1. Understand the importance of a stakeholder engagement strategy surrounding educator effectiveness work.
2. Identify opportunities to engage stakeholders in the coming year.
3. Leave with tools and resources to help you develop an engagement plan for the coming year.
Objectives
DPS Priorities
We will use frameworks,
coaching, feedback and professional development to
support educator growth.
We will implementnew standards
using rigorous and culturally relevant
curriculum, instruction and assessments.
We will strengthen our systems and practices for ELLs and other diverse
learners.
We will provide equitable and differentiated supports and
interventions by sharing
best practices, piloting new
ways to improve.
Help ourEducators Grow
Shift our Teaching
Practices with Students
Improve the Outcomes of
Linguistically Diverse Students
Differentiate Support to
Schools
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Design, feedback, pilot, adjust
Partner with DCTA
Focus on professional growth
Engage educators
Solicit feedback
Engage Parents
Superintendent Parent Forum5 times since May 2010
Leverage Teacher Leaders2010 – 2014
The LEAP System
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Peer Observations & Feedback
School Leader Observations & Feedback
Professional Growth Plans
Professionalism Ratings & Feedback
Student Perception Survey Data
Mid-Year & End-of-Year Conversations
School Measures
State Measures
Student Learning Objectives*
DPS Framework for Effective Teaching
7* Piloting in 2013-14; plan to launch district-wide 2014-15
Professional Learning
Involve the Union
• Design together• Union seat at the table• Union outreach support
• Engage them in design/refinement
• Ask for input on implementation
• Think about channels to reach them (focus groups, faculty meetings, etc.)
Engage Educators Early
• Most important: Where do you want their voice, how will you engage them, what will you do with their input?
• Avenues to share information, keep the field informed• Channels through which people can share feedback• Two-way communication channels (dialogue)
Solicit Feedback
DCTA
Design Teams
Surveys/ Focus Groups
Faculty Meetings
Teacher Leaders
LEAP Hotline & Website
Newsletters, Websites
Union Liaison/ Outreach Managers
Focus on Professional Learning
• Start early• Input from teachers on what they need• Existing or new resources
• Responding to feedback• Communicate clearly with practitioners about what can
and cannot be changed, and why
Can/Cannot Be Changed
• Owners and advocates of the system
• Deliver training• Resource for other
teachers• Differentiated roles pilot
where teachers are also observers/ evaluators
Teacher Leadership
• Owners and advocates of the system• Establishing accountability/ behavior change• Actively include their teams in trainings
Instructional Superintendents
• Begin planning: Where do you want teacher and school leader voice to
influence how you implement educator effectiveness in your district?
How will you communicate updates, changes, training, etc.? (in-person, focus groups, email, through leaders, etc.)
How will you use the feedback you receive? (only ask about what can be changed)
What is one action you want to take to engage your stakeholders?
Activity