Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Committee is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
The District 308 Board of Education recently approved 23 members to the newly-created Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee, the second of four proposed committees. Earlier this year the Board approved the Finance Advisory Committee. Superintendent Matthew Wendt said the Board of Education reviewed over 90 applicants for the teaching and learning advisory committee. Board member and co-chair of the committee Alison Swanson said when choosing members for the committee they “tried to get people from every type of area.” Examples she used included parents of special education, gifted and regular students, residents with backgrounds in higher education and those without, those that have taken online classes and those with dual-language …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Four different advisory committees will be created with members from the community, school and parents.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is taken from a release provided by Oswego District 308. The District 308 Board of Education is establishing four new advisory committees to help it determine the future direction of the school district. Approximately 25 members will be selected to join each committee, consisting of a combination of residents, parents and employees of School District 308. These individuals will be responsible for evaluating current operations and developing recommendations for future improvements. District 308 Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Paul O’Malley will initially serve on all four committees along with two members of the District 308 Board of Education. The monthly committee meetings are…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The four committees would each be made up of 20-25 residents.
Want your voice to be heard on various District 308 topics? Oswego Superintendent Matthew Wendt does too. Wendt has proposed the idea to create advisory committees of district residents to prepare a series of five-year plans on a variety of areas. Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our newsletter. The committees would include: Wendt said that the current five-year strategic plan is out of date. “We need to begin the process to set new goals, objectives … and address the direction of the school district.” The committees would address issues “in line with goals and objectives of the board,” said Wendt. Ideally each committee would have around 20-25 members and that each committee would also include two board …
Martin
2:41 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
Gotta get my butt in there and fill out some forms. Here's a lovely chance to effect the course of 308. more ›