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Facilitating RICs in Year One

A cohort-based course for new and second-year coaches stepping into Regional Improvement Community facilitation. Build the routines, decision protocols, and reflective practices that turn a regional gathering into a real improvement community.

You'll be able to
  • •Plan and facilitate the four standard RIC convenings across a school year.
  • •Read participant data and adjust agendas mid-stream without losing the through-line.
  • •Build psychological safety in a multi-district room of coaches and admins.
  • •Use reflection protocols that turn shared practice into individual change.

Syllabus

1
Module 1: What is a RIC, really?
The history, structure, and purpose of California's Regional Improvement Communities — and what makes them different from other PL formats.
90m
2
Module 2: The four convening structure
Inside MPLP's standard four-convening year — what each convening is for, how to plan one, and how they hand off to each other.
90m
3
Module 3: Facilitator stance and decision protocols
How to hold a room of 30 coaches, when to interrupt, how to use silence, and the four go-to decision protocols you should know cold.
90m
4
Module 4: Planning your Year 1 RIC
Put it together — a full-year RIC plan for your region, paired with one peer for review.
120m
Course facilitator
Dr. Aurora Velasquez
Region 7 — Kern County

Senior facilitator for MPLP's coach PL — formerly a district math coordinator in Bakersfield.