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GP-2-E
BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT
The Board will use the following instrument to evaluate its performance during meetings.
This evaluation will be done on a quarterly basis (March, June, September and December)
and submitted to the board president for tabulation.
1 2 3 4 5
The Board followed its agendas and did not allow itself to get sidetracked.
The agendas were well planned to focus on the real work of the Board.
The meetings proceeded without interruptions or distractions.
The Board’s deliberations and decision-making processes were public.
Participation was balanced. All participated; no one dominated.
Directors listened attentively, avoiding side conversations.
Work was conducted in an atmosphere of trust and openness.
Meeting participants treated each other with respect and courtesy.
Remarks:
Yes No N/A
Board actions occur at the policy level rather than at the operational level.
The Board reviews policy about each topic before discussing that issue.
In writing additional policies, the Board starts with a broad statement and
becomes more detailed in a logical and disciplined sequence.
The Board minimizes Board meeting time monitoring past performance.
The Board routinely dedicates time to reviewing/improving its own process.
The Board clarifies priorities/values when considering potential outcomes,
beneficiaries, and costs of outcomes.
The Board follows an annual calendar based on a plan for doing its work.
The Board President helps the Board efficiently conduct its meeting.
The Board spends most of its time deliberating issues, defining and clarifying
its vision, and linking with its community, as opposed to “fixing things.”
The Board supports the Superintendent in any reasonable interpretation of its
Policy.
Board Effectiveness Feedback
Did Directors focus on Ends instead of Means during presentations and discussions?
Comments:
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Board Self-Assessment
Date: __________________
Overall Rating:
1 2 3 4
1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = Commendable
18) Mark the number that corresponds with your evaluation of the
meeting.
Additional Remarks:
5. What one or two items discussed tonight should be carried forward for
future Ends work?
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With respect to the provisions of Board Policies GP-4, GP-5, GP-8, GP-9, GP-10,
& GP-11, I evaluate the performance of the Board of Directors as follows:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
2 GP-4 Comments:
GP-5: President' s Role - The President of the Board ensures the integrity of the
Board’s processes and normally serves as the Board’s official spokesperson.
Accordingly, the President has the following authority and duties:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
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4 GP-5(1) Comments:
5 GP-5(2): Make all interpretive decisions that fall within the topics
covered by Board policies on Governance Process and Board/CEO
Relationship, except where the Board specifically delegates such
authority to others, using any reasonable interpretation of the provisions
in those policies. (a) Refrain from making any interpretive decisions
about policies created by the Board in the Ends and Executive
Limitations policy areas; (b) Refrain from exercising any authority as an
individual to supervise or direct the CEO.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not in Compliance
6 GP-5(2) Comments:
7 GP-5(3): Assure that all members of the Board are informed about
matters of concern to the full Board.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
8 GP-5(3) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
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10 GP-5(4) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
12 GP-5(5) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
14 GP-5(6) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
16 GP-5(7) Comments:
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In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
18 GP-5(8) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
20 GP-5(9) Comments:
GP-8: Annual Agenda Planning - To accomplish its stated objectives, the Board
will follow an annual agenda that schedules continuing review, monitoring and
refinement of Ends policies, linkage meetings with community and staff groups,
monitoring of policies, and activities to improve Board performance through
education, enriched input and deliberation.
21 GP-8(1): The planning cycle will end each year in February in order that
administrative decision-making and budgeting for the forthcoming year
can begin and be based upon accomplishing the next one-year
segment of the Board’s most recent statement of long term Ends.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
22 GP-8(1) Comments:
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23 GP-8(2): The planning cycle will start with the Board’s development of
its annual agenda for the next year, and will include: (a) Scheduled
linkage discussions and consultations with selected groups and persons
whose insights and opinions will be helpful to the Board; (b) Education
discussions on governance matters, including orientation of candidates
and new Board members in the Board’s governance process, and
periodic discussions by the Board about means to improve its own
performance; (c)Education related to Ends policies (e.g. presentations
by futurists, demographers, advocacy groups, staff, etc.); (d) Scheduled
monitoring of all policies.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
24 GP-8(2) Comments:
25 GP-8(3): Throughout the year the Board will attend to consent agenda
items as expeditiously as possible. An item may be removed from the
consent agenda only upon approval of a majority of the Board.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
26 GP-8(3) Comments:
In Compliance
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In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
28 GP-8(4) Comments:
GP-9: Board Members’ Code of Conduct - The Board commits itself and its
members to ethical, businesslike and lawful conduct, including proper use of
authority and appropriate decorum when acting as Board members.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
30 GP-9(1) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
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32 GP-9(2) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
34 GP-9(3) Comments:
35 GP-10(1) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
37 GP-10(2) Comments:
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38 GP-10(3): The Board shall not enter into any contract with any of its
members or with a firm in which a member has a beneficial interest
unless one of the exemptions of state statute apply.
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
39 GP-10(3) Comments:
In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
41 GP-10(4) Comments:
GP-11: Process for Addressing Board Member Violations - The Board and each
of its members are committed to faithful compliance with the provisions of the
Board’s policies. In the event of a member’s willful and continuing violation of
policy, the Board will seek remedy by the following process:
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In Compliance
In Partial Compliance
Not In Compliance
43 GP-11 Comments:
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Board Meeting Evaluation Questions
Director Jeff Russell
December 8, 2010
Have we approached this meeting’s topics at the policy level striving to think
strategically and respecting the distinction between organizational ends and means?
Have we spent time on topics proportionate to the overall goals of the district as set
by the board?
Have we accomplished the agreed upon agenda items thoroughly and efficiently?
Did we have sufficient background information to ensure an informed discussion?
Was each board member given opportunity to speak and were our agreed upon
limits of speech observed?
Did we keep our remarks germane to the topic at hand?
Did we speak with a tone of courtesy and respect, focusing upon issues and not
personalities?