Board of Education Superintendent
The Board of Education, in
compliance with state law, will evaluate the Superintendent at least annually.
The purpose of the evaluation shall be:
A. To
promote professional excellence and improve the skills of the Superintendent;
B. To
improve the quality of the education received by the pupils served by the
public schools of the district;
C. To
provide a basis for the review of the job performance of the Superintendent.
The role
and responsibility of the Board in this evaluation shall be:
A. To review, revise and adopt procedures suggested by the
Superintendent for implementation of this policy;
B. To determine whether the services of a
qualified consultant will contribute substantially to the evaluation process,
and to engage such a consultant if the Board deems it desirable;
C. To adopt an individual plan for professional
growth and development of the Superintendent based in part upon any needs
identified in the evaluation. This plan
shall reflect contributions by both the Board and the Superintendent;
D. To hold an annual summary conference between a majority of the
full membership of the Board and the Superintendent. This conference shall include a review of the
Superintendent's performance in terms of his/her job description;
E. To adopt, by April 30, subsequent to the annual summary
conference, an annual written performance report, approved by a majority of the
full membership of the Board. This
report shall include:
1. Performance areas of strength;
2.
Performance areas needing improvement based upon the job description and
evaluation criteria set forth below;
3. Recommendations for professional growth and
development;
4.
A summary of available indicators of pupil progress and growth and a
statement of how these available indicators relate to the effectiveness of the
overall program and the performance of the Superintendent;
5. Provision for performance data, which have
not been included in the report prepared by the Board of Education to be
entered into the record by the Superintendent within 10 working days after the
completion of the report.
The role and responsibility of the Superintendent
shall be to provide information and propose procedures for:
A. Development of a job description and
evaluation criteria, based upon the district's local goals, program objectives,
policies, instructional priorities, state goals, statutory requirements, and
the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent. The evaluation criteria shall include but not
be limited to available indicators of pupil progress;
B. Specification of methods of data collection
and reporting appropriate to the job description;
C. Design of evaluation instruments suited to
reviewing the Superintendent's performance based upon the job description;
D. Establishing an evaluation calendar to
include a date for the annual conference and including appropriate information
to allow proper consideration of all the items to be included in the subsequent
written performance report;
E. After the Board's adoption of the annual
written performance report, to provide all other appropriate information
relative to evaluation of his/her performance not contained in the report.
The policy shall be
delivered to the Superintendent upon adoption.
Amendments to the policy shall be distributed within 10 working days
after adoption.
Date:
Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:4‑15 General rule‑making power
N.J.S.A. 18A:6‑10
thru 17 Dismissal and reduction in
compensation of persons under tenure in public school system
...
N.J.S.A.
18A:12-21 et seq. School
Ethics Act
N.J.S.A.
18A:17‑15 Appointment
of superintendents; terms;
through –21
apportionment of expense
N.J.S.A.
18A:17-20 Tenured
and non-tenured superintendents; general
powers and duties
N.J.S.A.
18A:17‑24 Clerks
in superintendent's office
N.J.S.A.
18A:17-24.1 Sharing of personnel by school Boards
N.J.S.A.
18A:27-4.1 Appointment,
transfer, removal or renewal of officers and employees; exceptions
N.J.S.A.
18A:28‑3
through ‑6.1 No tenure for
non-citizens ...
N.J.S.A.
18A:29‑14 Withholding
increments; causes; notice of appeals
N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1
et seq. Inter-local
Services Act
N.J.A.C. 6:3‑1.4 Local district
responsibility for employment of staff
N.J.A.C. 6:3‑1.6 Reporting and staffing of
school districts
N.J.A.C. 6:3‑2.1 Superintendent
N.J.A.C. 6:3‑2.2 Annual evaluation of
tenured and non-tenured Superintendents
N.J.A.C.
6:8-1.1 et seq. Thorough
and Efficient System of Free Public Schools
N.J.A.C. 6:11‑9.1
et seq. Requirements
for Administrative Certification
See particularly: N.J.A.C. 6:11‑9.1, ‑9.2,
‑9.3(a), ‑9.4
N.J.A.C.
6A:28-1.1 et seq. School
Ethics Commission
N.J.A.C.
6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation
of the Performance of
8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq. - Immigration and Nationality Act
Manual for
the Evaluation of Local School Districts
(August 2000)
Cross References: 2000/2010 Concepts and roles in administration;
goals and objectives
2121 Line of responsibility
4111 Recruitment, selection and
hiring
4211 Recruitment, selection and
hiring
9000 Role of the Board
9400 Board self‑evaluation