School Board Development Questionnaire (SBDQ)

A significant role of the superintendent is to provide professional development to board members related to their roles and responsibilities.

Conflict between superintendents and school boards is due to a lack of understanding in the responsibilities of each position.

The superintendent facilitated board training in the establishment of board policy.

Individuals who fit the norms, values, and beliefs of the school district are hired for the superintendency.

Poor understanding of board member and superintendent roles leads to superintendent job turnover.

The superintendent facilitated board training in academic standards and assessment.

Development of board policy is the school boards responsibility.

The superintendent facilitated board training in the board’s role of being advocates for students and schools to the community.

The superintendent facilitated board training in the evaluation process of the superintendent.

Superintendent evaluation practices are intended to reward effective practices.

The superintendent facilitated board training in the development of a board team.

The superintendent facilitated board training in developing and implementing a communications plan for handling complaints.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding policy development.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the importance of a district vision.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the district’s organizational structure.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the assessment and accountability system.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in planning programs to support at-risk students.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in developing positive image for the schools in the community.

Superintendent evaluation practices reward apolitical norms of behavior.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in planning employee salary and benefits to retain good teachers.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in handling parent complaints by using the board policy for communications.

As a superintendent, I have assisted board members in achieving good relationships with fellow board members.

Governance is the shared responsibility of the school board and the superintendent.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the board’s role in promoting student achievement.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in developing working relationships with other board members.

I believe that politics do not fit within accepted superintendent norms of behavior.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the board’s role in attracting and retaining teachers.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the board’s role in minority recruitment for personnel.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the legal relationship between the school board and school-based decision-making councils.

Board-superintendent conflict has resulted in a shortage of applicants for superintendent vacancies.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the state’s testing program (CATS).

High-stakes testing such as CATS and NCLB have resulted in increased superintendent turnover.

As superintendent, I have assisted board members in understanding the relationships of the board to other agencies such as cooperatives and government agencies.

Exposure to effective school board members as role models influences how I practice school administration.

My school district has a formal training program for school board members.