Starting PLC's at Kaufman High School

Goal: Successfully Implement PLC’s At Kaufman High School
Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Research	Richard Smith K. Campbell	Started last spring. Will not stop till implementation	Internet, books	Collaboration of what we like from what we have read and talked to others about? What do we think will work at our school?
Create agendas	R. Smith K. Campbell	Want to start working on this in January	Several copies of what works for other school districts.	Is this agenda workable and applicable to all that will use it? Will it keep discussion focused and to the point?
Create meeting schedule	R. Smith K. Campbell	Will start working on a schedule when the creation of the 2012 master schedule is completed.	Master schedule, copies of what worked at other school districts.	Are the meeting times doable by all? Do they conflict with anything? Are we meeting enough to obtain the goals that we want? Are we meeting too much?
Creation of PLC groups	R. Smith K. Campbell	Will start looking at groupings when we have a completed master schedule so that teachers will have the greatest chances of teaching the same students.	Master schedule	Do the members of each PLC teach the same students? Will they work to help each other teach cross curricular?
Implementation of the PLC’s	R. Smith K. Campbell	Fall 2012	1-4 Must be ready to go. We must create an in-service to explain why we are creating PLC’s and how they are going to work.	Listen to feedback. What is working with each group? What needs to be changed? How is the agenda and what can be changed to make it better. Constant evaluation. Did scores rise on TAKS?

      The first step to making a difference will be selling the need this study to our administration, faculty and staff.  I will present our administration, faculty and staff information provided by the class research reports that compare our progress of schools that use PLC programs.  I will go further into the presentation by showing them how this research could help improve achievement and morale on our campus. I will show our staff how these programs will be built to improve the attitudes towards education of the very students they will see in the classroom every day, which will hopefully spark interest and involvement in our studies.

    Sharing the results of my action research will be a very important step to insure the long lasting effects of both of these studies.  I will first share my findings with school administration looking for the data to support a continuation and advancement of our research on PLC’s. I will then take my information to the campus staff in hope that we will continue to receive the support necessary for the sustained success as well as involvement from teachers and staff.