Annual salary of $225,951 will be reviewed at end of school year
Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent
The School Board of District 205 has extended the contract of Dr. David Moyer for two years to June 30, 2020. The annual salary of $225,951 will be reviewed at the end of the school year.
Board president Shannon Ebner stated that Dr. Moyer is a visionary leader who is committed to raising the bar and closing the achievement gap for all students.
“He believes this is public education’s moral imperative,” she said. “And we concur.”
Ebner noted that the Board has adopted Student Achievement Action Plans and the related Community Compact in August, at which time Dr. Moyer stated, “Nothing is possible until the entire organization believes the moral imperative that all students can learn.”
Beyond that Ebner said Dr. Moyer believes that the best way to improve student achievement is to mentor teachers and administrators with the goal of increasing learning capacity in the classroom.
“He is also committed to improving formative assessment and increasing student rigor and engagement,” Ebner said.
Over the past year and a half, Ebner said the Board has received feedback from both staff and community.
“Feedback came in a variety of forms,” she said. “Ours is an involved community and change is always difficult especially for the change agent. Together we have stretched and grown.
“Following a thorough analysis of his work over the past 20 months, we are more than satisfied that he has demonstrated progress toward meeting the District’s Key Performance Indicators and outcomes for all students as reflected in the annual student achievement objectives which are consistent with the District Operational Plan and our current research.”
“We’ve had some difficult issues that we as a community, have faced,” Emily Bastedo said. “I think Dr. Moyer is leading this district to provide an education product for our kids that is second to none.”
Karen Stuefen noted that the hallmark of a great leader is the group that surrounds him.
“It’s not just the administration,” she said. “It’s the teachers and the staff working together. And the community is an important piece of that, too.
“We want to get back to being the district that other districts come to for best practices and leading the charge.”
Dr. Margaret Harrell commented that “the role of a leader is to have and consider all that information as we move forward.”
Dr. Moyer responded that, “This isn’t, never was, about me.”
