PRAIRIE SPIRIT SCHOOL DIVISION

BOARD GOVERNANCE POLICY MANUAL 

Policy# 10 - Board Development and Evaluation

Board Development and Evaluation 

All Trustees engage in the pursuit of Board excellence through Board development,  Trustee development, training and education. This includes orientation for new Trustees.

Board Evaluation 

The Board will conduct an annual evaluation of board effectiveness through monitoring of goals, policy and function beginning in 2023. The evaluation consists of tools that evaluate the Board as a team, as well as a self-evaluation that measures the contributions of individual Trustees to the board’s work. 

Board Development 

School Trustees are the governors of a learning organization and recognize and accept the need for continuous learning and development to carry out their role successfully. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of public school governance, the Board encourages its members to participate in planned and continuing programs of in‐service education including meetings and activities of regional and provincial school board associations. 

To this end, the annual budget for the Division includes an equal amount for each Trustee to participate in School Board conferences, conventions and workshops. Individual Trustees select which of these events to attend to produce the most promising direct and indirect benefits in relation to their responsibilities.  All Trustee professional development is presented to the board for discussion in advance of the session.  Professional development sessions are to align with Division priorities.  Trustees provide a report of sessions attended at the next held board meeting.

Trustees are personally responsible for reimbursement costs of cancellation incurred by the Division. Exceptions are approved by the Board Chairperson.