Professional Learning Community Grant

Walla Walla High School teachers, in the group “Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Professional Learning Community Superheroes,” will have more opportunities to collaborate, examine student work and analyze data thanks to a $5000 grant for the 2017-2018 school year. English teacher Lindsey James successfully wrote the grant to fund the PLC’s work in support of Goal One of the new strategic plan which focuses on high quality instruction. The majority of the funds will be used to pay for class release time to align teaching practices.

“One of our primary goals has been to develop common language and a common process for teaching evidence-based writing,” James said. “We will also spend time collaboratively evaluating student writing, so we can refine and strengthen our common practices.”

Photo L-R:
Shauna Millett, Sarah Foster, Nathan McClure, Lindsey James, Mary Burt, Keith Gradwohl, Michelle Higgins and Jamie Kemano