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Northampton School Committee rates superintendent ‘needs improvement,’ votes to seek legal guidance and executive-session review
Summary
After a mid-cycle review the school committeeevaluation subcommittee recommended a "needs improvement" rating for Superintendent Dr. Bonner. The full committee accepted the recommendation and voted to seek counsel and hold an executive-session discussion about performance oversight for the remainder of the contract.
Northampton School Committee members voted on Aug. 14 to accept the superintendent evaluation subcommittee—s mid-cycle recommendation that Superintendent Dr. Bonner be rated "needs improvement" and to request legal guidance about confidential, executive-session discussion of performance and oversight for the remainder of her contract.
The subcommittee said it surveyed committee members in July and reviewed the superintendent—s two-year goals and evidence under DESE standards. The group reported that the average rating across the goals was "progressing" and the standards/indicators averaged "needs improvement." Member Gwen Agna, chair of the evaluation subcommittee, told the full committee that the subcommittee had reviewed the rubric and the aggregated survey results at its July 21 meeting.
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