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2017 TASA SCHOOL BOARD

AWARDS CRITERIA

1 Functions as a policy-making body

• policies established or revised by the board in the last two years
• evaluation time and support allowed for new board policies prior to making judgments and alterations
• active school board support for the superintendent and other school personnel in carrying out policies
• input from professional staff and/or patrons into the policy-making process
2 Adherence to adopted board policies

• formal procedures for initiating, adopting, or changing board policies
• frequency of policy review, including last date of review and revision
• procedure for updating and maintaining policy book
• board decisions based on policy statements that have been implemented when such action was opposed by
others
• availability of board policies to district personnel and the community
3 Support for educational performance in accordance

with state-established standards

• descriptive data that profiles student performance and gains in student performance
• evidence of support for programs that contribute to high performance at district and campus levels
• examples of recognition received for educational performance
• trends in student performance and evidence of support for efforts to correct deficiencies in student performance

4 Support for educational improvement projects and

school transformation initiatives approval of long-

range plans for curriculum design and revisions and

other phases of the academic program

• evidence of technology integrated into the learning process
• support for innovative programs initiated by the district
• evidence of student engagement
• evidence of exemplary student performance
• evidence of long-term planning for school improvement
• support for bond elections, facility planning, and other district improvement plans