School Committee Goals

Goal 1: Improve the efficiency of our School Committee operations.

Katrina, Melissa, Margaret


KEY ACTION ITEMS

  • Formalize documents around meeting agendas, communication to staff, agenda requests, committee member reports, executive session standards
  • Create a guidance document for members on responding to inquiries/emails from constituents
  • Improve the language on sub committee/member assignment form and the sub committee descriptions to more accurately reflect the roles. Delete and add assignments as suggested by committee.
  • Create a ‘who to ask’ handout for the public
  • Attend 1 community event and be available to community members (have a table where we talk to people)
  • Add bios and photos to the SC page about each member
  • Review the school committee section of the website and identify possible areas for update
  • Have a calendar of events that we can attend (honor societies, art shows, etc)
  • Start to create a plan for onboarding/mentoring new members



Goal 2: Improve the efficiency of School Committee meetings.

Kelly, Susan, Glenda, Margaret


KEY ACTION ITEMS


  • Find and distribute resources to improve all members understanding and skill in following Robert's Rules of Order
  • Create a ‘how our school committee meetings work’ document and signage for attendees at our meetings
  • Improve language and process around public comment
  • Member and group evaluation



Goal 3: Maintain focus on academic excellence while improving the Clipper experience for all students.

Terri, Mike, Chris


KEY ACTION ITEMS


  • Improve our knowledge of  “the Clipper Experience”.
  • Identify when items on our agenda are related to the CLIPPER experience
  • Hear from Student Advisory group at FHS during designated Clipper Times throughout the year
  • Make student advisory role more clear and easier to participate
  • Improve our focus on students with clipper experience and academics at each meeting.
  • Maintain a Clipper Experience Bulletin Board in the conference room  (like the board in the FHS library)
  • Highlight academics and Clipper experience in an article in the Enterprise