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As the elected governing body of the DeForest Area School District, the Board of Education is responsible for:
Revising, reviewing, and developing policy,
Reviewing and approving a budget that is aligned with the values of the community,
Overseeing and monitoring organizational performance, recruiting, hiring, and evaluating the superintendent,
Ensuring overall accountability within the school district, and
Engaging internal and external stakeholders in conversations that help to align community values and priorities with our school district.
Transparency of Governance
Board members do not have the authority to act individually in the name of the board. The board may take action only at duly convened regular, special or emergency meetings. Policies, meeting agendas and reports are available in BoardDocs, an online system that the district uses to collect and distribute board materials.
School Board Governance
The Board of Education operates under a coherent governance model. This approach emphasizes a commitment to stakeholder input and maintaining focus on the ultimate purpose of schooling - student achievement.
What does it mean to operate under Coherent Governance?
For a public that may be more familiar with municipal forms of government that manage the day-to-day operations of the organization, school board roles can often be confusing. Simply put, school boards govern rather than manage, appointing a superintendent to oversee and manage district operations. For the DeForest Area School District, that means following a governance model of leadership that has the administration operating the schools according to the policies and goals set forth by the School Board.
The Board provides oversight that enables the public education system to successfully achieve the values of the community. The DeForest Area School District Board of Education utilizes the coherent governance model to achieve the strategic goals of the organization. Governance is the process of providing strategic leadership to a school district in the form of an elected board member. It entails the functions of:
setting a strategic vision,
revising, reviewing and developing policy,
reviewing and approving a budget that is aligned with community values,
overseeing and monitoring organizational performance, recruiting, hiring and evaluating the superintendent, and
ensuring overall accountability within the school district.
School District Roles & Responsibilities
Public and Parents/Guardians
Primary educator of the child (parents/guardians)
Elect School Board members on educational issues
Vote on levy requests
Board of Education
Hiring, supervision and appraisal for one employee: the superintendent
Development of policies that govern schools and creation of district mission/vision/values
Engagement with the public
Approval of budgets
Management and operation of school district through implementation of Board policies
Principals and Administrators
Create school-based plans that align with the district’s operational plans and vision
Support for the superintendent
Implementation of policies and procedures
Staff
Educate students
Support for superintendent, principals, and administration
Implementation of policies and procedures
Transparency of Governance
Board members do not have the authority to act individually in the name of the Board. The Board may take action only at duly convened regular, special or emergency meetings. Policies, meeting agendas and reports are available in BoardDocs, an online system that the district uses to collect and distribute board materials.
