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Forest Hills board presses for objective superintendent and treasurer evaluations; majority, minority clash
Summary
At the Sept. 25 Forest Hills Board of Education meeting, board members debated replacing a subjective 39-question survey with an OSBA-aligned, job-description-based evaluation for the superintendent and treasurer; proponents cited contract obligations and research, while opponents said legal counsel approved the current process.
Forest Hills Board of Education members spent the bulk of their Sept. 25 meeting debating whether to replace the district’s current, survey-based evaluations for the superintendent and treasurer with a multi-source, job-description-aligned process.
Board members who proposed the change said the district is contractually obligated to evaluate those positions using objective, verifiable evidence and mutually agreed goals. “Evaluation needs to be aligned with the job description,” said Dr. Simmons, citing research and state guidance. “It needs to be objective — fact based — and multi‑pronged.”
Dr. Strickler and other proponents said Forest Hills historically used an Ohio School Boards Association…
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