Board of Education

Members	Board Meeting Website (Agendas, Minutes)	Board Committees
Board Goals	To Speak to the Board	Policies
	State Legislative Information

In Saginaw Township Community Schools, school board members must develop policies and make tough decisions on complex educational and social issues which impact the entire community. They bear responsibility for an annual budget of over $40 million, 5200 students, 647 employees and 8 buildings. They carry out the truest form of representative government in our democracy - volunteer public service and preserve the core of our democratic land - public education.

2012-13 Members

Lisa B. Hall - President	Susan K. Prine - Vice President	Marianne C. Bird - Secretary
Christopher Swartz -Treasurer	Jenean Coughlin	Barbara A. Russell
Kristina A. Schnepf	Kavita Raval - Senior Student Representative	Justin Ingram - Junior Student Representative

	Douglas Trombley, Superintendent of Schools 399-8044 datrombl@stcs.org		Mary Dorr, Board Secretary 399-8044 mkdorr@stcs.org

	Marianne Bird 2324 Richard Saginaw, MI 48603 792-2616 home mcbird@stcs.org		Susan K. Prine 1425 W. Delta Drive Saginaw, MI 48638 790-4727 home skprine@stcs.org
	Jenean Coughlin 3590 Hackett Rd Saginaw, MI 48603 799-8305 home jjcoughl@stcs.org		Lisa Hall 215 Stoneham Saginaw, MI 48638 327-1026 home lbhall@stcs.org
	Christopher A. Swartz 4248 Winterwood Lane Saginaw, MI 48603 791-4108 home cswartz@stcs.org		Kristina Schnepf 702 Foxboro Rd Saginaw, MI 48638 797-6134 home kaschnep@stcs.org
	Barbara Russell 1095 Arclair Saginaw, MI 48638 792-5216 home barussel@stcs.org

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Board of Education and Superintendent Goals: 2012-13 School Year

1. Continue to improve student achievement.

§ Accomplish AYP in all areas.

§ Fund and implement projects and programs to support effective schools.

§ Close the achievement gap within, and between, all subgroups (curriculum,
assessment, instruction).

§ Use effective assessment tools to facilitate data driven decision-making.

§ Continue professional development.

§ Continue to integrate technology into the district’s programs and instruction.

2. Ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

3. Foster opportunities for on-going parental involvement.

4. Manage fiscal responsibility proactively through the use of prudent and innovative financial

management strategies.

5. Establish a P.R. (public relations) marketing plan.

6. Continue to strengthen the diversity and global perspectives in all programs, staffing and curriculum.

7. Advocate mentoring throughout the district.

8. Promote opportunities for wellness programs for students and staff.

The mission of the Saginaw Township Community Schools' Board of Education is to:

Fund and implement projects and programs to support effective schools.

Establish, monitor and review policies.
Partner with members of the community in support of public education
Encourage ongoing professional development for the Board of Education.

The vision of the Saginaw Township Community Schools' Board of Education is:

"Saginaw Township Community Schools will be a district recognized nationally as one in which each student achieves his or her highest potential through the shared efforts and responsibility of students, parents, staff, board, and community."

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Board Committees

BOARD COMMITTEE	2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
Superintendent's Evaluation	Barbara Russell Marianne Bird Jenean Coughlin
School Improvement	Kristina Schnepf Marianne Bird, Alternate
Technology	Christopher Swartz Susan Prine, Alternate
Saginaw County Association of School Boards	Jenean Coughlin Kristina Schnepf, Alternate Susan Prine, Alternate
Legislative Relations Network	Barbara Russell Lisa Hall Kristina Schnepf, Alternate
STCS Foundation	Marianne Bird Jenean Coughlin
Human Sexuality Education Advisory Board	Susan Prine Jenean Coughlin
Multicultural Advisory Committee	Susan Prine Christopher Swartz
Student Handbook Committee	Christopher Swartz Jenean Coughlin Susan Prine

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To Speak Before the Board

The Board welcomes your input. If you have a topic you would like to address at a Board Meeting, there are opportunities to address the Board during the time on the agenda listed as "Public Comments."

When addressing the Board, speakers are asked to state their name, address, and school or organization. Communication must be addressed to the Board and should be no longer than 3 minutes. The Board of Education does not usually respond to speakers comments or questions at the meeting. Speakers will receive a response to their comments and/or questions after the Board and administration has had a chance to look into the situation.

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2012-13 Board Meetings
Meetings start at 7:00 pm unless otherwise posted. The first meeting of the month is the Committee of the Whole (COTW). The second meeting is the Board's regular meeting.

NOTE: Starting with the 11/14/11 board meeting, approved meeting minutes are available under the “Board Meeting Website” tab at the top of the page.

Meeting Date

Type of Meeting

Location

2012

July 18*

Regular - 7:30 a.m.

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

August 14

Committee-of-the-Whole – 7:30 a.m.

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

August 27

Regular – 7:30 a.m.

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

September 10

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

September 24

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

October 8

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Heritage program)

October 22

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

November 12

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (White Pine program)

November 26

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

December 17*

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

2013

January 14

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Arrowwood program)

January 21

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

February 11

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Hemmeter program)

February 25

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

March 11

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Westdale program)

March 25

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

April 8

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Weiss program)

April 22

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

April 30

Special Meeting: 5:30 pm
Executive Session: Superintendent
Evaluation

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

May 13

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel (Sherwood program)

May 20

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

June 10

Committee-of-the-Whole

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

June 17

Regular

Arrowwood Conference Center

5410 Seidel

*No Committee-of-the-Whole meeting in July and December.

The school name listed in parenthesis indicates a student/staff program from that particular school will be presented at the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting on that date.

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