1. 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
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.
Response
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.
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
Yes
No
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8. Meetings are run efficiently and too much time
is not expended on collateral issues or
discussions.
Response
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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Response
15. Board members are polite and treat each other, Yes
as well as school personnel and the public, with No
respect during meetings.
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.
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
Yes
No
19. The setting of meetings is comfortable and
Yes
Conducive to eliciting public input and No
completing the agendized business of the
board.
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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Response
22. After a board meeting is concluded, I feel that Yes
my time has been well spent.
No
23. Name three “strengths” of the board--as a Yes
board. (What does the board have going for it?) No
24. Name three “weaknesses” of the board--as a Yes
board--that you think need to improve.
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 Yes
related to student achievement.
No
27. The board has adopted goals, approved
student-performance objectives and established Yes
policies that provide a well-balanced curriculum No
resulting in improved student learning.
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 longand short-range goals with measures of
success to work toward achieving the goals and
vision of the district.
Yes
No
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30. Administrators and staff were involved in
developing the proposed goals and measuring
standards.
Response
Yes
No
31. The use of community workshops were
Yes
considered and used in appropriate situations in No
formulating the proposed goals and measuring
standards.
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 Yes
and published in prominent places.
No
35. The board has written policies that are clear,
Yes
concise, current and in compliance with all laws. 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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38. The board oversees the superintendent by
Yes
Conducting semi-annual and annual written No
evaluations of his/her performance in which all
board members participate and also in which
he/she provides a self-evaluation.
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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45. The district meets safety guidelines and has
received no out-of-compliance reports.
Response
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.
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.
51. The board regularly recognizes noteworthy
contributions to the advancement of district
concerns, goals and programs.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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52. The board recognizes the achievement of
students, including such recognitions in its
agenda.
Response
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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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.
Response
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 Yes
management team concept of operating the
No
district.
66. The board provides leadership in helping to
preserve education as a satisfying profession.
Yes
No
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67. The board encourages suggestions for
curriculum improvement from students, staff
and community.
Response
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
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