Recommendation 3: Governance

Recommendation Managers

Kathryn Chontos, Area Superintendent: Western Region

Donald Haydon, Chief Facilities and Operations Officer

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Strategic Directive

Linked to Systems and Structures

The Auditors Recommended:

“Develop, revise, and adopt board policies and administrative regulations to communicate governance expectations, provide adequate direction to employees, and establish a framework for accountability regarding curriculum management and related functions of the district.” (p. 354)

What This Means To The Community:

The auditors found that the Wake County Public School System board policies and administrative regulations and procedures should be improved to provide control and overall direction for the district in curriculum management efforts. Specifically, adequate policies are needed to direct:

Long-range planning
Expectations of personnel through job descriptions
Design and delivery of a comprehensive, district-wide curriculum
Establishment of connectivity in curriculum design and delivery and curriculum program alignment.
A plan for staff development

Individual Action Steps

A3.1 Assist board in development/revision of board policies. (p. 355)

G3.4 Direct the Superintendent to expand administrative regulations.

A3.2 Expand the development of administrative regulations. (p. 355)

G3.3 Revise Board Policy 3040 - Site-based Management.

A3.3 Develop administrative regulations regarding site-based decision-making (p. 356) (this refers to the policy item G3.3).

A3.4 Develop and add a cross-reference index (by topic) to policy manual. (p. 356)
A3.5 Add a “searchable by word” feature to the online policy manual. (p. 356)
A3.6 Implement a systematic process of informing and training staff of changes in policy. (p. 356)
A3.7 Hold all employees responsible for the implementation of all board policies and regulations through performance evaluations. (p. 356)

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Light gray text indicates completed items.
Item numbers that begin with "A" are action steps assigned to staff by the CMA.
Item numbers that begin with "G" are action steps assigned to the Board of Education by the CMA, that the Board has reassigned to staff.
Items bounded by a thin box are being treated by staff as a single action step.