Getting District Results: A Case Study in Implementing PLCs at Work, May/2012
| Author(s) | Nicholas Jay Myers |
| ISBN10 | 1936764326 |
| ISBN13 | 9781936764327 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 144 |
| Year Publish | 2012 May |
Synopsis
Discover how the largest elementary school district in Illinois became a flourishing professional learning community. You’ll walk through each step of the PLC journey to learn how the district approached the most vital components of a successful PLC, such as building shared knowledge, forming collaborative teams, and setting priorities. Reduce your own trial and error by using their lessons learned as a road map toward long-lasting change.
Benefits
- Follow along closely as District 54 utilizes common formative assessment, establishes systematic intervention and enrichment, administers systemic change, considers effective practices, and more.
- Read educators' firsthand accounts of the PLC process.
- Find replicas of the decision-making and priority-setting documents District 54 used to find PLC success.
About The Author:
Nicholas Jay Myers, EdD, is assistant superintendent for student learning in Schaumburg Township School District 54, the largest elementary school district in Illinois. He draws from more than fifteen years in education and oversees the implementation of professional learning communities in the twenty-seven diverse elementary and junior high schools in the district. Dr. Myers is former principal of Anne Fox School in Hanover Park, Illinois, a targeted assistance Title I building with an exceptionally diverse student population. As a result of PLC implementation, Fox saw dramatic improvement in student achievement.
During Dr. Myers tenure, Fox moved from 68 percent of students meeting or exceeding state academic standards in 2005 to more than 95 percent in 2009. The school’s story of academic resurgence has been documented in the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, and Illinois Alumni magazine. Fox received the 2007 and 2008 Academic Improvement Award from the Illinois State board of education for significant gains in academic achievement. For his leadership, Dr. Myers received a Those Who Excel Award from the Illinois State board of education. His article “Block Scheduling That Gets Results” was featured in the November/December 2008 edition of Principal magazine.
Dr. Myers earned a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Nebraska, a master’s degree in administration from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and organizational change from Roosevelt University.
