1810: Annual Governance Goals, Objectives, and Board Calendar
- 1000: Board
1810: Annual Governance Goals, Objectives, and Board Calendar
Adoption Date: July 3, 2012
Last Revised: Sept. 4, 2018
Administrative Changes, October 3, 2024
Annual Board Goals & Objectives
Each school year, the board will formulate goals and objectives to guide effective board governance. The goals and objectives should support the District’s annual and strategic plan and should address the Board’s role in supporting those plans. These goals and objectives may include but are not limited to board functions of:
- Responsible school district governance;
- Communication of and commitment to high expectations for student learning;
- Creating conditions district-wide for student and staff success;
- Holding the district accountable for student learning; and
- Engagement of the community in education.
At the conclusion of the school year the board will reflect on the degree to which it has met its goals and objectives by conducting a board self-assessment, per Policy 1820, and engaging in board development activities where needed.
Annual Board Calendar
To provide a comprehensive plan for the Board to conduct its business and to ensure accountability in all areas of the District's operations, the Board shall create an annual calendar that identifies key areas for focus and for reporting by month. This calendar should include, though is not limited to, the following areas:
- Annual and Strategic Plan Priorities
- Program and Student Performance Reviews
- Stakeholder and Community Partner Engagement
- Board Committee Reports and Related Board Business
- Regular Board Business Items
- Additional non-standing Board Business Items
- Board Study Sessions
- Board Workshops
- School Visits and School Improvement Plan Reviews
- Board-Required Reports
- State-Required Board Actions and Reports
Items on the annual calendar may be addressed/reported annually or may be on an alternate, but regular, cycle of reporting. Additionally, all reports are not required to be given orally during a board meeting; some may be submitted as written reports to the board, but these should still be identified on the annual calendar and on the board agenda at the time the report is given.
The Board Annual Calendar will be aligned with the annual and strategic plans and a draft will be constructed by the second Board meeting in August for the Board to review and discuss. Updates will be made as needed, and the Board will approve an Annual Board Calendar by the second meeting in September. The Board may update the Annual Calendar as needed over the course of the school year. A majority vote of the Board is needed to make substantive changes to the Annual Board Calendar.
The Board President will work with the Superintendent to create a planning calendar that reflects the requirements of the Annual Calendar and that will be used in agenda planning of specific board meetings no later than the second meeting in September. The annual planning calendar will be updated during agenda planning meetings and used by the Board Secretary (Superintendent) and the Board President as a guide for preparing the proposed agenda for each Board meeting in accordance with Policy 1420.
Cross References
- Policy 1005 Key Functions of the Board
- Policy 1420
- 1820 Board Self-Assessment
- 1822 Training and Development for Board Members