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Hopeful that we can implement positive changes in a PLC environment.

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Having insufficient resources to build a PLC in a timely manner.

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Focusing on "achievement" at the expense of personal development and individual virtue.

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Focusing on "achievement" at the expense of personal development and individual virtue.

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Time consuming

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We will lose time to focus on content and skills while we have to focus more on new programs and practices

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Collaboration and trust is essential and is gained through strong leadership. Do we have leaders that can build strong teams?

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Create an assessment bank for all all the JAA math departments.

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I fear accidentally discouraging scholars in any way to do what they want or love

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How to craft a standard assessment that crosses different areas and grade levels of mathematics.

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That teachers will have good faith in the processes we will take

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I hope we continue collaborating and helping each other.

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I hope we can make time to meet monthly with our department meetings and be intentional with building towards student achievement

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Nothing will change because teachers don’t want to change their ways.

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To be able to focus more on nonfiction writing

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To be able to focus more on nonfiction writing

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I fear the scholars not being able to adapt to the change of style

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That administration will be consistent with support of PLC

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Scholars who struggle with skills and content will have more support and greater opportunity to succeed 

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Scholars who struggle with skills and content will have more support and greater opportunity to succeed 

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That all not all members will have buy in and contribute to the overall goal 😬

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Right now there is not an equity of voice in our departments….trust is detrimental and that has to be built upon first.

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I hope to master the practice of producing formative assessment and properly evaluating the results

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Hoping that science comes together across the grade levels to make the experience for scholars consistent and meaningful

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Not every teacher buys in to the group work making them ineffective or contentious.

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We’re not learning to learn together, only how to more effectively coach children to ill-defined outcomes. Should they not resist that if we won’t.

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Great data analysis amongst grade levels

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Great data analysis amongst grade levels

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I hope to create an safe learning environment that allows scholars to ask questions and make mistakes

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I am hopeful that the PLC’s encourage a fun camaraderie.

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Admin won’t have the bandwidth to support as necessary.

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Strengthening our assessment skills through collaborating on grading to help scholars understand their skill level rather than just trying to get a grade.

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How do we implement the training today when we do not currently have a PLC structure in place, and when you are the exclusive teacher of a given subject?

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There won’t be trust within teams

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That we can all hold each other accountable for plc improvement

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Being compelled to implement boiler-plate policies that are not ideal for my classes that cause harm to the instruction and wastes a lot of my time and effort.

In fixing a problem in some areas, will we harm good things happening in other areas? And some of the elements of what we are being taught are contrary to the classical education principles we have been taught and worked hard to embody.

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People will be open to changing how they think and act.

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Team Camraderie won’t exist which is the foundation of a PLC

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Having this be a consistent initiative that is allowed to grow over the years rather than being changed too soon for another big idea on how to be a better school.

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Teachers will become overwhelmed with the constant need to generate feedback and emails for large numbers of scholars and parents.

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Teachers will become overwhelmed with the constant need to generate feedback and emails for large numbers of scholars and parents.

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Use PLC training to better develop class and arts objectives, instruction focused on those objectives, and assessments / grading that support them.

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Not having time scheduled by admin for consistent meetings

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Creating and protecting time for teams to meet.

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Conflicting goals- finish all curriculum versus teaching core standards

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Participate in consistent plc meetings diving into learning, assessment, intervention, and extension.

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The time we need to have effective PLCs will not be given and it will fall to the wayside yet again

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Not enough time in grade level meetings to address all topics.

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Sharing successes when interventions work!

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Not enough time to collaborate.

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Unsupportive administration- for new and old teachers

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Feeling or being overwhelmed within the process

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Feeling or being overwhelmed within the process

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Successful implementation of new ELA curriculum as a team.

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That there is consistent follow through so that we can positively impact scholar outcomes.

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PLC time used effectively

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Not enough time to meet effectively.

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Not being granted the time for successful PLC.

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My fear is that higher leadership will not recognize that significant time is needed (especially on Friday afternoons) and will not adjust their ideas of what works to make room for what will truly help teachers reach scholars.

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Not enough time or support to be effective

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Not enough time or support to be effective

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Creating grading rubric appropriate for specials classes

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How will new report cards reflect standard grading?

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Assessments will be used more effectively for teachers and scholars

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Lack of time/support to engage in quality discussions and growth.

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Nothing changes

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Scholar growth and achievements.
Purposeful collaboration.

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Starting off strong, then PLC focus slowly falling apart as the year progresses 

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Starting off strong, then PLC focus slowly falling apart as the year progresses 

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Being a first year teacher and balancing my time well

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Better intervention for struggling scholars

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Difficulty staying focused on task

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Given time for weekly PLCs to help mentors and scholars be successful

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We will be given too many other tasks, meetings, trainings, and responsibilities that interfere with implementing this effectively.

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Using the 4 questions to facilitate effective meetings.

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Already having the foundation of team trust & care for each other 

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Already having the foundation of team trust & care for each other 

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Effective use of time

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Not enough time to communicate  & implement these good PLC things with new curriculum and teacher teams  

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Not enough time to communicate  & implement these good PLC things with new curriculum and teacher teams  

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Not enough time given for the PLCs

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Waste of scholar and teacher time

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Measurable scholar growth and achievement 

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Measurable scholar growth and achievement 

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Better collaboration that leads to more effective teaching

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Strong and cohesive team

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Balancing responsibilities

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Cohesive staff

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Finding the time for implementing PLCs and also time to meet as a team to process the day & discuss daily issues

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Finding the time for implementing PLCs and also time to meet as a team to process the day & discuss daily issues

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Successful strategies will be used and refined for maximum student achievement

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My hope is that we will be given grade level planning time on two Fridays a month to help make this successful.

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Successful outcomes for scholars

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Across the board scoring for uniform grading and supportive collaborative teams 

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Across the board scoring for uniform grading and supportive collaborative teams 

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Building stronger and more effective teams 

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Building stronger and more effective teams 

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Continuity in assessment & grading as a team 

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Continuity in assessment & grading as a team 

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Collaborate with grade levels to help scholars with IEPs

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Time & availability to have these PLC meetings regularly 

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Time & availability to have these PLC meetings regularly 

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Collaborative scoring

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Use the 4 questions