NEPN/NSBA Code:  CBI  

EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

As a regular and scheduled activity, the School Committee will evaluate the performance of the Superintendent. The primary purpose of the evaluation will be to effect improvements in administrative leadership.

Guidelines

A.  The Superintendent should be involved in developing the evaluation form and standards or reviewing the existing evaluation form and standards.

B.  The evaluation(s) should be at a regularly scheduled time and place, in an executive session in which all the School Committee members are present.

C.  The Superintendent should prepare for the evaluation by conducting a self-evaluation.

D.  The School Committee should prepare for the evaluation as follows:

1.  School Committee members will submit individual written assessments to the Chair, using the evaluation form and standards, with supporting comments giving specific examples related to conduct and/or performance.

2.  The Chair or Vice Chair will develop a summary evaluation from members’ written opinions.

3.  The School Committee will meet in executive session to review the summary evaluation and materials related to the Superintendent’s performance.  The Superintendent may be invited to, or excluded from, this session at the School Committee’s discretion.  

E.  The School Committee will meet with the Superintendent in executive session to review the evaluation:

1. The School Committee as a whole will meet with the Superintendent to discuss the evaluation, which should include the summary of individual Committee members’ written assessments as agreed upon by the School Committee.

2. The evaluation should include a discussion of strengths as well as areas identified for improvement.

3. As no form or set of guidelines can encompass the totality of the Superintendent’s responsibilities, the evaluation discussion may include items not described in the evaluation form.

4. The School Committee’s evaluation should be supported by specific examples of the Superintendent’s conduct/performance, and should represent the perspective of the majority of the School Committee.

5. The Superintendent shall be given the opportunity to provide feedback to the School Committee regarding their perceptions of the working relationship between the Superintendent and the School Committee and other issues the Superintendent identifies as relevant to their job responsibilities and performance.

F.  The School Committee will meet in executive session to discuss issues such as compensation, benefits, and extension of contract that are directly related to the Superintendent’s evaluation and employment.  The Superintendent may be invited to, or excluded from, this session at the School Committee’s discretion.  

G.  The School Committee will meet with the Superintendent in executive session to discuss compensation, benefits, extension of contract, and other matters relevant to the Superintendent’s employment.

H.  Following the completed evaluation process, the School Committee Chair shall provide the Superintendent with a written summary of the key elements of the evaluation review.

Performance Objectives

Using the evaluation of performance for a given year and new priorities established by the School Committee, the School Committee and the Superintendent will mutually establish, prior to October 1, a new set of specific performance goals and standards for the Superintendent for the ensuing year. These will then become the primary criteria for the next School Committee evaluation of the Superintendent at the end of the designated year.

Cross Reference: CB - School Superintendent

Adopted: June 7, 2000

Reviewed: October 17, 2011

Reviewed: November 3, 2014

Reviewed: August 22, 2016

Revised: October 17, 2022