"Don't have a shareable Word version, but I found the SuperEval version worked well in certain browsers (not in Explorer)."

"We have one every year and it is held in one of our schools but is hosted by the PTA and the League of Women Voters. The PTA gathers questions from the community in advance and select questions from those are posed to all candidates by the League…"

"Our district has a dedicated Safety and Security coordinator. He is a contracted employee through the firm we used for our safety and security audit and bond. Responsibilities include: conduct daily assessments of our security operations,…"

"The board president stands on stage and shakes hands with (or at least acknowledges) graduates and gives a short speech."

"Thank you for this question. In our district BOE tours or access to buildings has been minimal. Pre-Covid the Board would be invited to one or two school buildings each year for a tour with principal. That stopped with Covid. We have requested a…"

"We resumed in-person meetings in June, after confirming that all trustees were in agreement with the change. Like Robbin, we have faced issues at 2 meetings with attendees from the public who refused to wear a mask. In both instances they disrupted…"

"The comments here are very helpful. As a new board president, I have also been looking for ways to ensure we are being very intentional in the setting of our agenda, and that the BOE trustees are equitably involved in the goal setting process along…"

"While I've been on the Board there have been multiple principal hires in addition to Director of Special Ed and Asst Supt. Our Board does not meet with candidates for leadership positions during the interview process, only after the Superintendent…"

"Somers is beginning school on Sept 1 to accommodate the holiday observance. School will be closed 9/6-8."

"I believe that we are board members and have been elected to represent our constituents. However, a survey regarding school climate asking all stakeholders can be very helpful in trying to assess where the district is on certain issues that are of…"

"Thank you Tracy. We currently do not have a survey like that in place, but that is exactly what I was getting at. I realize now my wording did not make that clear- not a survey specifically regarding the superintendent but a general survey."

"We have an annual survey to assess the "health" of the school. It is filled out by staff, students, and parents. The results are reviewed by the Building level teams. We believe that is an effective way to stay abreast of perceptions. What you…"

"Absolutely not. The Board oversees the superintendent and makes those decisions. It’s a slippery slope to include the community. I believe that’s an unwise practice."

"Our Superintendent sought community and staff feedback via a survey on her own. We ( board and superintendent) have discussed a climate survey as a district initiative but have not moved forward on this. We have also worked to clear any obstacles in…"

"Thank you for feedback. To be clear, this was a procedural practice question and not coming from any place of personal concern about any of our district staff. I fully understand that it is the responsibility of the BOE to evaluate/hire/renew…"

"No, The superintendent works for the Board the board members work for the community. The relationship of the board and the superintendent and the superintendent with the admin team are the most important."