Annual Core Agenda Plan

Proposed Annual Core Agenda Plan for the Board of Education

May regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Officer election
Adopt key board objectives for the year
Determine district philosophy, vision and focus
Affirm and upgrade the Five Year Strategic Board Plan
Review and refinement of:
Board Governance Manual
Annual Core Agenda Plan
Discussion open meetings law

June special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Adoption:
Board Governance Manual
Annual Core Agenda Plan
Action - Five Year Strategic Board Plan
Program annual review - agriculture - vocational - technical
Review:
Administrative team job descriptions
Capital maintenance budget
Administrative staffing needs
Discussion:
Role of principals in enhancing student achievement
Administrative expectations

June regular meeting (location High School LMC)
Review - past WSAS, WRCT achievement scores
Recognition of:
A. outstanding support staff member
B. an outstanding parent
C. an outstanding teacher
D. of outstanding administration member
E. of outstanding volunteer
Assigning board member responsibilities
Program annual review - staff development initiatives
Annual report - district PTA
Discussion - student enrollments in high school science and math.
- relationships - post-secondary educational institutions
- board attendance at school events

July special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Review - current WSAS - WRCT assessment results
Program annual review - business education and F.A.C.E.
- school safety - police liaison
Discussion:
Initiatives to address assessment concerns
Board Policy Manual updates

July regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Establish a board - community listening session for August
Discussion:
Building based management - elementary education
Approval initiatives to address assessment concerns
District initiatives in academic competition
High school graduation rates, percent suspension and attendance rates

August special meeting (location - Gebhardt)
Gebhardt staff interaction
Program annual review - K-12 Math
- curriculum coordination
Discussion:
Rewarding student excellence in the classroom
Rewarding instructional excellence
Predominating instructional delivery strategies in elementary education
What is wrong in K-4 math?

August regular meeting ( location - High School )
High School staff interaction - staff concerns and suggestions
Special introduction of all new employees to the board & welcome from the board
Program annual review:
K-12 Science
Block scheduling
Discussion: What is wrong in K-4 Science?

September special meeting (location - Ho-Chunk Nation)
Ho-Chunk parent interaction - identifying concerns and needs
Discussion - at risk issues and Native American student programming

September regular meeting (location- High School LMC)
Program annual review - Art & Music
Discussion:
Making sense of standards and assessment
High stakes testing - grade promotion
Overview of district remediation programs
Utilizing our schools off hours for community education

October special meeting (location - Middle School)
Middle School staff interaction - concerns and needs
Program annual review - Communications and Language arts
Establish date and promotion of November prospective board candidate forum
Discussion:
How does the district develop student leadership?
Board - Administration relationships
Board - Staff relationships

October regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - talented and gifted
Discussion:
School climate
Student surveys
Graduation requirements
Policy development and refinement
Board - staff relationships

November special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - Social studies, History, Psychology
Discussion:
How do we challenge our top achieving students?
Board - Community relationships
Progress report regarding development of a five year plan for district
operation based on enrollments, fiscal curtailment and student needs

November regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - School community partnerships
Discussion:
Elementary science labs and science teacher preparation
Character development in our schools
High School science course enrollments

December special meeting (location - Forrest Street)
Forrest Street staff interaction - concerns and needs
Set up declaredd board candidate forum
Program annual review - Physical education, health and nursing
Discussion:
Is our reading program working?
Mid year assessment of board goal attainment

December regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - Department head structure
Discussion:
Staff evaluation of administrators
Parent evaluation of staff
Closed session - Administrative performance review

January special meeting ( location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - Library services
Discussion:
Site based management
Instructional strategies of our nations top schools
Board Policy Manual updates
Closed session - Annual review of Administrative performance

January regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annuaal review - Technology services - contributions - impact
Addressing the Home School Community - (parent invitation)
Discussion:
Parent resource center
Using data to improve decision making
How has technology advanced student achievement?
Review: Capital maintenance budget

February special meeting (location - Third Street)
Third Street staff interaction - concerns and suggestions
Program aannual review - EEN and Facility maintenance
Discussion:
Engaging our senior and non parent community
Overview of school budgeting priorities

February regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - Drivers Education
Establish a March board - community listening session
Reaction to WASB Convention - participation report summaries
Budget building - Preliminary overview and recommendations
Discussion:
Educational curriculum and delivery strategies in foreign countries
Teacher recruitment and mentoring initiatives

March special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Set up annuall community survey of board performance
Program annual review: Title programs, Reading etc.
Policy development - using school property for personal purposes
Discussion:
Creating accountability in non-teaching areas
Loaner computers and software to enhance home instruction in K-3

March regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Review:
Extra curricular offerings and cost
Intra curricular offerings and cost
Discussion:
How does our district build student leadership?
Our telephone system
Student attendance at board meetings
School climate issues

April special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Set up new board member information meeting
Program annual review:
Guidance
Graduate surveys
Review - Alternative Education programming (Rennaissance & Phoenix)
Discussion:
Accelerated learning opportunities for elementary students
Extended LMC hours
Summer programming

April regular meeting (location - High School LMC)
Review community survey of board effectiveness
Develop recommendations for board improvement
Annual board self assessment survey
Discussion:
Summer apprenticeship programs
Iowa Lighthouse study and others
How board and administration impact on student achievement

May special meeting (location - High School LMC)
Program annual review - Early education, SAGE, ADED Kindergarten
Discussion: How can the district better promote academic excellence to children
and community?
Closed session - Administrative evaluation