Melissa Fink, associate superintendent from Springdale School District in Arkansas, joins our host Prisma Lopez-Marin to discuss the district’s transformative journey through the PLC at Work® process. Melissa shares her experiences with Solution Tree and how her district created systemic change by implementing PLCs, resulting in measurable success in student achievement and school improvement.
Tune in to discover:
- How Melissa and her team used Solution Tree’s professional development to drive district-wide improvement, build common language among teachers, enhance teacher capacity, and boost student achievement
- Insights into the Collaborative Team Meetings (CTMs) matrix her team created and the steps they took to establish consistency across the district
- A breakdown of some of the district’s impressive outcomes
- Takeaways from the five schools selected for the PLC at Work Project through the Arkansas Department of Education, three Promising Practice schools and one Model PLC at Work®
- The impact on student achievement, with examples of schools that improved their ESSA index grades and value-added growth scores
- The district’s next steps with the PLC at Work process to continue and sustain progress
To learn more about PLC at Work® in Arkansas navigate to our website: https://www.solutiontree.com/st-states/arkansas-plc
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