8/11/2019 Buffalo School Board Report Card

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School Board Report Card Evaluation

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BOARD ACCOUNTABILITY

Focus

Good=4 Satisfactory=3 Fair-2 Poor=1 Grade

Agenda

Board hasclear agenda,stays on task.

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Board has agenda butconversation sometimes

strays from agenda.[ ]

Board has agenda,but comments are

often not relevant tothe agenda

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Board ignoreagenda

altogether.[ ]

Completes andgives adequatetime for each itemon agenda.

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Board membersare engaged andattentive.

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Conduct

Good=4 Satisfactory=3 Fair-2 Poor=1 Grade

Meeting EtiquetteProfessional

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Often Professional

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Rarely Professional[ ]

Unprofessional

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Differences arehandledrespectfully

Board memberslisten to each

other and react ina professional

way todisagreement

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Board has agenda butconversation

sometimes straysfrom agenda.

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Board commentsare often not

relevant to theagenda

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Unproductiveargumentsfrequently

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Discussions aresolution-oriented

Board makessolution-orientedcontributions to

conversation[ ]

Board is generallysolution oriented butoccasionally veers off

track.[ ]

Unproductivearguments

regularly arise.

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Unproductivearguments

frequently erupt,making meetings

seem chaotic.[ ]

Board is respectful

of public (attentiveduring comments;limits executivesessions)

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Competency

Good=4 Satisfactory=3 Fair-2 Poor=1 Grade

Preparation formeetings

Board is preparedfor meetings andwell briefed on

issues.

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Board is somewhatprepared

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Board does not seemto have background

information on manyissues raised for

discussion.[ ]

Board isfrequently

unprepared formeetings.

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Board Membersasks critical and

pertinent questions[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Board membersmake meaningfuland constructive

contributions

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FINAL MEETING GRADE

Role Clarity

Good=4 Satisfactory=3 Fair-2 Poor=1 Grade

High levelmanagement

Board discusseshigh-level

strategy anddecisions.

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Board mostly discusseshigh-level strategy but

sometimes dives into theday-to-day

management.

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Board sometimesdelves too deeply into

day-to-daymicromanaging

decisions.[ ]

Board oftenextends beyond

appropriatepurview.

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Managesbudget

Boardunderstands

budget, comes tomeetings

prepared to askrelevant

questions.[ ]

Board sometimesunderstands budget and

asks importantquestions.

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Board is somewhatunprepared to discussand manage budget.

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Board does notseem to

understandsbudget or ask

importantquestion

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Individual Board Member Accountability

Good=4; Satisfactory=3; Fair=2; Poor=1

James

Sampson

Patricia

Pierce

Dr.Barbara

Seal-Nevergold

Larry

Quinn

SharonBelton-

Cottman

Dr.Teresa

Harris-Tigg

MaryRuth

Kapsiak

Jason

McCarthy

Carl

Paladino

Present(Yes/No)

On Time(Yes/No)

Respectful toother Boardmembers.

Prepared formeeting

Attentive/Engaged (askscriticalquestions andmakesmeaningfulcontributions(Rate 1-4)

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