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Documenting & Using Results<br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>Initiatives</strong><br />
Professional Learning<br />
Communities<br />
<strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> 1 has implemented<br />
Professional Learning<br />
Communities (PLCs) for<br />
three years. During this<br />
time, district-wide staff<br />
development has occurred<br />
with additional training at<br />
department <strong>and</strong> school sites.<br />
PLCs provide:<br />
✓ A focus on learning<br />
✓ A collaborative culture<br />
with a focus on learning for<br />
all students<br />
✓ Collective inquiry<br />
into best practice <strong>and</strong><br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing current reality<br />
✓ Action orientation<br />
✓ A commitment to<br />
continuous improvement<br />
✓ Results orientation<br />
Through the PLC process, the district has aligned<br />
the instructional program in the following ways:<br />
• Essential skills for all grade levels have been<br />
identified at the school level.<br />
• Interventions have been developed to engage<br />
students early when they are not meeting the<br />
essential skills.<br />
• <strong>School</strong>s have been organized into collaborative<br />
teams that focus on all students.<br />
• One-hundred percent of all schools in the<br />
district are deeply engaged in the PLC process.<br />
The LCSD1 Board of Trustees’ commitment <strong>and</strong><br />
support of Professional Learning Communities has<br />
enabled the district to make significant progress.<br />
Due to these clear expectations, staff will continue<br />
to focus on PLC implementation to maximize<br />
student learning.<br />
Instructional Coaches<br />
Instructional coaches have<br />
also been working inside<br />
the district for three years.<br />
Funding for the program<br />
comes directly from the<br />
Wyoming Legislature based<br />
on the size of the district.<br />
Instructional coaches,<br />
which include instructional<br />
facilitators, technology<br />
integration specialists<br />
<strong>and</strong> teachers on special<br />
assignment, help teachers at<br />
all levels improve instructional<br />
methods. Their role is to<br />
provide job-embedded staff<br />
development to all teachers<br />
throughout the district with<br />
focus on:<br />
• Reading <strong>and</strong> writing at all<br />
levels in all content areas<br />
• Math<br />
• Implementation of technology to enhance<br />
instruction <strong>and</strong> support student learning<br />
• Consistent implementation of district programs<br />
• New teacher training<br />
Instructional coaches are also engaged in working<br />
with teachers to implement PLCs, data analysis<br />
<strong>and</strong> implementation of the district assessment<br />
system. Coaches provide an opportunity for<br />
staff development without pulling teachers out<br />
of the classroom for training. They are a critical<br />
component in the consistent implementation of<br />
district programs such as guided reading, Bridges,<br />
Everyday <strong>and</strong> Connected Math, <strong>and</strong> other districtwide<br />
initiatives.<br />
www.laramie1.org Report Card 2007–2008 • 11
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