The Waunakee Community School District held a regular School Board meeting on November 9th. The open session portion of the meeting began at 7:00 pm and ended at 8:30 pm. During this time, the Waunakee School Board members demonstrated many levels of governance. They held discussions focused around a district vision and strategic plan, voted on proposals the would improve the district, and gathered information on student learning and district successes. When referring to the “Eight Characteristics of an Effective School Board” (Dervarics & O'Brien, 2011), the Waunakee School Board demonstrated many areas of proficiency. First, the Waunakee School Board has assigned clear roles to its members and established procedures so that meetings run efficiently. All of the communities which the Waunakee Community School District services had a representative present to ensure that all viewpoints were present. The School Board President, Peggy Hill-Breuing, facilitated the meeting. The Superintendent, Randy Guttenburg, and other administrators were present to communicate district information, but it was evident that the role of the School Board was to make the final decisions. At one point, a school board member suggested that they spend more time clearly defining the roles of the …show more content…
The next topic discussed was the time frame for which everything needed to be completed. The School Board unanimously thought that it should begin the process as soon as possible. The School Board spent a few minutes developing a timeline and finding a day which a committee could meet. It was agreed that by January’s regular meeting, the committee would be ready to present their findings to the rest of the School Board. Even though a strategic plan as to how to improve the district has yet to be developed for this year, it is evident that this is a