Rock Hill School Board Retreat Evaluation Results

	May Retreat Meeting Evaluation
	DIRECTIONS: By evaluating our past meeting performance, we can discover ways to make future meetings shorter and more productive. Check each item "Very Good" or "Adequate " or "Needs Improvement. " If you check "Needs Improvement, " include suggestions for improvement.
		Date:	Wednesday, May 08, 2013
	94%	Our discussion was cordial and well balanced (not dominated by just a few members).
		Comments: No comments
	89%	Participation was encouraged
		Comments: No comments
	89%	Meeting topics will help the board plan for the future.
		Comments: Let us know where we are and where we need to go.
	60%	Our meeting room was comfortable and conducive to discussion and decision making.
		Comments: We need to  be sure internet is working properly for everyone involved before meetings now that we are using iPads. Room was great!
My favorite discussion was…….. Because…..
Board Decorum because it will help have more productive meetings. Discussion was cordial and well balanced - hope this will keep the board on task.  Board Decorum - let us know what needs tweeking. Academic progress evaluation. Discussion of transient populations. The tension between our undisputed goals of academic progress verses measuring other goals - parent/community which is important but question as to whether Board priority.
My suggestions for future board retreats are...
Always include some  board development in each retreat. Have everything that will be handed to us as paper sent to us digitally, even if just before meeting. I need a place to report about the SCSEA Board Meeting. We need more time to discuss these topics. I would like for us to work on all the topics in more detail from the meeting. Common Core as it progresses. Budget - we did not mention it today but it is a crucial topic.