PLC+ The Texas Way : Transforming Teacher Teams to Accelerate Student Learning

Transform your PLC collaboration to strengthen student learning across classrooms

Professional Learning Communities hold tremendous potential, but without clear structure and shared purpose, that potential often goes untapped. PLC+ The Texas Way offers Texas educators an evidence-based framework for moving beyond isolated classroom practice toward collaborative inquiry and evidence-based teaching that accelerates learning for every student.

Written specifically for Texas schools, this guide shifts PLC work from prep and planning to creating shared understanding of TEKS and HQIM, making intentional instructional decisions that support learners and responding to student needs. Anchored in the five essential questions—Where are we now? Where are we going? How do we move learning forward? What did we learn today? Who benefited and who did not?—PLC+ provides the clarity and direction teacher teams need to translate state standards and quality materials into meaningful student growth.

Inside, you'll find:

• Direct connections to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) 
• Spotlight cases featuring small and rural schools that demonstrate how PLC+ works in diverse Texas contexts
• Ready-to-use tools and protocols that support teams in making sense of the five essential questions and taking immediate action

PLC+ The Texas Way helps educators build cultures of collective responsibility, shared efficacy, and trust-based teamwork. When teachers collaborate with purpose, students thrive—and that's what matters most.