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Goals are essential to the collaborative team process. We must work interdependently to achieve the common goals and be mutually accountable.

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I think that many times we are all operating with our personal goals/visions and many times these are not shared with others. We tend to live in the shelter of our team or classroom and think we can get just go through the motions to get through the year. We must get out of our comfort zones in order to have a common destination and not be left to our own devices. We don't have all the answers or skills to do everything on our own. Many times we need to let our guard and our pride down and depend on one another to do what is best for kids. 

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I think that many times we are all operating with our personal goals/visions and many times these are not shared with others. We tend to live in the shelter of our team or classroom and think we can get just go through the motions to get through the year. We must get out of our comfort zones in order to have a common destination and not be left to our own devices. We don't have all the answers or skills to do everything on our own. Many times we need to let our guard and our pride down and depend on one another to do what is best for kids. 

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When people expect to be successful they are more likely to put forth the effort to ensure it. I like this quote. I think it applies to students as well as staff. We need to instill confidence in our students.

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Achieving agreement about what we are doing and then implementing that is how we can close the knowing-doing gap. Collective commitments is a key in making this successful.

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When we understand our purpose, know where it is headed, and pledge to act in this way to move forward, we will achieve higher performance. Take this to our classrooms, if we spend time building our relationships with our students, help them to take ownership, and take ownership in what kind of school and class they want to have, we will have greater results. Essentially, we do not need prescribed sets of rules, dos and do nots - we need to think is the behavior we are showing getting us the results that we want?

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It's important for teams to have clear goals and steps to help achieve those goals while holding everyone mutually accountable

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We need to work together to build a great environment for our students to learn in.  Build goals together and develop a passion to achieve those goals.

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We need to work together to build a great environment for our students to learn in.  Build goals together and develop a passion to achieve those goals.

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Without the 4 pillar (mission, vision, values, and goals) there is no strong foundation to properly get students to where they need to be. Compromising one makes for an unstable structure.

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Goals help close the gap between the current reality and where the staff hopes to take the school.

Setting small goals play a key role in achieving the vision we strive to see and make. It's also important to celebrate those goals, even if they're small.

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We need to come together to make a vision that suits the whole staff.  We will be more willing to buy into it and try to live up to the mission.

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having goals is essential to go through the collaborative process efficiently~ it keeps everyone focused on their mutual investments in the process.

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If there is no common goal there can be no true team. Having effective goals help create effort and collaborative teams clarify how their work will help schoolwide or distritcwide to improve initiatives.

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My take away is that creating a values-driven culture creates a sort of positive peer pressure among colleagues to act in compliance with public commitments.

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The foundation of a PLC rests on the four pillars of mission, vision, values, and goals. We all need to work together to build a solid foundation based on these principles.

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When short-term goals are achieved, they should be celebrated. Achieved goals provide a sense of confidence and will make people more likely to put forth effort to ensure achievement.

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It is so important to be goal-oriented. In having a sense of their short-term goals and priorities, members can take the correct steps to achieve them. These goals also lead to a team being more collaborative, since there is no team if there is no common goal.

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When everyone is committed to the school mission, the more productive the PLC is. Clearly stated goals will close the gap versus something loosely stated. Supporting other's efforts, talents and imagination are an engaging part of teamwork. It takes a 'village' team to help those succeed, sharing the same mission, vision, values and goals.

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VISION
-a clear vision statement can lead to the creation of a "stop doing" list
-there is no more powerful engine driving an organization toward excellence and long-range success than an attractive worthwhile and achievable vision of the future, widely shared

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Identifies who we are, want to be, what does it look like or act to achieve it, and goals to get there!

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While a mission/vision statement is important in beginning steps it will never be sufficient alone. Collective commitments and goals must be established for a PLC culture to be sustainable.

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Don't forget to celebrate the victories! Even as adults, a little celebration can give us the steam we need to keep plugging along.

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Educators need to address each of the four pillars with understanding and commitment to establish a solid foundation.

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Educators need to address each of the four pillars with understanding and commitment to establish a solid foundation.

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We need common assessments so we know if our "how" is effective.

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We need common assessments so we know if our "how" is effective.

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It is important to have a clear purpose and set effective goals that have been agreed on collaboratively as a team.

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Goals are to be short term and are a way close gaps with the current reality and where we wants our kiddos to be.

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My ah-ha was the part about "routinely celebrating when our short terms goals are achieved". I think we don't do this often enough as small/large teams.

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Clarity on our purpose is key to working toward ensuring  high performance from our learners.

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Policy manuals and directives are replaced by commitments and covenants.

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High-preforming districts shared values typically focused on improvement of student learning as the central goal.

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A team is more than just your grade level. It should be school/district wide. You need effective/common goals with all members being mutually accountable

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To define a team as a group of people working together interdependently to achieve a common goal for which members are mutually accountable.

