Collaboration
From the planning stage and throughout development, DPS and DCTA have worked collaboratively. DPS and DCTA recognize that a successful Framework for Effective Teaching and the supporting evaluation system, LEAP, must be informed by the ideas and experiences of actual practitioners.
DPS and DCTA have worked together to organize various engagement groups:
- Steering Committee: An oversight committee for Empowering Excellent Educators responsible for ongoing strategic direction and decision making. Members of the group:
Tom Boasberg - DPS Superintendent
Susana Cordova - DPS Chief Academic Officer
Shayne Spalten - DPS Chief Human Resources Officer
Henry Roman - DCTA President
Carolyn Crowder - DCTA
- Professional Practices Work Group: A group comprised of DPS employees, DCTA members, and outside experts that act as an advisory board to the LEAP steering committee, project leadership team, and design teams.
- Focus Groups: Conducted by a third party and used throughout the development of LEAP and the DPS Framework for Effective Teaching to incorporate teacher and principal voice.
- Design Teams: Groups of teachers and principals within DPS that were formed to incorporate teacher and principal voice into the new DPS Framework for Effective Teaching and LEAP. The five Design Teams include: Principal Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Peer Observation, Student Assessment and Outcomes, and Professional Development.
- LEAP Project Leadership Team: DPS staff dedicated to the development of LEAP and the DPS Framework for Effective Teaching. The team includes a full-time DCTA Liaison who works closely with the LEAP team and brings DCTA perspective on a daily basis.