Superintendent Performance Evaluation: Current Practice and Directions for Improvement

1 Introduction.- Context and Definitions.- Book Overview.- 2 Methodology.- 3 Conceptual Framework.- The Need for Consensus.- Administrator Competencies.- Generic Administrator Duties.- The Personnel Evaluation Standards.- The Evaluation Process.- 4 The Superintendency.- History.- Transition to an Industrial Society.- The Era of Scientific Management.- The Human Relations Approach.- The Behavioral School of Management.- Evolution of the Position.- Entry Requirements: Evaluation by Credential.- Duties of the Superintendent.- Administrative Skills Defined.- Functions of the Office of Superintendent.- Superintendent Contract and Tenure.- 5 Literature Review Findings.- What is the Extent and Frequency of Superintendent Performance Evaluation?.- What are the Purposes of Superintendent Performance Evaluation?.- What Criteria are Used to Evaluate Superintendents and Who Establishes These Criteria?.- What Methods are Used to Evaluate Superintendent Performance?.- Who Conducts Superintendent Evaluations and How Well Qualified Are They to Perform This Function?.- What Other Stakeholder Groups Provide Input Into the Evaluation Process?.- What is the Importance of Superintendent Performance Evaluation for the Effectiveness of the Superintendency and/or the School System?.- Summary of the Literature Review Findings.- 6 Description and Assessment of Superintendent Evaluation Models.- Board Judgment/Traditional Approach.- Descriptive Narrative Reports.- Formative Exchanges About Performance.- Stakeholder Evaluation.- Printed Rating Forms.- Report Cards.- Management by Objectives.- Performance Contracting.- Duties/Responsibilities-Based Evaluation.- Superintendent Portfolio.- Student Outcome Measures.- School and District Accreditation.- 7 An Emerging Model for Superintendent Evaluation.- Draft of an Improved Model.- Tasks in the Evaluation Process.- Grounding Evaluation in Communication.- Keying Evaluation to the Duties of the Superintendency.- Proposed General and Illustrative Specific Duties of Superintendents.- General Framework to Guide Collection and Use of Information for Evaluating Superintendent Performance.- Putting the Pieces Together.- Implementing the Model Within Normal School Year Calendars.- Superintendent/Board Interactions in the Context of an Annual Evaluation Calendar.- Main Superintendent/Board Performance Evaluation Activities in Each Quarter.- Differentiating Board and Superintendent Responsibilities for Superintendent Performance Evaluation.- Managing the Evaluation Process.- Concluding Comments.- Appendices.