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1he focus of Lhe rofesslonal uevelopmenL rocess and Learnlng CommunlLles (uLC) ls lncreaslng sLudenL
achlevemenL.

8y parLlclpaLlng ln ongolng learnlng communlLles wlLh Lhelr colleagues, MS Leachers engage ln a conLlnuous cycle of
plannlng, Leachlng, assessmenL, and analysls/reflecLlon on lnsLrucLlonal pracLlces ln order Lo ensure LhaL Lhe learnlng
needs of every sLudenL are belng meL. 1hey engage ln Lhls work boLh as a Leam and as lndlvldual conLrlbuLors.

1he uLC ls bullL on a foundaLlon LhaL beglns wlLh students needs, the MPS strategic plan, each schools improvement
plan, and Lhe SLandards of LffecLlve lnsLrucLlon.


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All Leachers belong Lo aL leasL one uLC Leam. 1he core uLC Leam ls sLrucLured around a grade-allke or conLenL-allke
grouplng. 1eachers, of course, may Leam wlLh oLhers ouLslde Lhelr core Leam as Lhey work on speclflc sLraLegles Lo
lmprove sLudenL achlevemenL. 1hey may choose Lo documenL Lhese ln Lhelr u documenLaLlon.

AL Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe school year, Lhe uLC Leam meeLs Lo esLabllsh norms, examlne sLudenL daLa, and deLermlne
Leam and lndlvldual developmenL goals for Lhe year wlLh speclflc and measurable goals Lo lmprove sLudenL
achlevemenL. 1he Leam Lhen esLabllshes an lnlLlal plan, and each Leam member populaLes hls/her lndlvldual
professlonal developmenL plan (u).

AL each meeLlng, Lhe uLC Leam works Loward Lhelr Leam and lndlvldual goals ln Lhe servlce of meeLlng sLudenL needs.
WlLhln Lhe deLermlned area of focus, Lhe uLC Leam engages ln acLlvlLles around four essenLlal quesLlons Lo help drlve
conLlnuous lmprovemenL ln learnlng. 1he quesLlons are:
WhaL do sLudenLs need Lo know or be able Lo do?
Pow wlll we know lf Lhey know lL?
WhaL wlll we do lf Lhey do know lL?
WhaL wlll we do lf Lhey do noL know lL?

Common acLlvlLles of Lhe uLC lnclude collaboraLlve analysls of sLudenL daLa (academlcs and engagemenL), goal
setting, reflection on students areas of need, identifying strategies to address areas of need, and planning for
lmplemenLaLlon of Lhose sLraLegles. Lach uLC meeLlng should ldenLlfy clear nexL sLeps for all members, and each
uLC meeLlng should begln wlLh sLaff checklng ln on compleLlon of Lasks from Lhe prevlous meeLlng.
1he work of each uLC Leam should be documenLed and shared wlLh boLh Lhe Leam and Lhe school admlnlsLraLlon.


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1here ls no dlsLrlcL-deflned requlremenL for Lhe Llmlng, lengLh, or frequency of ongolng uLC meeLlngs. 1eams should
focus on worklng Lo a quallLy sLandard, versus focuslng on seL number of meeLlng mlnuLes. Cenerally speaklng, mosL
Leams wlll meeL weekly or every oLher week.

AL Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe year, lL1 members wlll collecL lnpuL from all sLaff and analyze sLudenL daLa Lo make
recommendaLlons abouL Lhe frequency, schedule, and focus for uLC ln a school. ldeally, Lhe lL1 and prlnclpal wlll
agree Lo a schedule by consensus. lf consensus ls noL achleved, Lhe prlnclpal wlll seL Lhe frequency and schedule for
uLC.

lndlvldual us should be updaLed, aL a mlnlmum, once per quarLer durlng Lhe school year. uLC Leams should also
share wlLh oLher sLaff Lhe lmpacL of Lhelr work aL leasL Lwlce durlng Lhe year.


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The purpose of documenting individuals PDPs and the ongoing activities of the PDPLC is to ensure effectiveness of the
process and enable collaboration with other teams in the school. The documentation of the PDPLCs work also enables
school and district leaders to remain apprised of the teams work to increase student achievement and provide any
needed resources or supporLs.


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Cne person on each uLC Leam wlll be Lralned as Lhe Leam leader. 1ralnlng wlll be requlred for all sLaff recelvlng Lhe
uLC Leam leader sLlpend Lhrough CComp. lnlLlal Lralnlng (vla eLearnlng) musL be compleLed by SepLember 30, 2014.
lurLher opLlonal Lralnlng sesslons wlll be offered LhroughouL Lhe year.