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Committee advances new self-evaluation policy and removes old evaluation form from manual
Summary
On first read the committee advanced a more-general self-evaluation policy (BBAB) to replace the more-prescriptive BAA; the committee also voted to delete BAA and its procedural form (BAA-R). Several members abstained on the first-read vote and one member opposed the motion.
The Lewiston school committee on Jan. 6 voted in favor of a first read of a new, broader school committee self-evaluation policy (BBAB) and approved deletion of the older policy (BAA) and its evaluation form (BAA-R) from the policy manual.
Member McLaughlin moved to approve BBAB and was seconded by Councilor Scott Harriman. During roll call, three members — Donna Gallant, Amber Hurd and Member Boden — registered abstentions and Committee Member Craig Charpentier registered opposition; the committee proceeded with the first-read vote and approved the policy in public session.
The administration explained the new BBAB language is intentionally less prescriptive: the form used for evaluations will not need to be embedded in the policy manual. "The evaluation itself, the form, doesn't need to be in our policy manual," an administrative presenter said, noting that a more flexible approach allows the committee to use evaluation instruments that contain required components without making the specific form a policy requirement.
Later in the meeting the committee moved to delete the prior policy (BAA) and the associated form (BAA-R). Member Eames moved the deletion and Member Iman Osman seconded; the committee recorded five votes in favor for that deletion.
Committee members discussed abstention rules during the BBAB vote; a member reminded the body that, under Robert's Rules, members typically must give a reason for an abstention such as a conflict of interest rather than abstaining to make a political point.
