PLC Facilitation & Improvement Science
Facilitate collaborative inquiry cycles using the Model for Improvement and PDSA—identify high-leverage problems, test strategies, study results, and refine practice.
Educational Leadership
Derek Huang
Instructional Leader · Equity & Improvement · Systems-Based Leadership
I lead teams to improve student outcomes through clarity, equity, and disciplined improvement cycles—using data, PLC inquiry, and coherent systems that strengthen teaching and learning.
Equity-Centered
Systems Thinking
Reflective Practice
Featured Highlights
What I bring to educational leadership
A practical leadership toolkit grounded in PLC facilitation, equity-centered inquiry, and systems that improve teaching and learning.
Equity-Driven Data Inquiry
Investigate disparities in student experience and outcomes by combining quantitative evidence (attendance, achievement) with qualitative evidence (student voice, interviews, learning walks).
Instructional Systems & Assessment Reform
Build clarity through success criteria, mastery-based grading, reassessment structures, MTSS, and family engagement systems that improve access to rigorous learning.
Leadership
Clarity, equity, and coherent systems
I help teams turn evidence into action through PLC inquiry cycles, shared success criteria, and improvement routines that scale.
My leadership balances teacher autonomy with collective accountability. We name the problem precisely, test strategies through PDSA cycles, study results, and refine practice—always keeping student belonging and equitable outcomes at the center.
Read About My LeadershipClarity before intensity
Make goals, success criteria, and next steps explicit so teams can focus energy on the highest-leverage work.
Equity is the work
Use belonging and outcome data to surface disparities, identify root causes, and redesign the systems that produce them.
Improve through cycles
Build high-functioning PLC routines with the Model for Improvement and PDSA to test, learn, and scale what works.
Selected Writing
Professional writing and reflection
A small collection of writing that reflects PLC facilitation, equity-focused improvement, and instructional systems design.