All Students will learn and become responsible citizens
Teresa Beck
President
2023-2027
tbeck@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
Sonja Hamm
Vice President
2023-2025
shamm@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
Greta Gruys
Director
2023-2027
ggruys@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
Jeromy Mouw
Director
2023-2027
jmouw@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
Mieka Stecker
Director
2023-2025
mstecker@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
The school board engages the community in setting the course to guide local education, keeping student achievement as the primary focus.
The school board serves as the key advocate on behalf of students and public education and builds partnerships with others to support student learning.
The school board employs a superintendent, adopts policies and plans, and ensures that human and financial resources are allocated to accomplish the vision.
Iowa school board members are volunteer elected officials who donate their time to school board service. Each week, Iowa school board members donate their personal time in service to Iowa students.
The board monitors student achievement, evaluates progress toward district goals, and reports progress to the community.
The Board of Education will encourage open, honest communication at all internal levels of the organization, and externally between the District and its stakeholders.
The Board of Education with work with the administrative team to ensure that Spirit Lake Community Schools have taken proactive measures and are effectively prepared to respond to any emergency that may affect the safety and security of students and staff.
The Board of Education will regularly and carefully assess facility needs, and modify the district’s long term facility plan as appropriate. They will monitor the district’s financial capacity for construction and remodeling based on Local Option and PPEL dollars available.
The Board of Education will promote a district culture that empowers academic excellence and innovation to prepare all students for success in the classroom and in life beyond. This will be accomplished through high quality essential content instruction, real world learning opportunities and educational experiences with community partners.
The Board of Education will prioritize resources, as necessary, for the physical, mental, social, and emotional health of students and staff throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
The Board of Education will model lifelong learning, endeavoring to continually learn about trends in education and the future of 21st Century learning. Each member of the Board will invest 6 hours of personal learning time outside of regular board activities. The Board of Education will rigorously advocate for our local district via the appropriate legislative avenues, and seek policies which allow the organization to accomplish its goals.
The Board of Education will regularly monitor the 5 Financial Measurement Tools to ensure the district is fiscally responsible and financially solvent. The Board will continually seek to anticipate and plan for future legal and legislative changes that may financially impact the district.