Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/6/2012 - 7:30 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 9.8 (Item #9) Approval of Conference Attendance for Wren Ave. Staff
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure Wren Ave. Elementary conference proposal.
File Attachment:
Wren Ave. conference proposal.pdf
Summary: A team of staff members at Wren Ave. Elementary would like to attend the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute sponsored by Solution Tree. The Institute will be held in Orlando, Florida on July 25-27, 2012. After reviewing the training opportunities in San Diego, New Orleans and Orlando it was found that the training in Orlando was most cost effective. (Please see the attachment for the comparison of costs for the three conferences.) The Professional Learning Community (PLC) process is increasingly recognized as one the most powerful strategies for sustained, substantive school improvement. This institute will provide the team with the knowledge and tools to implement this powerful process at the school site. The institute will delve deep into the three major ideas of a PLC-focus on learning; build a collaborative culture; and results orientation. The team at Wren Ave. will build the PLC capacity at all grade levels by implementing a plan of action designed to strengthen a school-wide culture of collaboration for the purpose of improving teaching and learning. On-going support by district-level staff will be provided in order to monitor progress.
Funding: Wren Ave. Elementary Title I funds at the cost of approximately $1,880 per person.
Fiscal Impact No impact to the General Fund.
Recommendation: Approval to attend the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Susan Hukkanen - None
Signed By:
Rose Lock - Assistant Superintendent of Middle
Signed By:
Bryan Richards - Chief Financial Officer
Signed By:
Steven Lawrence - Superintendent