DPS Educator Effectiveness:
Stakeholder Engagement
Lessons Learned
February 6, 2013
Objectives
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.
Agenda
 Overview of LEAP/
Stakeholder Engagement
 Lessons Learned
 Activity
 Q&A
Our Vision: Every Child Succeeds
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DPS Priorities
Help our
Educators Grow
Shift our
Teaching
Practices with
Students
Improve the
Outcomes of
Linguistically
Diverse Students
We will use
frameworks,
coaching, feedback
and professional
development to
support educator
growth.
We will implement
new standards
using rigorous and
culturally relevant
curriculum,
instruction and
assessments.
We will strengthen
our systems and
practices for ELLs
and other diverse
learners.
Differentiate
Support to
Schools
We will provide
equitable and
differentiated
supports and
interventions by
sharing
best practices,
piloting new
ways to improve.
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Design, feedback, pilot, adjust
2010 – 2014
Leverage Teacher Leaders
Engage Parents
Superintendent Parent Forum
5 times since May 2010
Partner with DCTA
Engage educators
Focus on professional growth
Solicit feedback
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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
* Piloting in 2013-14; plan to launch district-wide 2014-15
Mid-Year & End-of-Year
Conversations
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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 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?
DPS Framework for Effective Teaching
Professionalism
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Solicit Feedback
• Avenues to share information, keep the field informed
• Channels through which people can share feedback
• Two-way communication channels (dialogue)
DCTA
Union Liaison/
Outreach
Managers
Design Teams
Surveys/
Newsletters,
Websites
Focus Groups
LEAP Hotline
& Website
Faculty
Meetings
Teacher
Leaders
Focus on Professional Learning
• Start early
• Input from teachers on what they need
• Existing or new resources
Can/Cannot Be Changed
• Responding to feedback
• Communicate clearly with practitioners about what can
and cannot be changed, and why
Teacher Leadership
• Owners and advocates of
the system
• Deliver training
• Resource for other
teachers
• Differentiated roles pilot
where teachers are also
observers/ evaluators
Instructional Superintendents
• Owners and advocates of the system
• Establishing accountability/ behavior change
• Actively include their teams in trainings
What’s Next
How will you engage stakeholders?
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?
Engagement Toolkit
Communication
Planning
Feedback
Training
Questions?
THANK YOU!