The superintendent assumed the principals would be ready to build professional learning communities (PLCs). After reading Fullan (2011) and Kelly and Shaefer (2014), it is evident that the major building blocks for collaboration in organizations were lacking. An analysis of the case study will demonstrate steps to successful …show more content…
This collaborative capacity creates a clear vision and strategy to enable collective thinking, planning, and implementation of change and effectively problem solve. It may be impossible to meet the diverse needs of all students, but with a system of support in place teachers and administrators can work to create a knowledge base that empowers young people. Schmuck, Bell and Bell (2012) stated that “effective teamwork demands emotional or group intelligence, not just the energy and influence from one person…Increasingly, educators are expected to work together and to share their resources to provide a broadened range of learning opportunities for students” (p.