Rubric to Gauge PLC Collaboration
Rubric to Gauge Professional Learning
Communities Collaboration
Directions:
 Look at the PLC as a cohesive and collaborative
team and answer honestly as to its current—
not ideal—status.
 Place a check in the appropriate box in
response to each indicator.
 Review each category for opportunities for
improvement.
 Using what you’ve learned about the PLC
process, what professional learning does the
team need? What does the campus need?
Indicator
Not Yet
1.1
PLC has developed
norms and follows
them as a guiding
force throughout
the meeting.
PLC does not yet
have a clearly
defined set of
norms.
1.0 Norms
Progressing
The PLC has
developed norms
and is in the
beginning stages
of using them.
Advanced
The PLC has
established norms,
with involvement
of all members,
and is using them
to guide the work.
The PLC functions
as a team and
everyone is
committed to the
norms as a guiding
force.
2.0 Agenda Preparation
Progressing
Proficient
Indicator
Not Yet
2.1
PLC collaboratively
develops agendas
and adheres to the
established
agenda for
conducting the
meeting.
PLC meeting is not
well planned and
organized around
agenda items.
Birdville Independent School District
Proficient
PLC has developed
an agenda but it is
not always
followed and
items are not
always completed.
PLC has an agenda
and works to
complete the
agenda items in
the allotted time.
Advanced
The PLC works the
agenda with
precision and
items are
completed within
the allotted time.
3.0 Participation and Goal Setting
Progressing
Proficient
Indicator
Not Yet
3.1
PLC members
actively
participate
throughout the
meeting and work
as a cohesive team
to establish and
accomplish goals.
Participation of
PLC members is
sporadic with
some members
not contributing
while others may
dominate which
hinders the
development and
accomplishment
of goals.
Indicator
Participation of
PLC members is
more evenly
distributed and
openness in
meetings is
beginning to be
practiced as the
PLC begins to
formulate goals.
Participation of
PLC members is
evidenced in
meetings and goal
setting is
accomplished.
Advanced
Participation of
PLC members is
not only
evidenced, but the
team is cohesive
and
interdependent in
the attainment of
established goals.
4.0 Producing Tangible Artifacts Collaboratively Based on PLC Goals
Not Yet
Progressing
Proficient
Advanced
4.1
Tangible artifacts
are collaboratively
produced and
used by the PLC
team based upon
established goals.
PLC meets and is
cooperative, but
fails to produce
agreed upon
artifacts.
PLC meets and
shares ideas with
some artifacts
commonly
produced.
PLC meets and is
in the beginning
stages of
collaboratively
producing
common artifacts.
PLC meets and
collaborates as a
team to produce
common artifacts
to accomplish
agreed upon goals
that all members
use.
5.0 Measurement, Analysis, and Response Based Upon Common Assessment Data
Indicator
Not Yet
Progressing
Proficient
Advanced
5.1
PLC uses common
assessments to
collect data,
analyze data, and
respond
accordingly to the
data to improved
student
performance.
The PLC does not
yet collect data
from common
assessments.
Birdville Independent School District
The PLC has some
comparative data
from common
assessments, but
is not systematic
in its approach to
data analysis.
The PLC uses
comparative data
from common
assessments to
analyze curriculum
delivery but has
collaboratively
determined what
the Tier 1
responses are.
The PLC uses
comparative data
to identify
strengths and
weaknesses and
appropriately
responds by
collaboratively
designing Tier 1
responses.
6.0 Process Management
Progressing
Proficient
Indicator
Not Yet
6.1
The PLC process is
being applied in a
continuous
improvement
approach (PlanDo-Study-Act or
PDSA) to improve
the key elements
of the teaching
and learning
process resulting
in improved
student
performance.
There is a lack of
understanding of
how to use the
PLC process in a
continuous
improvement
approach to assess
and improve the
work of the PLC.
Birdville Independent School District
A continuous
improvement
approach is
occasionally
applied to improve
some, but not all,
aspects of the PLC
process.
The PLC
systematically
uses the PLC
process, but has
not yet
formalized the
use of quality
tools in the PDSA
improvement
process.
Advanced
The PLC process
has been
effectively
integrated into the
PDSA process and
includes the use of
quality tools and
data analysis to
improve all key
elements of the
teaching and
learning process
resulting in
improved student
performance.