The
Policy and Community Engagement Committee of the Board of Education of the
Review of Areas of
Committee Responsibility: The areas of responsibility for this committee were
reviewed. Committee members were
reminded that the only action committee members can take is to forward topics
on to the full board for approval.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TOPICS:
Review of Current PR
Plan:
The current Public Relations Plan, approved by the Board on July30, 2001,
including suggested revisions was reviewed.
Discussion points included:
The
annual realtor/media breakfast never really got off the ground. Committee members would like Mr. Swartz to
investigate ways to include the chamber of commerce and community
representatives in similar meetings.
The
goal is to change the Open Enrollment numbers to bring more students in
Commitment
to Excellence Awards – committee members would like to recognize staff members
more frequently. Mr. Swartz will gather
ideas from other communities as to how they recognize their staff.
Update on 2009 Character
Education Conference and Initiatives for the School Year: Mr. Swartz provided an
update on the June 2009 Character Education conference and noted that next
year’s conference may be held in a different location. The district will continue with the Families
of Character Program with minor changes in the criteria.
Legislative Update(s): The August 7, 2009 WASB Legislative Update was shared
with committee members, including the H1N1 virus guidelines.
Mr. Thompson noted that he
has talked with Russ Feingold’s office regarding funding sources for new
construction.
Volunteers in the
District:
There was extensive discussion on the need for and use of volunteers in the
district. Currently, there is no central location or person who coordinates
volunteers and resources. The Character
Education Adopt-A-Classroom program is one way individuals or groups can
provide assistance but the commitment is, at times, too large. Schools and teachers have needs/wants
throughout the year that community members could help with, but there is no
communication of such needs. Suggestions
discussed included:
District
website link
School
newsletters
Lists
of classroom needs
Mass
e-mail to families
Sun
Prairie’s STEP Program
Constantcontact.com
Use
of the Alert Now system
Student Recognition for 2009-10: Committee members agreed that Board recognition of
students should continue as it has in the past.
The use of Alumni Associations was briefly discussed.
GOAL SETTING / BOARD
STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
Identification of
2009-10 District/Board/Superintendent Goals: Board and
Administrative Team met on July 9, 2009 in special session to begin the work of
setting District/Board/Superintendent goals for 2009-10. The minutes from this meeting do not reflect
that any Board action was taken.
Committee discussion on the District, Board, and Superintendent goals
for 2009-2010 was extensive.
Following
the discussion, the committee agreed that the administrators will provide input
on goals at the next committee meeting.
It was also suggested that there would be five (5) District goals –
breaking #2 into four (4) separate goals each listing one of the four (4)
Strategic Plan Issues.
Under
Board goals, the word ‘positive’ will be added to goal #3 related to
communications with the public. Also
under Board goals, a goal will be added relating to the effectiveness of the
Character Education Program.
Mr.
Swartz will revise the goals as discussed, and measurements will be added at
the next committee meeting.
Identification of
2009-10 Board Staff Development Opportunities: Potential Board
development activities discussed include:
Professional
Learning Communities
Appropriate
use of emails
Technology
issues
Data
driven decision making (Pearson Inform, Pearson Benchmark)
Finance;
how schools are funded
It
was suggested that a board development meeting could be scheduled to take place
during the day.
Discussion of Possible
Topics for Future Meetings
Annual
realtor/media breakfast
Cell
phone use policy
Registration
process- paper vs. online
A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Pupanek, seconded by Mr. Buth. The motion passed on a voice vote.
ADJOURNMENT: 9:17 p.m.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Secretary,
Pati Fitzgerald