Board of Education Research, Evaluation
And Planning
As
required by law, the Superintendent shall annually direct development or review
of district long‑ and short‑range goals and the plan of action to
attain them. Objectives shall be
developed with community participation and approved by the Board of Education;
the plan of action shall be prepared in consultation with teaching staff members. The district's plans shall be discussed at a
public meeting before the date required by law.
Further, the
Superintendent shall coordinate continual research and evaluation of programs
and facilities. The master plan shall be
studied and revised periodically to keep it in accord with the changing
circumstances and aspirations of the district.
By
October 30 of each year, the Superintendent shall provide a quality assurance
report to the public at a regular meeting of the Board. The report shall include all information
specified in the administrative code.
This report shall be disseminated to all staff and parents, and made
available to the media.
School-Level
Planning
By
September 30, the principal of each school in the district shall coordinate
development and implementation of a two-year school-level plan based on school
report card data. This plan shall
include pupil performance objectives, a review of progress by teaching and
administrative staff, and the involvement of parents.
The
performance objectives shall be based on pupil performance or behavior
standards as defined in the administrative code.
At least
once per semester, the principal of each school shall conduct meetings by grade
level, department, team or similarly appropriate group to review the school-level
plan. The review shall include:
A. School report card data;
B. Progress toward achieving pupil performance
objectives;
C. Progress toward achieving core curriculum
content standards.
Each principal shall sign
a statement of assurance attesting to these activities on the form prescribed
by the commissioner of education.
The
Superintendent shall submit each school's objectives to the county
superintendent for review and approval.
The report on the achievement of objectives or progress toward
benchmarks for the previous year shall be contained in the October 30th annual
report.
Date Revised:
Mandated:
Procedural
guideline 2.2(1) requires policy.
Recommendation:
A policy directing the
Superintendent to supervise annual development of district educational
objectives as required by law and to evaluate achievement of them. It should also address long‑range
planning for curriculum and services, and facilities. Administrative code regulations and
monitoring indicators stress planning and evaluation, and dictate community
involvement. Responsibility should be
assigned for school level planning as outlined in the administrative code. The district's multi‑year building and
grounds maintenance plan should be addressed at 3510.
Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:7A‑10 Evaluation of performance of each school
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A‑11 Annual
report of local school district; contents; annual
report of commissioner;
report on improvement of basic skills
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A-14 Review of
evaluation and reports …
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A-14.1 Legislative
findings; need for evaluation and monitoring
system
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A:14.3 Evaluation
and monitoring of public school districts;
legislative findings and declarations
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A-14.4 Alternative
monitoring and evaluation programs;
participation; application
N.J.S.A.
18A:7F-4 Periodic
review of core curriculum content standard by state Board; establishment of
thoroughness and efficiency standards and cost per pupil
N.J.S.A.
18A:7F-6 Approval
of budget by Commissioner
N.J.A.C. 6:3‑1.6 Reporting and staffing of
school districts
N.J.A.C. 6:8‑1.1 Words and terms defined
N.J.A.C. 6:8‑2.1 Reporting requirements
N.J.A.C. 6:8‑2.2 School-level planning
N.J.A.C.
6:8-3.1 et seq. Pupil
Behavior
N.J.A.C. 6:8-4.1 Review
of mandated programs and services N.J.A.C. 6A:8-1.1 et seq. Standards and
Assessments
N.J.A.C.
6A:24-1.1 et seq. Urban
Education Reform in the Abbott districts
See
particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6A:24-1.4, 1.5
and 2.1 through –2.3
N.J.A.C.
6A:26-2.1 et seq. Long-Range
Facilities Plans
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of
the Performance of
Cross References: 1120 Board of Education meetings
1220 Ad hoc advisory committees
2255 Action planning for T&E
certification
3510 Operation and maintenance of plant
5020 Role of parents/guardians
6142.2 English as a second language;
bilingual/bicultural
6171.4 Special education
7110 Long‑range facilities planning
9130 Committees