• Develop a model of high quality professional development and school improvement for rural and small schools with high potential for institutionalization and sustainability;
• Utilize research-based tools and resources to build school level capacity;
• Plan and implement school level professional learning communities;
• Become part of a regional collaborative connected to regional, state, and national resources, projects, and programs through technology and other means of networking that address the issues of rural and small schools facing geographic isolation, poverty, and limited access;

• The project will provide facilitation, resources, coordination, and support
• Process and resources will be documented for development of a model template
• Professional learning community development on two levels - at the site and regionally
• Use of technology for networking
• Systemic implementation and sustainability

• Professional Learning Communities
• PLC at sites
• Regional PLC
• Professional Development Planning
• Networking and Resource Sharing
• Model program

• Development of site-based professional learning communities
• Development of a regional network of professional learning communities
• Documentation for development of a case study to be used as a transferable process for other schools and districts
• Collection of "best practices" and regionally developed resources
• Final Guide for Professional Development in Rural School Settings

• Building instructional and leadership capacity
• Evidence-based decision making
• Collaborative planning and goal setting
• Continuous School Improvement process
• Structures for meaningful action planning and coordination
• A blueprint for action
• Synergy

• Northeastern Regional Curriculum Committee (NERCC) and Region 2 County Offices of Educatio
• California State University, Chico
• The California Subject Matter Projects
• CTAP
• WestEd
• Region 2 RSDSS
• Region 2 DAIT Pilot Project

Organization	Name	Phone
Butte COE	Kathy Clements	(530) 532-5825
Butte COE	Mary Tribbey	(530) 532-5820
CSU, Chico	Debra Barger	(530) 898-6105
CSU, Chico	Maggie Payne	(530) 898-4570
Glenn COE	Shirley Diaz	(530) 865-1267 ext. 2100
RSDSS	Lorna Manuel	(530) 527-5811
Siskiyou COE	Marian Murphy-Shaw	(530) 842-8400
Siskiyou COE	Karen Holmes
Tehama CDE	Ruthe Deese	(530) 528-7361
Trinity COE	cfkidwell@tcoek12.org	(530) 623-2861 ext. 253
West Ed Rep	Patti Crotti

• Lake Elementary (Glenn)
• Dunsmuir HS (Siskiyou)
• Herlong HS (Lassen)
• Concow/Golden Feather (Butte)
• Lewiston Elementary School District (Trinity)

Date	Location	Time
October 14, 2009	Video Conference	9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
January 12, 2010	Redding	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
March 3, 2010	Video Conference	12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
May 19, 2010	Final APL Celebration	9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Date	Location	Time
September 22, 2009		9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
December 7, 2009		9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
February 9, 2010		12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
March 16, 2010		9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.