Natalie Alston

The strategic plan, "Un Compromiso de la Ciudad" (A City Commitment), outlines the direction for DC Public Schools from 2017-2022, guided by extensive community feedback. Its vision is for every student to feel loved, challenged, and prepared to positively influence society and thrive, and its mission is to ensure rigorous, joyful learning in a welcoming environment. The plan's five strategic priorities are promoting equity, ensuring excellent schools, fostering family engagement, empowering staff, and comprehensively educating each child. These priorities aim to eliminate opportunity gaps, increase school quality, strengthen community ties, develop talented teams, and provide rigorous, inclusive learning experiences to prepare students for college and careers.

The Leadership Initiative for Teachers (LIFT) is a five-stage career ladder designed to provide high-performing teachers with opportunities for advancement, responsibility, recognition, and compensation within the classroom. It outlines five stages: Teacher, Established Teacher, Advanced Teacher, Distinguished Teacher, and Expert Teacher. The initiative aims to retain top performers, reward experience, broaden recognition, and increase career stability for educators, fostering their professional growth and ultimately benefiting D.C. students.

The Leadership Initiative for Teachers (LIFT) is a five-stage career ladder designed to provide high-performing teachers with opportunities for advancement, additional responsibility, increased recognition, and compensation within the classroom. The initiative aims to retain top performers, reward experience, broaden recognition for effective educators, and increase career stability for teachers. Ultimately, it seeks to honor teachers as professionals and foster an environment where they can continuously learn and grow, benefiting all D.C. students.

This document outlines the District of Columbia Public Schools' IMPACT Effectiveness Assessment System for School-Based Personnel, focusing on Special Education Teachers in the Communication and Education Supports (CES) Program. The system is designed to promote continuous improvement in student achievement through extraordinary passion, skill, joy, and talent from teachers, school leaders, and staff. It clarifies performance expectations, provides frequent and meaningful feedback, and ties professional growth to student outcomes. Key components of the assessment include Essential Practices in Early Childhood Education, Teacher-Assessed Student Achievement Data, Applied Behavior Analysis, Individualized Education Program Timeliness, Eligibility Timeliness, Commitment to the School Community, and Core Professionalism. The system ultimately supports advancing educators through the Leadership Initiative for Teachers (LIFT) career ladder and offers performance-based compensation through IMPACTplus.

This document outlines the 'IMPACT: The DCPS Effectiveness Assessment System for School-Based Personnel' for the 2022-2023 academic year. The system is designed to promote continuous improvement in student achievement by fostering professional growth among school-based personnel. It achieves this by clarifying expectations, providing frequent and meaningful feedback, and assessing performance across six key components: Essential Practices, Teacher-Assessed Student Achievement Data, Individualized Education Program Timeliness, Eligibility Timeliness, Commitment to the School Community, and Core Professionalism. The plan aims to ensure all students are supported to succeed.