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Resource of the Week
We are about a month into our journey to effectively utilize and execute Professional Learning Communities that will impact our instruction. We have learned quite a bit so far, have made a few adjustments, and will be looking to make a few more so that our set up is smooth and makes sense for everyone. If you have questions about the journey of your group, please talk with Miranda or me. Our resource this week outlines that characteristics that we should be moving towards in our PLCs. This one-pager is a short, but critical read for all of us.
"6 Essential Characteristics of a PLC" - Solution Tree
PLC's
As we continue our efforts to have more meaningful collaboration around the important 4 questions, it's natural that many of our PLC groups are in different places. We'll continue to work towards facilitating the focus that will lead to increased achievement for our students. Pictured below is an example of evidence collected and analyzed by our 5th/6th grade ELA group.
Guiding Coalition
We will be starting a Guiding Coalition group that will meet with the goal of continually improving the PLC processes at our school. I'll ask that we get one member from each PLC to participate on this team. Our first meeting will be on Thursday (10/21) from 7:15-7:45. At our first meeting, we'll establish the logistics for how we will operate. Our sole focus will be on the PLC processes that are happening within each group, and how we can learn from each other to make the most of everyone's collaborative time together. I'll be working throughout the week to get our participants lined up, so please let me know if you are interested in being your team representative. I am so appreciative of our team's willingness to do whatever it takes to be great for our kids.
Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday
A sincere appreciation goes out to all of you that have worked hard to schedule the Fall Conferences. We'll welcome families and good conversation with families on Thursday (10/14) from 2:00 - 8:00. There is no school on Friday!
This is a great opportunity to showcase the great things that are students are working on at our school each day!
Early Release Schedule (1:15) - Thursday 10/14/21
On Thursday, we'll have a modified schedule that can be found at the following link: SCHEDULE.
Pritzl's PSA's
We would like to continue to share important reminders with students about important topics. Our first Pritzl PSA focused around safety when students are traveling to and from school. If you have some ideas or thoughts about future PSA topics, please send me an email or let me know when we see each other. We'll continue to provide opportunities to facilitate important discussions for students.
Pritzl Out of Building for some Tuesday/all Thursday
This year, I have the privilege of serving as the President of the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) (I'm still not sure how this happened). Part of my duties in this role requires me to attend a couple conferences during the year, and give the welcome, present awards, etc....I also will be leading the regular board meetings of this group throughout the year. With that being said, Miranda will be present in our building when I'm gone, and I'll be out for some of Tuesday and all Thursday due to these responsibilities. If you have any things that you need me for that cannot wait, Patti knows my schedule and can contact me immediately if needed.
Images from the Week
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