Hickman County School Board Self-Evaluation 2020-2021
Responses
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Questions
5 responses
Accepting responses
Summary
Question
Individual
Board Meetings Section -- The board has sufficient time and opportunity to review the
agenda and supporting materials before a board meeting
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board has sufficient time and opportunity to review the
agenda and supporting materials before a board meeting"?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
40%
Very Important
Essential
The board encourages participation by each board member.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disegree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
100%
How important is this to me: "The board encourages participation by each board member."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
20%
Board members come to meetings prepared to focus on discussion issues and keep
comments relevant and brief.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
00%
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
How important is this to me: "Board members come to meetings prepared to focus on
discussion issues and keep comments relevant and brief."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
20%
Important
Very Important
Essential
-
2016
All board members are routinely familiar with the agenda materials and are ready to discuss
and decide important items.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
47%
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
20%
How important is this to me: "All board members are routinely familiar with the agenda
materials and are ready to discuss and decide important items"?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
40%
20%
Very Important
Essential
Adequate background information on Issues to come before the board is routinely provided
in advance of the board meeting.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
$
How important is this to me: "Adequate background information on issues to come before
the board is routinely provided in advance of the board meeting."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
40%
Very Important
Essential
40%
The board weighs all decisions in terms of what is best for the students of the school
system.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
60%
How important is this to me: "The board weighs all decisions in terms of what is best for the
students of the school system."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
Team Building Section - The board is able to disagree on matters and still maintain an
attitude of mutual respect and trust.
4 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
70%
How important is this to me: "The board is able to disagree on matters and still maintain an
attitude of mutual respect and trust"?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The board is open and honest with each other, as well as administrators, and is able to
maintain an attitude of mutual trust and respect.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
40%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
$
How important is this to me: "The board is open and honest with each other, as well as
administrators, and is able to maintain an attitude of mulual trust and respect."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The district has a planned program to orient newly-elected board members.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The district has a planned program to orient newly-elected
board members."?
5 responses
Nol Important
Somewhal Important
Important
6
Very Important
Essential
29%
20%
Once a decision has been made, all members respect the decision and the board speaks
with one voice.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
A
Agree
Strongly Agree
60%
How important is this to me: "Once a decision has been made, all members respect the
decision and the board speaks with one voice."?
4 responses
Nol important
Somewhal Important
DVW
Important
Very Important
Essential
50%
Board members do not attempt to individually speak on behalf of the board or commit the
board
4 responses
Strongly Disagree
50%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
50%
How important is this to me: "Board members do not attempt to individually speak on behalf
of the board or commit the board."?
5 responses
Not Important
G
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
2014
20%
Board/Director of Schools/Staff Relations -- The board and the Director of Schools trust and
respect one another.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
How important is this to me: "The board and the Director of Schools trust and respect one
another."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
RFA
Very Important
Essential
20%
Each member of the board understands and respects the distinction between the board's
responsibilities and the director of schools's duties.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
40%
How important is this to me: "Each member of the board understands and respects the
distinction between the board's responsibilities and the director of schools's dulies"?
5 responses
Not important
40%
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
671
2004
Our board and director of schools agree on how complaints or concerns to board members
should be handled.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
10%
How important is this to me: "Our board and director of schools agree on how complaints or
concerns to board members should be handled."?
4 responses
Nol Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
75%
26%
Board members work to avoid surprises by sharing concerns or questions with the
superintendent in advance of the board meeting.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
00%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
6
70%
How important is this to me: "Board members work to avoid surprises by sharing concerns
or questions with the superintendent in advance of the board meeting."?
5 responses
Not Important
60%
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The Director of Schools is given direction by the board as a whole rather than by individual
members.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
10%
How important is this to me: "The Director of Schools is given direction by the board as a
whole rather than by individual members."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The board recognizes staff accomplishments
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board recognizes slaff accomplishments." "?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
20%
Individual board members avoid making excessive personal requests from staff.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How Important is this to me: "Individual board members avoid making excessive personal
requests from staff."?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
25
Board members are respectful to other board members, administrators, slaff, and visitors.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
MYA
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
40%
How important is this to me: "Board members are respectful to other board members,
administrators, staff, and visitors."?
5 responses
Nol important
NOTE
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
20%
Board members direct complaints and requests to the Director of Schools rather than
attempting to solve them directly.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
60%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
97%
How important is this to me: "Board members direct complaints and requests to the Director
of Schools rather than attempting to solve them directly"?
5 responses
Not important
17%
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The board ensures that an effective evaluation system is in place for the director of schools
and all employees.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
40%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
00%
How important is this to me: "The board ensures that an effective evaluation system is in
place for the director of schools and all employees."?
5 responses
Nol important
No.
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
Vision/Planning - A vision/mission statement for the district exists and is periodically
reviewed by the board and widely disseminated in the district
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
40%
20%
How important is this to me: "A vision/mission statement for the district exists and Is
periodically reviewed by the board and widely disseminated in the district"?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
40%
The vision reflects community priorities.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
205
Agree
Strongly Agree
6
20%
How important is this to me: "The vision reflects community priorities."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
Discussion of major items before the board routinely Includes consideration of their impact
on meeting district goals.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "Discussion of major items before the board routinely includes
consideration of their impact on meeting district goals "?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
60%
20%
The Director's evaluation considers how well the director has addressed the district goals,
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
47%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
60%
How important is this to me: "The Director's evaluation considers how well the director has
addressed the district goals."?
