Revere personnel subcommittee asks superintendent to draft evaluation goals tied to district plan

The Revere Public Schools personnel subcommittee asked Superintendent Dr. Kelly to draft a self-evaluation and specific goals based on the district improvement plan for presentation to the full school committee.

Chair Jack Delonteroso opened the meeting and told members the committee's plan is for the superintendent to prepare goals tied to the district improvement plan and submit them to the full committee for discussion and a formal vote. "I am the chair, Jack Delonteroso," he said when calling the meeting to order.

Members discussed procedure and timing. A participant referenced the DESE manual and described the commonly followed sequence: the superintendent drafts goals, brings them to the full committee, the committee discusses and finalizes them, and then sets a period during which the superintendent works toward the goals. The subcommittee did not adopt a formal change to that process at the meeting.

The subcommittee discussed a target timeline. Members proposed asking the superintendent to have a draft ready for the November full committee meeting so members can review and vote; if that is not feasible, December was noted as an alternative but could be complicated by post-election turnover. The group noted the superintendent is on a two-year contract, which aligns with the longer (formative) evaluation cycle this year.

Members also raised two process issues they plan to address before finalizing the evaluation plan: how to incorporate institutional knowledge from members who helped shape prior cycles but may no longer serve, and providing a training/refresher on the evaluation process for incoming committee members. The chair said he would add a training item to future discussions and attempt to locate former committee members to consult on the evaluation.

No formal vote on the superintendent's goals or timeline was taken at the subcommittee meeting. The session concluded with a motion to adjourn that the chair called in the affirmative.

The subcommittee's next steps are to request that Dr. Kelly prepare a draft evaluation and goals based on the approved district improvement plan, circulate that draft to the full committee, and schedule discussion and a vote at a forthcoming full meeting.