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Board member urges timely superintendent contract and goal-setting after six months on job
Summary
Board member Mister Easton urged the Danville board to finalize a written contract and mutually agreed performance goals for Superintendent Mr. Hart, noting 184 days have passed since his hiring and asking that action be taken by the next regular meeting or at a special meeting.
A Danville board member asked the board on Dec. 17 to complete a written contract and adopt performance goals for Superintendent Mr. Hart, saying the board has a responsibility to set and agree on evaluation criteria.
Mister Easton told trustees 184 days had passed since the board voted to hire Mr. Hart on June 17, 2025, and stressed the importance of formally recording a contract and mutually agreed performance goals so the board can evaluate the superintendent. "A superintendent's contract is executed at or near the time of hire and performance goals are finalized within the first few months of the contract year in many districts," Easton said (summarizing standard practices he found in other districts).
Easton offered to make himself available to help the board complete the contract and suggested bringing a finalized contract and goals to a vote at the next regularly scheduled board meeting (he referenced Jan. 21) or holding a special meeting if necessary.
Board leadership acknowledged the obligation and said they are committed to completing the work, noting competing priorities and the district's recent operational workload. No specific deadline was set during the meeting beyond Easton's request to act at the January session.
What happens next: Easton proposed the item be on the January agenda and offered to help draft or facilitate the process; the board indicated it will schedule the work as priorities allow.
