Publication Date: May 23, 2025
Pages: 192
Use this indispensable guide to elevate your leadership practices to improve your school’s teaching and learning. Designed to empower today’s K–12 school leaders, this book will help you develop and implement a robust, systemwide approach to fostering structured and impactful Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Grounded in extensive research, the VITAL (Visibly Improving Teaching and Learning) Collaboration methodology offers school leaders a structured, data-driven framework for fostering collaborative inquiry to improve collective teacher efficacy. It equips leaders with strategies to build transformational leadership capacity, promote visible improvements in teaching practice, and ensure that all PLC sessions collectively lead to meaningful growth for both teachers and students. By embedding feedback loops into collaborative routines and focusing on evidence-driven inquiry, this innovative approach ensures that every PLC session contributes to making teachers more effective, ultimately improving student outcomes. The text includes field-tested strategies, practical tools and guidance, and actionable steps for implementation. This guide is an essential companion to Kevin Perks’s A Teacher’s Guide to VITAL Collaboration.
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Kevin Perks is the senior managing director for WestEd’s Quality Schools and Districts program, providing coaching, training, and technical assistance support to schools, districts, and state departments of education. He is editor of Transformational Leadership for Rapid School Improvement.
“A School Leader's Guide to VITAL Collaboration offers a practical framework and actionable strategies that empower leaders and educators to work together toward a shared vision for school success. Perks's insights and practical advice are valuable for any school leader looking to foster a culture of continuous improvement through school-wide collaboration.”
—Christopher Hudson, lecturer in education, Federation University, Australia
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