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Basic School Board Information
Public
schools are operated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the
policies established by the Wisconsin Board of Education. This
information has been prepared to help you understand how the Board of
Trustees of the New Glarus School District conducts business.
The Board is a policy-making
body. The policies which it establishes are executed by the
administration of the schools. Board members have no authority except
when functioning as a member of the board in an official meeting. The
Board has final control of local school matters permitted only by the
state legislature, by the courts, and by the will of the people as
expressed in school district elections. Board decisions are based on a
plurality vote of those present.
Regular Board meetings are
typically scheduled for the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:15 PM.
Meetings are in the High School Library, located at 1701 2nd Street, New
Glarus. The Board reserves the right to change Board meetings to other
days and times whenever it becomes necessary. Occasionally a special
meeting or workshop may be called by the Board. In all cases, public
notice is made in advance and local news media are notified.
What are the major responsibilities of the Board?
- Select and employ a superintendent to manage the public schools of the District
- Adopt such rules, regulations and by-laws as the Board may deem appropriate
- Levy and collect taxes and issue bonds
- Prepare, adopt, and file a
budget for the succeeding fiscal year and file a report of the
disbursement and receipts for the preceding fiscal year
- Have the District's fiscal account audited at District expense by a Wisconsin certified or public accountant
- Receive bequests and donations or other monies or funds coming legally into its hands in the name of the District
- Order, canvass the returns, declare results, and issue certificates of elections as required by law
- Acquire and hold real and personal property in the name of the District
- Have the legal power and duty to perform other specific duties imposed by the statutes of the State of Wisconsin
Every meeting of the Board
shall be open to the public. The Board may, however, adjourn to
executive or closed session to discuss personnel matters, land
acquisitions, to obtain legal counsel and to discuss litigation, or to
discuss cases involving discipline of a public school child.
What is the procedure for addressing the Board?
At regular meetings of the
Board, there will be an Open Forum opportunity to address the Board with
comments or concerns. Persons who wish to speak during Open Forum
should fill out a Request to Address the Board Form
at the entrance to the Board Room before the meeting is called to
order. Please limit comments to three minutes. The Board will listen
attentively to the comments but will not respond to them during Open
Forum.
If a speaker needs to address
the Board with the name of any NGSD personnel, please inform the board
so that an executive session can be scheduled on the next Board meeting
agenda to hear the concerns.
Public participation is
limited only to the Open Forum portions of the meeting. At all other
times during the meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion
or debate on matters being considered by the Board.
The Board will not hear complaints about individual school employees or permit discussion of such matters at a Board meeting.
Specific factual information
or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to
inquiries, but the Board may not deliberate, discuss, or make any
decision on any subject not on the agenda.
Seven trustees serve on the
Board. They are elected by registered District voters to rotating
three-year terms. Two or three places are filled in annual election on
the first Tuesday in April. Following the annual election, the Board
elects a president, vice-president, treasurer, and clerk to serve.
To reach all seven board members, please use the following group e-mail address: [email protected]
Bill Oemichen - President
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Ron Roesslein - Vice President
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Travis Zimmerman - Treasurer
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Cari Ann Muggenburg - Clerk
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Cassie Ballweg - Director
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Casey McCoy - Director
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Heather Thornton - Director
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