Evaluation of BPE. Both parties are committed to the achievement of the goals set forth in the Accountability Plan, as approved by DESE. The Parties recognize that ongoing feedback from the Board of Trustees to BPE regarding BPE’s performance is in the mutual best interest of the parties. Thus, in addition to the annual written evaluation noted below, the Board Chair(s) shall share ideas for improvement and/or concerns with the BPE Executive Director or his/her designee as part of their regularly scheduled periodic verbal communication, which occurs at least quarterly. The parties assume the majority of feedback to BPE from the Board will be provided through this forum. Additionally, the Board, at any time, shall document any serious concerns about BPE’s actions that may be limiting progress towards goals set forth in the Accountability Plan, if such concerns have arisen, and submit such documentation to BPE. BPE shall have thirty (30) days to submit a formal documented response, including when appropriate a remediation plan, to the Board of Trustees. At least once per year, BPE and the Board of Trustees will complete a formal written evaluation of BPE’s performance as a school management organization with respect to DSNCS. The evaluation will be based upon a template and format for input jointly agreed to by the Board Chair and the Executive Director of BPE. The Board of Trustees shall have final approval over the template and format of the evaluation. The evaluation will include, at a minimum, an assessment of BPE’s performance against DSNCS’s approved Accountability Plan. The evaluation will be designed to ensure that at least once per year, the Board of Trustees can utilize the Accountability Plan to determine whether the School is achieving its goals related to academic success, organizational viability, and faithfulness to its Charter, set forth in the Accountability Plan and to evaluate operational support described herein. On an annual basis, the written evaluation report will be presented to the Board of Trustees for discussion and approval. The written evaluation of BPE’s performance will be conducted after the conclusion of each school year no later than July 30.
