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Up close: Redesign PD community of practice

Lessons Learned From the First 6 Months of Learning Forward's 18-Month, 22-District Initiative

By Learning Forward
Categories: Learning communities
December 2016
In December 2015, Learning Forward launched the Redesign PD Community of Practice to support 20 of the nation’s leading school districts and charter management organizations in addressing systemwide educator and student learning priorities. The community — which has since grown to 22 districts — engages teams from the districts in identifying their local professional learning challenges and then creating scalable solutions. Learning Forward serves as the facilitator and coordinator of the community, offering expertise and support during face-to-face and virtual meetings. Over the course of 18 months, district teams in the community of practice engage in continuous improvement cycles to improve how they manage their professional learning systems, with each team conducting multiple inquiry cycles to propel rapid learning and improvement. Complementing this inquiry work

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By The Numbers

  • 22 school systems
  • > 3,900 schools
  • 2.5 million students
  • > 174,000 certified educators
  • $500 million to $1billion spent on professional learning
  • 11 states represented

22 Districts

  • Aspire Public Schools
  • Bridgeport Public Schools, Bridgeport, CT
  • Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
  • District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
  • Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, CA
  • Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA
  • Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC
  • Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL
  • Jefferson County Public Schools, Golden, CO
  • Knox County Schools, Barbourville, KY
  • Lake County Schools, Tavares, FL
  • Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, CA
  • Loudon County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA
  • Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN
  • New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, CT
  • New York City Public Schools, New York, NY
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD
  • Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA
  • Shelby County Unified School District, Memphis, TN
  • Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY
  • Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK

Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students.


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