1. How did the school board develop these goals?
We have objectives in general for what we would like the school to do. We want everyone to graduate, for example. We try to build on past performance. The goals that we have right now are essentially the same ones that have been there since 2007. We work hand in hand with the administration on developing the goals, and then it is their assignment to make sure the goals are met.

2. How do you measure successful completion of the goals?
One of the things we have to consider when we’re getting goals is SMART goals — Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound goals. It’s pretty easy for us to tell if we have 95 percent graduation rate or if we are in the top 5 percent of PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Examination) scores. We also use the Interactive Illinois Report Card which is a clearinghouse for test score and financial information. It’s a lot of the same information we include in our annual report for parents.

3. What role does the public have in holding the superintendent accountable for the goals?
The role of the public is to elect an effective school board that will hold the superintendent accountable. The burden is on the board to say what we’re going to do in the goals is what we actually get done.

4. How will public access to the goals influence how they are created in the future?
The public has always had access to our goals because they are incorporated in our policy manual. It is sound policy to do so. The manual is available to the public online at wwww.rbhs208.org. That’s something the board has done in the last two years to improve access and awareness to our goals and how we plan to achieve them.]