ing the right work, the right way, for the right reasons. With this resource as your guide, you will learn how to align the work of every PLC team districtwide--from the boardroom to the classroom. Each chapter focuses on one of four types of teams and provides practices and tools for working together to foster a districtwide culture of continuous improvement.

Use this resource to align your district's work in a top-down, bottom-up cyclical process:

• Learn the leadership role the district office plays in supporting successful PLC at Work implementation and school-improvement efforts.
• Observe how collaborative teams at every level align their work districtwide to ensure high levels of learning in professional learning communities.
• Study real-life examples and artifacts of best practices in action.
• Receive protocols and templates, such as the Team Analysis of Common Assessment (TACA) form, to move student learning forward.
• Review a process for establishing a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and discover strategies for analyzing student learning and making data-informed decisions.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Starting at the Top--The School Board and the Superintendent Team
Chapter 2: Setting the Stage--The District-Level and Principal Teams
Chapter 3: Effective Leadership Matters--The School-Level Principal and Grade-Level or Content Team Leaders
Chapter 4: The Key to Improving Learning--Grade Level and Content Teams
Chapter 5: Imagine This School District