02-12-2014 Minutes_Board_Training_Meeting

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, ' ` �� �M~uo �� Mau � JAI��^ s4s7 North xmmon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 8348z (208 ) 525-4400 Fax (208) 529-0104 h ,ch ,m~I, It, u/r*�/u'ewrni lviarj�o"v^mxo.`|I,/«*"ty !;vp!o^I+/mr^� Board Training Meeting February 12, 2014 Prior to the Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting Rocky Mountain Middle School Conference Room 1, Call to Order Chairperson Winchester called the meeting to order m6:Dp.m 11. Roll Call Those Board members in attendance were Chairperson Annette Winchester, Vice-chairperson Kip Nelson, Treasurer Amy Landers, Trustee Brian McBride, and Trustee Jeff Bird, Others m attendance **mDeputySoperiotendnnt Ma4w`n McConnell, and8namChrkVolerie Messick 111. BoardTmininQ - Annptte Winchester A. Bond Presentations Need a trustee m attend UmnFaulty Meeting — Wednesday, February 1911 at 1:30 p.m. Amy Lincoln Faculty Meeting — Thursday, February 201h at 2:00 p.m. Brian Chairperson Winchester asked who would bo able m attend these faculty meetings. 8|mVmoassignm1AmyLamdemmatten Umm and Brian McBride w attend Lincoln. R Committee Participation Chairperson Winchester stated that she needs to know if Board Members plan to participate. Individual members need to talk to Superintendent Shackett or Deputy Superintendent McConnell before talking to principals or teachers about concerns they may have. It's not a good thing if Dr, Shackeft or Mrs. McConnell don't know before YOU go directly to the principal with a complaint from a patron. They need to be made aware and they may then send you to the principal or teacher. She talked about the chain of command and stated that Board members shouldn't work with principals or teachers from a Board stand point. You can visit schools but make arrangements with the principal first. Hopefully you won't be in their way. Make sure your visits are informal expressions of interest arid not coming to check on you visits. Chairperson Winchester need to know when you want W participate in answering omails emailing. Send responses to Chairperson Winchester to review before Submitting it to the person. You need m make sure Chairperson Winchester knows what you are replying. We need in make sure *e are un the same page. We have different opinions but we need to know what is going on. It would be nice to know what zone the complaint comes from People want a response from their board member. That is ok if the email is sent only to You as an individual. If You plan m reply to email sent m all board members, send a copy to Chairperson Winchester and she will send i|onm the originator. C. 8unehnmndrm Evaluation Procedures Chairperson Winchester discussed the procedure. We haven't had a formal evaluation in the past. The State is now requiring an official superintendent evaluation. We want to be up front with our evaluation before ISBA Comes Out Witt) theirs. It needs to be acceptable to the State Department not ISBA. Maoano aligns with what wm are doing in the District. It makes sense that we use the same information for the Superintendent. There was discussion regarding what is included in the principal's evaluation. The Superintendent evaluation is aligned both with Marzano, who is a leading researcher in education, arid the State Department requirements, The State wanted uotoDoto the Danielson Evaluation Model for teachers but wa wanted h stay with JKAG and were allowed mon so. wa feel comfortable that our Superintendent Evaluation will ho aligned, They haven't set standards for Superintendent evaluation but, we need to base 33% of the evaluation on Student achievement by law. Mm. McConnell stated that the leadership team has interviewed most uf the principals and they t over how their | s align with th Board's G |^ They spent B day with them talking about goals WimJpAS we went away from evaluations like you are good or bad. We have the ones in the middle that need help. JPAS defines areas where they need Support. As a leadership team, they looked seriously o/ Dr. xnummnoue/f-mmmanon. There was discussion regarding how much m self-evaluation for District leadership. The principals doa self-evaluation and then they come and talk m the Directors about their rating. The District Leadership Team asks for clear documentation m support th phnoiva|'oso|f-ova|oa/ioo. We will evaluate the Superintendent Evaluation policy for 30-day review. Dr. Shackett will use a similar evaluation with Mrs. McConnell. Chairperson Winchester and Vice Chairperson Nelson will write upan assessment and then meet with Dr. Dbackmt,We don't have guidance from the State yet. We just put it into policy and we want to do the evaluation in January and February. If there ioo problem in the future, wa need to have policy and hoprepared. We want w show the State what wm have in policy and leave i|mthat.