Celebrate Concord Accomplishments in 2017-18

Please take some time to reflect and celebrate the great work of 2017-18

I couldn't be more proud of the dedication we have to help each student to grow and succeed.   
Please celebrate with your colleagues.

Check out our Survey Results show our strengths and next steps.  Committees have reflected on this to guide work for next year.

Please comment with other things to celebrate!

End of the year

Here is some end of the year advice.  Which one is you?  Feel free to make up your own meme with your photo and I can add it:)

PLC Process

Reflect on PLC Process

Reflect on PLC Process

We are finishing up the PLC process.  We will designate PLC time in May/ June  for taking surveys, planning for next year, and working on class lists.

Reflect on the  PLC Process

What went well?

What step of the PLC Process does your team need more support in next year?

Reflect on the  K-5 PLC Products

Kindergarten

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

What do you notice?

What do you wonder about?

Self-assess where your PLC is on the PLC rubric.

Discuss one goal for your team next year.

Here are some reflections from the survey.

 Strengths

• Weekly meetings focused on students and data
• Professional, positive planning for student needs
• Open communication and teamwork that pushes us to better ourselves and students.
• We all see the same kids, we have the same goals.
• Most times people come with the data they are supposed to have so we can move forward in the process of answering the 4 questions. We are respectful of each other and can have honest conversations about our students, where they are at in the respective subject areas, and what we've been doing
• The strength of the PLC process is the collaboration with my colleagues.
• We hold each other accountable and respect our differences.
• THIS YEAR: consistency, focus, professionalism, collaboration!
• Meeting each kid where they're at and working toward proficiency.
• Building strong teams, everyone on the same page
• Building focus
• Dedicated and want best for students; look at power standards to inform instruction
• Trying to answer the question "What if they already know it?"
• Student focused, willingness to share students, drive to make it work for students, speaking truth, try new things
• Working together each week. Dean and Principal joining us each week.
• Focused on standards... this focus faded a bit during the last months of school
• Consistent teaming to build in strong teaching methods for all students.
• Strong teamwork, brainstorming creative new ideas/strategies/lessons to do with students
• We all trust each other and pull equal weight.
• A defined plan and support from our principal and dean

 Next Steps

• Give us time to work. Not always jumping to the next thing
• Teachers using the time to plan excellent lessons together-share ideas...
• Spending more time on question 4 (what if they already know it)
• Omit all the record keeping
• More directly linking standards into activities already preformed
• Incorporating work that we are doing into everyday lessons.
• Continue to have the same goals.
• I think having the PLC process every other week would be an improvement. That gives the team time to implement the instruction and the opposite week could be used to meet as a team to accomplish other tasks.
• Staying on task and not falling into nuts and bolts.
• Maybe make more time-efficient...can go too long and each week makes it hard to hit any necessary nuts/bolts.
• Be more intentional about creating PLC products that flow nicely with our given curriculum.
• Using time more wisely - staff is feeling a bit overwhelmed with ALL of the expectations put upon us and some meetings are spent focusing on things that are irrelevant to what we need to actually discuss and get done as a team.
• Vertical teaming or including special teachers/sped on a schedule
• Meetings should be purposeful and not just pick something just because; would like to have time to revisit standards and form instruction
• Agendas needed, more focused
• Not adding more on to our plate each week. We need to take something out.
• Be more protective of our time during meetings, prioritize discussion focus on the 4 questions rather than documenting, define time needed for PLC, look at schedule for PLC, flexibility to switch focus
• Continuing to stream line the process
• Provide time for job alikes across the district to team
• Continue to focus on the standards and checking in on students who aren't meeting
• Our PLC group does not use the PLC process and needs direction to do so.
• Continuing to add more our power standards activities. It would also be nice to condense our PLC work to 3 meeting per month and leave the 4th open for "nuts and bolts" for the team. We have had a hard time fitting all the information in and feeling like we are all in the loop:)
• Stick to timeline
• I wish there a way to meet without the stress of the middle of a day - scheduling
• Continue what we are doing to help students be successful.

Please add a comment of your reflections of the PLC Process this year.

Teacher Appreciation

Happy Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week

I want to pause and thank you for the work you do every day for our kids.  

It is hard work that makes a difference in our students' lives.  

I am impressed by your...

Professionalism

Collaboration

Love for kids

Willingness to make accommodations for each individual

Great family relationships

Treating kids like your own

Humor with the profession:)

Next week the PTO will celebrate you each day!  

Monday May 7- Breakfast Treats

Tuesday May 8- Surprise

Wednesday May 9- Surprise

Thursday May 10- Surprise

Friday May 11- Picnic Lunch in the front of the school