Superintendent Mark Rosekrans has received an “Effective” evaluation from the Charlotte Public Schools Board of Education. Board members voted unanimously Monday, March 11 to approve the evaluation, which was conducted in closed session during a special board of education meeting Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Rosekrans received a score of 83.25 percent — which rated him in 11 different categories — utilizing a Michigan Association of School Boards rubric system. Effective ratings range from 68 to 84 percent. Anything above 85 is considered highly effective.
Rosekrans received an 83.65 percent rating a year ago, earning a one-year extension on his contract, which expires in June of 2018. The school board chose not to vote on Rosekrans’ extension at this time. Board president Mike Bruce said that the board wanted to take more time before making that decision, with a number of budget issues to discuss between now and June.
“It was a pretty intense process,” Bruce said of this year’s evaluation. “We spent about two and a half hours as a board before spending another two hours with Mark.”
Bruce said he encouraged board members to go into the evaluation process understanding that they were rating Rosekrans on a full 12-months in the position.
“This is not just about what has happened in the past 35 to 40 days,” Bruce said, referring to controversy surrounding resigned basketball coach Steve Ernst.
Bruce admitted the situation caused Rosekrans to score 13 percentage points lower in Community Relations than he did a year ago. Community Relations, though, accounts for only 5 percent of the total evaluation. Rosekrans received a 75 percent rating on Student Growth and Achievement, which carries the most weight in the evaluation at 25 percent of the total score. He also scored 75 percent on Student/Parent/Teacher feedback, which only represents 5 percent of the total score and 76 percent on Community Relations, which also only accounts for 5 percent of the total score.
Rosekrans showed slight improvement in Staff Relations and Business and Finance as compared to a year ago, earning 84 and 90 percent, respectively. The biggest area of growth was seen in Progress Toward the School Improvement Plan, where he scored an 88 percent in this evaluation compared to just 75 percent a year ago.
