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Superintendent’s Evaluation Process Draft Goals and

Focused Indicators

November 21, 2023

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Agenda

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  • Review revised draft

goals and focused standards / indicators

  • Seeking approval of goals

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Revised Draft Goals and Focused Indicators

November 21, 2023

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Superintendent Draft Goals and Indicators

Goal Type

Goal Description

Standard/Focused Indicator

Key Actions to Achieve Goal

Goal 1: Student Learning

Chronic Absenteeism

As a result of developing a comprehensive outreach plan to students and families and targeted interventions to schools, by June 30, 2023 the district-wide chronic absentee rate for students will be reduced by 2.0 points.

Standard I: Instructional Leadership

Indicator I-B-3: Meeting diverse needs

  • Review student absentee data

Target at-risk students Engagement and outreach of students/parents/ caregivers of targeted students

Goal 2: Student Learning Academic Achievement

By June 30, 2023, high needs students in grades 3-8 will exceed typical growth (100+) in Math and Reading as evidenced by the iReady Benchmark Assessments.

Standard I: Instructional Leadership

Indicator I-A-1:

Standards-based units and lesson support

Indicator I-B-3: Meeting diverse needs

  • Target high needs students for additional tutoring support Review benchmark data Observe school level data meetings

Goal 3: District Improvement Learning Walks

By June 30, 2023, I will participate in 85% of the learning walks conducted this school year and will develop structures for increased collaboration and communication between school and district leaders that will result in improved completion of educator feedback and evaluations..

Standard I: Instructional Leadership

Indicator I-D-3: Observation and Feedback

Standard II: Management and Operations

Indicator II-C-1:Time for teaching and learning

  • Debrief with principals and leaders about learning walks Monitor and review educator evaluation write-ups with the

Academics and Schools team

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Goal Type

Goal Description

Standard/Focused Indicator

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Goal 4: District Improvement Shared

Decision-making

By June 30, 2023, I will design, establish and engage an advisory council of family/caregivers and community representatives to create stronger collaborative relationships, provide equity of voice in problem solving and decision-making, and provide a proactive means to support the school community in matters related to district improvement, interview screening committees and large scale changes in the district.

Standard III-A-2 Standard IV-F-2: Consensus Building

  • Target families and caregivers
  • Plan and facilitate regular meetings throughout the school year

Goal 5: District

By June 30, 2023, I will lead a

Standard I: Instructional

  • Participate in Harvard’s community of practice
  • Leverage and engage the family policy council in supporting the design of the framework 5

Improvement

team to develop a framework for

Leadership

Student Success Planning

individualized student success

planning in CPS based on the model from Harvard Ed ReDesign.

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Goal Type

Goal Description

Standard/Focused Indicator

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Goal 6: Professional Culture

Two Way

By June 30, 2023; I will develop and facilitate opportunities to improve two way communication with families/caregivers, school

Standard IV: Professional Culture Indicator IV-F-2: Consensus Building

  • Facilitate monthly dinner hour conversations
  • Establish a principal advisory committee of executive Principals
  • Host Superintendent office hours

Communication

principals and district staff

that will allow for

opportunities to listen, share

information, clarify district

improvement efforts and

provide support.

Goal 7: Professional Culture Supervision and Accountability

By June 30, 2023, I will develop a structure to manage the work and projects that ELT members are responsible for and will meet bi-weekly with individual members to review and discuss their work responsibilities, projects and initiatives.

Standard IV-E-1

Meet consistently with a focus on student, school and district improvement

Set clear expectations and timelines with deliverables

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Appendix

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Criteria for Assessing Performance:

Do we have a shared understanding of the difference between the performance at “Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory Levels?”

Exemplary

Represents a level of performance that

exceeds the already high Standard of proficient. This is reserved for performance that is of such a high level that it could serve

as a model.

Proficient

Represents a performance level that is understood to be fully

satisfactory. This is the rigorous expected level of performance; demanding but attainable.

Needs Improvement

Represents a level of performance that is below the requirements of a Standard but is not considered to be Unsatisfactory at the time. Improvement is necessary and expected.

Unsatisfactory

Represents a rating that is merited when performance has not significantly improved following a rating of Needs Improvement, or performance is consistently below the requirements of a Standard and is considered inadequate or both.

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Tracking Progress towards attaining Goals and Standards

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Noting/Tracking the progress updates overtime

Intentional tracking system to

be able to share feedback and keep up with performance so that at the end of the evaluation cycle (summative), performance is rated for the entire year.

Suggestion: Develop a group tracking system to keep a log of performance.

Leverage Regular Public Meetings Progress updates about district priorities related to district improvement, student learning, and leadership development.

Suggestion: Superintendent will share information and artifacts aligned to the key performance indicators (KPIs)

Superintendent and School Committee Members

Discuss progress towards

goals and Standards throughout the year. Suggestion: During 1:1 and small group meetings and through the Weekly.

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