PLC Facilitator - MS

North Branch Area Public Schools; Oakwood Court (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

North Branch Area Public Schools is seeking a Middle School PLC Facilitator – Specialist to provide leadership and support to PLC teams at North Branch Area Middle School. This role involves coordinating professional development sessions and collaborating with PLC leaders to enhance teaching practices.

The ideal candidate should be a licensed staff member with at least three years of teaching experience, strong communication, coaching, and organizational skills. Salary augmentation of $2,750 per year along with additional benefits will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in peer coaching and/or mentoring.
• Commitment to serve a possible three years in the position.
• Proficiency in working with computerized documents and technology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate professional development sessions for PLCs.
• Establish PLC meeting agendas and summarize meeting progress.
• Collaborate with PLC leaders and administration.
• Complete up to seven classroom observations with PLC members.

Skills

Peer coaching

Mentoring

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Collaborative skills

Education

Licensed North Branch staff member on teacher contract

Tenured teacher with three or more years of teaching experience

Job description

Position

Middle School PLC Facilitator – Specialist (Internal posting only for current staff)

Location

North Branch Area Middle School

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.
• Commitment to serve 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.

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.

Benefits

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.