Grand Canyon University

PLLS Membership

Members of the Partners in Learning, Leading and Serving (PLLS) will benefit in the following ways:

PLLS members will have exclusive access to district and school on-site professional development covering topics in the areas of Curriculum, Pedagogy, Culture & Climate, Leadership, and Current Research & Application. In addition, customized on-site professional development is available to members. GCU's publicly offered professional development workshops, continuing education courses and speaker events will be offered at a discounted rate.
PLLS members may request cohort programs for continuing education, individual courses and/or master's and doctoral degree programs to be delivered on GCU's campus, at approved school district locations (upon site approval), at regionally approved GCU sites or online.
PLLS members will have access to a 10% discount for their staff, providing savings toward tuition for undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degree programs at Grand Canyon University.
Individual courses from GCU's degree programs along with a portfolio of three week online continuing education classes will be offered at a 10% discount.
PLLS members will receive preferential consideration from GCU for district personnel to be adjunct faculty members and dissertation committee members, including Doctoral Chairs, Methodologists and Content Experts.
The College of Doctoral Studies is open to partnering with area school leaders on research projects.
PLLS members requesting field experience placements (student teaching placements) of GCU teacher candidates will receive priority.
PLLS members will receive priority communication and involvement in GCU-sponsored initiatives and programs that benefit students, staff, and school communities.
PLLS members will have access to GCU for facility usage, subject to availability. If there is a charge for any facility use, PLLS members will receive a discount. PLLS members will receive preference over non-members for facility use.
PLLS members will be featured on GCU's Website with a link to the district Website.
PLLS members will be consulted and called upon as valued advisors as higher education programs are developed, projects are developed, and representatives are needed.
GCU employees will be encouraged to make tax credit donations to participating PLLS schools.
Other school/district benefits may be available as mutually agreed upon by both parties.