Evaluation
Evaluation is essential in assuring quality in education (Candoli, Nicholls, & Stufflebeam, 1995; Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 1988). “The need for sound evaluation of educational personnel is clear; [it] is an essential means of assuring quality in education” (Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 1988, pp. 5, 18). Glass (2007) states that superintendent evaluation is required by statute in most states; however, the states do not have specific mandates. (more…)
Superintendent
Effective leadership is vital to the improvement of America’s public schools (Elmore & McLaughlin, 1988), and today, the public school superintendent is the most influential individual person in a school organization. A school superintendent is a school district’s lead administrator, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and lead educator. As accountability across different levels of education has increased (Hoyle, Bjork, & Glass, 2005), there has been a renewed interest in superintendent evaluation as a means of improving public schools (DiPaola & Stronge, 2001). (more…)
School Boards
One of the primary responsibilities of the school board is to regularly assess the performance of the superintendent.Therefore, most states recognize the need for school boards to review the superintendent’s performance annually. However, many school board members have no experience in the area of performance evaluation (DiPaola, 2007; TASB, 2007). Kowalski (2005) states that school boards have three primary responsibilities: “(a) assure that state laws, rules, and regulations are followed; (b) establish policy in areas not covered by state laws, rules, and regulations; and (c) employ a superintendent to serve as chief executive officer (CEO)” (p. 11). (more…)
States Serviced
SuperSure is based in Houston, Texas. Currently we service 11 states. SuperSure offers training and consulting in the area of superintendent evaluation otherwise known as performance appraisal. If you believe that we may be of service to your school district and your state is not listed, please feel free to contact SuperSure via email.