The Board will conduct an ongoing evaluation of the Superintendent's skills, abilities, and competence. At a minimum, the Board will formally evaluate the Superintendent on an annual basis. The goal of the Superintendent's formal evaluation is to ensure the education program for the students is carried out, promote growth in effective administrative leadership, clarify the Superintendent's role, clarify the immediate priorities of the Board, and develop a working relationship between the Board and the Superintendent.
The Superintendent will be an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by:
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STANDARD 1. MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES Educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
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STANDARD 2. ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL NORMS Educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 3. EQUITY AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS Educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 4. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT Educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well- being.
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STANDARD 5. COMMUNITY OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS Educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
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STANDARD 6. PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY OF SCHOOL PERSONNELEducational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 7. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF Educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 8. MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY Educational leaders engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 9. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT Educational leaders manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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STANDARD 10. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
The formal evaluation will be based upon the following principles:
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The evaluation criteria shall be in writing, clearly stated and mutually agreed upon by the Board and the Superintendent. The criteria will be related to the job description and the Distric's goals;
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At a minimum, the evaluation process will be conducted annually at a time agreed upon;
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Each board member shall have an opportunity to provide individual input into the Superintendent’s evaluations; these individual evaluations will be compiled into an overall evaluation by the entire Board;
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The Superintendent shall conduct a self-evaluation prior to discussing the Board's evaluation, and the Board as a whole shall discuss its evaluation with the Superintendent;
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The Board may discuss its evaluation of the Superintendent in closed session upon a request from the Superintendent and, if the Board determines its discussion in open session will needlessly and irreparably injure the Superintendent's reputation; and,
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The individual input by each board member, if individual board members so desire, will not be reviewed by the Superintendent. Board members are encouraged to communicate their criticisms and concerns to the Superintendent in the closed session. A written summary of the individual evaluations, including both the strengths and the weaknesses of the Superintendent, will be placed in the Superintendent's personnel file to be incorporated into the next cycle of evaluations.
This policy supports and does not preclude the ongoing, informal evaluation of the Superintendent's skills, abilities, and competence.
Approved: July 2007
Reviewed: January 2025
Revised: January 2025