PLC Facilitator - Middle School (3 positions)

North Branch Area Public Schools; North Branch (MN); On-site; USD 2,000 - 3,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional school district seeks a PLC Facilitator for Middle School to provide leadership and support for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). This role involves coordinating professional development sessions, meeting with PLC members, facilitating classroom observations, and collaborating with other educational leaders. Candidates must be licensed staff with three years of teaching experience. The position offers an annual salary of $2,750 along with a commitment to professional growth through continuous evaluation and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Licensed North Branch staff member on teacher contract.
• Tenured teacher with three or more years of teaching experience.
• A commitment of serving a possible three years in the position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate professional development sessions for PLCs.
• Meet individually throughout the year with PLC members.
• Facilitate and monitor evidence of student progress.

Skills

Peer coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Technology proficiency

Classroom observation

Education

Licensed North Branch staff member

Tenured teacher with three or more years of experience

Tools

Computers

Job description

PLC Facilitator – Middle School (3 positions)

Job ID: 1791

Internal posting only for current staff.

School and Leadership Areas

• North Branch Area Middle School
• ELA/Social Studies
• Math/Science
• Grade 6

Job Description

Provide leadership and support to a PLC team and the individual PLC team members.

Qualifications

• Licensed North Branch staff member on teacher contract.
• Tenured teacher with three or more years of teaching experience.
• A commitment of serving a possible three years in the position.
• Experience in peer coaching and/or mentoring.
• Proficiency in working with computerized documents and technology.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective peer classroom observation skills.
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills.

PLC Facilitator's Responsibilities

• Coordinate professional development sessions for PLCs.
• Coordinate PLC meeting dates, times, and locations: minimum 3 hours per month.
• Establish PLC meeting agendas, summarize meeting progress, submit a monthly PLC leader's reflective log and determine follow‑up support, needed training, resources, and implementation actions.
• Submit PLC team's classroom instructional focus and formative assessment plans that align with site‑specific improvement initiatives, site Q Comp goal and district‑wide improvement initiatives.
• Meet individually throughout the year with PLC members to discuss progress on professional development plans.
• Collaborate with PLC leaders, administration, and site Q Comp advisor.
• Serve on the site Q Comp advisory team and site staff development committee.
• Complete up to seven classroom observations with PLC members.
• Collect, review, follow up, and submit PLC team members' updated professional development plans (PDP).
• Provide monthly update on PLC team's progress, classroom implementation strategies and formative assessment results that support site Q Comp goal.
• Facilitate and monitor evidence of student progress and use of formative assessments.
• Collect and/or present site data and testing results to PLC members and site Q Comp advisory team.
• Participate in annual ongoing professional development and leadership training.

Hiring Process

• Positions will be posted internally for one week.
• All licensed staff will receive an e‑mail notification of open positions.
• Licensed staff apply by submitting a letter of interest and application/resume to the principal.
• Qualified applicants will be selected and interviews will be conducted by a site Q Comp interview team under the direction and leadership of the building principal.
• The interview team and principal recommendations will be forwarded to the superintendent by the building principal for approval.

Evaluation

• A self‑reflective evaluation will be completed by each PLC facilitator.
• Performance evaluations on the PLC facilitator will be completed by all PLC team members, Q Comp site advisor, and site administrators.
• The teacher development coordinator will review the PLC facilitator's teacher observation data for accurate understanding of focused observation evidence and consistent communication of performance indicators.
• The site Q Comp advisor and building principal will review monthly electronic records such as updated PLC implementation plans and individual professional development plans.

Salary Augmentation

• $2,250 per year + $500 per year for serving as a site staff development representative for a total of $2,750 per year.
• Up to a half‑day substitute teacher as needed from October – April for release time to conduct observations, to plan and prepare for PLC teams, and to work with other site PLC facilitators and district Q Comp advisors.