation detail; the calendar and PLC/C3 package will be on the agenda for a business‑meeting vote in two weeks.
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