I want to alert you to some
very exiting news. The Missouri
Professional Learning Communities (MO PLC) State Management Team named Reed as
a 2014 Missouri Exemplary Professional Learning Communities School. We will be presented this award at the
Powerful Learning Conference being held in Tan-Tar-A in January.
As many of you are aware,
anytime I have a chance to speak to a large group I mention the acronym
PLC. PLCs are Professional Learning
Communities. In a nutshell, PLCs are
teachers who work together and truly collaborate to meet the needs of all
students. Teachers research and share
best teaching strategies and use data to make decisions. You could say that PLCs are action research
teams focused on student learning.
Therefore, the Exemplary PLC
School nomination is based on exceptional scores on the MO PLC Implementation
Rubric and our dedication to school improvement as evidenced during a recent
On-site Review. Additionally, to receive
this award, a school must meet appropriate and specific accountability measures
of student achievement over the past three years.
Hence the name Professional
Learning “Community,” this recognition is the result of the greater Reed
Community working together. This would
include current and past Reed employees, parents, and especially students. Congratulations!
