DPS Educator Effectiveness: Stakeholder Engagement Lessons Learned February 6, 2013

1. DPS Educator Effectiveness:Stakeholder EngagementLessons Learned February 6, 2013

2. Objectives • Understand the importance of a stakeholder engagement strategy surrounding educator effectiveness work. • Identify opportunities to engage stakeholders in the coming year. • Leave with tools and resources to help you develop an engagement plan for the coming year.

3. Agenda • Overview of LEAP/ Stakeholder Engagement • Lessons Learned • Activity • Q&A

4. Our Vision: Every Child Succeeds

5. Help ourEducators Grow • Shift our Teaching Practices with Students • Improve the Outcomes of Linguistically Diverse Students • Differentiate Support to Schools DPS Priorities We will implement new standards using rigorous and culturally relevant curriculum, instruction and assessments. We will use frameworks, coaching, feedback and professional development to support educator growth. 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.

6. Design, feedback, pilot, adjust 2010 – 2014 Engage Parents Superintendent Parent Forum5 times since May 2010 Leverage Teacher Leaders Partner with DCTA Focus on professional growth Engage educators Solicit feedback

7. The LEAP System DPS Framework for Effective Teaching Peer Observations & Feedback State Measures School Leader Observations & Feedback Student Learning Objectives* Professionalism Ratings & Feedback School Measures Student Perception Survey Data Professional Learning Professional Growth Plans Mid-Year & End-of-Year Conversations * Piloting in 2013-14; plan to launch district-wide 2014-15 7

8. Turn and Talk What does “stakeholder engagement” mean to you?

9. Key Learning

10. Involve the Union • Design together • Union seat at the table • Union outreach support

11. Engage Educators Early • Engage them in design/refinement • Ask for input on implementation • Think about channels to reach them (focus groups, faculty meetings, etc.) • Most important: Where do you want their voice, how will you engage them, what will you do with their input?

12. DPS Framework for Effective Teaching

13. Professionalism

14. Solicit Feedback • Avenues to share information, keep the field informed • Channels through which people can share feedback • Two-way communication channels (dialogue)

15. Focus on Professional Learning • Start early • Input from teachers on what they need • Existing or new resources

16. Can/Cannot Be Changed • Responding to feedback • Communicate clearly with practitioners about what can and cannot be changed, and why

17. Teacher Leadership • Owners and advocates of the system • Deliver training • Resource for other teachers • Differentiated roles pilot where teachers are also observers/ evaluators

18. Instructional Superintendents • Owners and advocates of the system • Establishing accountability/ behavior change • Actively include their teams in trainings

19. What’s Next How will you engage stakeholders?

20. Activity • 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?

21. Engagement Toolkit Communication Feedback Training Planning

22. Questions?

23. THANK YOU!