Board approves superintendent evaluation instrument; discusses contract annuity

The Anderson School District 5 Board of Trustees on Monday voted to adopt a revised superintendent evaluation instrument for the 2025-26 school year and discussed a motion to add a 10% annuity contribution to the superintendent's contract.

Superintendent presented a detailed instrument with goals, indicators and a 3- to 5-point rating scale, drawing on state guidance and sample instruments. She told trustees the evaluation will use a calendar of data deliverables to support objective measures and that legal counsel would draft a written summary of aggregate results: "Legal counsel for Anderson School District 5 will review the evaluation results along with the input for the board of trustees and prepare a written summary," the superintendent said.

Board members pressed for clearer distinction between district goals and superintendent goals and asked that the board convene in summer months to finalize metrics and rubric language. One trustee said the board was "behind per the contract" on timing and urged scheduling goal-setting meetings in May'July going forward; the superintendent said she would work with the board to refine objective measures.

Separately a trustee moved to provide the superintendent a 10% annuity contribution conditioned on a satisfactory evaluation for 2026-27, noting the motion was intended to correct a technical omission from a prior September action. The motion was seconded and discussed; trustees asked clarifying questions about intent and contract language before moving to a vote.

The evaluation instrument was approved, and trustees directed staff to continue refining objective scoring parameters and to include the evaluation calendar as part of standard procedure.