Inspirational Stories
EAGLE High School (Homewood, IL)
I am principal of Churchill School in Homewood, Illinois. Homewood School District 153 is in the southern suburbs of Chicago and serves a racially and economically diverse . . . Read more
Focusing on Student Learning (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
We are currently in only our second year as a PLC, but by the progress we are making you might think we have been at it longer. It really is a testament to the dedicated, . . . Read more
Jump on the Santa Fe Express!
Santa Fe Elementary opened in the fall of 2007 in Cleburne, Texas, as a new pre-K through fifth-grade campus. Located in the east part of town with 74 percent minority and 91 . . . Read more
Winning Streaks
Washington Elementary School serves a student population of approximately 30% ELL and 90.1% receiving free and reduced lunch – the highest of any of the 20 other elementary . . . Read more
It's Not Whether We Will Or Won't...We Must!
His name was Dylan, and he was definitely not a world-renowned educational expert. Dylan was not an educational author, researcher—not even a great student for that matter. . . . Read more
Scheduling Nightmare with the Largest K-4 School in Arkansas
Greetings from Hope, Arkansas—home of President Bill Clinton, former Governor and Fox Contributor Mike Huckabee, the World’s Largest Watermelon and home to the . . . Read more
Filling the Cracks: PLCs and Low Income Student Achievement
In 2008, our low income(free/reduced lunch) population was frequently the same list as our "at risk" students. Many times I found myself trying to track these students . . . Read more
C.S. Porter Middle School (Missoula, MT)
Leading the Charge Our middle school, C.S. Porter, serves students in the 6th through 8th grades. 57% of our students are economically disadvantaged and 7% of our students are . . . Read more
Cherry Hill Public Schools (Cherry Hill, NJ)
During the 2009-10 year, five elementary schools in Cherry Hill School District worked under the direction of Solution Tree Associates to develop as Professional Learning . . . Read more
Jefferson Elementary School (Calexico, CA)
We began our journey in the fall of 2006, fresh off the heels of being labeled “bottom of the barrel” by our local newspaper based on our standardized test scores. We . . . Read more
Hurricane Deck Elementary (Laurie, MO)
The Camdenton R-III School District is an economically diverse rural school district located in one of Missouri’s highest grossing tourist regions. The district enrolls . . . Read more
Roosevelt Middle School
I'd like to share some highlights. Our school implemented PLC designs several months ago, and we have already started seeing some of the positive effects. Since the school . . . Read more
Lakeville Area Learning Center (Lakeville, MN)
Over the thirty years of my teaching career, I have attended many workshops, conferences, and seminars, and only two of them have been “teacher (and hopefully student) . . . Read more
Meadowview Elementary School
Meadowview Elementary School faculty, staff, and administration found success within ourselves by using the PLC model. Based upon the data received from test scores (spring 2009) . . . Read more
Pennfield Elementary School (Pennfield, NB)
I am a principal of a small rural school – K-4 – with a teaching staff of 6 including myself. In order for the team to meet on a regular basis we had to adjust the . . . Read more