"I valued learning how to tackle problems and dilemmas that arise in a productive way. You don’t have to have a set solution for the problem to be able to make moves."
- 2023 Participant
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2025 LPLCs Dates: July 28-31 (four days total)
View the 2025 LPLCs flyer here.
Registration opening soon!
DURING THE WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL...
Explore the significance of facilitative leadership to improve student learning.
Cultivate a toolbox (i.e. protocols, templates) to use for rigorous work with teams.
Hone strategies for leading equity-centered work among adults that is focused on students.
Practice facilitative skills, such as giving and receiving constructive feedback on professional practice.
Examine student and adult work with the use of targeted tools and protocols.
Develop a practical plan for leading a PLC.
Participants will explore how to develop professional learning communities (PLCs) in their schools that focus on student achievement. Additionally, participants will gain strategies for effectively facilitating adult learning and walk away with concrete protocols and tools for immediate use.
The experience is designed to deepen reflective practice and facilitative leadership skills for educators, with an emphasis on better understanding the impact of race and equity.
COST & PARTICIPATION
Standard Rate: $2,000
CPS Educator (non-partner school): $1,000
Freshman Success For Equity Network: $0
NCS Partner School Network: $0 for up to 3 registrants (who will receive coaching in 25-26) total per school for Equity-Based Leadership and/or Leading Professional Learning Communities. Afterwards, cost is $500 per participant.
Example 1: One school registers one educator for LPLC and two for EBL at no cost.
Example: 2: One school registers three educators for EBL. A fourth educator registers for LPLC for $500.
Note: FS4E educators are strongly encouraged to register for Equity-Based Leadership.