Professional Learning Communities
The term professional learning community describes a collegial group
of administrators and school staff who are united in their commitment to student
learning. They share a vision, work and learn collaboratively, visit and review
other classrooms, and participate in decision making (Hord, 1997b). The benefits
to the staff and students include a reduced isolation of teachers, better
informed and committed teachers, and academic gains for students. Hord (1997b)
notes, "As an organizational arrangement, the professional learning community is
seen as a powerful staff-development approach and a potent strategy for school
change and improvement."
The interactive components of the PLC Survey are:
Participant Surveys
- Elementary Professional Learning Community Continuum
- Secondary Professional Learning Community Continuum
Current Survey Results - Spring 08*
- PLC Continuum Rubric Averages
- Search for Individual School's Data
- View Individual School's Averages
- View All School's Averages Spring (Printable)
*Shows current data which may be null until the survey has been taken.
Past Survey Results
For additional information on professional learning communities, refer to the following sources:
