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LEAD GROWTH & PERFORMANCE SYSTEM April 2017 Webinar

Welcome The LEAD Growth & Performance System is designed to recognize, support, and empower leaders in ways that result in every student achieving success (Denver Plan 2020). The system is aligned to state and national standards for school leaders, and is designed to address the needs of our diverse urban school district.

Leadership in DPS In most DPS schools, leadership is distributed The LEAD Growth & Performance System applies to all school leaders: among an Instructional Leadership Team , which • Principals is made up of the school principal, assistant • Assistant Principals principal(s), leaders of others (e.g., Deans) • Leaders of Others (e.g., Deans) and/or teacher leaders (Senior Team Leads and • Senior Team Leads & Team Leads Team Leads)

Senior Team Leads & Team Leads • Evaluated under LEAP for the teaching portion of their role and will receive separate, informal, LEAD May 2017 Pilot (no ratings documented) Growth and Performance System feedback in the • Self-rate on 3 competencies 2017-18 school year. (Instructional Leadership, People & • LEAD ratings do not inform LEAP scores, Culture, Personal & Values) probationary status, and/or performance incentives • Reflect on all 6 competencies • LEAD and LEAP ratings are kept separate to honor • Managers encouraged to provide the knowledge and skills required to be an effective feedback on all competencies to teacher distinct from the skills to be effective in the support growth and development leadership role • Expectations outlined in the School Leadership Framework for Senior/Team Leads may be a factor in Senior Team Lead and Team Lead role renewal

Performance Cycle

Growth & Performance Tools School Leadership Framework • Defines what excellent school leadership looks like • Details our district-wide, shared expectations for school leaders • Sets the foundation for recruitment, selection, leadership preparation, performance reviews, professional growth, and succession planning

Growth & Performance Tools LEAD Growth & Scoring Guidance • Drills down on the Evidence of Impact in the School Leadership Framework • Provides measurable characteristics that differentiate performance • Provides a basis for competency ratings • Provides managers with a comprehensive view of the opportunities that DPS leaders, at each level, should be exposed to and the aligned outcomes expected of them

Growth & Performance Tools Conversation Guide •Designed to ensure that school leaders leave performance review conversations understanding their manager’s feedback and able to act on it •Provide templates for the documentation of evidence related to a leader’s final rating

Multiple Measures of Performance ELA - Principals Only • ELA impact is measured within the School Leadership Framework and called out specifically in the Growth & Scoring Guidance • Principals also receive an ELA Program Implementation Rating as part of their annual LEAD evaluation. This rating is determined considering the school’s ELA Program Review and Service Plan implementation

Mid Year Evaluation & Goal Setting Who Principals, APs, Leaders of Others What 3 Components: ● High-quality feedback on overall strengths and growth areas ● Student Growth goal setting ● Professional Practice goal setting When May 15 – August 15 Where InfoR (GHR) How Conversation guides and goal setting tools Retention, leader growth and development, consistent ongoing feedback Why If goals are not entered, you cannot receive an overall end-of-year rating, which can impact compensation

End of Year Evaluation Senior Team Leads/Team Leads Who Senior Team / Team Leads ● What Self-reflect on 3 Competencies (Instructional Leadership, People & Culture, Personal & Values) ● Optional reflection on all 6 competencies ● Managers encouraged to provide feedback on all competencies to support growth and development When April - June Where This is a pilot, no ratings will be documented How Growth & Performance System Tools (framework, growth and scoring guidance, conversation guides) Why Feedback will inform 2018-2019 rollout

Goal Setting New for LEAD 2017: Goal setting will be embedded within the LEAD evaluation cycle. All principals, assistant principals, and leaders of others will create and submit student growth goals and professional practice goals as part of mid-year conversations.* *Senior/Team Lead LEAD student growth and goal setting will be incorporated into the full LEAD rollout beginning in the 17-18 school year. More information will be released for Senior/Team leads in Summer 2017.

Q&A If you have additional questions email LeadinDenver@dpsk12.org Check out our site on The Commons for up to date information and resources http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/leadindenver