| Meeting
Dates for 2007-08 |
Board
of Education Members |
| Click on Dates for Minutes and Agendas |
| August 13, 2007 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Scott Rolfs |
President |
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| September 10, 2007 |
Bushton -- Quivira
Heights High School |
Dawn Dolezal |
Vice - President |
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| October 8, 2007 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Ron
Etchison |
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| November 12, 2007 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Joel Hosman |
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| December 10, 2007 |
Wilson -- Wilson High
School |
Bob King |
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| January 14, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Alan Siemer |
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| February 11, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Mike
Morgan |
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| March 10, 2008 |
Holyrood - Quivira
Heights Elementary |
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| April 14, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Roger
Robinson |
Superintendent |
| May 12, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
BJ
Mockerman |
Board
Clerk |
| June 9, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Lenny Gales |
Quivira
Heights HS Principal |
| July 14, 2008 |
Lorraine -- District Office |
Jeff Potter |
Quivira
Heights Elem. Principal |
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Brian Smith |
Wilson Schools
Principal |
Board of Education
The Lorraine School District are led by a seven-member Board of Education (BOE). The Board members are elected
and serve four-year terms. The BOE has several functions:
Establishes policies for the district;
· Sets short and long-term goals for the school system;
· Selects and evaluates the superintendent of schools;
· Holds the superintendent accountable for accomplishing district goals.
· The BOE members work closely with the administrators, school staff, and the community to set district goals.
The Board of Education meets at District Office in Lorraine
except for a meeting at each school once a year in the district at 5:30 p.m. on the
second Monday of each month (unless otherwise noted) from July through June. The Board may also schedule special meetings at other times. These special meetings are generally reserved for unique or emergency issues and are limited to agenda items included in the meeting notice or as provided by law.
If a citizen has questions or requests for the Board, but cannot attend a Board meeting, he or she may use a letter of inquiry. Letters should be addressed to:
Lorraine USD 328 Board of Education
c/o Clerk of the Board
District Office
P.O. Box 109
Lorraine, KS 67459
All action of the Board takes place in
public session and requires a motion, a second, and four affirmative votes. Each
member is an equal representative of the public interest. All members, including
presiding officers, may make motions and vote. The law records any abstention as
a "no" vote unless the member leaves the proceedings and is therefore
counted as "not present."
The Board may adjourn to an executive
session, in accordance with Kansas Open Meetings Law, to discuss personnel
matters, employee contracts, negotiation issues, certain legal matters pending
before the Board, issues which affect specific students, issues regarding safety
measures, and preliminary discussion related to the acquisition or sale of real
estate (KSA 75-4319). Any action resulting from discussion in the executive
session must be made during a public session when the Board reconvenes.
Each Board agenda also allows for
community and citizen presentations before the Board. Patrons and concerned
citizens are invited and encouraged to use this time to present their
information or concern to the Board. The following guidelines will help patrons
make the most use of this time:
 | Patrons wishing to be placed on the Board agenda
should request a form from the District office and return it no later than
4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the Board meeting.
| When you are called upon, approach the Board
members and introduce yourself by stating your name, address and any
organization you may be representing.
| Be brief in your remarks and avoid repeating the
views of the previous speakers.
| If you are using a prepared statement, please
provide copies for the clerk and the Board members.
| Special interest groups should appoint one
spokesperson.
| Individual's presentations shall be limited to 5
minutes.
| If information the visitor wishes to provide the
Board consumes more than the allotted time, the Board shall invite the
visitor to return at the next regular or special meeting. |
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All presentations by visitors are expected
to be orderly. Disorderly conduct will cause the presentation to be terminated.
So You Want to be a School Board
Member?
The Kansas Association of School Boards
publishes a guide for interested candidates called, "So You Want to be a
School Board Member" each year. KASB can be contacted at:
1420 SW Arrowhead Road
Topeka, Kansas 66604-4001
1-800-432-2471
e-mail@KASB.org
www.ink.org/public/kasb
Candidates for the Board of Education
must be residents of the district, and a registered voter.