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Board reviews superintendent 'guardrails' to set limits and monitoring measures
Summary
Trustees reviewed a set of proposed superintendent guardrails—values-based limits with baseline guardrail progress measures—intended to define what the superintendent must not compromise and to establish monitoring and public reporting of progress measures over a multi-year baseline period.
Board members discussed a proposed set of superintendent "guardrails," which the administration said are intended to constrain and monitor superintendent actions while preserving autonomy to meet student outcome goals. The document pairs values (student experience, staff recruitment and retention, family engagement, strategic allocation of resources, and safety) with guardrail progress measures (GPMs) that will be baseline-measured this year and reported back to the board.
Trustees asked for clarity about the timeframe for baseline-to-goal measures, how much control the superintendent has over certain metrics (for example staff attendance and wraparound services), and what ongoing monitoring will look like. Administration said they will return with measurable x-to-y targets, a monitoring calendar and definitions for any baseline years before the board votes to adopt the guardrails.
