April 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM - Board of Education Workshop

1. ATTENDANCE:

President McDonough            Trustee Acheson
Vice President Aldred             Trustee Gibson
Secretary Sommers                Trustee Campagiorni
Treasurer Whitney
 

2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
The Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on district matters.  A person or group wishing to address an item on the agenda shall register their intent with the Superintendent no later than 4:00pm on the day prior to the board meeting and include name and address of the individual, group affiliation, and agenda item to be addressed.  Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President as determined by their relevance to a specific agenda item.  The Superintendent will be responsible for any follow-up with individuals that have questions and/or set up a meeting if necessary.
 

3. FIELD TRIP FIRST READING:

4. FIELD TRIP APPROVAL:
 

5. WORKSHOP AGENDA:

OXFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
GOVERNANCE TEAM WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 12, 2025
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

1. Welcome, check-in
   1. What has been most rewarding about past three months?
2. Review agenda, ground rules
3. Revisit shared whys (Jan. 13 Monday Memo) & Leadership Code of Conduct (provided)
4. Sample self-assessment questions (provided)
5. Board self-assessment (electronic)
6. Takeaways
   1. Surprises? Wonderings?
   2. Where do we go from here? What to do with what we learn from the self-assessment?
7. Closing thoughts

Ground rules

1. Actively engage in discussion
2. Actively listen to one another
3. Cell phones silenced, put aside
4. Value our differences
5. Respect individual opinions/perspectives
6. Respectfully dissent – address issues, not people
7. Ask questions to check for understanding
8. Focus on the greater purpose
9. Assume positive intent

6. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT
The Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues.  Individuals are welcome to speak for three (3) minutes during this unscheduled public comment section of the Agenda.  All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question board members or the superintendent individually.  In order to speak to the board, individuals must fill out a Public Comment Form with their name, address, and phone number and submit to designee prior to the start of the public comment section of the meeting.  The superintendent will be responsible for any follow-up with individual/s that have questions and/or set up a meeting if necessary.
 

7. FINAL BOARD COMMENTS - President McDonough
 

8. ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  Any person or group that wishes to have an item considered for placement on the agenda, shall register their intent with the Superintendent and/or Board President no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting and include:  name and address of individual, group affiliation, and topic to be considered for addition to the agenda.  Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President.