1. C.K. Bender Elementary Math Professional Learning Community Action Plan
SCHOOL VISION: Liberty-Eylau is a school and community dedicated to student achievement. The graduates are prepared to meet
their full potential, instilled with a lifetime desire to learn, and are confident in their ability to succeed. They
possess the character to make a difference. Our staff is a team of leaders who is fair, respectful, and nurturing in
all of our dealings. We create an encouraging, supportive learning environment that inspires and motivates
students to do their best. We maintain the highest standards and go the extra mile for a student to succeed.
Liberty-Eylau is student success!
GOAL: To implement Professional Learning Communities in order to promote collaboration and
communication while facilitating CSCOPE implementation.
Outcomes: 1. Improve teacher collaboration and communication.
2. Increase the level of understanding and implementation of the CSCOPE curriculum.
3. Facilitate the alignment, rigor, and relevance of Math instruction in order to increase the
percentage of students earning commended performance on Math TAKS.
4. Improve morale among Math teachers by developing a collaborative community.
PERSON TIMELINE:
ACTION STEPS RESPONSIBLE START/END NEEDED RESOURCES EVALUATION
Participate in CSCOPE
Implementation Cohort.
We will attend trainings
which will teach us to better We will use the CSCOPE
understand the Implementation Cohort
components of CSCOPE CSCOPE Materials, rubric to assess our level
and Professional Learning Vertical Alignment of understanding and
Communities so that we Documents, Year at a implementation. This is a
will be able to effectively Glance Documents, process and the goal is to
teach these things to the Melissa Goolsby and Binders, Transportation reach Level 5
staff on campus. Patti O'Bannon July 2010-June 2012 to meeting locations implementation.

2. By sharing copies of the
Action Research Plan, staff
weill be aware of the plans
and feel confidence in the
Share Action Research Melissa Goolsby and Copies of the Action level of support they will
Plan with all staff. Patti O'Bannon August 12-13, 2010 Research Plan receive.
The data from the survey
will be used to help plan for
future meetings and
Conduct a survey among trainings with the Math
the Math teachers and Computer and software teachers. The teachers
administrators to assess or web program will have the opportunity to
any misunderstandings of (Survey Monkey, etc.) share their needs and
CSCOPE and PLCs. Melissa Goolsby August 12-13, 2010 to create a survey suggestions on the survey.
Meeting to review the
results of the teacher
survey and plan for the
initial PLC meetings. After
reviewing the results of the
survey, we will conduct a There will be time during
Force Field Analysis which the meeting to discuss
will help us determine the ways to improve the
level of resistance and survey, if necessary, and
determine if the level of to plan for upcoming PLC
support that will be needed meetings and other
in order to effectively Melissa Goolsby and Laptop computers and CSCOPE professional
implement PLCs. Patti O'Bannon August 16-17, 2010 survey results development.

3. Chart paper, note
cards, markers,
pens/pencils, CSCOPE
Vertical Alignment We will use the CSCOPE
Documents and Year at Implementation Cohort
a Glance Documents, rubric to assess our level
laptop computer, of understanding and
projector, slideshows implementation. PLC
Initial PLC meeting about Melissa Goolsby, Patti provided through members will also
CSCOPE, vertical O'Bannon, and all implementation cohort, complete a survey after the
alignment, and TEKS campus Math teachers August 19 or 20, 2010 and surveys meeting.
A focus will be provided for
each PLC, in the
beginning. Teachers will
complete a survey after the
meeting to share their
thoughts and opinions from
the PLC meeting. The
questionniares will be
collected and the
responses will be sent
back out to the teachers.
for them to review and
Grade Level PLC meetings rewrite their responses.
focusing on collaboration They will send them back
and communication during to me by email. We will
meetings. During this continue the process until it
meeting we will use the Melissa Goolsby, Patti Chart paper, markers, has been completed, and
Delphi Method to gain O'Bannon, and each note paper, at the next Grade-level
teacher input on improving grade level group of pens/pencils, and PLC I will share the tallied
collaboration. Math teachers August 24-27, 2010 surveys responses.

4. Information from
classroom observations will
be used to assess the level
of CSCOPE
implementation and
identify an increase in rigor
Melissa Goolsby and August 30-June 7, and relevance of
Classroom observations Patti O'Bannon 2011 Observation tool instruction/best practices
Grade Level PLC Meeting Teachers will complete a
focusing on collaboration survey after the meeting to
and communication. We share their thoughts and
will share the tallied Melissa Goolsby, Patti Chart paper, markers, opinions from the PLC
responses from using the O'Bannon, and each note paper, meeting. Observation of
Delphi Method in the grade level group of pens/pencils, and teacher interactions will
previous PLC. Math teachers September 6-10, 2010 surveys also be used.
Teachers will use the book
to guide discussion during
PLCs and improve staff
morale. Observations will
be used to gauge
improvements in these
Funds to purchase 26 areas, as well as a
copies of The Energy questionnaire upon
Book study over The Melissa Goolsby and all September 6- Bus and a study guide, completion of the book
Energy Bus. campus Math teachers December 17, 2010 books study.

