Board of Education > Guiding Principles

All students, staff and the community are best served when the Board and administration:

• Listen and respect the opinions of each other through honest and open dialogue.
• Focus upon solutions to issues, rather than blame individuals.
• Plan, learn, and work as a team.
• Keep each other informed on issues and educational developments.
• Are prepared for every meeting.
• Represent the school district in a positive way.
• Respect the unique but separate roles of board and administration

Standards - Norms of Behavior

1. Analyze student achievement trends on the following on a monthly basis.
2. Solicit input from business partners regarding workforce needs and expectations
3. Include building administrators, building teacher leaders, and department directors when appropriate in order to build rapport and sense of “team”
4. Recognize student and staff successes at Board meetings
5. Plan Board learning for each meeting - Board member identified
6. Conduct yearly building visits
7. Schedule 2 Board retreats per year
8. Debrief after each school visit at next work session