Board adopts positive summary evaluation of Superintendent Lori Putnam

The District 742 Board adopted the 2024–25 public summary evaluation for Superintendent Dr. Lori Putnam. Board Member Natalie Copeland presented the public summary, praising Putnam’s leadership, strategic system alignment, and focus on distributed leadership and communication. The written summary cited Putnam’s selection as the 2025 Minnesota Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year and her election as chair‑elect of the same organization. The evaluation highlighted accomplishments the board attributed to Putnam’s leadership: aligning school improvement plans across departments, building leadership capacity across the district, and consistent, values‑driven communications that the board said aided the Apollo referendum campaign. Board members expressed appreciation for Putnam’s responsiveness and delegation. Putnam thanked the board and commended the executive team for their day‑to‑day support. The board moved and approved adoption of the public evaluation report by roll call. Why it matters: Superintendent evaluations are the board’s formal review of district leadership and inform strategic direction and board–superintendent relations. Outcome: The public summary evaluation was adopted by board vote; no personnel or compensation actions were presented as part of the public summary.