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At the School Board meeting on June 11, 2024, the Board of School Directors confirmed that Dr. Lesniewski has completed his goals for the 2023 - 2024 school year in a satisfactory manner.  The motion passed with a 8-0 vote.

Superintendent Goals for 2022-2023 School Year

Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski

July 1, 2022

At the School Board meeting on June 6, 2023, the Board of School Directors confirmed that Dr. Lesniewski has completed his goals for the 2022 - 2023 school year in a satisfactory manner.  The motion passed with a 9-0 vote.

Goal 1

Student Growth / Achievement

• To work with principals and department directors / supervisors to successfully implement the COVID Learning Loss Programs that will be implemented during the 22-23 school year. 
• To monitor the year 1 implementation of the Covey Leadership Program for both students and staff. 

Goal 2

Organizational Leadership

• To be as visible as possible in my role as superintendent within the organization and community.  
• I will conduct a minimum of 10 classroom observations in the elementary building and 10 classroom observations in the secondary building.
• Will also attend after school activities whenever possible.  

Goal 3

District Operations and Financial Management

• To work directly with the business administrator to monitor the current budget and to create the 23-24 budget. 
• Will lead PASD through Phases 2 and 3 of our Capital Improvement Study and ESSER Funded Capital Improvements. 

Goal 4

Communication and Community Relations

• Will continue to implement procedures that enable all district electronic / social media communication processes to be current and up-to-date.
• The PASD Superintendent Parent Council will meet 2 times during the school year to have open communication with my office.
• Will attend PAES PTO leadership meetings 2 times during the school year. 
• Will conduct 4 meetings of the PASD SAC (Superintendent Academic Council) with teachers/administrators from both PAHS and PAES to discuss current and future academic issues/needs.
• The PASD Support Staff Council that will meet 4 times during the year to maintain open lines of communication.

Human Resources Management

• Will meet with all district operational directors on a monthly basis.
• Will meet with the teachers’ union leadership once per month.
• Will meet with the support staff union leadership once per month. 
• The PASD COVID Planning Committee will meet if necessary during the 22-23 school year. 

Goal 6

Professionalism

• Will attend appropriate out of district professional development activities using electronic communications when possible.   

Superintendent Goals for 2021-2022 School Year

Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski

July 1, 2021

At the School Board meeting on June 7, 2022, the Board of School Directors confirmed that Dr. Lesniewski has completed his goals for the 2021 - 2022 school year in a satisfactory manner.  The motion passed with a 8-0 vote.

Goal 1

Student Growth / Achievement

• To work with principals and department directors / supervisors to successfully implement the COVID Learning Loss Programs that will be implemented during the 21-22 school year. 
• To monitor the implementation of year one of the PAHS IPAD project for all PAHS students.
• Will conduct 4 meetings of the PASD SAC (Superintendent Academic Council) with teachers / administrators from both PAHS and PAES to discuss current and future academic issues / needs. 

Goal 2

Organizational Leadership

• To be as visible as possible in my role as superintendent within the organization and community.  
• I will conduct a minimum of 10 classroom observations in the elementary building and 10 classroom observations in the secondary building.
• Will also attend after school activities whenever possible.  

Goal 3

District Operations and Financial Management

• To work directly with the business administrator to monitor current budget and to create the 22-23 budget. 
• Will lead the district through the Phases 2 and 3 of our Capital Improvement Study. 
• Will work with PSBA to update current district policies. 

Goal 4

Communication and Community Relations

• Will continue to implement procedures that enable all district electronic / social media communication processes current and up-to-date. 
• The PASD Superintendent Parent Council that will meet three times during the school year to have open communication with my office. 
• Will attend PAES PTO leadership meetings 4 times during the school year. 

Goal 5

Human Resources Management

• Will meet with all district operational directors on a monthly basis.
• Will meet with the teachers’ union leadership once per month.
• Will meet with the support staff union leadership once per month. 
• The PASD Support Staff Council that will meet three times during the year to maintain open lines of communication. 
• The PASD Teacher Council will meet three times during the school year to maintain open lines of communication with my office.
• The PASD COVID Planning Committee will meet when necessary during the 21-22 school year. 

Goal 6

Professionalism

• Will attend appropriate out of district professional development activities using electronic communications when possible.   

Superintendent Goals for 2020-2021 School Year

Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski

July 1, 2020

Goal 1

Student Growth / Achievement

• To work with principals and department directors / supervisors to successfully implement the PDE COVID-19 instructional plan for the 20-21 school year being flexible to meet all possible student needs. 
• To monitor the implementation of year one of the PAHS iPad project (teacher training).
• Will conduct 5 meetings of the PASD SAC (Superintendent Academic Council) with teachers / administrators from both PAHS and PAES to discuss current and future academic issues / needs, if appropriate based on COVID-19 requirements. 

