Everett Public Schools Cabinet Leadership Framework Executive Director of Human Resources Standard 1—Visionary Leadership: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves learning and for each student by leading the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by school and community stakeholders. Strand 1—Advancing a district-wide shared vision for learning. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Collaborates with and peers to evaluate progress toward the strategic plan and strategies as needed. does not collaborate with superintendent and peers to evaluate progress the strategic plan and revise strategies as needed collaborates with and peers to progress toward the strategic plan and use it as an informal indicator of success collaboratively uses data to assess progress toward the strategic plan and results to the board, staff, and engages in collaborative and reflective evaluation of the strategic plan, candidly sharing information and perceptions of progress, barriers, or ambiguities, and offering constructive suggestions for B. Builds district capacity to achieve the strategic plan. does not practice that implement structures, or development that improve district capacity to fulfill the strategic plan practices activities as that implement processes, structures, or professional development that improve district to fulfill the plan initiates development of processes, structures, or professional development that improve district to fulfill the plan collaborates across lines to initiate development of processes, structures, or professional development that improve district capacity to fulfill the strategic plan C. Develops strategies to implement the strategic plan within his or her of responsibility. does not have strategies for implementing the strategic plan develops strategies for the district’s strategic plan implements the district’s strategic plan as a key component of department activities, assuring that the plan is addressed, and monitored, and building shared and to the district’s plan engages stakeholders in reviewing and modifying departmental strategies to ensure consistency with and progress toward the district’s strategic plan D. Aligns procedures and practices with the does not develop and practices to develops procedures and practices to align some develops procedures and practices to assure that develops benchmarks to assure effectiveness of
Standard 2—Instructional Leadership: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves and achievement for each student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a district culture to student learning and staff professional growth. Strand 2—Evaluation and professional development. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Implements effective procedures for staff does not assure that staff evaluations are fair, and consistent with state and district assures that staff are fair, meaningful, and consistent with state and district expectations develops and supports processes for effective improvement resulting from staff evaluations evaluates staff evaluation processes systematically and collaboratively to effectiveness B. Develops systematic strategies for using development to achieve the district vision. does not design coherent professional development strategies linked to the strategic plan establishes strategies for aligning professional efforts with the strategic plan assures that professional development activities are extensive, accessible, and focused on identified needs in achieving the strategic plan evaluates professional activities and to assure in achieving the plan C. Personally models professional does not have a written professional growth plan models professional by creating and implementing a written professional growth plan engages in candid of personal assumptions, values, and practices that guide improvement of learning models professional growth planning as a cycle of reflection, and changes in practice in to improve student learning D. Creates professional learning communities in area of responsibility. does not attempt to mentor, or coach staff professional development takes steps to stimulate, mentor, or coach staff development engages staff in identification, and resolution of develops leadership of staff to collectively monitor, assess, and professional in pursuit of goals
Standard 3—Effective Management: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves learning and achievement for each student and employee by ensuring management of the organization, and resources for a safe, effective, and humane learning environment. Strand 1—Effectively and efficiently manages district operations. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Uses a continuous process for implementing, evaluating, and department and programs. does not systematically plan, implement, and monitor department assures that operational decisions are guided by a long-term plan that is reviewed and updated assures that operations are systematically and managed through planning, data analysis, review of progress, and necessary changes in analyzes and modifies the long-term plan to assure that results support priorities B. Effectively manages fiscal resources to support instructional and other district goals. does not effectively plan and implement budget in accordance with district priorities develops and implements department budget in with district and manages in financially responsible manner communicates budget to staff and monitors spending to assure efficient and effective use of funds develops and implements a systematic approach that evaluates effectiveness of spending and identifies efficiencies C. Strategically manages personnel to support improvement and other district goals. does not efficiently or manage human resources assures that the has systematic and procedures recruitment, hiring, induction, and long-term career growth works collaboratively with superintendent, peers, and staff to determine effective deployment of personnel to accomplish district goals uses a continuous process to effectiveness of and practices for hiring, induction, and career growth and makes changes as needed D. Effectively manages department operations and programs. does not effectively key elements of operations assures that key elements of department operations are governed by defined policies and practices monitors department in accordance with established policies and practices uses a continuous process to effectiveness of operations and makes changes as needed E. Communicates and with peers, and staff to assure that district, and school does not communicate or collaborate with peers, and staff to assure that district, and school communicates and with peers and departments when asked to do so takes initiative to establish communication and with other uses systematic approach to assure that evaluation of departmental effectiveness includes success of its with others to
efforts are closely aligned. efforts are closely aligned assure alignment with improvement efforts F. Leads district efforts to recruit, select, place, and evaluate employees in a manner that builds to improve student learning. provides minimal in district efforts to recruit, select, place, and evaluate employees in a manner that builds to improve student learning develops and implements best practices for district efforts to recruit, select, place, and evaluate in a manner that builds capacity to improve student learning uses systematic data-based strategies to evaluate and improve employee selection, placement, and evaluation in a manner that improves student learning provides training, and other professional development to help staff understand and improve recruitment, selection, placement, and evaluation of employees in a manner that improves student learning G. Leads district efforts to maintain positive staff and labor relations. provides minimal in maintaining staff and labor serves as district lead in identifying and responding to issues that arise in staff and labor relations collaborates with and peers to strategies that positive staff and relations in a way that advances the strategic plan collaborates with and peers to analyze, reflect on, and improve staff and labor relations H. Builds leadership to plan and employee evaluation including state systematically and fairly. provides minimal to superintendent, peers, and staff in and implementing systematic and fair evaluation communicates on fair and employee practices (including state requirements) to peers, and staff and monitors district adherence to best practices provides training, and other professional development on and fair employee processes state requirements) to superintendent, peers, and staff collaborates with peers, and staff to analyze, reflect on, and improve district employee evaluation practices I. Leads district efforts to assure compliance with legal and technical for practices. does not regularly monitor or evaluate district efforts to assure compliance with legal and technical for practices monitors district efforts to assure compliance with legal and technical for practices collaborates with peers, and staff to evaluate and improve compliance with legal and technical for employment practices builds staff capacity to legal and requirements for employment practices and to improve district with requirements
