How do educators build High Reliability Schools (HRS) that consistently produce excellent results and academic achievement? The key is the PLC at Work(TM) process, which emphasizes three big ideas: a focus on learning, building a collaborative culture, and a results-centered orientation.
With this user-friendly resource, you will learn how to implement powerful professional learning community (PLC) structures that enable you and your team to successfully implement the key elements of a high reliability school: (1) competency-based education, (2) standards-based grading, (3) guaranteed and viable curriculum, (4) effective teaching in every classroom, and (5) a collaborative learning culture.
Marzano, Warrick, Rains, and DuFour will help you:

• Increase school effectiveness and school improvement by implementing the PLC process to form high reliability schools.
• Learn a four-step process for achieving High Reliability Schools status.
• Explore the three big ideas associated with the PLC at Work(TM) process to implement student-centered, collaborative teaching strategies, and data-driven instruction.
• Discover the characteristics of effective school leaders.
• Understand how to balance and achieve districtwide goals using data to improve student achievement and college- and career-readiness.

Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: High Reliability Organizations and School Leadership
Chapter 2: Safe and Collaborative Culture
Chapter 3: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
Chapter 4: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Chapter 5: Standards-Referenced Reporting
Chapter 6: Competency-Based Education
Chapter 7: District Leadership in High Reliability Schools
Appendix
References and Resources
Index