Committee Mtgs – June 8, 2015

Three WGSD committee meetings were held on Monday, June 8th. They are Personnel & Finance, Policy & Curriculum, and Technology. You can watch specific portions of each meeting using the list of topics and the corresponding time stamps below.

Many of these same items will be discussed and voted on this Monday at the June WGSD school board meeting.

Posted by Matt Kranich on 6/18/2015
WGSD Parent and WGSD School Board Member

Personnel & Finance Committee – Below
Start – Marketing Plan – Photos, Ideas, & Questions  (Rachel Bergman – WGSD Art Teacher)
05:05 – Marketing Plan – Opening Comments (Matt Kranich – P&F Chair)
08:30 – Marketing Plan – Administration & Board Comments/Discussion
14:36 – Marketing Plan – Status of WGSD Website
19:33 – Marketing Plan – Handout from Matt Kranich – Marketing Plan Proposal
23:00 – Marketing Plan – Open Enrollment vs Resident Enrollment, Declining Enrollment and 4K
26:56 – Marketing Plan – Board & Administration Feedback
36:19 – Marketing Plan – Opposition to Marketing Plan (Jordan Karweik)
41:50 – Marketing Plan – Next Steps
44:17 – School Lunch – Overview from Taher Food Service describing changes that took place after withdrawing from USDA school lunch program.
1:00:33 – School Lunch – Discussion and questions
Summary for 2014-15 & Budget for 2015-16
1:25:10 – School fee discussions for 2015-16 (school lunch, extracurricular fees at Fox River)

Personnel & Finance Video Below

Policy & Curriculum Committee – Below
Start – Elementary Student Handbook Changes
03:35 – Title One Preschool Update (presentation from Title 1 – 4K teacher Jen Velleux)
11.20 – Music/Band Program Curriculum Update (Barb Canales and Riley Roberson)
25:03 – Staff Development & 1st Annual WGSD Teaching & Learning Academy

Policy & Curriculum Video Below

Technology Committee – Below
Start – Update on 6th Grade Student Device & District Purchasing Plan (Kannan Heath – Technology Director & Tom Hoffman – Tech Chair)
03:50 – Device Purchasing – Current devices by grade level
09:45 – Device Purchasing – Current process for purchasing devices
14:47 – Device Purchasing – Grade level vs enrollment purchasing
18:30 – Device Purchasing – Cost Comparison, options for student fee & insurance
27:08 – Device Purchasing – Three likely options moving forward
29:05 – Device Purchasing – Questions and Discussion

Technology Video Below

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