Standard 3—Effective Management: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves learning and achievement for each student and employee by ensuring management of the organization, and resources for a safe, effective, and humane learning environment. Strand 2—Creates a safe and humane organizational environment. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Develops and departmental and practices that ensure the safety, and well-being of students, staff, families, and community partners. does not develop and departmental procedures and practices that ensure the safety, wellness, and well-being of students, staff, families, and community partners develops and implements departmental procedures and practices that ensure the safety, wellness, and well-being of students, staff, families, and partners involves stakeholders in developing departmental procedures and practices that ensure the safety, wellness, and well-being of students, staff, families, and community partners conducts systematic evaluations of the effectiveness of procedures and practice that ensure the safety, wellness, and of students, staff, families, and community partners B. Develops and procedures and practices that encourage inquiry, thoughtful and expression of diverse viewpoints. does not develop and procedures and practices that encourage inquiry, thoughtful and expression of diverse viewpoints accepts diversity of ideas and opinions actively seeks and consideration of a diversity of ideas and viewpoints creates a departmental culture that empowers staff to engage in inquiry, thoughtful risk-taking, and of diverse viewpoints C. Collaborates in and implementing district policies and that result in a welcoming climate that is responsive to the needs of individuals. does not collaborate in and procedures and that result in a welcoming climate that is responsive to the needs of individuals collaborates across lines to and implement and practices that result in a positive, climate that is to the needs of individuals collaborates across lines to involve stakeholders in developing procedures and practices that result in a positive, welcoming climate that is responsive to the needs of individuals collaborates across lines to ensure systematic data-based evaluations of procedures and practices that result in a positive, welcoming that is responsive to the needs of individuals D. Demonstrates positive, constructive and interactions with does not interact with in a positive, and respectful interacts with others in a positive, constructive, and respectful manner consistently builds and maintains positive, and respectful relationships builds collective capacity of department to engage in positive, constructive and respectful interactions
Standard 4—Inclusive Practice: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves learning and achievement for each student by collaborating with families and community members, responding to community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. Strand 1—Collaborating with families and community members. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Practices two-way communication strategies to reach families, and individuals, agencies, or groups in the does not have strategies to inform families and community about district needs, goals and activities develops strategies and communication vehicles to share information and questions about needs, goals, and develops data-informed strategies to solicit the views and concerns of families and other agencies, or groups in the community empowers effective of families and other individuals, or groups in the community to maintain regular two-way about district needs, goals and activities B. Practices strategies to involve families and community members as partners in the process. does not involve families and community members in the educational process practices strategies to families and members through conferences, meetings, and volunteer activities uses multiple strategies for involving families and community members in decisions about the process sustains or expands of key family and community stakeholders who can serve as formal and informal advisors on key issues C. Practices strategies for constructive and resolution of issues and concerns raised by families and community members. does not develop or strategies for resolving issues and concerns raised by families and community members assures that there are procedures allowing families and community members to express issues and concerns develops strategies that respond constructively and collaboratively to issues and concerns raised by families and community members builds leadership capacity of staff to constructively and collaboratively resolve issues and concerns and build consensus D. Accesses community resources to support goals. does not access potential community resources to support district goals identifies and builds with key members, groups, and agencies works collaboratively with key community members, groups and agencies to identify and utilize resources in of district goals builds staff capacity to community resources to support district goals
Standard 4—Inclusive Practice: The cabinet leader is an educational leader who improves learning and achievement for each student by collaborating with families and community members, responding to community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. Strand 2—Collaborating with and responding to diverse communities. The cabinet leader… Themes Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished A. Practices strategies that promote relationships with communities within the district. does not practice that promote relationships with diverse communities the district assures that stakeholder input on practices and includes of views of diverse communities within the district fosters formal and partnerships with groups to support mutual goals builds staff capacity to promote collaborative with diverse communities within the district B. Uses the diversity of students and community as a resource to improve learning and district does not practice that recognize and make use of the diversity within the district practices strategies that recognize and make use of the diversity within the district develops strategies to help staff capitalize on the that students, parents, and community members from diverse cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds bring to the district consistently engages stakeholders to develop a district-wide welcoming culture that honors the values, beliefs, norms, and traditions of diverse groups C. Increases district to develop positive intercultural does not practice that promote positive intercultural relationships practices strategies that promote positive relationships creates or sustains a in which members of the school community can constructively discuss and examine their own beliefs and practices related to diversity assures that staff have the necessary cultural to respond to the needs of all members of the school community D. Promotes district and practices that are equitable for all groups and individuals. does not examine district policies and/or practices to assure equity for all groups and individuals periodically reviews policies and/or to assure equity for all groups and individuals builds staff capacity to develop and adhere to and/or practices that assure equity for all and groups collaborates with members of diverse groups to district policies and practices that assure for all groups and