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Registration for the 2012 Powerful Learning Conference is now closed due to reaching maximum capacity!

Click on the link below to print off the 2012 Application for Wait List.  Please fax the form to Tammy Bagley with Custom Meeting Planners at 573-447-0102.  For questions regarding registration, please email Tammy at tammy@custommeetingplanners.com.  Only faxed forms will be accepted and kept on file in date order.

Click HERE for 2012 Application for Wait List


As an added feature of this year's conference, 11 schools will be recognized as Missouri Exemplary PLC Schools at the Powerful Learning Conference.  Those schools are:

  • Bloomsdale Elementary, Ste. Genevieve R-II School District
  • Ste. Genevieve Elementary, St. Genevieve R-II School District
  • Ste. Genevieve Middle School, Ste. Genevieve R-II School District
  • Ste. Genevieve Senior High, Ste. Genevieve R-II School District
  • Eugene Field Elementary, Maryville R-II School District
  • Maryville Middle School, Maryville R-II School District
  • Maryville High School, Maryville R-II School District
  • West Lane Elementary, Jackson R-II School District
  • Robinson Intermediate, Aurora R-VIII School District
  • Moberly Middle School, Moberly School District
  • Kearney Middle School, Kearney R-I School District







What does a school in Missouri look like when it is a Professional Learning Community ?

  • The daily work of the school is driven by common purpose, shared vision and collective commitments.

 

  • There are high expectations regarding student achievement and a commitment on the part of staff to accept responsibility for student learning.

 

  • The learning of each student is monitored on a timely basis using common core curriculum and common assessments aligned with state standards.

 

  • School structures support student learning and provide additional time and support for students who initially do not achieve intended outcomes.

 

  • Job-embedded professional development leads to the collective identification of, reflection about, and implementation of “best practices” for improved student achievement.

 

  • Staff members work collaboratively in processes that foster continuous improvement in all indicators of student achievement.

 

  • The use of data promotes an action orientation and focus on results.

 

  • Leadership of school improvement processes is widely dispersed and helps sustain a culture of continuous improvement.



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WHAT TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS IN THE MISSOURI PLC PROJECT?

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education offers comprehensive ongoing training, technical assistance, and support through the Professional Learning Communities Project which is generally considered a three-year process model. 

HOW CAN MY SCHOOL BECOME A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY?

For more information, contact the MO DESE Professional Learning Communities Project Director, listed below, or the regional professional development center in which your district resides. 

 

 

Contact:

Mary Ann Burns, Director

School Improvement Initiatives

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

PO Box 480

Jefferson City, MO  65102

(573) 751-2332

maryann.burns@dese.mo.gov