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A Resolution
(Originally submitted 09/05/02)

 

Whereas the Board of Education of the Molalla River School District did establish
Working Agreements "To effectively meet the District's challenges" and "To ensure
unity among team members", including but not limited to the section entitled "Annual
Planning and Evaluation" under "Board Job Description" the following group
agreements:

  1. Establish annual goals and expectations. Prioritize our agenda items and work session topics. Plan for monitoring key goals and evaluation of key board decisions.

  2. Periodically review our meeting topics.

  3. Establish annual expectations and goals for the Superintendent.

  4. Objectively evaluate the Superintendent's performance on established expectations and provide appropriate feedback,

  5. Set priorities as a Board for Board professional development annually.

  6. Participate in annual formal self-assessment of the Board's performance.

And whereas the Board of Education has convened two consecutive business meetings without addressing these points; and whereas the Board of Education did not, in the previous year since the establishment of these Working Agreements

 Plan for monitoring key goals and evaluation of key board decisions.

Periodically review our meeting topics.

Set priorities as a Board for Board professional development annually.

Participate in annual formal self-assessment of the Board's performance.