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Leadership Excellence and Development (LEAD)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Content Accordion
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Complete LEAD MY Self-Reflection and Evaluations by Jan 31
The LEAD Mid-Year (MY) performance conversation window for the 2024-25 SY is Dec 9 - Jan 31.
During MY conversations, school leaders and their evaluators meet to discuss demonstration of competency indicators, current areas of strength, opportunities for growth, and progress toward goals. Together, they review the body of evidence, including benchmarks and evidence as defined by the LEAD Framework and update as necessary. In addition, the evaluator provides specific action steps for professional practice competencies.
Next Steps:
- Evaluators launch MY form in GPS
- Review Mid-Year for School Leaders
- Review Best Practices for School Leaders
- Determine a timeline with your manager to complete your self-assessment in GPS
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Add LEAD Goals to the GPS by Nov 1 [published 10/22/2024]
The new Growth and Performance System (GPS) is now live and ready for school leaders to add their goals.
Goal setting is an important part of our growth and performance cycle and is an opportunity for each school leader to connect their work directly to the LEAD Framework, DPS Strategic Roadmap, and individual school plans.
What’s next?
- Review the BOY Goal Setting Resource
- Access the GPS through the direct link on the Commons page.
- Use this guide to enter 2-4 goals in the GPS by Nov 1.
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Host LEAD Beginning-of-Year (BOY) & Goal Setting Conversations by 9/27/2024
The new Growth and Performance System (GPS) has a target launch date of September 17, therefore goals need to be temporarily documented outside of the system. Please use a Google document to capture goals and plan to transfer into the GPS once it is live.
Goal setting is an important part of our growth and performance cycle and is an opportunity for each school leader to connect their work directly to the LEAD Framework, DPS Strategic Roadmap, and school plans.
What’s next?
- Review the BOY Goal Setting Resource
- Set 2-4 goals by Sept 27
- Note: Principals must have a LEAD MLE goal if they:
- did not receive an overall “Effective” MLE Program Implementation Rating and/or
- did not receive an “Effective” MLE Program Effectiveness Rating
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Changes to LEAD for 2023-24 SY
NEW! Measures of Growth & Performance
NEW! Body of Evidence Collection Document in SchoolMint
NEW! Performance Cycle Timeline
Learn more about the changes to LEAP, with the resources provided below:
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SCHOOL LEADERS
DPS designed the Leadership Excelence and Development (LEAD) growth and performance system to support Instructional Leadership Teams and improve student achievement. This includes the LEAD Framework which defines what excellent school leadership looks like. LEAD also helps school leaders develop their skills by identifying their areas of strength and opportunities for growth. This happens through supervisor and teacher feedback paired with access to personalized professional learning opportunities.
LEAD aligns closely with our teacher-focused growth and performance system LEAP (Leading Effective Academic Practice). Together, the two systems support the growth of all educators in every school.
Interested in becoming a school leader? Check out
School Leader Talent Report user guides
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LEAD EVALUATION RESOURCES
LEAD Framework Resources
- LEAD Updates 2023-24
- Educator Evaluation Changes: FAQ
- SB22-070 FAQ
- LEAD 2024-25 Timeline at a Glance
- LEAD Framework Handbook
- Titles/Positions Eligible for LEAD 2024-25
Principal/Assistant Principal/Leader of Others
- LEAD Best Practices Checklist (School Leader)
- LEAD Best Practices Checklist (Director/Executive Director)
- Infor HR Instructions: How to change AP position to be indirect supervisor over deans
- LEAD Fairness Guide 2024-25
Performance Management
- LEAD Performance Improvement Plan Template
- Sample LEAD PIP (coming soon)
- LEAD PIP Guidance and Tips (coming soon)
- Contact Noah Tonk, Senior Specialist, in order to begin the Performance Improvement process.
- LEAD Evaluation Rating Redress Process
LEAD EVALUATION STRUCTURE
LEAD evaluation is made up of 70% professional practice and 30% student growth.
Professional practice is measured by the six competencies in the LEAD Framework.
LEAD Framework Competencies:- Instructional Expertise
- Vision & Strategy
- People & Culture
- Community & Equity
- Personal & Values
- Operational & Organizational
Student growth is measured by School Performance Framework (SPF) growth and individual goals for student growth.
- Principals, assistant principals, and leaders of others’ performance evaluation consists of the following measures for the 2024-25 SY:
- 20% Individual LEAD Goals
- 10% Collective Measure = Growth Measure on State SPF (School Performance Framework)
All principals, assistant principals, and leaders of others create and submit 2–3 leader-selected student growth goals. Student growth goals are intended to highlight school leaders’ primary areas of focus and are intended to align with the school’s Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) and Strategic School Plan.
CONTACT US
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LEAD@dpsk12.org
720-423-2600Office of Talent
1860 Lincoln Street, 9th Floor
Denver, CO 80203Marlyn Ruiz
Site Manager