## School Board Self-Evaluation ## School District and Evaluation Year 2025 ## Edina 2021 ## Edina ## Gail Gilman ## Director of Strategic Planning and Board Leadership ## Minnesota School Boards Association ## 1900 West Jefferson Avenue ## St. Peter, MN 56082-3015 Office: 507-934-2450 or 800-324-4459 Desk: 507-934-8130 Cell: 507-720-4783 Fax: 507-931-1515 ggilman@mnmsba.org Prepared by: ## School Board Self-Evaluation ## Framework for Governance ## Analyzing your Results: Looking at Data ## © Copyright 2025 Washington State School Directors' Association The School Board Self-Evaluation results reflect the collective responses of the board team (board members and superintendent). These results build a profile of the board’s work in five standards (Conduct and Ethics,Vision, Structure, Accountability, Advocacy, and Communication) of board practice proven to support student achievement. The data on the following page is organized in a color-coded, horizontal-stacked bar chart that shows the board team’s results at the level of the five standards. The explanation for the color code is just above the data chart. Start with the following page, which shows your district's aggregated data for each of the five standards. Identify standards that capture strengths, growth areas and or divergent perspectives, then work through the benchmarks and indicators for those standards. Here is a simple protocol for your use: Step 1: What do you see? • Describe what you see in the data, identify where it is located to the group. This is not about interpretation at this stage, only what you see. • List the descriptions on chart paper. Step 2: What does the data suggest? • Discuss what the data suggests and try to generate different interpretations. Ask clarifying questions of one another to increase clarity and understanding of one another’s perspectives. • List responses on the chart paper Step 3: Identify goal areas from the lists generated. Step 4: Build two to three goals using the S.M.A.R.T. goal framework. • S = Simple: Is it clear and easy to understand? • M = Measurable: Is it clear what the school board will use to indicate successful performance? • A = Achievable: Is it within the scope of the board’s sphere of control/responsibility? • R = Realistic: Will successful performance on this goal benefit the school district? • T = Time-bound: Is it clear what the school board will see and when? ## Measurable Progress for Goals Identified Above: ○ Indicates or signals change ○ Indicators can be assessed or observed ○ Examples include: → Measurements → Specific activities → Behavioral change → Shift or reallocation of school district resources MSBA believes your school district will find it beneficial to drill down to individual items under the benchmarks. If your board team would like to dig deeper into the School Board Self- Evaluation and data, MSBA provides an opportunity to use your evaluation data as an in- district in-service for a fee. Duri…