Policy for the Evaluation of the Library Director

The Board of Trustees will evaluate the Library Director annually per the process below.

Step 1: The Personnel Committee (or similar committee) will distribute the Library Director Evaluation Form to the Board of Trustees in January.

All Board members will complete the evaluation form and forward the completed form to the Committee within three weeks.

Simultaneously, the Library Director will complete the same form as a self-evaluation. The Director's _self-evaluation will include a review of the current year's goals and recommendations for the coming year. 

Step 2: Once all forms are returned to the Committee, but no later than the February Board Meeting, they will generate three documents: 

  1. The Committee will collect all responses and make one compiled version.
  2. The Committee will compare the compiled Board responses to the Director's self-evaluation and identify strengths and weaknesses.
  3. The Committee will write an executive summary outlining the Director's strengths and weaknesses as identified in the evaluations.

Step 3: The three documents outlined in Step 2 will be presented to the Board of Trustees in Executive Session for discussion and comments at the February board meeting. 

Step 4: The Committee will incorporate Board comments and suggestions as necessary in the summary. 

Step 5: No later than the March Board meeting, the Board President and at least one member of the Committee will present the evaluation to the Library Director. The Library Director will present any comments or concerns back to the Board in writing. These comments will be placed in his/her personnel file. 

Step 6: The Library Director will revise the following year's goals as needed based on the discussion conducted in Step 5. Finalized goals will be provided to the Board of Trustees no later than the April Board meeting. 

Step 7: A mid-year evaluation will be conducted in early July by the Board President, one or more Committee members and the Library Director. The purpose of this mid-year evaluation is to reevaluate the appropriateness of the Library Director's goals and assess progress toward meeting those goals. The Board President and/or Committee member will share a summary of the evaluation with the Committee and any necessary goal updates as appropriate. If the Committee recommends updates to the Library Director's goals, those updates will be shared with the Board at the September Board meeting. 

 

Adopted 9/18/2003, Revised 2/15/2018