Purpose:
The evaluation system is a formative and summative process. The formative process serves to align the Superintendent’s goals with the Board goals, District goals, mission of the District, and the Iowa Standards for School Administrators. The summative process serves to quantitatively measure the Superintendent’s performance in the established goal area as well as overall school leadership.
Each year the Board will evaluate the superintendent on the following two Iowa Standards for School Leaders
Standard 9: Operations and Management--Educational leaders manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being
Standard 10: School Improvement--Educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
AND two additional Iowa School Leader Standards agreed on by the Board and the Superintendent.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Standard 5: Community of Care and Supports for Students--Educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
Standard 6: Professional Capacity of School Personnel--Educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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.
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 wellbeing.
Timeline and Expectations:
February Formal evaluation of Superintendent
May Approval of the Superintendent Goals and agree on Iowa Administrative Standards for formal review
September Board/Superintendent review of the evaluation process
November Superintendent provides an update on superintendent goals for current year
December Superintendent provides a self-evaluation for the board on agreed upon standards
Revised/Reviewed: January 24, 2022