1. Collecting Skills and Characteristics for Our Next School Leader

2. Week 1: Meeting with the school's Instructional Superintendent and CSC for notification and communication about school leader vacancy; DPS posts job opening for school leader. Week 2: Seek input from the school community on desired attributes for a new school leader; schedule and publicize events. Week 3: Update job posting based on school community input (note that DPS typically maintains an ongoing candidate pool and many principal job postings are posted well in advance); launch the advisory process and distribute nomination forms for SPSAC. Week 4: SPSAC applications/nomination forms due to CSC; CSC recommends committee members to instructional superintendent (IS) and recommends date for HR training; engagement activities as needed. Week 5: SPSAC meets for HR training and question development; IS identifies and contacts pool of candidates to move forward; update school community and publicize candidate forum dates; additional screening by DPS may apply. Week 6: Candidates participate in school based interview and community forum; additional screening by DPS may apply. Week 7: IS recommends finalist for interview with superintendent; candidate(s) interview with superintendent; new school leader chosen! Timeline of School Leader Selection Process

3. What skills or characteristics will be most important for the next school leader? Leadership and Communication Style: Leadership covers the type of leadership experience a candidate has had, such as being a principal or assistant principal, working at a high school in an urban setting, experience managing people, financial or business experience, etc. Communication refers to the style and posture of communication, such as easy going, accessible to parents and students, authoritative, charismatic, accessible, etc. Teaching & Education Experience: Teaching & Education Experience covers the experience a candidate has with instructional curriculum, teaching in a classroom, specific curriculum such as IB programing, working with specific populations of students, etc. Parking lot: The Parking Lot will be where we place characteristics and skills that don’t seem to fit with these particular categories. What should be the top three priorities for the new school leader?

4. What we’ve heard from so far from others … Teaching & Education Experience Special Education knowledge and experience Classroom teaching experience IB experience School leader experience at a high school Supports strong sports programming Leadership and Communication Style Values work/life balance Seeks out equity Trusts teachers Engaged day-to-day Values student voice Parking Lot Supports innovation plan Current ties to Denver Top three priorities for the next school leader More lunch options More communication with students and families

5. Group brainstorming What skills or characteristics will be most important for the next school leader? What should be the top three priorities for the next school leader?