Superintendent’s Radar
January-June 2013
The following list of monthly reminders is the result of the brainstorming efforts from January’s mentoring meeting. You can access the original document at
You can also find an additional list(courtesy of NWAEA) at
January/February:
Prepare the board for collective bargaining.
Budget Plan & Projections (Specifically Reduction Plans)
Prepare for Negotiations meeting
Insurance numbers
Negotiations deadlines waiver
Part-Time employee determinations (future planning for health care)
District Calendar
Consider staff needs for upcoming year
Winter State Reporting
Facilities and summer projects
Review Supt Evaluations.
Approve staffing plan
Iowa Assessments to get scores back before end of year
Attendance center boundaries
Check the weather
Mid year review with admin team
Trip to Jamaica to golf (and spend time with significant other)
AASA National Conference
Registration
- Kindergarten and Preschool
Legislative lobbying (consider establishing legislative lobbying committee--early fall)
ISFLC
Attend Budget workshop
Bus bids
Food service rebidding
Property valuation updates
March:
Budget Process
Teacher Evaluations/Reductions
Staffing picture
Communicate to my administrative team my expectations for attendance at and participation in graduation
Staffing decisions
SIAC Meeting
Registration materials for next year
Schedules for next year
Sharing agreements with neighboring districts (talks)
Handbook changes (meetings)
Possible hiring (advertising)
Iowa Assessment (communication of 2nd assessment scores)
Mediation
Transportation needs
Kindergarten Roundup
Analyze budget
April:
Schedule and attend education celebrations.
Publication of budget hearing
Certify budget (April 15th)
Terminations
Contract negotiations
POs for next year
Summer work projects and maintenance
Curriculum adoptions- ordering for next year
Meet and confer
Hiring season
Open enrollment for insurance
District Professional Development Plan - process
Summer staff development
Summer curriculum writing
Hiring Process/Staff Reduction
Administrators evaluations
ESY coordination
Checking graduates (update list)
Finalizing goals for the following year
Make cuts to 279 contracts by April 30th. Admin by May 15th.
End of year reports for directors
Plan end of year staff recognition ceremony
Golf
Prom
Analyze student learning data
Analyze walkthrough data for the year
May:
Honor retirees
Graduation
End of the school year
Hiring process
Building projects
Contracts
Summer sporting events
Orders
Summer Help
Professional Development
Summer School
Driver’s Ed.
Summer breakfast and lunch programs
Planning personal summer activities
Summative evaluations with principals
Goal setting process
Analyze testing data
Finalize year end report to the community
Plan for a possible school board retreat during the summer
Teacher Appreciation Week
Board framework for next year’s meetings
Board recognition
- School Board Appreciation Week
Graduation
Project Easier
June:
Plan Administrative Retreat for August or July
Summer Maintenance Schedules
Summative Evaluations of Principals
Finish up hiring
Curriculum Work
Curriculum Writing
Administrative Calendar
Summer Cleaning
Vacation
Admin Contracts
Bus maintenance
End of Fiscal Year
Start of Summer School
Golf
State reports
Handbooks
Online registrations
Student achievement board reports
Update strategic plan
Board Policy Updates
C-Plan work
Continue to plan for site visit
Possible school board retreat depending when you do these
Ongoing (monthly):
Local Administrative Meetings
Union Reps
Business Manager
Board President (Regular communication either through meeting or conversation)
Department Heads
CSIP
PD Team
Special Education Personnel
Regional Superintendent Meetings
Committee meetings if operating under a committee structure
Meeting with Maintenance Director
State Reports
Visit Classrooms
Focus on student learning
TQ committee
SIAC committee
Managing the external environment
Reading vast number of thank you cards!
Community visibility
Monthly newsletter
Website updates
PD of staff and administration
Hiring staff
Policy Review
Coffee in buildings or out in community
Board agenda