Windsor Central Recognized as Nation's First Ambassador Model PLC at Work® District

WINDSOR, N.Y., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Solution Tree, a premier provider of professional development resources and services for educators, has recognized Windsor Central School District for becoming the nation's first Ambassador Model Professional Learning Community at Work^® District. Ambassador Model is the highest distinction of recognition Solution Tree gives and is awarded to schools and districts that demonstrate a sustained and exemplary commitment to professional learning communities (PLCs), showing clear evidence of enhanced student achievement.

Within a PLC at Work, educators recognize the key to improved learning for students is ongoing, job-embedded learning for the adults who serve those students. Windsor Central School District's rise to success can be directly attributed to the strategic leadership of Superintendent Dr. Jason A. Andrews, who has been instrumental in transforming the district into one that not only achieves remarkable outcomes for students but also has the data and evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of this work.

Under Andrews' leadership, Windsor has moved from the bottom of the region in test scores and overall performance to consistently ranking in the top three districts in the area. What once seemed an unattainable goal is now a reality centered around the Three Big Ideas that are the cornerstone of the PLC at Work process:

• Focus on learning
• Build a collaborative culture
• Create a results orientation

Through their work with Solution Tree, Windsor's educators introduce other school districts to the foundational elements of a PLC at Work—such as collaborative planning, analyzing student data, and creating action plans—through institutes, keynotes, and virtual or onsite visits. Windsor also trains and coaches building leaders and staff to effectively implement the PLC process and the RTI at Work framework.

"We're proud of the hard work our teachers put in every day, focusing on student progress, skill by skill," said Andrews, "It's been a journey to ensure our students are not only prepared for graduation but for lifelong success. This recognition underscores our ongoing dedication to meeting the needs of each student, every day."

"Dr. Andrews and all the educators in Windsor CSD deserve a huge congratulations for becoming the nation's first Ambassador Model PLC at Work District," said Jeff Jones, Executive Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Solution Tree. "This is an amazing achievement, and the true winners are the students of Windsor CSD and the parents who have entrusted their children's education to Windsor."

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