Each All Things PLC blog post author has been personally invited to contribute by the All Things PLC committee. All contributing experts have firsthand experience successfully implementing the PLC at Work™ process.
Congratulations Marc Johnson! 2011 AASA Superintendent of the Year
Earlier today we featured the great success of the Sanger Unified School District. Sanger was chosen by the DuFours because in 2003, Superintendent Marc Johnson had a vision—to improve learning for all students in his district. By following his PLC vision, Marc and the other dedicated educators at Sanger took the bottom-ranked schools to the top 10-30% in 2010.
Yesterday, Marc Johnson was recognized by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) as the 2011 Superintendent of the Year. AASA Executive Director Daniel Domenech had high praise for Marc, explaining that he was chosen "precisely because he has walked the talk and has demonstrated that underachieving schools can turn around and become institutions where all children learn."
As a PLC at Work™ associate, Marc travels around the country sharing his knowledge with fellow educators in workshops and events. In this brief video, he discusses the change of focus in PLCs from "these are my kids" to "these are ourkids."