5. Teachers will complete a
Chart paper, markers, survey after the meeting to
note paper, share their thoughts and
Half-Day Grade Level PLC pens/pencils, CSCOPE opinions from the PLC
Meeting focusing on resources, meeting. Observation of
collaboration and supplemental teacher interactions will be
communication, during this Melissa Goolsby, Patti resources, used. Classroom
meeting teachers will plan O'Bannon, and each reconciliation calendar, observations and
for the upcoming 6 weeks grade level group of September 20-24, laptop computers, and walkthroughs will be used
of Math instruction Math teachers 2010 surveys to monitor alignment.
Chart paper, markers,
note paper, Teachers will complete a
Grade Level PLC Meeting- pens/pencils, and survey after the meeting to
the focus will vary based surveys (other share their thoughts and
on the needs of the grade- Melissa Goolsby, Patti materials may be opinions from the PLC
level as assessed by O'Bannon, and each needed depending on meeting. Observation of
surveys, reflections, and grade level group of bi-weekly or more the focus of the teacher interactions will
observations Math teachers frequently, if needed meeting) also be used.
Teachers will complete a
Chart paper, markers, survey after the meeting to
note paper, share their thoughts and
Half-Day Grade Level PLC pens/pencils, CSCOPE opinions from the PLC
Meeting focusing on resources, meeting. Observation of
collaboration and supplemental teacher interactions will be
communication, during this Melissa Goolsby, Patti resources, used. Classroom
meeting teachers will plan O'Bannon, and each reconciliation calendar, observations and
for the upcoming 6 weeks grade level group of prior to each 6-weeks laptop computers, and walkthroughs will be used
of Math instruction Math teachers grading period surveys to monitor alignment.

6. Teachers will complete an
observation recording
sheet while they observe
another Math teacher.
funding for a floating These observations will
Teacher to Teacher at least once per substitute on days set drive discussion during
observations Melissa Goolsby semester aside for observations PLC meetings.
After reviewing and
analyzing the data we will
Meet with Principal to use plan to meet with the
analyze data from Melissa Goolsby and after each Math Reports from DMAC, teachers to discuss
benchmark assessments Patti O'Bannon benchmark laptop computers findings.
We will use the reports
from DMAC, CSCOPE
Vertical Alignment and
Year at a Glance
documents, and the
reconciliation calendar to
plan for remediation and
Melissa Goolsby, Patti future instruction after
Meet with Math teachers to O'Bannon, and each Reports from DMAC, discussing the data.
review and discuss results grade level group of after each Math laptop computers Teachers will complete
of benchmark assessments Math teachers benchmark and/or computer lab surveys after the meeting.
various sources of data We will use the data
Meet with Principal and such as DMAC reports, gathered to plan for staff
Curriculum Director to Melissa Goolsby, Patti completed teacher develop which will meet the
review data and plan for O'Bannon, and Natalie minimum of once per surveys, and needs of the students and
staff development Hooey semester observation notes staff.

7. Chart paper, note
cards, markers,
pens/pencils, CSCOPE
Vertical Alignment We will use the CSCOPE
Documents and Year at Implementation Cohort
a Glance Documents, rubric to assess our level
laptop computer, of understanding and
Melissa Goolsby, Patti projector, slideshows implementation. PLC
Collaborative PLC meeting O'Bannon, Natalie During the weeks of: provided through members will also
to meet with all of the Math Hooey, and all campus December 6-10, 2010 implementation cohort, complete a survey after the
teachers on campus Math teachers and May 16-20, 2011 and surveys meeting.
The data from the survey
will be analyzed and
compared to the data from
the beginning of the year
teacher survey. This data
Conduct teacher surveys to will be used to gauge the
assess an improvement in Computer and software effectiveness of PLCs in
collaboration, or web program improving collaboration,
communication, and staff During the week of (Survey Monkey, etc.) communication, and staff
morale. Melissa Goolsby May 20-June 3, 2011 to create a survey morale.

8. Data from the various
sources will be used to
gauge the success of the
implementation of PLCs.
We will look for an
increase in the percentage
of students earning
commended performance
by using TAKS data. We
will use teacher surveys
and observation notes to
gauge an increase in
collaboration,
communication, and staff
morale. Teacher surveys
and the CSCOPE
Math TAKS data, Implementation rubric will
benchmark data, be used to assess the level
Evaluation of PLC upon receiving Math teacher surveys, of implementation of the
implemenentation Melissa Goolsby TAKS data observation notes CSCOPE curriculum.
The success will be shared
with staff during the first
day of inservice of the
2011-2012 school year. A
questionnaire will be
Computer, PowerPoint passed out to collect input
Share the Success of the presentation, projector, for current needs to be
Implementation of PLCs Melissa Goolsby 15-Aug-11 handouts addressed.

9. During this meeting we will
reflect on the use of PLCs
throughout the 2010-2011
laptop computers and school year. We will begin
various sources of data to plan for the 2011-2012
such as DMAC reports, school year and review
completed teacher available data in order to
Reflective Meeting with Melissa Goolsby and During the week of surveys, and best meet the needs of the
Principal Patti O'Bannon June 13-17, 2011 observation notes students and staff.