Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders

For over fifty years, educators have known that the key to improving student learning is getting teachers thinking and working collaboratively to improve their effectiveness. Unfortunately, this is not happening in most schools, and inordinate inequities persist. It’s the principal’s job to create this culture, but that’s easier said than done. 

Let’s Put the C in PLC contains the practical knowledge, skills, specific tools, and helpful stories that every busy principal needs. Based on Dr. Dumas’ internationally acclaimed study, this book provides:

• Strategies for building productive relationships with teachers and staff
• Tools and templates for leading continuous improvement
• Tips to engage teachers in effective remote learning
• Practical insights into leading curriculum, instruction, and assessment processes
• Ways to get more done, in less time, with greater staff satisfaction
  

For leaders who are short on time and long on tasks, this book is for you! Meaningful collaboration is a surefire way to get sustained results for students. This book will give you the knowledge and skills to put the C in your Professional Learning Community.

Dr. Chad Dumas is an educational consultant, international presenter and award-winning researcher whose primary focus is collaborating to develop capacity for continuous improvement. Having been a successful teacher, principal, central office administrator, professional developer and consultant in a variety of school districts, he brings his passion, knowledge, and skills to his writing and speaking as he engages participants in meaningful and practical learning. By seamlessly weaving engaging stories with education research and offering hands-on tools with clear processes, Chad offers readers and audiences useful knowledge and skills they can implement immediately. The results of Chad's work speak for themselves. One district was identified as "Persistently Lowest Achieving" upon his arrival, and within a few years - by applying the principles of this book - multiple schools were recognized as National PLC Models for improving student learning. Chad has served on and led accreditation visits for Cognia around the United States and world, presented nationally and internationally, collaborated with school boards, intermediate service agencies, state departments of education, and professional associations, and trained as an agency trainer for Adaptive Schools. To learn more about Chad's work and to contact him about consulting or speaking, please visit www.NextLearningSolutions.com.