CBI ©EVALUATION OF SUPERINTENDENT
CBI ©Executive Session
Any meetings of the Board to compile evaluations, or meetings to discuss the evaluations with the Superintendent, shall be held in executive session unless the Superintendent requests that any such meeting be held in open session. Board members shall have the opportunity to discuss with the Superintendent any item(s) on which the Board members fail to achieve consensus.
Evaluation Process
The Governing Board shall evaluate the Superintendent at least once each year.
Prior to the academic year, the Board and Superintendent will meet to agree on an evaluation instrument. The evaluation(s) shall relate to the Superintendent's duties, responsibilities, and progress toward established goals. The Superintendent shall provide each member of the Board a copy of the agreed upon evaluation instrument not later than September 1.
The Board President shall schedule a meeting not later than March 30, when the Board will devote an executive session to the evaluation of the Superintendent's performance, to discuss working relationships between the Superintendent and the Board, and to review the Superintendent's contract (with the Superintendent present).
A copy of any written evaluation shall be given to the Superintendent. If in disagreement with such evaluation, the Superintendent may respond in writing to the Governing Board.
The evaluation and any comments by the Superintendent shall become a part of the Superintendent's personnel file.
Contract Modifications
Upon the conclusion of the evaluation, the Governing Board may determine whether any changes in the compensation and benefits or contract term of the Superintendent are warranted, subject to the following:
If the Superintendent's contract with the School District is for multiple years, the School District shall not offer to extend or renegotiate the contract until no earlier than fifteen (15) months before the expiration of the contract.
If the Superintendent's contract with the School District is for a single year, on or before May 15 of each year the Board shall offer a contract for the next school year to the Superintendent unless, on or before April 15, the Board gives notice to the Superintendent of the Board's intention not to offer a new administrative contract; this contract may or may not be for the position of Superintendent. Acceptance of this contract must be in writing within thirty (30) days or the offer is revoked.
Exception: Override Election
If the Governing Board calls for an override election per A.R.S. 15-481, it shall offer a contract to certificated administrators on or before June 15 unless timely notice is given, per A.R.S. 15-503(D), of the Governing Board’s intent not to offer a new contract.
Adopted: November 20, 2005
CROSS REF.:
CBA - Qualifications and Duties of the Superintendent