LAKEPORT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD SELF-EVALUATION Below is a list of several characteristics or qualities connected with your position as a school board member. As

you answer the questions, it is important to think of the school board and superintendent as a team. If you answer “no” to a question, please state your reason why you feel this is not being met.

Question Response Comments Action

Meeting Preparation 1. Board members arrive 10 minutes early for

every meeting to allow for “visiting time” that does not delay the start of the meeting.

Yes No

2. Board members have sufficient time to study

the agenda before the meeting. Yes No

3. Agendas are accompanied by an appropriate

amount of rationale and/or data. Yes No

4. Items are added to agenda by board members

in a timely and orderly manner. Yes No

5. Items are added to agenda by Superintendent

or staff in a timely and orderly manner. Yes No

6. Board members who want additional

information re: agenda items seek it in advance of the meeting.

Yes No

Board Member Conduct During Meetings 7. If new issues surface at a board meeting the board gives staff sufficient time to come back at a future time with the information.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 8. Meetings are run efficiently and too much time

is not expended on collateral issues or discussions.

Yes No

9. The board president takes charge of meetings and stays in control.

Yes No

10. Board members display good listening skills

and foster communication and understanding from each other and the public during board meetings.

Yes No

11. Board members display a spirit of compromise

when impasses arise and arrive at or work towards a near unanimous consensus.

Yes No

12. Board members vote their conscience, but

support the majority decisions.

Yes No

13. The board holds workshops for board

development, to foster professional relationships, to build cohesiveness and to establish goals and long range planning.

Yes No

14. Board members speak loud enough and clearly

enough so everyone present can hear them, including the audience.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 15. Board members are polite and treat each other,

as well as school personnel and the public, with respect during meetings.

Yes No

16. One or two board members do not control the

discussions in advancing their position(s). Yes No

17. Appropriate school personnel are present at

meetings to supply information for agenda items as needed, balancing respect for their time and the board’s need to have information pertinent to the business before the board.

Yes No

Board Meeting Structure 18. Board members are at liberty to ask questions

of school personnel during meetings without the formality of going through the superintendent.

Yes No

19. The setting of meetings is comfortable and

Conducive to eliciting public input and completing the agendized business of the board.

Yes No

20. Meetings conclude within two hours.

Yes No

21.There is a rational relationship between how long the board spends on an agenda item and its importance.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 22. After a board meeting is concluded, I feel that

my time has been well spent.

Yes No

23. Name three “strengths” of the board--as a

board. (What does the board have going for it?)

Yes No

24. Name three “weaknesses” of the board--as a

board--that you think need to improve.

Yes No

25. The board keeps the district focused on the

educational welfare of all. Yes No

26. The priorities for board meeting time are issues

related to student achievement. Yes No

27. The board has adopted goals, approved

student-performance objectives and established policies that provide a well-balanced curriculum resulting in improved student learning.

Yes No

28. The board annually reviews and renews, or

revises with community involvement, the district’s vision.

Yes No

29. The board has developed and adopted long-

and short-range goals with measures of success to work toward achieving the goals and vision of the district.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 30. Administrators and staff were involved in

developing the proposed goals and measuring standards.

Yes No

31. The use of community workshops were

considered and used in appropriate situations in formulating the proposed goals and measuring standards.

Yes No

32. The board devoted significant and dedicated

time to independently consider and add to proposed goals and measuring standards.

Yes No

33. The board continually reviews district goals and

uses them in making decisions or in balancing competing interests and expenditures.

Yes No

34. The district vision/mission statement is posted

and published in prominent places. Yes No

35. The board has written policies that are clear,

concise, current and in compliance with all laws. Yes No

36. The board uses the superintendent as its CEO

and educational leader and delegates full authority and responsibility to him/her for the oversight of the district and implementing board policy.

Yes No

37. There is a current written job description for the

superintendent on file and it is reviewed and revised annually as necessary.

Yes No

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Question Comments Action 38. The board oversees the superintendent by

Conducting semi-annual and annual written evaluations of his/her performance in which all board members participate and also in which he/she provides a self-evaluation.

Yes No

39. The board adopts a budget that incorporates

sound fiscal practices and allocates resources to best achieve the vision, mission, and goals.

Yes No

40. The budget process allows an opportunity to

examine and discuss allocations as they relate to vision, mission and goals.

Yes No

41. During the fiscal year, the board periodically

reviews the budget and ends the fiscal year within the agreed-upon parameters.

Yes No

42. The board attempts to increase its reserve to

reasonably prudent business practice standards, maintaining at least a minimum 5% reserve in its general fund.

Yes No

43. The board provides safe and adequate facilities.

Yes No

44. The district has a current five-year facilities plan and budget.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 45. The district meets safety guidelines and has received no out-of-compliance reports.

Yes No

46. The district facilities are periodically evaluated in terms of the district mission, vision and goals.

Yes No

47. The board encourages & supports working cooperatively with students, families, businesses, community organizations, ethnic groups and other agencies.

Yes No

Community Involvement/ Advocacy 48. The district welcomes active community involvement and seeks parental involvement.

Yes No

49. Board members publicly advocate on behalf of the district.

Yes No

50. Board members regularly attend school Activities and visit school sites.

Yes No

51. The board regularly recognizes noteworthy contributions to the advancement of district concerns, goals and programs.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 52. The board recognizes the achievement of students, including such recognitions in its agenda.

Yes No

53. Board members are willing to speak at community meetings and events.

Yes No

54. The board annually considers additional Funding issues and promoting bond initiatives for worthwhile projects and as a means to continually educate the public as to the needs of its educational institutions.

Yes No

55. The board provides for itself, the superintendent and all staff ample opportunity for professional growth and increased competency through training and in-service training.

Yes No

56. The board has a process to share training information at board meetings.

Yes No

57. The board encourages and evaluates ongoing staff training.

Yes No

58. The board strives for open communication among its members, the superintendent and other administration via appropriate channels.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 59. The board redirects specific complaints and requests to the superintendent or other staff members as appropriate and no specific concerns are dealt with at the board level until appropriate channels have been followed.

Yes No

60. The board makes and maintains distinction between the board’s role and that of administration.

Yes No

61. The board assures that all other personnel are evaluated on a regular basis by superintendent and staff.

Yes No

62. The board works and plans with staff in a spirit of mutual trust and confidence.

Yes No

63. The board addresses potential problems between board and staff at the earliest opportunity.

Yes No

64. The board is willing to defend staff from unjust and unfounded criticism.

Yes No

65. The board has explored and utilized the management team concept of operating the district.

Yes No

66. The board provides leadership in helping to preserve education as a satisfying profession.

Yes No

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Question Response Comments Action 67. The board encourages suggestions for curriculum improvement from students, staff and community.

Yes No

68. The board encourages a positive approach to Student discipline.

Yes No

69. The board keeps the education and welfare of children as the primary concern.

Yes No