24 P.S. § 10-1073.1(8)(b.1)

The board of school directors shall post the mutually agreed to objective performance standards contained in the contract on the school district's publicly accessible Internet website. Upon completion of the annual performance assessment, the board of school directors shall post the date of the assessment and whether or not the Superintendent has met the agreed-to objective performance standards on the school district's publicly accessible Internet website.

The overall evaluation result will be one of the following: Distinguished, Proficient, Needs Improvement, or Failing and will be posted in the Fall of each year during the term of employment of the Superintendent.

For the 2024-2025 school year performance standards, incoming Superintendent Scott DeShong and Assistant Superintendent Niki Harvey (who served part of the school year as Acting Superintendent) were both evaluated as Distinguished based upon their contractual evaluations as AGSD Assistant Superintendents.  For information on the pertinent performance standards and criteria, as well as evaluation results, for Dr. DeShong and Dr. Harvey under the Assistant Superintendent performance standards, see:  https://www.avongrove.org/district/board-of-directors/assistant-superintendents-performance-standards.

For the 2025-2026 school year, the following are the objective performance standards as agreed to by Superintendent DeShong and the Avon Grove Board of School Directors. Ratings will be posted in the fall following the school year’s conclusion.

Standard 1: Shared Vision
The Superintendent will promote student success and create and sustain an organizational vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.

Standard 2: Culture of Learning
The Superintendent will promote student success by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning.

Standard 3: Decision-Making
The Superintendent will promote student success by accessing and using appropriate data to inform decision-making.

Standard 4: Management
The Superintendent will promote student success by ensuring the management of resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.

Standard 5: Family and Community
The Superintendent will promote student success by collaborating, communicating, engaging, and empowering others inside and outside of the organization to pursue excellence in learning.

Standard 6: Ethics
The Superintendent will promote student success by operating in a fair and equitable manner with personal and professional integrity.

Standard 7: Advocacy
The Superintendent will promote student success by advocating for children and public education in larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts.

Standard 8: Personal and Professional Growth
The Superintendent will promote student success by supporting the professional growth of self and others through practice and inquiry.