The primary responsibility of the school board is to establish policies, purposes and programs that will best produce educational achievement for 4J students. The board functions primarily as a legislative body, which formulates and adopts policy, and also hires and oversees the work of the superintendent, the district’s chief executive officer. The superintendent implements the board’s policy, while board members evaluate the results.
The board and each of its members must look to the future and to the entirety of needs for the 4J community: students, staff and residents who live in the district’s boundaries. That responsibility requires a comprehensive perspective and long-range plan in addition to addressing immediate problems – which the school board outlines in goals that are typically adopted each year.
Adopted Sept. 4, 2024 | PDF Version
In order to maximize the potential leadership and success of our Board as a whole, the Board will engage in the following to grow as district leaders.
Better quality communications and engagement will help the Board understand, appreciate and address the diversity of issues that affect our district.
In addition to our identified goals for the year, the Board will continue to engage in ongoing Board duties and work, including: