PLC Facilitator - Middle School

PLC Facilitator – Middle School (3 positions)

Job

Internal posting only for current staff.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• $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.