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Forest Hills Board holds closed superintendent evaluation, sets formal goals on communication and safety
Summary
The Forest Hills Board entered closed session under MCL 15.2681a for the superintendent’s evaluation and, after returning to open session, formalized goals emphasizing communication, trust, student mental health, and safety and security coordination.
The Forest Hills Board of Education moved into closed session to conduct a superintendent evaluation under Michigan statute MCL 15.2681a and, after returning to open session, agreed on formal goals for the superintendent centered on communication, trust, student mental health and building safety.
Speaker 2 moved the board into closed session explicitly “to conduct the superintendent's evaluation pursuant to MCL 15.2681a.” The board entered closed session and later returned to open session; the transcript does not include the evaluation’s contents or any public roll-call on that evaluation.
After returning to open session, Speaker 2 thanked Superintendent Kirby for a thorough presentation, saying the board was "very pleased with what you've been doing over the last 3 months." The board discussed formalizing the superintendent’s themes into measurable goals. Speaker 4 asked Superintendent Kirby to convert broad themes into specific goals the board could use as an evaluation tool, and Kirby indicated staff would format the goals and use them to show progress in future meetings.
Board members identified communication, trust, and safety and security as the priority areas. Discussion of safety and security encompassed student mental health, building protection and partnerships with fire, EMS and police. Members noted academic standards are already included in the superintendent evaluation and the district need not restate them as separate goals.
No formal vote on the goals is recorded in the provided excerpt; the discussion reflects agreement that the themes will be formalized and tracked in future meetings. The transcript does not include specific measurable targets, timelines or assigned ownership for these goals; Speaker 4 said staff would develop the framework for year-end evaluation.
Next steps: Staff indicated they will draft the goals in an evaluative format for future review; no deadline for that draft was stated in the excerpt.