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As a school and district, we have to clarify our purpose (mission) in order to create a realistic future (vision) for our schools/students. From there, we can decide on our collective commitments (values) so we know how to behave in order to achieve our purpose. Last, we need to set specific goals with targets and timelines in order to know if we are making a difference. Of course, we should celebrate as our goals are achieved! :)

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The clear vision statement can lead to a "stop-doing" list. This is important so we can get rid of policies and procedures that are misaligned allowing us to concentrate on student learning.

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The clear vision statement can lead to a "stop-doing" list. This is important so we can get rid of policies and procedures that are misaligned allowing us to concentrate on student learning.

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Take Away: The "Values" portion is comparable to a code of ethics.

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Take Away: The "Values" portion is comparable to a code of ethics.

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A vision is only the start of an end goal, but collective commitments must be made in order to be in the right direction of where you want the school to be going. Essentially holding one another accountable for these commitments to create the best situation for the school and for the students.

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A powerful vision results in inspiration, aspiration, and perspiration. It leads to action.

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To be effective, we need to know our purpose, our future, our actions that we are going to be taking to achieve those long term and short term goals.

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When members understand the purpose, know where it's headed, and pledge to act in certain ways to move in the right direction, they don't need prescriptive rules and regulations to guide their daily work. Goals are essential!

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Page 41. ...shift from offering philosophical musings on mission or shared hopes...to making commitments to act in certain ways.
I think we have the shared hope of student improvement and what we stand for, but don't always put into action the steps that we need to.

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A team is more than just your grade level team it is the whole school and the focus should be on the whole school

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To reach goals we must operate as a team and not individuals

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We cannot be a true team without common goals.

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A solid foundation for PLCs is created when teachers and administrators work together to understand the questions of each pillar.

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-Never-ending process of continuous improvement
-Teachers and administrators must also tackle the collective commitments they will make and honor in order to achieve the shared vision for their school district.

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A team is much more than just the members of a grade level. Everyone needs to have common goals and practices in place and therefore, make decisions collectively that align with those goals. Being able to recognize and have a common understanding of a vision is essential.

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Educators need to address the four pillars in order to have a solid foundation for success.

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When schools create short term goals and routinely celebrate as those goals are achieved, they foster a sense of confidence and self-efficacy among the staff. I think these small celebrations should happen more often as it can create a stronger team!

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Goals should be celebrated! We as teams should develop a shared mission and vision.

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Finding out what interdependence looks like for the team, common goals, and holding all members accountable equally is important.

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We need a clear purpose that leads to clear actions members can take immediately. 

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We need a clear purpose that leads to clear actions members can take immediately. 

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Team members need to hold each other accountable.

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Schools create short term goals and routinely celebrate as those goals are achieved, they foster a sense of confidence and self-efficacy among the staff.

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My "team" isn't just my grade level teachers but rather the group of people working interdependently to achieve a common goal.

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A team needs to have common goals; work together interdependently; are mutually accountable.

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A team needs to have common goals; work together interdependently; are mutually accountable.

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A team can work interdependently and is held mutually accountable when working towards a COMMON goal!

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How must we behave to create the school that will achieve our purpose?

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A value-driven culture generates internal accountability in which people throughout the organization create a positive peer pressure to act in accordance with public commitments

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A clear purpose should be set so everyone knows which direction to head. Leaders need to set high and clear expectations and ensure that everyone follows them. Goals should be set and celebrated when met.

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When members understand they don't need prescriptive rules and regulations to guide their daily work.

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Goals need to be short and concise with steps and benchmarks to meet along the way.  Short term goals can be celebrated  as they are achieved.   Confidence is merely the  "expectation of success" and you do what it takes to meet your goals. Make sure you have a purpose!

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Teams need to make commitments to act in certain ways in order to create the school that will achieve our purpose or vision.

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Goals-to determine  short term priorities and the steps needed to meet benchmarks for student and then reassess.

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Ensuring that ALL students learn has to be the heart of our mission as a district.

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Ensuring that ALL students learn has to be the heart of our mission as a district.

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In a learning centered school ensuring that all students learn must be at the heart of its mission.

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In a learning centered school ensuring that all students learn must be at the heart of its mission.

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having one vision as a district, on going, collective, everyone has a purpose and it apart of the vision

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In a learning centered school ensuring that all students learn must be at the heart of our mission

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Be more action oriented. Instead of the bulk focus being on talking about numbers and scores, share concrete and specific goals/strategies to help student learning move forward in the future.

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Collective commitments- no rules or regulations need to be set if we all understand and believe in our purpose, know where we are headed and pledge to act in a certain way to move towards that direction.

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teams need to have short term goals that can be routinely evaluated and celebrated. This will help boost confidence in the process and get all on board.