Although school board members said they spend more time than in the past on student achievement, when it comes to evaluating superintendents, their first priority is a smooth relationship with their districts’ top official.
| What board members focus on in assessing superintendent performance | |||||
| Very important | Somewhat important | Occasionally important | Not important | Observations | |
| Relationship with school board | 86.4% | 12.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 784 |
| Morale of system teachers and administrators | 80.5 | 16.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 781 |
| Safety of district students | 79.6 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 785 |
| System and facility management | 67.9 | 27.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 783 |
| District performance on standardized measures | 65.7 | 29.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 781 |
SOURCE: National School Boards Association
