Below is a video from Rick DuFour where he clearly outlines the important role Formative Assessment and student data plays in a true PLC model and true team. Many of us are getting to that point with our teams where we are truly at a "fork in the road" where we get to decide are we going to be a team or are we going to be a group; teams, as Rick describes it in his video, talk about actual student evidence of learning and formative assessment data to drive their next steps.
Where is your team at?
One of the important factors to a PLC community has to be the clear Vision, Mission, Goals and a district road map of sorts as on "where are we going". This edition of Friday Feedback is dedicated to just that.
Dr. Tim Westerberg visited KCSD on Wednesday 11/2, and will be back on 11/16, to help our district formulate such a plan and make sure that our district road map is clear for our Standards Based Grading initiatives and other essential elements to our learning community; currently our district road map is not clear. We have a lot of great and essential features of a true PLC community but somewhere along the line we forgot the most important part - a district road map for success and how we all "fit". Over the next several months, our coaches, core strategists, administrators, parents and community will help clarify our district road map to paint a clearer picture on "where are we going" and "where are we currently".
I want everyone to collectively take a deep breath and realize that we are doing a lot of really great things that all tie to student achievement; the goal from here is to make it clear how it all ties together district wide and refresh ourselves on what true PLC teams look and sound like so that our teams can continue do the right work.
We will share successes and next steps next Wednesday because we have many things to be proud of and celebrate. As always, the work is never done and is a continuous cycle of collective inquiry into student achievement.
