“Unlike others who have written on district reform, Van Clay, Soldwedel, and Many show us both sides of how to implement PLCs: they illustrate clearly and painfully what can go wrong, but equally clearly, they tell us how easily these problems can be avoided or addressed. . . . You will be much smarter about districtwide reform after reading this book.” —From the foreword by Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto “After reading Aligning School Districts as PLCs, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it. This book, itself a model of integrated alignment, is written with the practitioner in mind. You’ll discover practical tools, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and realistic case scenarios, all designed to help you build a systemwide PLC. It just makes sense!” —Anne Conzemius, Cofounder and President, QLD Learning “Finally, here is a ‘go-do’ book that digs into the complexities of the educational organization as a whole in such a way that real-world practitioners can understand and relate to the content—and proceed!” —Robin J. Hall, Executive Director, Regional System of District and School Support, Region 4, Alameda County, California Districtwide alignment is the organizational equivalent of ensuring that every student learns. To fully realize its potential, a professional learning community (PLC) must align around three big ideas: a focus on learning, a collaborative culture, and a results orientation. For each of these ideas, there must be common agreement and expectations around certain non-negotiable policies and practices. This book shows how to align around these non-negotiables across strategic, tactical, and operational roles. The authors explain: • Alignment’s essential components • Loose versus tight leadership • The importance of role bridges • Intentional collaboration • The need for audience-based data • The use of alignment self-assessment instruments PLCs have demonstrated their success. Aligning School Districts as PLCs takes up the challenge of replicating that success on a larger scale. Visit go.solution-tree.com/plcbooks to download the reproducibles in this book.
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