Superintendent Evaluation Handbook

This essential guide provides an overview of the superintendent evaluation process. It describes a model of evaluation grounded in professional standards for the superintendency developed by AASA and NSBA. Numerous sample forms are provided to assist school districts in creating a customized evaluation protocol.

Superintendent evaluation is a unique process that is often neglected but critical in this era of accountability. This invaluable guide provides an overview of the entire process, including: crafting board policy, criteria for good policy, and prototype policy. It identifies the unique challenges posed by the evaluation process and describes a three-tiered model of evaluation. This model is anchored in the professional standards for superintendency established by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Key Work of School Boards, the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards, and the National Technology Standards for School Administrators. Numerous sample forms are included to assist school districts in creating a customized evaluation protocol to enhance performance. Suggestions on next steps for the reader conclude the book and additional resources are described in the annotated bibliography. This handbook will be of interest to superintendents, school board members, and professionals involved in the development and support of superintendents.

Chapter 1 List of Illustrations
Chapter 2 1 Superintendent Evaluation: Getting Started
Chapter 3 2 Background and History
Chapter 4 3 Performance Standards: The Foundation for Superintendent Evaluation
Chapter 5 4 Documenting the Superintendent's Performance
Chapter 6 5 Implementing the Superintendent's Performance Evaluation
Chapter 7 6 Where Do We Go from Here?
Chapter 8 Appendixes
Chapter 9 A: American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Standards and Indicators
Chapter 10 B: Recommended Superintendent Domains, Performance Standards and Performance Indicators
Chapter 11 C: Superintendent Annual Performance Goals
Chapter 12 D: Staff and Community Dates
Chapter 13 E: Self-Assessment, Performance Checklist, and Interim Review
Chapter 14 F: Superintendent Summative Evaluation
Chapter 15 G: Sample Summative Evaluation Form I
Chapter 16 H: Sample Summative Evaluation Form II
Chapter 17 I: Sample Summative Evaluation Form III
Chapter 18 J: Sample Summative Evaluation Form IV
Chapter 19 K: Sample Board of Education Policy ? Evaluation of the Superintendent
Chapter 20 L: Sample Board of Education Procedures ? Evaluation of the Superintendent
Chapter 21 Additional Resources with Annotations
Chapter 22 Index
Chapter 23 About the Authors