CHIPPE WA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRIC T
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The Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District is one of western Wisconsin’s largest and most innovative school districts with more than 5,000 students. Our students enjoy highly trained and dedicated staff, cutting-edge
educational programming, and the support of strong parent and community partnerships. Students in our school district have access to expansive academic programming, Division 1 co-curricular opportunities, and award winning fine arts.
What is Governance?
Governance is a framework for the School Board to do its work, and to express clear expectations for organizational performance. High-performing Boards have a number of key characteristics in organizational excellence. They focus on outcomes, have a long-term vision, and create a culture of excellence at the policy level. Excellence in Board work also means systematically monitoring for results and organizational alignment.
As publicly-elected Board officials, one of the most important responsibilities of Board members is to communicate with the community. This ongoing dialogue is a whole-board function that creates opportunities for understanding among stakeholder groups and ensures open
discussion that informs Board members about the expectations of the community. The framework of governance establishes this Board responsibility in policy. The fast-paced environment of school reform may at times be confusing. The Board’s commitment to developing as a single-unit of control is more important than ever. As a part of Board governance, the Board annually sets a Board development calendar in order to make certain the Board is knowledgeable about current educational trends. The Board is the most important decision-making group of a school district. Governance is a legacy initiative that ensures consistent support of the school district’s vision.
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR A CHANGING TOMORROW
B OA R D o f E D U C AT I O N
MEGA RESULT Students will graduate prepared to succeed in post-secondary education and career with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors necessary to achieve their personal goals and contribute to the common good.
Concerns / Conflicts District-related concerns should be resolved at the closet level to the issue as possible. If further action is needed, concerns may be forwarded to the building principal or superintendent. Visit our website at: cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us to learn more about policy governance, upcoming agendas and minutes.
NON-DISCRIMINATION The Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With respect to employment and personnel operations, the District does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital or parental status, physical or mental handicap, arrest or conviction record, sexual orientation, source of income, creed, membership in the armed forces, or any other status protected by law, or the fact that an individual is a student.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOVERNING POLICIES
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District Administrative Office 1130 Miles Street l Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715.726.2417 cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us
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Governing Policies Educational Excellence 2014-2015
Board Governance in Action
Educational Excellence in the Classroom Starts with Excellence in the Board Room
RESULTS POLICIES Outcomes to be achieved. OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS Values that establish the standards for the organization’s performance, including actions and conditions the board expects to exist and those to be avoided as the CEO makes operational decisions. GOVERNANCE CULTURE Values by which the board will self-govern. BOARD / SUPERINTENDENT RELATIONSHIP Values by which the board will relate to the CEO, defining delegation of authority and means for establishing CEO and organizational accountability.
Outcomes to be achieved. POLICY NO.
POLICY DESCRIPTION
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4
Mega Result Academic Performance Contributing to the Common Good Personal Development for Quality of Life
Operational Expectations (OE)
Values that establish the standards for the organization’s performance, including actions and conditions the board expects to exist and those to be avoided as the CEO makes operational decisions. POLICY NO.
POLICY DESCRIPTION
OE-1 OE-2 OE-3 OE-4 OE-5 OE-6 OE-7 OE-8 OE-9 OE-10 OE-11 OE-12 OE-13 OE-14
Global Operational Expectation Strategic Planning Emergency Superintendent Succession Treatment of Community Stakeholders Personnel Administration Financial Planning Financial Administration Asset Protection Communicating With the Board Communicating With the Public Instructional Program Learning Environment and Transportation Facilities Technology
Amy Mason Vice President
Staish Buchner Clerk
Pat Allen Treasurer
Peter Lehmann Board Member
Melanie Sinclair-Schaller Board Member
Jerry Smith Board Member
Dr. Brad Saron Superintendent
Dr. Brad Saron...................... saronbg@chipfalls.org Jim Dimock........................ dimockjm@chipfalls.org Amy Mason.......................... masonal@chipfalls.org Staish Buchner....................buchnesj@chipfalls.org
Pat Allen................................... allenpb@chipfalls.org Peter Lehmann. ....................lehmanp@chipfalls.org Melanie Sinclair-Schaller.... schallmr@chipfalls.org Jerry Smith. .............................. smithjl@chipfalls.org
BOARD MEMBERS and TERM EXPIRATIONS Jim Dimock, President Amy Mason, Vice Pres. Pat Allen, Treasurer Staish Buchner, Clerk
2016 2017 2015 2015
Pete Lehmann Melanie Schaller Jerry Smith
2017 2016 2016
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS 7 p.m. Public Session (6 p.m. Executive Session)
Administration Office, Board Room,1130 Miles Street, Chippewa Falls
2014
Comprised of the Following Components:
Results Policies (R)
Jim Dimock President
Emma McIlquham was the 2013-2014 Student Representative. A new Student Representative is selected each year.
TENTATIVE MEETING DATES
Governance FOR EXCELLENCE
Governance allows for the Board to clearly communicate these operational expectations and results policies to school district staff, and as a part of the Board-developed annual work plan, they monitor all results and operational expectation policies. In the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, we have worked hard for system alignment between the community’s expectations, the Board’s expectations, and the administration and staff’s important work as we continue our journey to Educational Excellence for a Changing Tomorrow!
May 22 June 11 July 17
August 21 September 18 October 16
2015
Governance for Excellence is a results-oriented framework used by the Board to ensure a system focus on our school district’s vision and results policies. Both our school district’s vision and our results policies are based on authentic community feedback. Through our Community Conversations, we have opened up clear lines of communication with community stakeholders, and we have embraced community feedback and embedded it into our operational expectations and results policies.
SCHOOL BOARD
January 15 February 19
March 19 April 27
November 20 December 18