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Superintendent details shift to collaborative PLCs and common summative assessments to improve pacing and instruction
Summary
The superintendent told the board the district used summer work to develop common summative and formative assessments, align pacing guides and use PLC days for collaborative planning and data analysis as part of the district's strategic plan to boost student achievement.
The Butts County superintendent gave a detailed update on the district’s strategic plan at the Sept. 10 board meeting, describing a systemwide push to use Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and common summative assessments (CSAs) to align pacing and improve instruction.
"What we're doing is we're using that time for our teachers to collaborate and to plan together," the superintendent said, explaining that teachers met over the summer to create common summative assessments so that, for example, all third‑grade teachers across schools cover the same material and verify learning at the end of each unit.
He described the district’s pacing approach — units set by state guidance for weeks of instruction — and said CSAs and common formative assessments (CFAs) will be reviewed during PLC meetings to identify strengths, weaknesses and students who need remediation. The goal, he said, is to use data to focus instruction and improve student achievement under the district’s strategic goals.
The superintendent acknowledged the approach involves "growing pains" as staff adjust to new processes and said the district is not finished implementing the system but has started the process this summer.
No vote was required on the update; the presentation was provided as informational and board members did not record a motion tied to implementation during the public meeting.
