| Buchanan Community School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
1240 - EVALUATION OF SUPERINTENDENT
The Board of Education believes it is essential that it evaluate the Superintendent's performance periodically in order to assist both the Board and the Superintendent in the proper discharge of their responsibilities and to enable the Board to provide the District with the best possible leadership.
The Board shall annually no later than March 15th evaluate the performance of the Superintendent. Such evaluation shall include an assessment of:
| A. | both the Superintendent's strengths and weaknesses; | |
| B. | the working relationship between the Board and the Superintendent; | |
| C. | the Superintendent's relationship to staff, students, and community; | |
| D. | the progress of the District toward the goals of this Board; | |
| E. | the climate of confidence and sense of purpose evidenced at every level in the District; | |
| F. | the needs of the District. |
Each evaluation of the Superintendent shall be preceded by a statement in writing of those standards by which performance shall be measured. Such standards shall include:
| A. | a description of the Superintendent's duties and responsibilities; | |
| B. | objectives for the school year agreed upon annually by the Board and Superintendent; | |
| C. | the educational goals of this District; | |
| D. | such criteria of effective performance as are jointly adopted by the Board and the Superintendent. |
The Board and the Superintendent, jointly, shall, at the outset of each evaluation, determine the method by which the evaluation shall be conducted. Such method may include the active participation of each Board member and the recommendation of a Board committee.
As an outcome of the evaluation of the Superintendent's performance, the Board should be prepared to judge the advisability of retention of the Superintendent and be helped in the determination of the Superintendent's salary; identify weaknesses and measure the Superintendent's progress toward remediating them; and be better able to improve its own performance as the public body ultimately charged with the educational responsibility of this District.