South High School CSC Meeting Succession Principal Selection Process September 9, 2015

Welcome and Agenda Welcome Overview of principal selection process – Activities and Timeline Roles & Responsibilities Q&A Discussion Closing

3 Community Engagement and Input Lead in Denver Pre- Screen Applicant Screening for Qualified Principal Candidate Pool School-based process Advisory Committee for Principal Selection Focus Groups Finalist Engagement Learning Walk Community Forum Principal Selection Process

Timeline of Principal Selection Process – South July 2015 Kristin Waters resigns as Principal at South HS – effective January 2016 August 2015 Launched Principal search process and contracted with National Candidate search firm Met with Faculty from South to overview the process Began the creation of an Advisory Committee to assist in the process of evaluating candidates. Organized opportunities for various groups to give input into the desired charactersitics of the next Principal for students, parents/community and staff September2015 CSC Meeting held to outline process Parent/Community Forum Student Input Session Faculty Input Session Distributed short survey – paper format and online Advisory Committee nomination forms available October - November 2015 Monitor pool of candidates Confirm members of the Advisory committee, focus groups and provide training (Week of November 16) December 2015 Review pre-screened candidates using Schwartz & Associates, an organization that will help guide this process to ensure the best candidate. The school-based process begins this week and the Advisory Committee will interview candidates. We will also hold school tours as well as focus groups with teachers, students and parents. Our school community is invited to a candidate forum to learn about the 2-3 finalists and ask questions. The finalists will interview with Superintendent Tom Boasberg. We hope to have a final recommendation by December 11 th Week of December 14 th Pending the outcome of this process, we will name a new school leade

Key Roles & Responsibilities Scott Mendlesberg Lead Instructional Superintendent, (Facilitate and lead Selection Process) Kelli Pfaff Strategic Supports, DPS (Project Manger for Principal Selection Process) Carolyn Howard President – South PTSA (Host Parent/Community Forums) Karen Duell Family/Community Liaison – South (Website updates and weekly e-blasts and Community Partners) Lori Chelsey Business Manager (Scheduling/logistics and collect SPSAC Nominations) Laura Cotsapas, Senior Manger, HR (Principal Recruitment CSC Chair – TBD Responsible for working with CSC to recommend the Advisory Committee Saundra Stanfield, HR Partner, HS Network (Trains the SPSAC and helps with principal selection and on-boarding) Jack Becker Coordinator, F.A.C.E., DPS (Lead e Finalists Community Forum) Senior Leadership at DPS: Greta Martinez, Asst. Superintendent Susana Cordova, Chief of Schools Tom Boasberg, Superintendent

Preview for Stakeholder Input Sessions Several structured opportunities to collect and hear from various groups about the desired characteristics of the next Principal of South. Two Parent/Community Forums Student Forum with Student Leadership Faculty Forum Community Partners Forum Distributed short survey – paper format and online

7 Principal Selection Focus Areas Which areas of focus will be most critical for our school in the next one to five years? 1. School Life Cycle 2. School Size 3. School Programs/ Student Needs 4. School Context

School Leadership Framework All indicators in the School Leadership Framework apply to all schools in the Denver Public Schools and represent our pledge to provide 21st century-focused, high-quality education for all students.

Input session Desired characteristics for South’s next Principal In small groups, please take a few minutes to review the attached document and provide your input. Be prepared to share and discuss with the larger group. Part I: Principal Selection Focus Areas – School Based Assessment Part II: Alignment of skills/attributes with the DPS School Leadership Framework Next Steps: We will synthesize the input from the various engagement sessions to inform the Principal selection criteria.

Q&A and Discussion

COMING UP: Community Forum #1 - 9/10 at South Community Forum #2 - 9/15 at Blackbird