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Superintendent outlines CESA 6 evaluation tool; board asks for cost and implementation details
Summary
Superintendent Deborah Brown described the CESA 6 district administrative performance evaluation system as artifact-driven and time-intensive, and recommended a coach to guide the board through use. The board asked administrators to return costs and details next month.
At the Sept. 8 meeting, Superintendent Deborah Brown described the CESA 6 District Administrative Performance Evaluation System as a more artifact-driven alternative to the district's current tool and recommended the board consider adopting it.
Brown said the CESA 6 system allows the administrator being evaluated to upload artifacts and evidence tied to standards so board members can review those items when scoring each standard. “It provides an opportunity for multiple sources of data whether qualitative or quantitative, to be uploaded to the tool,” she said, and noted the tool promotes continuous improvement and creates a persistent record across board turnover.
Brown cautioned the board that the tool is time intensive for both administrators and board members and recommended that the board consider paying for a CESA coach to facilitate the first cycles. Board members asked operational questions: whether one coach visit would be enough, whether veteran board members could mentor new members, and whether there is staff input from direct reports. Brown advised that outside facilitation helps with consensus-building and that some districts pay for ongoing facilitation; she said she would follow up with CESA 6 about coach and tool costs.
Board direction and next steps: The board asked administration to collect and return the coach fees and the tool subscription cost for review prior to deciding whether to adopt the evaluation tool. No formal vote to adopt the evaluation system occurred at the meeting; Brown said the tool had been used in other Wisconsin districts.
Why it matters: An evaluation system change could alter how the board conducts midyear and summative evaluations of the superintendent and central-office administrators, including evidence standards, timing and coach involvement. Board members noted the trade-off between more objective, artifact-based review and the additional time required to review materials.
Administrative follow-up requested: Superintendent will request cost information from CESA 6 (tool subscription and coach fees) and will present that to the board; the board signaled it expects to consider the question again next month.
