**Coming Soon - 24-25  Request a Peer Observer to Facilitate the Calibration conversation.

Observation Resources

Learning Environment Indicators: Essence and ‘Script Fors’

Instructional Indicators:  Essence and ‘Script Fors’ 

LEAP FET - Spanish 

LEAP Spotlight Videos

LEAP Indicator Explanation Videos

Coaching Cycles 2024-2025: Resources

LEAP Resources for STLs

Review resources and make a plan for Professionalism Calibration. (Recommended as an ILT activity at a later date, prior to Mid-Year Conversations.) 

• Professionalism Evidence Norming Protocol
• Professionalism Evidence by Indicator Spreadsheet
• Professionalism Look Fors- School Example #1
• Professionalism Look Fors- School Example #2
• Alignment to UIP Example

Rationale Statements- ILTs should norm on how to communicate the basis of your decisions with a rationale so the teacher understands the decision. Writing and recording this rationale, even when you’ve had the in-person

The Student Perception Survey (SPS) provides teachers and school leaders with a unique perspective on teachers’ educational practice as experienced by students. Teachers and school leaders can utilize the SPS data to understand students’ experiences better and then reflect on strengths and growth areas aligned to the SPS constructs, LEAP framework, and professionalism framework to improve practice and help every child succeed.

• How to Use Your SPS Results: This infographic includes information for teachers on effectively using SPS results.
• Student Perception Survey Items
• Student Perception Survey Point Allocation for LEAP Professional Practice
• Student Perception Survey Overview: This document can be shared with your students before the SPS administration window. The document provides a brief overview of the SPS, including what type of information is included in the SPS and what students can expect when they take the survey.

• Reflecting on SPS Results with your Students: This resource outlines an activity you can use to share and reflect on SPS results with your students. Includes all the information needed to conduct the activity.

See SPS Strategies and Tools in the LEAP Handbook

The Playbook for Early Career Teacher Success to empower anyone who is coaching new teachers across the district. The Playbook offers clear guidance on the Gateway Skills that early career teachers should focus on first, and a clear outline of DPS’ Coaching Steps and Coaching Moves to help teachers make quick, measurable improvement toward our expectations for effective teaching and student learning.

NTSP Playbook 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1excL119A1KPywnxgkkOqcXqf4G3ha-Bl/view?usp=sharing

NTSP Playbook 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aTTj3YUmYNvaSiJSrGm7fYGDwO18_cKS/view?usp=sharing

NTSP Playbook 3
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WzZw9DheW5T6LECY3ohJX3Mk9NPNtdU-/view?usp=sharing

Peer Observers provide expertise around LEAP, CRE, and content-specific best practices aligned to the Framework, including targeted coaching and calibration in service of equitable outcomes for all students, teachers, and leaders across DPS.

We can provide support in a variety of ways:

• Co-observations to practice aligning evidence & scoring indicators in the LEAP Framework
• Support in writing an effective Classroom Observation Form (COF), including writing rationale statements & reflective questions
• Planning for feedback conversations, including action steps grounded in the LEAP Framework
• Discussing & clarifying LEAP indicator behaviors
• Practice using the appendices for specialized areas
• Facilitate calibration sessions to ensure that ILTs are calibrated on LEAP Framework & scoring

2024-25 Peer Observation Opt-in Request (for Teacher Support) *Closing April 1, 2025

2024-2025 Peer Observer Opt-in Request (for School Leader Support) *Closing April 1, 2025

Teacher Leadership & Collaboration (TLC) is a nationally recognized model that allows teachers to stay in the classroom while spending half their time supporting a team of teachers through coaching, collaborative planning, providing feedback, and evaluation. For those who are in Senior Team Lead roles, they also oversee the end-to-end LEAP growth and performance evaluation for each teacher on his/her/their team, including mid- and end-of-year evaluations using the Framework for Effective Teaching and the Professionalism rubric.

Learn more about Teacher Leadership & Collaboration.