Goal 2

Organizational Leadership

• To be as visible as possible in my role as superintendent within the organization and community.  
• I will conduct a minimum of 10 classroom observations in the elementary building and 10 classroom observations in the secondary building. Along with these 10 observations, I will also conduct a separate walkthrough observation for each teacher I observe based on COVID requirements during the school year. 
• Will also attend after school activities at a rate of two per week based on COVID-19 requirements. 

Goal 3

District Operations and Financial Management

• To work directly with the business administrator to monitor current budget and to create the 21-22 budget.
• Will lead the district through the Phase 2 of our Capital Improvement Study. 
• Will work with PSBA to update current district policies. 

Goal 4

Communication and Community Relations

• Will continue to implement procedures that enable all district electronic / social media communication processes current and up-to-date. 
• The PASD Superintendent Parent Council that will meet every other month to open lines of communication with my office, if possible under COVID restrictions. 
• Will attend PAES PTO leadership meetings once every other month, if possible under COVID requirements.  

Goal 5

Human Resources Management

• Will meet with all district operational directors on a monthly basis.
• Will meet with the teachers’ union leadership once per month.
• Will meet with the support staff union leadership once per month. 
• The PASD Support Staff Council that will meet every other month to open lines of communication with my office, if possible under COVID restrictions. 
• The PASD Teacher Council that will meet every other month to open lines of communication with my office, if possible under COVID restrictions. 

Goal 6

Professionalism

• Will attend appropriate out of district professional development activities using electronic communications when possible.

Superintendent Goals for 2018-2019 School Year

Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski

July 1, 2018

At the School Board meeting on June 11, 2019, the Board of School Directors confirmed that Dr. Lesniewski has completed his goals for the 2018-2019 school year in a satisfactory manner.  The motion passed with a 7-0 vote.

Goal 1

Student Growth / Achievement

• To work with principals and department directors / supervisors to develop building goals to increase student achievement on state tests and local assessments. The measurement for the goal would be an increase of 2% of the overall PASD PSSA results as compared to the 2017-2018 school year.

Goal 2

Organizational Leadership

• To be as visible as possible in my role as superintendent within the organization and community.
• I will visit all classrooms in the district at the start of the school year to enable staff and students to be able to get to understand my leadership priorities. I will conduct a minimum of 10 classroom observations in the elementary building and 10 classroom observations in the secondary building.
• Will also attend after school activities at a rate of two per week.
• Improved positive engagement as viewed by administrators / teachers / staff measured by the Superintendent Survey.

Goal 3

District Operations and Financial Management

• To work directly with the business administrator to monitor current budget and to create the 19-20 budget.
• Will lead the district through the final completion of the stadium project.
• Will lead the district through the first year of having all student buildings on one campus..
• Will update two school district school board policies per month.

Goal 4

Communication and Community Relations

• Will continue to implement procedures that keeps all district electronic media communication process current and up to date.

Goal 5

Human Resources Management

• Will meet with all district operational directors on a monthly basis.
• Will complete the update process of all current district job descriptions to meet current federal and state requirements.
• Lead the negotiations for the Support Personnel Contract which expires June 30, 2018.
• Lead the process to create a new MOU for Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Administrative Assistant to the Business Administrator and Administrative Assistant for Payroll which expires on June 30, 2019.
• Lead the process to update the Athletic Department Staff Salary Schedule with expires at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.
• Lead the process to create a new contract for the Business Administrator position which expires on June 30, 2019.

Goal 6 Professionalism

• Will build appropriate school community trust via appropriate actions and communication processes.
• Will attend appropriate out of district professional development activities.

Superintendent Goals for 2017-2018 School Year

Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski

July 1, 2017

At the School Board meeting on June 12, 2018, the Board of School Directors confirmed that Dr. Lesniewski has completed his goals for the 2017-2018 school year in a satisfactory manner.

Goal 1

Student Growth / Achievement

• To work with principals and department directors / supervisors to develop building goals to increase student achievement on state tests and local assessments.

• To be as visible as possible in my role as superintendent within the organization and community.  
• I will visit all classrooms in the district at the start of the school year to enable staff and students to be able to get to understand my leadership priorities.  I will conduct a minimum of 1 classroom observations in each elementary building and four classroom observations in each secondary building.  
• Will also attend after school activities at a rate of two per week.

Goal 3

District Operations and Financial Management

• To work directly with the business administrator to monitor current budget and to create the 18-19 budget.
• Will lead the district through the completion of the stadium project.  
• Will lead the district through the first year of the district consolidation process.
• Will update two school district school board policies per month.  

Goal 4

Communication and Community Relations

• Will continue to implement procedures that keeps all district electronic media communication process current and up to date.   

Goal 5

Human Resources Management

• Will meet with all district operational directors on a monthly basis.
• Will update all current district job descriptions to meet current federal and state requirements.
• Lead the negotiations for the Support Personnel Contract which expires June 30, 2018.  

Goal 6

Professionalism

• Will build appropriate school community trust via appropriate actions and communication processes.
• Will complete PASA’s three-part New Superintendent’s Academy.
• Will attend appropriate out of district professional development activities.