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Flossmoor SD 161 approves administrative evaluation software and social work intern placement; resident urges transparency and community input for principal and
Summary
As part of the consent agenda the board approved purchase of administrative evaluation software and a social work intern placement agreement with St. Francis; a public commenter urged the district to publish summative evaluation results, disclose costs and involve community in principal selection for Western Avenue.
The Flossmoor SD 161 Board of Education approved a consent agenda that included the purchase of administrative evaluation software (described in the meeting as a "SuperEval administrative evaluation" product) and a social work intern placement agreement with St. Francis.
During the public comment period, resident A Trapp asked for several disclosures and raised concerns about administrative oversight. "To spend $12,000 for an evaluation tool is rather pricey if the residents in Frostmoor don't see the outcome," A Trapp said, asking the board to publish summative and formative evaluation reports showing administrators’ goals and accomplishments. Trapp also urged that when the board selects a principal for Western Avenue School it pick a candidate with early-childhood experience, special-education experience and a record of community involvement.
The consent agenda — which also included payroll and several routine contracts and FOIA items — was moved and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. Administration said the social work intern placement with St. Francis and the evaluation software purchase were part of the consent package and will proceed as approved.
A Trapp also requested the number of students attending the WISE conference (sixth through eighth grade) and said she did not want names but the counts; the district did not provide that number during the meeting.
