How would you rate the performance of the current school board: excellent, good, fair or poor?
Why? Good. I support the changes they have made to their meeting schedules which allow more time to discuss key topics. I also commend the board for adopting and updating a strategic plan for the system and advocating successfully for increases in both the operating and capital budgets. They added an analyst to their staff to help provide an independent review of the budget. However, the board has not adopted a sufficient number of performance measures and goals for student performance in the strategic plan. The board’s meeting process does not provide sufficient opportunity for meaningful stakeholder input. The board does not perform a strategic review of programs to determine whether they are achieving gains in student achievement or should be eliminated. They have not yet mandated greater transparency and provided critical questioning in the school budgeting process. They also do not conduct reviews of school system operations to determine if board policies are being implemented con
