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Board self‑evaluation, policy review and goals drive discussion; routine approvals pass
Summary
The board reviewed a New Jersey School Boards Association facilitation of its self‑evaluation, discussed tracking benchmarks and policy summaries, and approved routine personnel, curriculum and business items by roll‑call votes; the board plans to set formal goals at January reorganization.
The Lawrence Township Board of Education used part of its November meeting for a work session on governance after Mary Anne Friedman, a senior field service representative with the New Jersey School Boards Association, reviewed the board’s self‑evaluation results.
Friedman walked members through comparative charts of board and individual ratings, highlighted relationship and policy‑making categories that surfaced in members’ comments, and recommended setting 3–5 board goals with periodic check‑ins. “The self‑evaluation gives you the chance to name strengths and areas for growth and then develop concrete action plans,” Friedman said.
Board members discussed two recurring themes from the…
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