Board approves Title II-funded administrative training in Professional Learning Communities model
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The board approved a multiyear administrative conference to train instructional supervisors and building principals in the Professional Learning Communities framework; the program is funded entirely through Title II professional development dollars, requiring no local appropriation.
Dr. Slater proposed an administrative conference for instructional supervisors, principals and assistant principals focused on the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) process. She said the conference aims to build a districtwide structure so administrators can align school improvement work around four critical questions: what students should know and be able to do, how the district knows when they know it, what to do when students know it, and what to do when they do not.
Dr. Slater told the board the training will be funded through Title II professional development dollars and "technically didn't need to come to the board" because it uses grant funds, but she brought it forward so the board could be informed. A board member clarified that no local money would be used; Dr. Slater confirmed the program is grant-funded through Title II.
The board approved the administrative conference plan by voice vote. Staff said the PLC work will be multiyear and intended to support administrators in aligning professional learning with the district's vision and mission.