This document outlines an action plan for implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at C.K. Bender Elementary School to promote teacher collaboration, facilitate CSCOPE implementation, and increase math achievement. Key actions include attending CSCOPE trainings, conducting teacher surveys, holding regular PLC meetings to focus on topics like vertical alignment and best practices, conducting classroom observations, analyzing student benchmark data, and reflecting on PLC effectiveness throughout the year. The goal is to improve instructional rigor and relevance to increase the number of students earning commended math performance.

1. C.K. Bender Elementary Math Professional Learning Community Action Plan
SCHOOL VISION: Liberty-Eylau is a school and community dedicated to student achievement. The graduates are prepared to meet
their full potential, instilled with a lifetime desire to learn, and are confident in their ability to succeed. They
possess the character to make a difference. Our staff is a team of leaders who is fair, respectful, and nurturing in
all of our dealings. We create an encouraging, supportive learning environment that inspires and motivates
students to do their best. We maintain the highest standards and go the extra mile for a student to succeed.
Liberty-Eylau is student success!
GOAL: To implement Professional Learning Communities in order to promote collaboration and
communication while facilitating CSCOPE implementation.
Outcomes: 1. Improve teacher collaboration and communication.
2. Increase the level of understanding and implementation of the CSCOPE curriculum.
3. Facilitate the alignment, rigor, and relevance of Math instruction in order to increase the
percentage of students earning commended performance on Math TAKS.
4. Improve morale among Math teachers by developing a collaborative community.
PERSON TIMELINE:
ACTION STEPS RESPONSIBLE START/END NEEDED RESOURCES EVALUATION
Participate in CSCOPE
Implementation Cohort. We
will attend trainings which
will teach us to better We will use the CSCOPE
understand the components Implementation Cohort
of CSCOPE and CSCOPE Materials, rubric to assess our level of
Professional Learning Vertical Alignment understanding and
Communities so that we will Documents, Year at a implementation. This is a
be able to effectively teach Glance Documents, process and the goal is to
these things to the staff on Melissa Goolsby and Binders, Transportation reach Level 5
campus. Patti O'Bannon July 2010-June 2012 to meeting locations implementation.

2. The data from the survey
will be used to help plan for
future meetings and
Conduct a survey among trainings with the Math
the Math teachers and Computer and software teachers. The teachers will
administrators to assess or web program (Survey have the opportunity to
any misunderstandings of Monkey, etc.) to create share their needs and
CSCOPE and PLCs. Melissa Goolsby August 12-13, 2010 a survey suggestions on the survey.
There will be time during
the meeting to discuss
ways to improve the survey,
Meeting to review the if necessary, and to plan for
results of the teacher upcoming PLC meetings
survey and plan for the Melissa Goolsby and Laptop computers and and other CSCOPE
initial PLC meetings Patti O'Bannon August 16-17, 2010 survey results professional development.
Chart paper, note cards,
markers, pens/pencils,
CSCOPE Vertical
Alignment Documents We will use the CSCOPE
and Year at a Glance Implementation Cohort
Documents, laptop rubric to assess our level of
computer, projector, understanding and
Initial PLC meeting about Melissa Goolsby, Patti slideshows provided implementation. PLC
CSCOPE, vertical O'Bannon, and all through implementation members will also complete
alignment, and TEKS campus Math teachers August 19 or 20, 2010 cohort, and surveys a survey after the meeting.
A focus will be provided for
each PLC, in the beginning.
Teachers will complete a
Grade Level PLC meetings Melissa Goolsby, Patti Chart paper, markers, survey after the meeting to
focusing on trust and O'Bannon, and each note paper, share their thoughts and
communication during grade level group of Math pens/pencils, and opinions from the PLC
meetings teachers August 24-27, 2010 surveys meeting.

