Denver Public Schools

WELCOME BACK SESSION

August 2, 2010

ColoradoConvention Center – 100/200 Series

Leadership Development Outcomes for the 2010-2011 School Year:

  1. Leadership Supporting Effective Teaching: Principals will gain proficiencies in human capital management and the teacher performance assessment system by learning the domains of effective teaching for a diverse student population; using student performance data, observation data and other human capital management data to make strategic performance management decisions, and providing feedback and coaching to teachers in their buildings.
  2. Leadership Supporting English Language Learners: Principals will implement effective research-based ELA programming, with a focus on ensuring access to prepared teachers, effective teaching, appropriate scheduling, monitoring of disaggregated data and outcomes to accelerate student achievement.
  3. Leadership for School Improvement and Successful Professional Development: Principals will regularly use data to create, implement and monitor a School Improvement Plan that includes a high quality site-based professional development plan, focused explicitly on the needs of English Language Learners and students with disabilities and an ECE-12th grade approach to college/career readiness.

Agenda

Time / Subject / Place
7:30-8:00 / Meet and Greet / 100 Series Hallway
8:00-8:15 / Opening:
Patricia Slaughter, Assistant Superintendent – Elementary Education
Antwan Wilson, Assistant Superintendent – Post Secondary Readiness / 201/203/205
8:15-9:15 / Setting the Vision:
Tom Boasberg, Superintendent / 201/203/205
9:15-9:30 / Break
9:30-10:30 / Strategies to Reach our Vision – Part One:
Susana Cordova, Chief Academic Officer / 201/203/205
10:30-10:45 / Transition to Breakout rooms
10:45-12:00 / Strategies to Reach Our Vision – Part Two:
Elementary and K-8: Patricia Slaughter, Assistant Superintendent – Elementary Education
Secondary: Antwan Wilson, Assistant Superintendent – Post Secondary Readiness / 201/203/205
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12:00-1:00 / Lunch / 100 Series Hallway
Time / Subject / Place
1:00-3:00 / Strategies to Reach Our Vision – Part Three:
Instructional Superintendents meet with Schools and their Leaders
Region 1: NorthwestPatricia Paredes
Region 2: SouthwestIvan Duran
Region 3: Near NortheastJan Box
Region 4: Far NortheastRobert Woodson
Region 5: SoutheastDiane Smith
Secondary Middle SchoolsGreta Martinez
Secondary High SchoolsKristin Waters
Denver Online HS, East, Emerson,
Florence Crittenton, Gilliam, Kennedy, MPC 3,
Manual, PREP, Summit Academy,
Thomas Jefferson, Vista Academy
Secondary High SchoolsRandy Johnson
Abe Lincoln, Bruce Randolph, CEC, CLA,
DCIS, DSA, Emily Griffith, George Washington,
MLK, South, West
Turnaround SchoolsJenifer Jones
Gilpin, Greenlee, Lake IB 6th Grade Academy,
Rachel B. Noel, Montbello, North / 102
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103/105
201/203/205
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3:00-3:15 / Break
3:15-4:00 / Closing:
Susana Cordova, Chief Academic Officer / 201/203/205

Next Meeting: August 5th, Colorado Convention Center, 400/500 Room Series

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