DPS Educator Effectiveness:Stakeholder Engagement

Lessons Learned February 6, 2013

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

Overview of LEAP/ Stakeholder Engagement

Lessons Learned

Activity

Q&A

Agenda

Our Vision: Every Child Succeeds

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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

Turn and Talk

What does “stakeholder engagement” mean to you?

Key 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?

DPS Framework for Effective Teaching

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Professionalism

• 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

How will you engage stakeholders?

What’s Next

• 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

Engagement Toolkit

Communication Feedback

Planning Training

Questions?

THANK YOU!