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Superintendent outlines evaluation plan and strategic-priority rollout in work session
Summary
In a post-meeting work session, Superintendent Terry Sells presented a detailed evaluation timeline, three draft goals (leadership & communication; building continuous-improvement systems; leadership capacity building), and a stakeholder-engagement plan tied to the district strategic plan.
During a work session following the regular board meeting, Superintendent Terry Sells laid out an entry plan and a proposed evidence-based evaluation process tied to the district strategic plan. Sells described three primary goal areas — improving leadership and communication to build culture and trust; instituting systems of continuous improvement tied to the strategic plan; and promoting leadership capacity across the organization — and proposed a timeline for midyear progress checks and a May evidence packet for the board’s formal rating.
Sells emphasized stakeholder engagement and community outreach for major initiatives (including capital-project discussions) and described a plan to convene learning leaders, align department improvement plans to board oversight and use the strategic-plan cadence to schedule presentations. "I don't like surprises, and I know you don't like surprises," Sells said, arguing for regular progress updates and earlier communication to the board.
Board members and the superintendent discussed job-description alignment, MSBA model standards and how to structure a three‑year cycle for board goals and the superintendent evaluation. The superintendent asked board members for feedback and committed to bringing the MSBA consultant back in November to help the board calibrate evidence and rating procedures.
