Board records ‘satisfactory’ ratings across superintendent evaluation categories
March 13, 2026 | RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34, School Districts, North Dakota
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The Richardton-Taylor 34 School Board conducted its superintendent-evaluation item and approved 'satisfactory' ratings across the evaluation categories by a series of motions and voice votes.
Staff (S8) described how other districts conduct evaluations and advised the board to take separate motions of 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory' for each evaluation area, followed by a roll call if required. "As a board, you would look through where everybody scored... and then for, like, number 1, general administration, we would need a motion of satisfactory or unsatisfactory just for that general administration," S8 said.
The board then moved and approved 'satisfactory' ratings in sequence for general administration, fiscal management, policy implementation, instructional program, public relations, professionalism and personal characteristics. Each category was moved, seconded and passed by voice vote on the record.
Why it matters: the evaluation documents performance across management and instructional categories and creates the formal record the district uses for personnel and oversight. S8 told the board other districts take separate motions for each category to ensure clarity and allow roll-call recording if needed.
What happens next: the board's votes create an official evaluation record for the superintendent for the current review period, and staff will follow up with the final documentation consistent with district procedures.
Board action recorded: multiple motions marking each evaluation area as 'satisfactory'; voice votes carried.
Staff (S8) described how other districts conduct evaluations and advised the board to take separate motions of 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory' for each evaluation area, followed by a roll call if required. "As a board, you would look through where everybody scored... and then for, like, number 1, general administration, we would need a motion of satisfactory or unsatisfactory just for that general administration," S8 said.
The board then moved and approved 'satisfactory' ratings in sequence for general administration, fiscal management, policy implementation, instructional program, public relations, professionalism and personal characteristics. Each category was moved, seconded and passed by voice vote on the record.
Why it matters: the evaluation documents performance across management and instructional categories and creates the formal record the district uses for personnel and oversight. S8 told the board other districts take separate motions for each category to ensure clarity and allow roll-call recording if needed.
What happens next: the board's votes create an official evaluation record for the superintendent for the current review period, and staff will follow up with the final documentation consistent with district procedures.
Board action recorded: multiple motions marking each evaluation area as 'satisfactory'; voice votes carried.
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