California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project

CALPRO’s Professional Learning Community (PLC) Institute Application is Now Open!

CALPRO is pleased to announce the opening of the application to the 2026-2027 Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Institute. Participating teams and individual members can choose to attend the full-day sessions in November and May either virtually or in person. The Institute will consist of the following training schedule and topics:

• Webinar 1: October 2, 2026, 12:30-2:00 This kick-off and orientation webinar will focus on institute expectations and process.
•  Homework 1: October 2, 2026 - November 12, 2026 Teams are expected to complete online assignments.
• Session 1: November 12-13, 2026 This two-day session in Sacramento, CA will focus on the framework and the training needed to craft plans and start a PLC process of school improvement focusing on student learning through ongoing professional development embedded in the agency’s school calendar. 
• Homework 2 – 4: November 13, 2026 - May 6, 2027 Participating schools are expected to use the intervening time between the November and May sessions to take action on plans to lay the groundwork for PLC implementation for the 2023–24 school year and complete online assignments.
• Webinar 2: January 22, 2027, 12:30-3:30 This webinar will focus on PLC big ideas and essential questions.
• Webinar 3: March 5, 2027, 12:30-3:30 This webinar will focus on team assessment collaboration.
• Session 2: May 6-7, 2027 This two-day session in Sacramento, CA will focus on continuing training, feedback, evaluation, and problem-solving in support of implementation. 

Applications must be received by September 18, 2026. To learn more about the Institute, please click on this link. 

Benefits Of Participating in the PLC Institute:

• Shift school culture to focus on learning results.
• Develop PLC processes of inquiry to achieve better results for the students you serve.
• Establish collaborative teams to identify essential student learning.
• Work collaboratively to develop common formative assessments for learning.
• Work collaboratively to analyze evidence of student learning and use that evidence to learn from one another.
• Embed professional development that fosters the ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research.
• Eighteen months of PLC implementation coaching support

Who Is Eligible To Apply?

Any California Department of Education, Adult Education Office WIA Title II, or California Adult Education Program (CAEP) funded agency may apply. The Agency Director/Principal and a nominated lead teacher or PD staff member will participate as a team in the CALPRO Professional Learning Community Institute. To access the application, please click on this link.

For More Information

For more information, contact coordinator Sudie Whalen.