Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) Features 5 & 9

We are excited to continue sharing a quick overview of the 10 features of the PCL model and how the features are utilized across our district. This post highlights features 5 and 9. 

Feature #5 Well-Designed Literacy Plan
Impact of Feature: By developing a plan for continuous literacy improvement, with short and long-term goals, as well as benchmarks for progress monitoring, a school can ensure that all stakeholders are focused on the same goal. Your literacy SAIL goal and plan can be a well-designed literacy plan.
The K-1 team at Prairie analyzes running records together, as part of their building SAIL goal and literacy plan around small group instruction.	Secondary principals and coaches debriefing with lead teachers on classroom observations which center on our gradual release of responsibility instructional framework. These debriefs are critical in validating and empowering all of us as learners.
“Developing each teacher’s expertise is crucially important for the success of students and thus, the success of the system. There is a cumulative effect of being taught in successive years by expert teachers.” -Changing Minds, Changing Schools, Changing Systems pg 8

Feature # 9 High Standards
Impact of Feature: Helping every child learn to read, write, and think is a moral imperative.  When teachers know the rigor of their grade level standards, provide explicit instruction at that level, and tailor support for students who need assistance in achieving the standards, we ensure access to grade level standards for all students.
3rd grade teachers from across the district collaborate to deepen their understanding of the 2020 WI Reading Standards.	High school English-Language Arts team deconstructing the 2020 WI Overarching Statements, along with connecting them to the WIDA Guiding Principles.
“Every student should have access to grade-appropriate assignments, strong instruction, deep engagement, and teachers with high expectations, every day, in every class—regardless of their race, ethnicity, or any other part of their identity.” - The Opportunity Myth pg. 6