4 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The board emphasizes setting and monitoring district goals, inslead of how staff should
achieve these goals
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board emphasizes setting and monitoring district goals,
inslead of how staff should achieve these goals."?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
2014
The board does not get bogged down discussing operation details of the district or schools
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
40%
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
20%
How important is this to me: "The board does not get bogged down discussing operation
details of the district or schools."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
The board regularly solicits input from the community when establishing the future vision of
the district.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
40%
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board regularly solicits input from the community when
establishing the future vision of the district."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewher Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
45%
JON
Our board sels policies needed for the operation of the school district.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "Our board sets policies needed for the operation of the school
district."?
5 responses
Not Important
6
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
$
2012
Before adopting a policy which affects them, our board actively seeks the input of
employees, students and community members.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
47716
in
Agree
Strongly Agree
47%
How important is this to me: "Before adopting a policy which affects them, our board
actively seeks the input of employees. students and community members."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
Board policies are administered consistent with the intent of the policy.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
$
Agree
Strongly Agree
10%
How important is this to me: "Board policies are administered consistent with the intent of
the policy."?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
The board has developed an ongoing system to review and update all policies annually.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board has developed an ongoing system to review and
update all policies annually."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
Student Achievement - The board holds itself ultimately responsible for high achievement
by all students.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
40%
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board holds itself ultimately responsible for high
achievement by all students."?
5 responses
Not Important
6
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
The board regularly examines data to determine where achievement gaps exist and how
much progress is being made to reduce those gaps.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
40%
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
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How important is this to me: "The board regularly examines data to determine where
achievement gaps exist and how much progress is being made to reduce those gaps."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
6004
The board provides a quality educational program imposing high individual academic
standards for each student.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
77%
Agree
60%
Strongly Agree
20%
How important is this to me: "The board provides a quality educational program imposing
high individual academic standards for each student."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Student academic performance is regularly presented to the board
4 responses
Sirongly Disagree
Disagree
20%
20%
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
25%
How important is this to me: "Student academic performance is regularly presented to the
board."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
60%
The board regularly recognizes student accomplishments at board meetings,
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board regularly recognizes student accomplishments at
board meetings,"?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Community Relations - The board provides for involvement of the public in the operating of
our schools.
5 responses
Strongly Disegree
20%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
How important is this to me: "The board provides for involvement of the public in the
operating of our schools."?
5 responses
Not important
67%
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
40%
Our board actively promotes the school district to the public.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Sirongly Agree
60%
20%
How important is this lo me: "Our board actively promotes the school district to the public"?
5
responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
20%
Very Important
Essential
60%
2014
Our board is accountable to the community.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
40%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
60%
How important is this to me: "Our board is accountable to the community."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Importent
Very Important
Essential
20%
Our school board is respected by the community.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "Our school board is respected by the community."?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
50%
The board refrains from committing to a position on an issue before all relevant facts are
present.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board refrains from committing to a position on an issue
before all relevant facts are present."?
5 responses
Not Important
62%
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
5
Members of the board refrain from speaking for the board on issues on which the board has
no official position.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
8
How important is this to me: "Members of the board refrain from speaking for the board on
issues on which the board has no official position."?
5 responses
Not Important
57%
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
20%
THE
Advocacy - Our board takes the initiative to establish and maintain positive personal
relationships with other locally-elected officials/funding body.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
40%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
40%
20%
How important is this to me: "Our board takes the initiative to establish and maintain
positive personal relationships with other locally-elected officials/funding body."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Our board strives to keep local officials up-to-date on board activities and school district
needs.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
ADS
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
20%
40%
How important is this to me: "Our board strives to keep local officials up-to-date on board
activities and school district needs."?
5 responses
Not Important
52%
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
20%
20%
Our board understands the need to influence statewide legislation and works diligently to
develop a positive relationship with local members of the General Assembly.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
20%
Agree
Strongly Agree
10%
How important is this to me: "Our board understands the need to influence statewide
legislation and works diligently to develop a positive relationship with local members of the
General Assembly."?
5 responses
Not important
45%
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Our board, collectively and Individually. regularly contacts legislators regarding their
position on important legislation.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
2%
Agree
$
Strongly Agree
20%
How important is this to me: "Our board, collectively and individually, regularly contacts
legislators regarding their position on important legislation."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Our board is represented at TSBA's Day on the Hill meeting.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "Our board is represented at TSBA's Day on the Hill
meeting."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
2%
Very Important
Essential
40%
20%
Budget/Finance -- The board understands the basic principles of school finance, including
state, federal and local sources of revenue.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The board understands the basic principles of school finance,
including state, federal and local sources of revenue."?
4 responses
Nol important
50M
Somewhal important
Important
Very important
Essential
25%
25%
The budget reflects the strategic plan and supports the district's goals and objectives for
student achievement and citizenship.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
40%
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
How important is this to me: "The budget reflects the strategic plan and supports the
district's goals and objectives for student achievement and citizenship."?
5 responses
Nol important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
The budget reflects the district's vision and mission,
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
42%
How important is this to me: "The budget reflects the district's vision and mission."?
5 responses
Not important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essenlial
40%
20%
The board requires proper accountability for the expenditure of school district funds.
5 responses
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
10%
Agree
Strongly Agree
60%
20%
How important is this to me: "The board requires proper accountability for the expenditure
of school district funds."?
5 responses
Not Important
Somewhal Important
Important
Very Important
Essential
20%
Please enter your name below.
5 responses
Ronald Gammons
Amy Bryant
Tim Hobbs
Vance Willis
Sleve Gianakos