Board explores shared goals model and revises superintendent evaluation approach

During the training, facilitators and the board debated shifting from separate board and superintendent goals to a shared goals model intended to align actions across leadership. Mike Scott described the shared-goal visual as a three-legged stool — shared goals as the seat and three action legs — and said joint actions by board and superintendent would improve clarity and monitoring.

The board reviewed a draft superintendent-evaluation process and scoring rubric for 2025–26, discussing how to score progress versus completed destinations. Superintendent Tracy Klinger said some evidence-sharing could happen in newsletters or formal presentations and urged the group to pick actions that demonstrate achievable progress. Board members discussed concerns about scoring consistency across evaluators and the desire for clearer scoring guidance from the Superintendent Evaluation Committee.