Evaluating School Superintendents

A Guide to Employing Fair and Effective Processes and Practices

Michael F. DiPaola, Tracey L. Schneider, Steven R. Staples

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2019
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216271451
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This book provides guidelines to Boards of Education and the members of communities to conduct a high-quality, research-based evaluation of their school superintendent. It also includes examples of contemporary practices of evaluating superintendents practiced across the United States. In exploring the important issue of evaluation for the superintendent the complexities and aspects of the process that make it unique are highlighted.

Issues addressed include:

Existing state policies that require/govern superintendent evaluations & their impact on practiceEvaluation models that should be considered for evaluating superintendentsThe consequences of not having a clear set of policies/proceduresDetermining the major roles and responsibilities upon which the superintendent's evaluation should be based Documenting the superintendent's job performanceThe policy, procedures, and training required for board members to successfully implement a superintendent evaluation system

The evaluation process proposed ensures fairness to the superintendent as well as providing accountability to the school district and community. The focus of all evaluations should be on improved performance. Evaluation is a means to an end. The ultimate purpose of superintendent evaluation is improving individual performance in order to ensure quality services and programs to students.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Preface Superintendent Evaluation
• Chapter One Superintendent Evaluation Getting Started
• Chapter Two Background and History
• Chapter Three Current Status of Superintendent Evaluation State by State
• Chapter Four Performance Standards The Foundation for Superintendent Evaluation
• Chapter Five Documenting the Superintendent’s Performance
• Chapter Six Implementing the Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation
• Chapter Seven Where Do We Go from Here?
• Appendix A American Association of School Administrators Standards and Indicators
• Appendix B Recommended Superintendent Domains, Performance Standards, and Performance Indicators
• Appendix C Superintendent Annual Performance Goals
• Appendix D Staff and Community Surveys
• Appendix E Self-Assessment, Performance Checklist, and Interim Review
• Appendix F Superintendent Summative Evaluation
• Appendix G Sample Summative Evaluation Form I
• Appendix H Sample Summative Evaluation Form II
• Appendix I Sample Summative Evaluation Form III
• Appendix J Sample Summative Evaluation Form IV
• Appendix K Sample Board of Education Policy: Evaluation of the Superintendent
• Appendix L Sample Board of Education Procedures Evaluation of the Superintendent
• Appendix M Summary Tables Superintendent Evaluation State by State
• Index
• About the Authors