The School Leader's Guide to Professional Learning Communities at Work (Essentials for Principals)
This book is more than an essential guide - it is a must read for anyone seeking to improve the learning trajectory of his or her students. This book outlines in very succinct, yet comprehensive terms how to make PLCs work. Everything a principal needs to know is included. There are no other books like this one on the market. --Lillie G. Jessie, Author, PLC at Work Associate, and Former Elementary PrincipalRick and Becky DuFour thoroughly discuss the key elements of working in a PLC and provide specific examples of how to imbed these practices into daily work. This much-needed resource will enable any school interested in improving student learning to excel. An invaluable resource for every building administrator. --Ed Rafferty, Superintendent, School District 54, Schaumburg, IllinoisThe DuFours continue to remind me of my moral purpose to build the capacity of the adults in my building so that PLC practices, policies, and procedures penetrate deeper into the heart of our school. They clearly articulate for school leaders what is absolutely necessary in order to build a school that can function as a high-performing PLC. --Brian K. Butler, Principal, Mount Eagle Elementary School, Alexandria, Virginia