Key Characteristic 1:

Culture of Learning

STANDARD # 5
Professional staff members embrace effective collegiality and
collaboration in support of learners.

Elements
The institution’s documented
operating practices cultivate and
set expectations for collegiality and
collaboration.
Professional staff members interact
with respect and cooperation, learn
from one another, and consider one
another’s ideas.
Professional staff members work
together in self-formed or assigned
groups to review information, identify
common problems, and implement
solutions on behalf of learners.

Sample evidence
• Professional staff collaboration
plan, such as PLCs
• Analyzed surveys from
professional staff regarding the
effectiveness of PLC program or
similar collaborative activities
• Program evaluation data that
support effective collaboration
and problem solving among
professional staff members