Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
The Tanque Verde Unified School District uses a process to increase student learning. The process was developed initially by Rick Dufour and Bob Eaker. It is based on the district functioning as a professional learning community (PLC). The PLC process is based on three big ideas.
1. Focus on Learning.
2. Focus on Building a Collaborative Culture.
3. Focus on Results.
To achieve these ideas, all teachers are on teams that engage in research-based practices that include: picking the most important standards for all students to learn (called essential standards), developing a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and looking at student work weekly to develop interventions and extensions to refine instructional practices. For more information about PLCs see All Things PLC
Essential Learning Standards
School Accountability
