PLC PD November 9, 2022

Although Paul began his educational career in the classroom, he was soon promoted to a team leader, guiding efforts to support underachieving students. That position led him to become a department chair, central office teacher specialist, curriculum writer, and staff developer. He later accepted a position as assistant principal of a 3,000-student high school in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public School System and later moved to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). While working in FCPS, the deputy superintendent selected Paul to be the project director of instructional technology integration. In that capacity, Paul worked with all grade levels and directed a districtwide project to build an online curriculum repository with links to assessment questions and assessments designed to improve student performance on Virginia’s high-stakes tests. Paul is co-author of Collaboration for Career & Technical Education: Teamwork Beyond the Core Content Areas in a PLC, one of the first books focused on combining CTE and PLC. His book provides details on how to find commonality among singleton teachers in CTE and how to function as a collaborative team focused on the aspects of a PLC. He has also coauthored How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank and Dealing With the Tough Stuff: Practical Solutions for School Administrators.

Wendy Custable is currently the Director of the Applied Arts and Technology, Engineering and Computer Sciences divisions at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. She has a background in technology education and holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Custable co-authored two books: Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas (2019) and Collaboration for Career & Technical Education, Teamwork Beyond the Core Content Areas in a PLC (2020).