• Academics and Student Performance:  The current CVSD Board is chaired by Stephanie Jerdon who forms a majority on the Board with Anniece Barker and Pam Orebaugh. Since 2023, this new Board bas been moving the academic environment in the right direction. They are working to improve academics and student performance with “real” classroo rules, procedures, and processes, such as removing cell phones during class instruction. It will take time to create further changes to place a greater emphasis on grade standards, homework, and at-home reading..
  • Grades, Homework, Class Discipline. The new School Board is working on district-wide standards on grades, homework assignments, and class discipline. On one hand, teachers must be given flexibility tailored to the specifics of their subjecst and their students, but they should not have too much leeway on grading, assigning homework, and discipline in the classroom. The new School Board is gradually moving the culture and policies to improve the classroom learning environment, student performance, and to improve statewide standards in English, math, and science.
  • Budgetary Transparency: One of the major areas of concern is the local levy funds and how that money is allocated, along with federal and state funds. The new School Board is working to restructure budget talks and processes, and improving dollar efficiencies and allocations. It takes time to implement these policies and work with the various employee structures at CVSD -certified (teachers), classified (operational) and administrators (Principals, Vice-Principals, and District staff). Each of these areas of employees has their own salary structure and contracts, and are negotiated every few years. It is a cumbersome process and it will take time to revise costs while attracting qualifed teachers, operational employees, and administrative personnel. The School Board should consider a citizens oversight committee to analyze expenditures, especially as to the use of local levy monies, and to better understand how the school district spends its money and to recommend any changes or improvements to the Board as to future expenditures and planning.
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