Tigard‑Tualatin board pares goals, prioritizes equity audit and budget stewardship

The Tigard‑Tualatin School District Board of Directors spent a work session reviewing and consolidating its annual board goals, aiming to limit objectives to a few high-priority items and to tie board evaluation more closely to those priorities. Board members discussed keeping a midyear retreat that could include board self-evaluation, maintaining attention to the district’s annual equity audit and behavior outcomes, and using academic return-on-investment (AROI) guidance for discretionary spending while acknowledging current budget constraints.

The board chair opened the session by welcoming attendees to the work session on board goals. The superintendent offered to help “co‑develop or support any development of self assessments for both individuals and the board,” a tool several members said would help…