LEAD
The LEAD Framework evaluates Principals, Assistant Principals, and this group.
Who are leaders of others?
Or Deans.
LEAP is the DPS evaluation tool for these DPS teammates.
Who are Teachers?
This is what SSP stands for.
What is a Special Service Provider?
These are the DPS team members evaluated by the LIFT framework.
What are unaffiliated central office team members?
This is something that every Classified team member is a part of.
What is a union?
These LEAD employees were just recently added to the DSLA
Who are Deans?
LEAP has multiple measures to evaluate teachers including Classroom observations, Student Perception, Professionalism and this final category.
What is Student Growth? SLOs, student outcomes.
This is an example of a Special Service Provider.
What is a nurse, counselor, social worker, audiologist, sign language interpreter etc.?
This is the acronym for what LIFT stands for.
What is the Leadership Investment Framework for Talent?
These DPS team members support students; many are on their way to being teachers someday!
What are paras?
Employees evaluated on LEAD are rated on competencies as well as how you score points in soccer.
This year, there was a big change in the weights for evaluation. In the past, it was 50% Professional Practice, and 50% Student Growth. Now it’s these percentages.
What is 70%/30%?
SSPs can be evaluated by these kinds of evaluators.
Who are SSP team leads or school based evaluators?
Personal and Values, Vision and Strategy, Operational and Organizational, People and Culture, Community and Equity
What are the five competency groups in LIFT?
Otto, from the Simpsons, is an example of this type of classified employee, who takes our kids to and from school.
Who are bus drivers?
LEAD has the same competencies as LIFT, except this one extra competency.
What is Instructional Expertise?
These G&P team members support teachers and school leaders across the district to implement LEAP by providing coaching and professional learning?
Who are Peer Observers?
This type of SSP is specifically in charge of the Individual Career and Academic Plan?
What is a school counselor?
These team members are the only group not eligible for a union.
Who are LIFT eligible team members?
This new Classified framework was released for ‘23-24.
What is Classified Reimagined?
School Leaders and their evaluators must agree on this during BOY conversations.
What is the body of evidence that will be used for goals?
This is the version of a performance improvement plan (PIP) that is specifically used to support probationary teachers.
What is a Plan of Support?
Because they have no Student Perception Survey results, SSPs must have two of these.
What are SLOs?
This year, LIFT team members are required to have 2-3 of these.
What are goals – cascaded from the Office priorities and the DPS Strategic Roadmap?
This used to be the name for a performance plan for Classified employees but is no longer used.
What is a Plan For Improvement?