SERVANT LEADERSHIP

STORY BY JOY GRIFFIN

The Gainesville City Schools Board of Education is constantly working behind the scenes to ensure our students, faculty and staff have all the resources and tools needed to be successful.

Our board members govern the various components of the school district's operations as required by the state constitution Duties and responsibilities of the board include, but are not limited to, the following:

Establishes and follows local board policies, procedures, and ethical standards governing the conduct of the board, superintendent, and individual board members

Adopts a strategic plan that contains the system's beliefs, vision, mission and strategic goals, performance objectives, performance measures, and targets for improving student achievement and organizational effectiveness

Adopts, revises and adheres to written policies that support improved student achievement, fiduciary responsibility, community and stakeholder engagement, organizational effectiveness, and continuous improvement

Monitors the implementation of the budget and adopts policies for sound fiscal management in accordance with state laws and regulations

Employs, sets performance expectations for and evaluates the work of the superintendent; sets personnel policies and approves or denies personnel actions recommended by the superintendent to manage the system's workforce

Creates and sustains healthy community relations, models professional relationships, creates a culture of mutual respect, and serves as a public school advocate for effective collaboration and engagement of internal and external stakeholders

Participates in annual professional development that meets or exceeds the requirements of Georgia law and the State Board of Education

Plans and conducts board meetings in accordance to the Open Meetings Law and local board policy

Adheres to, adopts and practices a Code of Ethics, avoids conflicts of interest, and annually reviews ethical standards to ensure and enhance governance structure and organizational effectiveness

District 1 - Andy Stewart

District 2 - Kris Nordholz

District 3 - Willie Mitchell

District 4 - Dr Heather Ramsey

District 5 - Sammy Smith