District Goals

Work session and discussion of District Goals

Main themes:

• Student Achievement
• Continuous Student Improvement – Strategic Planning
• Budget - Facilities
• 4K-8 Grade Configuration
• Curriculum / Instruction – Alignment with Standards
• Personnel
• Performance Management
• Educational Environment / Culture / Climate
• Communication

Amended Board Policy #151 – School Board Policy Adoption, Revision and Deletion. New policies may be adopted with a majority vote, but revisions or deletions require approval by at least two thirds of the members present.

Amended Board Policy #751 – Student Transportation Services. Allows for the district to recover costs for transportation of students to daycare facilities under some circumstances.

Discussed Superintendent Evaluation.

The Board conducted a variety of other board business, which can be found in the minutes on the district website.

Citizen Committees Eliminated

Susan Fox requested a motion that the Board would not establish standing committees for this year. MOTION: Susan Manning moved and Jessica Ace seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote of 5-1.

Susan Fox thanked the 12 citizens who applied for the committees, but it was not necessary to appoint any of them after they were eliminated.

Board directed the administration to draft language in the transportation policy to allow transportation to a daycare provider at no cost to the district.

The Board voted to accept recommendations 1-6 of the Ad Hoc Committee on 4K-8 Configuration (see previous post for details).

Superintendent Craig Gerlach requested that the district hire a part-time director of human resources. MOTION: Peter Sobol moved and Jason McCutchin seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

The Board conducted a variety of other board business, which can be found in the minutes on the district website.