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But an annual evaluation (along with ongoing informal feedback) helps the executive director understand management areas that need improvement, as well as operational areas where the board is insufficiently informed. A written evaluation also serves to document the executive director’s accomplishments, as well as unsatisfactory performance. A committee of the board (often the board officers or the governance committee) leads the evaluation process, reports on the evaluation to the entire board, and recommends the director’s salary for the next year. This committee should also handle other board actions related to the executive director.\nBecause the executive director acts both directly and indirectly through others to manage the organization, evaluating the executive director’s performance is inevitably linked to evaluating the agency’s performance as a whole.  As a result, many boards incorporate evaluation of the executive director into the annual review of organizational performance and goal setting for the coming year.\nA formal annual assessment provides a straightforward way for board members to provide feedback to the executive director and for the director to be aware of criteria that will be used in this evaluation. The Annual Assessment Questionnaire has two noteworthy shortcomings. First, it is based on the perceptions of board members, who frequently have very limited views of the executive director’s performance. Weak executives can hide performance problems from the board much more easily than from staff, clients, or funders. Second, the quantitative nature of the questionnaire tends to attribute the same level of importance to all activities, thereby allowing success with smaller tasks to compensate for a larger failure.   For example, if an executive director performs wonderful program and community work but has incurred a huge deficit, the problem will emerge only as one or two negative “grades” but will not affect the overall score.\nBecause of these shortcomings, you should use the Annual Assessment not as the evaluation itself, but as the starting point for a discussion on performance measurement. Boards need to discuss their sense of where the director and the agency are succeeding and which areas need more attention.\nRegardless of the evaluation process used, remember that executive directors need feedback all year round. Like any employee, executive directors need praise and acknowledgment for work well done, as well as immediate feedback when problems arise. In the best situations, the board president and officers have established good working relationships with the executive director and constant feedback flows in both directions.\n\u000f\nSAMPLE Executive Director Annual Performance Evaluation\nGuidelines for completing evaluations:\nEvaluation information will be kept in confidence by the Board. Individuals’ feedback will be aggregated and summarized by a Board representative. A summary with themes will be shared the ED and the Board; specific comments will not be attributed to any individual.\nIf you do not have sufficient information about the ED’s performance over the appraisal period, please mark N/A.\nIn reflecting on the ED’s performance, consider her/his overall performance rather than isolated incidents. Focus on broad themes and patterns of consistent behavior including her/his strengths, contributions to the organization, and challenges/areas that you would suggest for improvement or development.\nWhen providing comments, please use specific examples when possible.\nPlease prepare to spend about 20 minutes completing this evalua","cbCaiiyU28tD5Urp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiyU28tD5Urp","docx",28246,8,"English","# Overview\n## Purpose and governance role\n## Annual assessment process\n# Annual Assessment Questionnaire\n## Limitations and performance measurement discussion\n# Confidentiality and guidelines\n## Timing and scope\n## Confidence and aggregation of feedback\n# Rating scale\n## Gold Star to Significant Concerns\n# Evaluation sections\n## Organizational Expectations\n## Executive Director Position Expectations\n## Additional Comments","[{\"question\":\"Why do boards conduct an annual executive director evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"Annual evaluation, supported by ongoing informal feedback, helps the executive director understand where management and operational improvement is needed. 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