Superintendents
2012 Board of Education Superintendent Performance Standards & Evaluation Criteria
On September 27, 2012, the Board of Education approved the revised document, Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents. The guidelines and standards will become effective on July 1, 2014; however, school boards and divisions are authorized to implement them prior to July 1, 2014.
The Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria set forth seven standards for all Virginia superintendents. The model recommends that 40 percent of a superintendent’s evaluation be based on student academic progress, as determined by multiple measures of learning and achievement, including incorporating student growth percentiles, when appropriate, into goal setting. Standards related to mission, vision, and goals, planning and assessment, instructional leadership, organizational leadership and safety, communication and community relations, and professionalism each account for ten percent of the evaluation and performance rating within the model.
- Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents (PDF) | (Word) – Approved by the Virginia Board of Education on September 27, 2012, effective July 1, 2014.
- Research Synthesis of Virginia Superintendent Evaluation Competencies and Standards (PDF) | (Word) – Provides the research basis for the performance standards set forth in the 2012 Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents.
- You may also be interested in Superintendent's Memo #272-12, issued October 5, 2012. Subject: Revised Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents.
2000 Board of Education Evaluation Guidance for Superintendents
The 2000 Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Administrators and Superintendents provides a framework for school divisions to use to develop evaluation criteria for division superintendents. The document will remain available as a superintendent evaluation resource for school divisions until July 1, 2014, the effective date of the revised superintendent performance standards and evaluation criteria. The guidelines for uniform performance standards and evaluation criteria for superintendents that were approved on January 6, 2000, will continue to be effective until the revised 2012 Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents go into effect on July 1, 2014; however, school boards and divisions are authorized to implement the guidelines and standards prior to July 1, 2014.
Sample Evaluation Prototypes for Teachers, Administrators and Superintendents (all are PDF files):
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