Official Site of The State of New Jersey

Meagan Drapkin, Allyson Timinski, Breanna Travers, & Carrie Johnson
Dunellen School District

SS 128

This session highlights how Dunellen School District leveraged Learning Experience Leaders (LELs) to move from traditional professional development to meaningful, ongoing professional learning. By embedding LELs as facilitators & coaches within Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Dunellen created collaborative structures grounded in data, instructional practice, & student outcomes. Participants will learn how LELs support teacher teams through cycles of inquiry, establish clear norms & roles, and build collective responsibility for student success. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for developing teacher leadership, strengthening PLC implementation, & creating sustainable systems that make professional learning job-embedded, collaborative, & impactful.