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District updates PLC rollout, staff survey stresses need for longer collaboration time
Summary
Diana told the board the district is in year two of a three-year PLC implementation; teacher survey results (78 respondents) flagged time as a primary constraint — "45 minutes each Wednesday is not enough time" — and staff recommended longer blocks or paid release days and mentoring for new teachers.
Diana presented the district's Professional Learning Community (PLC) implementation plan and shared survey feedback from certificated staff on implementation challenges and next steps.
As Diana summarized, "45 minutes each Wednesday is not enough time," reporting that staff asked for sustained blocks of time, paid release days or compensated after-school time to allow meaningful collaborative work. She outlined the three-year structure: year one to identify essential learning standards, year two to develop common formative assessments, and year three to calibrate interventions and acceleration strategies. Diana said the district had strong staff participation in a survey (78 responses) and emphasized unequal readiness across teams and buildings.
The board discussed restructuring early-release schedules to provide longer PLC time, but Diana recommended gathering parent input first because of childcare and meal-service implications. She highlighted mentorship work led by Kirsten McCracken to help new teachers access unit plans and shared Google folders containing essential learning standards and sample formative assessments. The board asked for follow-up demonstrations of team work and asked staff to return with a proposal that includes parent outreach and calendar implications.
No formal vote was taken; the item was informational with a direction to return with a plan and communications strategy.
