Equip Our Educators

Action Statements:

All employees will have professional learning opportunities to enhance the specific skills and knowledge needed to do their job successfully through professional learning pathways. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of employees receiving content based professional learning.

Action Statements:

Each core content will have access to high-quality, culturally-relevant materials for all tiers of instruction.

Every classroom-facing educator supporting those contents will have ongoing and differentiated learning opportunities to effectively use those instructional materials.

CPS will foster systems that support educators to support one another through collaboration and feedback to strengthen implementation fidelity.

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of core classrooms with high-quality, culturally-relevant instructional materials.

Increase the % of observations at the “skillful” level based on Instructional Review rubric.

Action Statements:

All employees will learn about cultural competence in order to honor, respect and leverage the different cultures of those they work with and serve. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of educators reporting a positive sense of belonging on culture and climate survey.

Action Statements:

Student-facing educators will be trained deeply on the science of reading and foundational math skills.

The ongoing professional learning in the science of reading and foundational math skills will include universal components as well as instructional practices specific to the grade levels served. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of employees progressing through the foundational skills sequence of PD.

Action Statements:

All employees will have access to physical and mental health care that fosters their well-being and nurtures their psychological safety. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of employees reporting access to physical & mental health care.