Common use of Evaluation Format and Procedures Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Format and Procedures. The evaluation format and procedure shall be in accordance with the Board’s policies and mandatory state and federal law, to the extent such exist; and may be based on the Commissioner of Education’s guidelines regarding superintendent or administrator evaluations, or other formats and procedures developed by the Board. In the event that the Board members, collectively or individually, as a part of the evaluation process, determine that the performance of the Superintendent is unsatisfactory in any material respect, they shall describe in writing, in reasonable detail, the evaluation criteria on which the Superintendent is deemed deficient, and shall, to the extent possible, identify specific instances of unsatisfactory performance, which can be provided to the Superintendent by any individual board member. The evaluation may include recommendations as to areas of improvement in all instances where the Board deems performance to be unsatisfactory, but the Superintendent shall be expected to know how to improve her job performance once deficiencies are pointed out to her. A copy of the written evaluation shall be delivered to the Superintendent. Upon or immediately after delivery of the written evaluation to the Superintendent, the Board shall meet with the Superintendent to discuss the evaluation and the Superintendent’s working relationship with the Board. The Superintendent shall have the right to make a written response to the evaluation within thirty (30) days of receipt of the written evaluation from the board. That response shall become a permanent attachment to the evaluation in the Superintendent’s personnel file. The Board, in its discretion, may meet with the Superintendent to discuss the Superintendent’s response. In the event the Board deems that the evaluation instrument, format, and/or procedure is to be modified by the Board and such modifications would require new or different performance expectations, the Superintendent shall be provided a reasonable period of time, not less than one year, in the discretion of the Board, to demonstrate such expected performance before being evaluated on new performance expectations.

Evaluation Format and Procedures. The Board shall evaluate and assess in writing the performance of the Superintendent at least as frequently as required by law during the term of this Contract. The evaluation format and procedure shall be in accordance with the evaluation instrument selected by the Board in accordance with the Board’s policies policies, and mandatory state and federal law, to the extent such exist; and may be based on the Commissioner of Education’s guidelines regarding superintendent or administrator evaluations, or other formats and procedures developed by the Board. In the event that If the Board members, collectively or individually, as a part of the evaluation process, determine determines that the performance of the Superintendent is unsatisfactory in any material respectway, they then it shall describe in writing, in reasonable detail, the evaluation criteria on which the Superintendent is deemed deficient, and shall, to the extent possible, identify specific instances of unsatisfactory performance, which can be provided to the Superintendent by any individual board member. The evaluation may shall include recommendations as to areas of improvement in all instances where the Board deems performance to be unsatisfactory, but the Superintendent shall be expected to know how to improve her job performance once deficiencies are pointed out to her. A copy of the written evaluation shall be delivered to the Superintendent. Upon or immediately after delivery of the written evaluation to the Superintendent, the Board shall meet with the Superintendent to discuss the evaluation and the Superintendent’s working relationship with the Board. The Superintendent shall have the right to make a written response to the evaluation within thirty (30) days of receipt of the written evaluation from the boardBoard. That response shall become a permanent attachment to the evaluation in the Superintendent’s personnel file. The Board, in its discretion, may meet with the Superintendent to discuss the Superintendent’s response. In the event If the Board deems that the evaluation instrument, format, and/or procedure is to be modified by the Board and such modifications would require new or different performance expectations, then the Superintendent shall be provided a reasonable period of time, not less than one year, in the discretion of the Board, time to demonstrate such expected performance before being evaluated on new performance expectationsevaluated. Unless the Superintendent expressly requests otherwise in writing, the evaluation of the Superintendent shall, at all times, be conducted in closed session and shall be considered confidential to the extent permitted by law. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Board or the Superintendent from sharing the content of the Superintendent’s evaluation with their respective legal counsel.