Thou shall meet thy.......PLC's

Of the eight and one-half days of school we have had with the kids, we have had at least five hours of required meetings. IMO, the vast majority of what was "covered" at these meetings was, shall we say, of little value to what I do in my classroom. Anyone else experiencing this ?

Anyone experiencing "Professional Learning Communities" at the junior high or above level, that is of benefit to your teaching ?