3. Information from classroom
observations will be used to
assess the level of
CSCOPE implementation
and identify an increase in
Melissa Goolsby and August 30-June 7, rigor and relevance of
Classroom observations Patti O'Bannon 2011 Observation tool instruction/best practices
Teachers will complete a
survey after the meeting to
share their thoughts and
Melissa Goolsby, Patti Chart paper, markers, opinions from the PLC
Grade Level PLC Meeting O'Bannon, and each note paper, meeting. Observation of
focusing on collaboration grade level group of Math pens/pencils, and teacher interactions will
and communication teachers September 6-10, 2010 surveys also be used.
Teachers will complete a
survey after the meeting to
share their thoughts and
Half-Day Grade Level PLC Chart paper, markers, opinions from the PLC
Meeting focusing on note paper, meeting. Observation of
collaboration and pens/pencils, CSCOPE teacher interactions will be
communication, during this Melissa Goolsby, Patti resources, supplemental used. Classroom
meeting teachers will plan O'Bannon, and each resources, reconciliation observations and
for the upcoming 6 weeks of grade level group of Math September 20-24, calendar, laptop walkthroughs will be used
Math instruction teachers 2010 computers, and surveys to monitor alignment.
Chart paper, markers, Teachers will complete a
Grade Level PLC Meeting- note paper, survey after the meeting to
the focus will vary based on pens/pencils, and share their thoughts and
the needs of the grade- Melissa Goolsby, Patti surveys (other materials opinions from the PLC
level as assessed by O'Bannon, and each may be needed meeting. Observation of
surveys, reflections, and grade level group of Math bi-weekly or more depending on the focus teacher interactions will
observations teachers frequently, if needed of the meeting) also be used.

4. Teachers will complete a
survey after the meeting to
share their thoughts and
Half-Day Grade Level PLC Chart paper, markers, opinions from the PLC
Meeting focusing on note paper, meeting. Observation of
collaboration and pens/pencils, CSCOPE teacher interactions will be
communication, during this Melissa Goolsby, Patti resources, supplemental used. Classroom
meeting teachers will plan O'Bannon, and each resources, reconciliation observations and
for the upcoming 6 weeks of grade level group of Math prior to each 6-weeks calendar, laptop walkthroughs will be used
Math instruction teachers grading period computers, and surveys to monitor alignment.
After reviewing and
analyzing the data we will
Meet with Principal to use plan to meet with the
analyze data from Melissa Goolsby and after each Math Reports from DMAC, teachers to discuss
benchmark assessments Patti O'Bannon benchmark laptop computers findings.
We will use the reports
from DMAC, CSCOPE
Vertical Alignment and Year
at a Glance documents,
and the reconciliation
calendar to plan for
remediation and future
Melissa Goolsby, Patti instruction after discussing
Meet with Math teachers to O'Bannon, and each Reports from DMAC, the data. Teachers will
review and discuss results grade level group of Math after each Math laptop computers and/or complete surveys after the
of benchmark assessments teachers benchmark computer lab meeting.
various sources of data We will use the data
Meet with Principal and such as DMAC reports, gathered to plan for staff
Curriculum Director to Melissa Goolsby, Patti completed teacher develop which will meet the
review data and plan for O'Bannon, and Natalie minimum of once per surveys, and needs of the students and
staff development Hooey semester observation notes staff.

5. Chart paper, note cards,
markers, pens/pencils,
CSCOPE Vertical
Alignment Documents We will use the CSCOPE
and Year at a Glance Implementation Cohort
Documents, laptop rubric to assess our level of
Melissa Goolsby, Patti computer, projector, understanding and
Collaborative PLC meeting O'Bannon, Natalie During the weeks of: slideshows provided implementation. PLC
to meet with all of the Math Hooey, and all campus December 6-10, 2010 through implementation members will also complete
teachers on campus Math teachers and May 16-20, 2011 cohort, and surveys a survey after the meeting.
During this meeting we will
reflect on the use of PLCs
throughout the 2010-2011
laptop computers and school year. We will begin
various sources of data to plan for the 2011-2012
such as DMAC reports, school year and review
completed teacher available data in order to
Reflective Meeting with Melissa Goolsby and During the week of surveys, and best meet the needs of the
Principal Patti O'Bannon June 13-17, 2011 observation notes students and staff.