Washington Township board adopts New Jersey School Boards self-evaluation process and sets next steps for goals

At a July work session, Dr. Lori Vanlow, field service representative for the New Jersey School Boards Association, introduced the association’s new board self-evaluation tool and outlined steps for the Washington Township School District Board of Education to complete the evaluation and set board goals.

The presentation focused on how the self-evaluation aligns with the chief school administrator (CSA) evaluation, the evidentiary features of the online tool and statutory timing for superintendent reviews. Vanlow told the board the evaluation is a confidential, board-only process that can include hyperlinks and evidence uploaded by the board president and individual members.

Vanlow said the new tool mirrors the chief school administrator’s evaluation and uses standards drawn from national guidance. She told board members that the board president must enter any board goals into the system first, after which…