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Board releases superintendent evaluation summary; highlights stability and areas for growth
Summary
The board completed a formal eight-month evaluation of Superintendent Dave Parker, praising his leadership and identifying priorities for 2025–26 including public visibility, instructional data use, strategic planning and long‑term financial stability.
The Newberg School District 29J Board of Directors presented a consolidated evaluation of Superintendent Dave Parker at Tuesday’s meeting, saying board members “held your performance in high regard” and identifying priorities for 2025–26 including expanded public communication, instructional data use, strategic planning and long-term fiscal stability.
The board said members used the Oregon School Boards Association leadership standards to evaluate Parker across six categories: visionary leadership; policy and governance; communications and community relations; effective management; curriculum planning and development; and staff and personnel relations. The consolidated memo—shared with Parker before the meeting—showed the majority of ratings were “strong” or “exemplary” across most standards.
Specific strengths cited in the board’s synopsis included progress toward a new strategic plan, policy updates and governance work, improved fiscal transparency and budget handling, and efforts to rebuild staff trust. The evaluation singled out the hiring of a director of finance and monthly budget reporting as evidence of improved financial management.
The board also outlined areas for growth and next-year priorities: broaden public visibility of district successes and ensure district communications (for example, posting the Friday newsletter on the website); maintain a focused instructional strategy that uses data to drive measurable student gains; conduct strategic planning and community engagement ahead of any local option levy decisions; and continue work to secure long-term financial stability tied to enrollment and facilities planning.
Parker thanked the board for feedback and said the growth areas matched his priorities: "I totally agree with this… public communication visibility… instructional focus and student achievement… strategic planning… finances will be a thing for many years to come," he said, and committed to returning with implementation steps.
The board agreed to post the evaluation summary with the packet to maintain transparency.
