WCSD PLC at Work® Institute (Dixie Convention Center)

Luis F. Cruz shares how schools use PLC strategies to help English learner populations flourish. By effectively using PLC components, administrative and teacher leaders close achievement gaps for students learning English as a second language. Dr. Cruz shows how EL task-force leaders reculture and restructure while introducing best practices to increase learning outcomes for all students.

A task force can initiate seven steps to ensure that English learners are included in the “all means all” mantra that defines a school’s fundamental purpose of learning for every student.

Participants discover how:
● Teacher-led task forces increase academic performance for English learners.
● PLC practices highlight stark realities when English learners are not learning.
● Adults change their expectations and behaviors when listening to English learners’ needs, resulting in significant improvements in student achievement.