Board President
Warsaw Community Schools
School Board of Trustees
School Board: Meetings
Board meetings are scheduled on the third Monday of each month at 7:00, with occasional exceptions. Please refer to the posting of yearly board meeting dates for detailed information. Meetings are held in the Boardroom at the Central Office located at 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw, Indiana. The Central Office is adjacent to the Warsaw Community High School and Washington STEM Academy, on State Road 15 South. Changes in location for a meeting are posted and advertised prior to the meeting.
All meetings are open to the public, except executive (closed) sessions which are permitted by state law to discuss only specific topics such as personnel and legal issues. All board decisions are made in public (open) sessions.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Heather Reichenbach
Tom Westerhof
Matt Deuel
Denny Duncan
Brad Johnson
Randy Polston
BOARD MEETINGS: ADDITIONAL DETAILS
MEETING TYPES
Regular board meetings open to the public and media and are scheduled on the third Monday of each month at 7:00, with occasional exceptions.
Board work sessions are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Work session topics and locations are determined by the board, and are advertised well in advance.
Executive sessions, used for discussion of sites, litigation, negotiations, and personnel are closed. No action is ever taken by the board in any executive session.
BOARD MEETING AGENDA
The agenda serves as the framework for transaction of public business. Detailed information is provided by the Superintendent in advance of each meeting. The formal document, noting varied items of business is posted at the WCS Central Office, 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw, on the Warsaw Community Schools' website, and forwarded to media representatives prior to any scheduled session.
BUSINESS CATEGORIES FOR THE AGENDA INCLUDE:
Business of Citizens Present: When a stakeholder uses the “Citizen Comment and Suggestion Cards” sign-up card (available on the table at the entrance to the meeting site) and submits it to the Board secretary at least five minutes in advance of the start of any Regular meeting, the stakeholder may address the Board for a specified number of minutes. Public Participation is the only time during a Regular meeting when members of the public may speak to the Board.
Consent Agenda: This portion of the agenda is voted upon by the Board and contains routine matters related to the day-to-day operation of WCS.
Reports: WCS staff members give reports about various topics to the Board that provide information and details.Items from Board Members: Board may address other issues not covered. Action will not be offered at this time.
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Minutes of Regular and Special sessions include all formal Board motions and formal Board actions. When pertinent to Board action, data may be attached to the Minutes. After being approved by the Board, Minutes become official and are open for inspection by the public. Public can access the minutes during regular business hours (Monday through Friday) at Central Office or by visiting BoardDocs.
COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS
Our Board Expects:
That board members will redirect inquiries from WCS staff members and stakeholders to the superintendent, and the superintendent will keep the board informed of subsequent follow-up.
A regular communication from the superintendent on a monthly basis.
To be notified via email and phone (if necessary) as soon as possible for:
School emergency (lockdown, fire, etc.)
Student emergency (arrest, injury, death, etc.)
Staff emergency (arrest, injury, death, etc.)
To receive board documents, via BoardDocs, the Wednesday before the scheduled board meeting.
That all board members will receive the same information:
One member's request for additional information results in all members receiving or having the same access to the information.
Special communications are done for all board members.
That board members will treat each other and staff with respect.
That the superintendent and staff will treat all board members with respect
That reasonable requests for additional information will be satisfied in a timely manner.
No surprises!
Our Superintendent Expects:
That board members will inform the superintendent when they are visiting the schools.
That requests for additions to the agenda will be received at least seven (7) days before the meeting.
The direction is given when a majority of the board* votes to give direction, or when there is a clear consensus from the board directing the superintendent.
That board members will be respectful toward staff and be respectful of staff's time.
That board members will read all supporting documentation before the board meeting.
That board members will contact Superintendent or Board President with questions about agenda items or supporting materials by noon, Friday, after they receive Board Notes.
No surprises!
* Majority is defined as 4 or more board members