SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION
School Board MembersDouglas Reding, Board President (dreding@aubschools.com)
Michael Hansen, Board Vice President (mhansen@aubschools.com)
Marleen Knutson, Board Clerk (mknutson@aubschools.com)
Cheri Dimick, Board Treasurer (cdimick@aubschools.com)
Bob Haupt, Board Director (bhaupt@aubschools.com)
School Board Assignments
Personnel and Finance Committee - Douglas Reding, Cheri Dimick
Negotiations Committee - Marleen Knutson, Douglas Reding
Buildings and Grounds Advisory Committee - Michael Hansen, Bob Haupt
Communications Committee - Bob Haupt, Marleen Knutson
Technology Advisory Committee - Bob Haupt, Michael Hansen
Policy Advisory Committee - Michael Hansen, Marleen Knutson
Library Foundation Committee - Marleen Knutson, Cheri Dimick
Safety and Wellness Advisory Committee - Cheri Dimick, Bob Haupt
Central Wisconsin School Boards Consortium Representative - Marleen Knutson
Cooperative Educational Service Agency #5 Representative - Marleen Knutson
2007-08 Board of Education Goals
The Board will implement strategies that focus on writing to achieve state standards, improve student performance on the WKCE, and raise ACT scores to a level that meets and/or exceeds the state average. To meet this goal the board will:
*Redesign the Curriculum Committee structure to involve all staff in the curriculum development and implementation process
*Develop comprehensive, user friendly, and living curriculum documents for all grade and subject levels that are sequentially aligned and meet the state standards (Link for Learning)
*Develop and implement an assessment process to determine if measures taken to improve student performance have had a positive impact
* Offer review strategies to students prior to taking ACT.
* Study the feasibility of implementing the ACT pre-test for all 11th graders, the PATH test for all 10th graders, and the EPLORE test for all 8th graders as a means to improve curricula and ACT test scores.
The Board will communicate to the electorate of the school district the critical need to pass referenda to meet current and future facility and program needs as well as contractual obligations of the district. To meet this goal the Board will work to successfully pass the following referenda:
*A non-recurring referendum to meet identified capital improvement needs of the district
*A non-recurring referendum to meet the board’s contractual obligations for certified staff retirement benefits
* A recurring referendum to meet the ongoing and growing operational needs of the district
Bullying has been identified as an area of concern within the district. The Board wishes to reduce or eliminate bullying within the district. To meet this goal the Board will:
*Establish baseline data to determine the prevalence and severity of bullying within the district
*Develop an action plan to reduce bullying within the district
*If necessary, provide staff and students with training and skills to combat and reduce bullying within the district
*Review or reassess the prevalence and severity of bullying within the district to determine if plan had any positive affect
The Board will review and upgrade its Policy Book into an organized and user-friendly system. To meet this goal the board will:
*Adopt the WASB numeric codification system
*Create on-line and hard copy of a comprehensive board policy book
*Review and upgrade Policy 100 through 300 series