Consult School Board of Education Policy for guidance on when each component must be completed. Use any of the four townships Board of Education policies:
Jersey City, NJ
Newark, NJ
Paterson, NJ
Camden, NJ
Consider the timeline as a document you will share with your building principals and classified supervisors for your expectations for their work regarding personnel decisions. As superintendent, you are the connection to the Board of Education so be sure the time frames are what you need to meet their expectations according to Board Policy and practice.
Include the following components:
Hiring
-when will job posting be made
-when will interviews be conducted
-at what point will hires be recommended to the board of education
Personnel Evaluation
-when do you expect to be notified of performance concerns with individual employees
-when do you share that information with the board of education
-when will observations occur
-when will final evaluations be completed
-when will recommendations be made to you to recommend to the school board
Termination of Contract
-Detail the specific steps that must be followed
Collective Bargaining
-When will preparation for bargaining begin
-When will official sessions being and end
-When will contracts be offered
-When will letters of agreement be issued